A fun, weird show. We played in the middle slot. I basically had one ring modulator working so I just used it for the entire set. Cullen played percussion and an electric drill. Films were made by us, too. Thanks to Tea Wizard for coming to the show and taking these shorts that were posted on Instagram. More good times in Tucson!
I will be adding sound to a short film this Wednesday at Golden Saguaro in Tucson!
The project is called Jazzner Dumpster Fire and we will be playing along to films that we've made. I will be utilizing ring modulators and not much else. There will also be percussion in our sound set up.
Wed. 3/25/26
Golden Saguaro
609 E 6th St.
Tuscon 85705
Alea Jade
Jazzner Dumpster Fire
Whistler's Mother
Doors at 7 PM music at 7:30 PM
$
NOTAFLOF
Recorded in January of this year in Los Angeles. Hayboy songs are fun to play!
...and it's not even of the band! We played a very short set on account of a strict time restriction for live performance at Slow Body. My usual sources were not able to get any shots of us. Cool set, too, as we played a few newly written songs. Maybe a few gaffs, but fun none the less. This is the most lovely time of year in Tucson, and it was great to be outdoors playing music in the evening.
We'll be bringing our sounds to Slow Body Beer this Thursday! We will play at 7:30 or so!
Slow Body
3/19/26
7PM
831 E 17th St., 85719
No cover
https://archive.org/details/cs-mp-at-f-kulpa-sc
If memory serves correctly we all drove over to Santa Cruz on Route 17 together.
https://archive.org/details/ccrunknown
I have no idea when or where this Crow Crash Radio set was recorded. The first three minutes or so feature me pontificating about Elvis which I will not deny doing and if you don't like that well that's alright mama.
Fri. 2/27/26
191 Toole
191 E Toole Ave.
Tucson 85701
Doors at 7PM show at 8PM sharp.
Tix are kind of expensive which makes me hope that some Vandoliers fans will get to the venue early enough to see Benson Highway Band play. Guess we'll find out on Friday evening.
https://archive.org/details/01-purge-the-snakes
Recorded live at Oakland's venerable Stork Club. ebolabuddha is playing again apparently. Perhaps someday they'll travel to Arizona or perhaps I'll find myself visiting California at a time when they're playing.
https://archive.org/details/img-0172-1
Recorded on iPhone inside of the garage of the apartment that I lived in, Oakland CA 2011 or '12. This may have been uploaded to YouTube at the time. The apartment was tiny but the neighborhood was sweet. I hosted Cosmists and Crow Crash Radio practices there a lot.
https://archive.org/details/failure-cock-live-at-godwaffle-3-12-16
Ok, so I fibbed a bit about posting Failure Cock sounds up at the Archive. Was listening to some of our clips the other day, and, well.......
https://archive.org/details/crow-crash-radio-oakland-8-12-18
Crow Crash Radio playing for friends and family at a house party in Oakland, 2018. A real fun party and I think that comes across in the sound. Fine memories of fond times.
Top photo from Time Out Lounge in Tempe. There were some people in the bar, not too many, and it felt to me as if they were not really interested in our music for the most part. I recorded this set and it shows the band's dipping into new textures through Sean Whalen's pedal board. An exciting development. The bottom shot is at Che's Lounge in Tucson. It looks as though there are no people but we did have some kind of an audience to play to. The night air was pretty cold by the time that we played but I think that we played well.
Absolutely fun to share a bill with Barefoot on Bumblebees. Stryker and Gianna are true independent music producers and it's flattering to be involved with them in any way. They are the good guys if you get my drift. Terlingua do all of the Rock Star stuff that I never really evinced (not capable) or understood but that's their way I guess.
A fun couple of shows, albeit somewhat manic for me by the time that they were concluded. I'm alright though.
Fri., 1/16/26
Che's Lounge
350 N 4th Ave.
Tucson 85705
Barefoot on Bumblebees
Sean Whalen and the Benson Highway Band
Terlingua
9PM
Free
Sat., 1/17/26
Time Out Lounge
3129 S Mill Ave.
Tempe 85282
Barefoot on Bumblebees
Sean Whalen and the Benson Highway Band
Terlingua
Free
Warmer weather coming into Arizona, go out and experience some live music!
This morning I find myself back in Tucson after playing two shows in Los Angeles. As mentioned, we played at the Smell in downtown and at the Harvard Yard Bar right outside of Korea Town. The former is really wonderful and we had a fine time playing. The latter is a very strange place that could do better in regards to their treatment of people but it was clear that that sort of thing doesn't really matter to their owner and staff. So yeah fuck the Harvard Yard Bar. As always it was great fun to play the music of the Benson Highway Band! Thanks to Danny for taking these photos and sharing them with me! Los Angeles is a total trip and pretty bonkers!
Below: a shot from Baldwin Hills Park after a really nice hike to its topmost point.
Wed. 1/7/26
The Smell
247 Main St.
Los Angeles 90012
8PM
Terlingua
Buddzerro
Sean Whalen & the Benson Highway Band
$15 at door
Fri. 1/9/26
Harvard Yard Bar
1400 S Western Ave.
Los Angeles 90006
8PM
Terlingua
Spencer Someday
Sean Whalen & the Benson Highway Band
Hayboy
$10
Benson Highway Band will be backing Hayboy
Looking forward to playing some music in Los Angeles!
