CrawPuppies

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Biography

The Crawpuppies are a band that have been on the scene now since 1995. Their 2 albums, "Peaceful Amnesty" and "World's Much Bigger" are being well received in the digital and physical markets. The band's audiences are loyal and diverse to, not only their original music they write, but their huge catalog of cover songs. They can please any crowd.

Instrumentation

Chad Clifford : Vocals, Guitar

Aaron "Hacksaw" Hedges : Bass, Vocals

Chris Karp: Drums & Vocals

Mike Curtis: Lead Guitar & Vocals

Discography

CD Peaceful Amnesty 2004

DVD Live at the Double Door Chicago 2006

CD World's Much Bigger 2009

Audio

• World's Much Bigger
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• The Way
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• We
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• Owe It All To You
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• So Mundane
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• Sunflower Girl
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• I Wanna Know
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• Crawpuppies - World's Much Bigger [+ Show ]
  

  Crawpuppies-World's Much Bigger. The second album from this Indiana band (after 2004's Peaceful Amne...Crawpuppies-World's Much Bigger. The second album from this Indiana band (after 2004's Peaceful Amnesty) finds them on the dividing line between power pop and classic rock, doing justice to both genres. There's plenty to like here: the rocking title track, the jangly "She Comes Lovely", the classic power pop of "Owe it All to You", and the honkytonk classic rock of "Sunflower Girl". They even throw a couple of fun tracks out at the end of the album: "So Mundane" is an ambitious 7 1/2 minutes number that's broken into three segments, and "Masquerade" starts out as a Jellyfish-style number that segues into a "Revolution 9"-like freakout. With 14 tracks, there's plenty to like here.
  

• Crawpuppies Bring New Music Into The World [+ Show ]
  

  TOM LOUNGES - Times Correspondent | Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009 12:00 am | One of the most c...TOM LOUNGES - Times Correspondent | Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009 12:00 am |
  
  One of the most consistently popular regional club bands for the last several years, has released a second full-length album of original tunes to once again prove they are so much more than just a good "cover band."
  
  That band is Northwest Indiana's Crawpuppies and their new 14-song CD, "World's Much Bigger," is the well-worth waiting for follow-up to their "Peaceful Amnesty" debut of 2004.
  
  As with that first album, the new collection sprang from the creative pen of frontman/vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chad Clifford, a gifted songwriter with powerful pop sensibilities inspired in no small way by his admitted love and admiration of the Beatles.
  
  Giving an ample musical foundation to Clifford on the album, as they do on stage, are Aaron Hedges on bass, Chris Karp on drums, and lead guitarist, Mike Curtis.
  
  "World's Much Bigger" is well-produced by the band with Marcus Nelson at The Alley Recording Company in Valparaiso. Highlights include: "So Mundane," "Masquerade," "Owe It All To You," and the title track.
  
  And as one would expect from a group together for as many years, the playing is tight and precise.
  
  "We always slip some of our own songs into the shows, but if you play too many things people don't know you lose them," said Clifford, who astutely observes and reads the audiences who flock to the group's area club appearances and flood the dance floors.
  
  To that end, they deliver a spectrum of cover songs sure to entertain even the broadest of audiences -- a few 1950s rock classics, plenty of Beatles and Stones, and even latter day radio faves by Green Day, Lenny Kravitz and other modern rockers.
  
  Deep cuts -- Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", The Kinks' "Lola" and "Stuck In The Middle with You" by Stealer's Wheel, among them -- grab attention from jaded clubbers weary of being fed a steady diet of the same ol', same ol' retreads.
  
  While their cover tunes are well done, it is the Crawpuppies' original music that needs to be heard, so request one tonight at St. Bridget's Festival.
  

• The Crawpuppies "World's Much Bigger [+ Show ]
  

  Creeping out of Hobort, IN, The Crawpuppies have completed an invasion of Chicago and now would like...Creeping out of Hobort, IN, The Crawpuppies have completed an invasion of Chicago and now would like to get their infectious melodies into your town.
  
  The Crawpuppies have an authentic sound that leads you to believe they put on a tremendously entertaining live show. Fortunately, that spirit is nicely captured on their latest CD, "World's Much Bigger". The touch of rasp and bite in the vocals works well whether its singing to a bar band rocker like the title track, or a bluesy ballad like "We", or a gentle and delicate number like "My Wife". Chad Clifford (vocals, guitar) is backed by a fine line up of talented musicians: Aaron "Hacksaw" Hedges (bass, vocals), Chris Karp (drums, vocals), and Mike Curtis (lead guitar, vocals). Yes, you read right - everyone in the band sings, and they've got some splendid harmonies to show for it.
  
  The Crawpuppies tell modern day folk stories through their songs, which are best described as straight-up pop rock and powerpop. There are several deviations thrown in that keeps all the songs from sounding too much alike (for example, the bossa nova feel of "Here We Go Again" and the folksy "Some Divine"). Overall, there are lots of sunny melodies and upbeat treats on this 14-track opus to satisfy readers of this blog. Standouts for me include "Owe It All To You", "Mental Demons", "The Way", and "I Wanna Know". Recommended for fans of Venice, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Del Amitri.
  
  iPOD-worthy: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12
  

• The Crawpuppies "World's Much Bigger" [+ Show ]
  

  The Crawpuppies are not from some cajun side dish, but a band that hails from Indiana. When the albu...The Crawpuppies are not from some cajun side dish, but a band that hails from Indiana. When the album leads off with a Big Star riff in the title track you know you're in for some fun. The band lead by Chad Clifford (vocals/guitar) has a fine approach with basic power pop, I am reminded a bit of Del Amitri with it's bar styled strum and shifting chords on "She Comes Lovely." The ballad "We" is a wonderful mid tempo song about growing a relationship and the melody with full harmonies on the Squeeze-like "Owe It All To You" and "Mental Demons" are just perfect. The adult folk ballad "My Wife" is an effective and intimate portrait of a marriage that will lift your soul. The tone shifts a bit by mid-album to a more blues based rock sound with "I Wanna Know" and "3 Little Things." I felt Chad's vocals strain here, as he sounds more in his element with the soft bossa nova of "Here We Go Again." The album runs out of creative juice towards the end with the echoey funk of "Masquerade," but it never gets boring and the best of those melodies are sure to stick in your head.

Setlist

World's Much Bigger
She Comes Lovely
We
Owe It All To You
Mental Demons
(everyotherwordshesaysis)
My Wife
The Way
Sunflower Girl
Here We Go Again
I Wanna Know
3 Little Things
Some Divine
So Mundane
Masquerade
Outta My Head
Used To Be
Slave to the Puppeteer
Out of my Control
Only One
Ode to the Eggman
Never Asked for More
Cold Rainy Days
Float
Forever
Mercury



Covers--
The Beatles
Hard Day's Night
I Saw Her Standing There
Blackbird
Drive My Car
Dear Prudence
You've Got to Hide Your Love
Away
Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds
Twist & Shout
Get Back
Revolution
Come Together
In My Life
Obladi-Oblada
Let it Be
Hey Jude
Ticket To Ride
Back In the USSR
I Feel Fine
Something
Birthday


Doors
Love Me Two Times
Back Door Man
Five to One
Roadhouse Blues
LA Woman
Break On Through
Love her Madly

Rolling Stones
19th Nervous Breakdown
Can't Always Get What You
Want
Angie
Wild Horses
Jumping Jack Flash
Honky Tonk Woman
It's All Over Now
Get Off of My Cloud
Brown Sugar
Sympathy For The Devil
Miss You
Paint it Black
Little Red Rooster
Let It Bleed


Led Zeppelin
Hey Hey What Can I Do
Ramble On
What Is and What Should
Never Be
Thank You
Good Times Bad Times
Communication Breakdown
Going To California
D'yer M'ker
Dancing Days
Misty Mountain Hop
The Ocean
Dazed & Confused
Whole Lotta Love
Your Time Is Gonna Come
The Lemon Song
Heartbreaker / Living Lovin
Maid
Moby Dick


Pink Floyd
Young Lust
Another Brick in The Wall
Comfortably Numb
Time

Bob Marley
No Woman No Cry
I Shot The Sherif
Three Little Birds

Jimi Hendrix
Red House
Hey Joe
Purple Haze
Foxey Lady
Fire

U2
Elevation
Pride
Bad
All I want Is You
Still Haven't Found What I'm
Looking For
With Or Without You
Where The Streets Have No Name
Running To Stand Still
Virtigo
I Will Follow
One

Neil Young
Southern Man
Rockin' in The Free World
Ohio

The Who
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again
Squeeze Box
Baba O' Riley
The Seeker
Pinball Wizard
Substitute

Lenny Kravitz
Let Love Rule
Are You Gonna Go My Way

John Lennon
Imagine
Instant Karma
Stand By Me
Woman
Nobody Told Me

The Black Crowes
Hard to Handle
Jealous Again
She Talks to Angels
Remedy
Twice As Hard

Bob Dylan
Like A Rolling Stone
Knocking On Heaven's Door
All Along The Watchtower

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Higher Ground
Give It Away


Misc 50's & 60's Tunes
Runaway
Runaround Sue
Money
Mony, Mony
What'd I say
Shout
Louie Louie
Johnny B. Good
House Of The Rising Sun
Misc 90's Tunes & Beyond
What I Got
Jane Says
Elderly Woman Behind a Counter
Alive
Black
Jeremy
Daughter
All Apologies
About A Girl
Come As you Are
Creep
Yellow
Runaway Train
Your So Bad
Wonderwall
Champainge Supernova
Wrong Way
Longview
No Rain
Lightning Crashes
Man In The Box
Take Me Out
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
American Idiot
Say It Ain't So
Low
Look What YOu've Done
The Hardest Button to Button
Misc 70's Tunes
Ziggy Stardust
Lola
Wild World
Friend of The Devil
Stuck In the Middle with You
Different Strokes Theme
Some Kinda Wonderful
American Band
Brown Eyed Girl
Play That Funky Music
Brick House
Born To Be Wild
Get It On (Bang a Gong)
Smoke on the Water
Highway To Hell
Girl's Got Rhythm
Fat Albert Theme
Stay With Me
Late In the Evening
Junior's Farm
Maybe I'm Amazed
Jet
Band On the Run
Ready For Love
Against The Wind
Night Moves
The Joker
Hotel California
Take it Easy
Can't Get it Out Of My Head


Misc 80's Tunes
Never Tear Us Apart
New Sensation
Hungry Like The Wolf
I Melt with You
Best Friends Girl
Blister in the Sun
Kiss Off
Add it Up
In Your Eyes
Don't You Forget About Me
Hold Me Now
Rebel Yell
Dancing With Myself
Message in A Bottle
Kiss
Fat Bottom Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The One I Love
You've Gotta Fight
Pink Houses
Hurt So Good
Tainted Love
Hello
Just Like Heaven
My Sharona
Good Girls Don't
Right Here Right Now

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