Crust (band)

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Crust was a musical group that was active during the late-1980s and 1990s. John Hawkins, Jerry Page, and Richard Smith formed the group in 1987 in Austin, Texas.^[1] Shortly after its formation, the trio (as "Mud Honey") organized and released a compilation cassette, The Polyp Explodes.^[2] Along with Crust, the cassette featured the Austin bands Miracle Room, Ed Hall, ST37, Seemen, and Thanatopsis Throne.^[2] The band's early instrumentation included tape loops, feedback devices, spring reverberators, and drum machines, but later incorporated traditional rock instruments such as drum kit, electric guitar, bass and keyboard.^[1] The band embarked on a concert tour of the West Coast in December 1989.^[1] Crust achieved some notoriety for their stage antics, which frequently included live earthworms, fresh beef tongues, nudity, and fire.^[1]^[3] On Good Friday, 1990, Trance Syndicate released Crust's first EP, Sacred Heart of Crust; it was the first release from the record label.^[1] The trio toured the East Coast of the United States and Canada; songs such as "Head Lice" emerged from the group's travel experiences.^[1] Trance Syndicate released the band's first full-length album, Crust, in 1991, followed by a second album, Crusty Love in 1994.^[1]^[4] The band continued to tour, but scaled back its live performances following a series of mishaps (including one in which John Hawkins was stabbed), finally disbanding after an appearance at the 1997 SXSW festival.^[1] The band performed a reunion show to a sold-out crowd at Room 710 on May 22, 2004 in Austin.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

1990: Sacred Heart of Crust(EP)
1991: Crust
1994: Crusty Love

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Smith, Richard. The History of Crust (HTML) (English). Archived from the original on 2005-12-29. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Richard. The Polyp Explodes (HTML) (English). Butterylicious. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ Marsh, Stephen. Miracle Room: Now (HTML) (English). Miracleroom.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
^ Discography at Allmusic