CRASH KELLY

… if T-Rex were sucked through a black hole into a fresh universe …

Listen to "Love Me Electric" (mp3)

There was a magical time in music where one could turn on their favourite FM radio station and be rewarded for their efforts with a stream of truly classic rock n' roll. The sounds of T-Rex melding into Thin Lizzy… the Alice Cooper Group played back to back against a Cheap Trick album track. The 70's era of rock n' roll was a time when the purchase of an album was a sacred rite of passage, attending a concert equivalent to a mass religious experience, when the image and art of the rock n' roll performer merged as one. Crash Kelly wants to take you back... Ladies and gentlemen, please adjust your Hi-Fi players for the next rock n' roll transmission. Crash Kelly is the soulchild of Sean Kelly, a Toronto session musician who has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in Canadian music. After years of playing sideman to various and sundry artists, the Rock n' Roll animal in Sean could no longer be contained. In 2002, Crash Kelly was born. Crash Kelly comes by its influences honestly. Weaned on Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, KISS and T-Rex, Sean quickly fell under the spell of the sound of twin guitars, slamming glam-rock beats and performance based rock n' roll courtesy of his older sister's record collection. Being a child of the 80's, Sean was able to separate the wheat from the chaff of the hard rock artists of the famed Sunset Strip. Early Motley Crue and Hanoi Rocks are considered essential listening in the Kelly household. Its the combination of these influences filtered through the classic 70's structure and sound that forms the foundation for Crash Kelly. Crash Kelly's debut album, "Penny Pills" was co-produced by Sean and "Killer" Ky Anto, of Robin Black and The Intergalactic Rockstars fame. Ky's production expertise and shared love of classic production style resulted in an album that honestly represents the spirit of hook filled, swaggering rock n' roll. It is interesting that it also happens to sound fresh and new, when held up against the wave of nu-rock overwhelming the airwaves today. On stage, Crash Kelly is augmented by some of the best musicians Canada has to offer. At any given show you may see members of Robin Black and the IRS, Moist, or the Lowest of the Low supporting the Crash Kelly agenda on stage. Rest assured, that the Crash Kelly onslaught will be global in nature. This is an act that thrives in the live arena. They're coming to your town, they'll help ya party it down... You get my drift? Cool.

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