A wild throwback to shades of the seedy 70’s Sunset Strip nights at Rodney’s English Disco, or teetering down the steep stairs to find whatever awaited in CBGB ’s toilets, Starcrawler are actually a vehicle for frenetic millennial LA wunderkinds seemingly born decades too late to make those scenes.
The band, comprised of Henri Cash gtr, bassist Tim Franco, and Austin Smith on drums started out as raw amateurs just practicing Runaways’ covers, and have evolved into their own show biz phenomenon, fronted by the fearless gangly nymphette Arrow de Wilde on vox. Their sound and stage presence has built a solid following on the road supporting bands such as the MC5 and Spoon.
I caught one of the opening nights of their fall 2019 tour in San Francisco and Starcrawler’s musicians presented an impressive sonic spectacle, caustically cool, crunchy, captivating and a perfect foil for the caterwauling of frontperson Arrow deWilde. While deWilde’s antics at the mic stand, and mostly on the floor between songs are what draw eyeballs, do not discount the pulsating precision rhythm section that drives the throbbing sound, or the slashing guitar and vocal support of Monsieur Cash in his green satin suit looking reminiscent of something Gram Parsons might’ve left behind
Starcrawler have released their Nick Launay produced sophomore album “Devour You” on Rough Trade and are hitting the clubs across the USA to earn more cash and converts as they establish themselves as a vibrant exponent of 21st century hypnotic rock n roll abandon. The first single to the new album has a video directed by the enigmatic Jellyclaw called “Bet My Brains” inspired by subterranean urban dwellers both real and imagined.
Says singer Arrow de Wilde “that song came from thinking about the tunnel people in New York and Vegas and the Catacombs in France, and the underground village of people who live in the sewers of the L.A. River. I was fascinated with the fact that there is a whole other world happening right under our feet.” Guitarist and vocalist Henri Cash adds: “Arrow and I hadn’t even talked about it yet, but I’d already written something about the same thing—about how these people’s eyes adapt to pitch-blackness, and they end up going crazy from never seeing the sunlight.”
Arrow promises “We want to put on a real show and give people some kind of escape from all the shit going on in the world,” she says.
The band make several west coast stops in the wake of their Bottom Of The Hill performance in San Francisco on October 5th, and will play two Third Man Records Halloween shows in different cities, and make it as far north as Montreal. See the complete show date list below to find a fall 2019 show near you, and click the link get your tix before they’re all gone HERE.
| Starcrawler tour dates 10/4/19 – San Diego, CA – The Irenic 10/5/19 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill 10/7/19 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios 10/8/19 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club 10/9/19 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile 10/11/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge 10/12/19 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge 10/14/19 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room 10/15/19 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge 10/16/19 – Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club 10/17/19 – Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall 10/19/19 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern 10/22/19 – Montreal – Bar Le Rtiz PDB 10/23/19 – Somerville, MA – ONCE Ballroom 10/25/19 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/26/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle 10/27/19 – Washington, DC – Pie Shop 10/28/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café 10/30/19 – Detroit, MI – Hell Night @Third Man Records 10/31/19 – Nashville, TN – Halloween @Third Man Records 11/1/19 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 11/2/19 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa 11/5/19 – Austin, TX – Barracuda 11/8/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar 11/9/19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre |
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