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We were honored to be part of two
Halloween Howl shows at the Hamilton in 2013 and
2014. Thanks to Ronnie Newmyer! We can
be seen here at 30:11 I Put a
Spell on You with Liz Springer and James Bazen;
35:09 Love Potion # 9 with Brandon Ehrgood; 40:41
The Brain that Wouldn't Die and 50:38 Purple
People Eater with Mark Noone; 53:03 Voodoo Woman
with Liz Springer and James Bazen; 1:00:06
Werewolves of London with Ed O'Connell. You can check out Set 1 of our February gig at Hershey's here and our recent livestream on Facebook in March here. The Crimestoppers have been playing rock n' roll and blues in the Washington, D.C. area since January 1981 (yikes - almost 40 YEARS!) Originally known as "Dick Tracy and the Crimestoppers," the band shortened its name at the urging of an unnamed lawyer-member of the ensemble, who experienced angst about potential copyright infringement litigation in anticipation of the release of the Madonna-Warren Beatty 'Dick Tracy' film. The band played such fabled D.C. venues as The Gentry, Club Saba, The Roxy, the Wax Museum, Bosco's, the Psychedelly, Friendship Station, The Bayou, and Chaplin's. |
The Crimestoppers are now a 5
(sometimes 6 or 7) piece band 
playing lots of blues
and rock 'n roll. We cover such diverse groups and artists
as Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Los Lobos, the Allman
Brothers, Eric Clapton, the Blasters, Neil Young, and Jimi
Hendrix. The band currently features Stoney Johnstone
(keyboards, vocals), Eric Nelson (drums, vocals), Lenny Stamm
(guitar, vocals), Manny Sanchez (vocals), and Kennedy
Wright (bass, vocals). Occasionally the band is
joined by Barnaby Bristol (keyboards, vocals), (Ed O'Connell -
keyboards, guitar, vocals), Eric Goldberg (guitar, bass,
vocals), James Bazen (sax), Jamie MacKinnon (sax), Bob Garofalo
(keyboards, harp), or Scott Ramminger (sax, vocals), Danny Jones
(vocals), or Big John (vocals, harp, guitar). Sometimes
the band is joined on vocals by Liz Springer. Check out
our videos playing Feelin'
Alright at Hershey's on 6/4/16, Waiting
For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago, Walking
the Dog, Tenth
Avenue Freeze Out and Crossroads,
at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club on 1/3/14, the Brain that Refused to
Die with Mark Noone of the Slickee Boys at Newmyer Flyer's
Halloween Howl at the Hamilton on 10/25/13, a Canned Heat
medley in the Woodstock tribute at Strathmore on 8/13/09
and Rockin'
in the Free World, Cold
Shot, and One
More Saturday Night, at the Reston Town Center on 6/12/09
(with Jamie MacKinnon on sax)! And here are some hot mp3s
from that gig - I'm
Goin' Down, If I, Confidence Man, Marie Marie, Caldonia, Sweet Home Chicago,
and Don't Worry
Baby (they will stream with quicktime), The Thrill is Gone from
Bangkok Blues on 6/26/09 (thanks to Evan Gangler) and My Baby's Gone from
the Firehouse on 4/24/09. (Above pictured at the Public House 7 in
Falls Church, Va.).
Here are our latest videos, from 8/26/17 at Smokehouse Live in
Leesburg, Va - Dim by Dada, the end of
Jessica and Gimme Three
Steps on 3/10/18 at the DC Rock'n'Roll Marathon and
Touch of
Grey at Crossroads on 3/7/18.
Check out our Facebook page and like us please!
Check out our own Edward
O'Connell's CD Our
Little Secret released summer 2010 on Amazon or
iTunes. Here's what one reviewer said:
"Imagine Tom Petty, Warren Zevon, Pat Dinizio and Matthew
Sweet locking themselves in a cabin with nothing but some
recording equipment and a stack of old Elvis Costello and Nick
Lowe albums. The result would be Edward O'Connell's 'Our Little
Secret,' a hook-laden, finger-snapping,
drive-around-and-sing-along-with-the-windows-open power pop gem.
In fact, if any of the artists mentioned above had released this
album, critics and fans would rank it among their best. If you
think I'm being hyperbolic, listen to the sound clips. Hear the
crisp, timeless production? Hear the smart lyrics? The warm
vocals? The catchy melodies? Buy this now, and recommend it to
your friends. O'Connell's music is too good to remain a secret."
Also check out Ed's 2nd CD Vanishing Act
released in August 2014. This one will blow you away.
Check out our friends playing in our favorite other local bands: the Built 4 Comfort Band; the Bobby Lewis Blues Band; the Rhythm Bandits; the Marsh Brothers Band; Daryl Davis; Well Played; Dangerous Curves; and others!
some
photos courtesy of Terry Brennan
http://lifescenesphotography.smugmug.com/
Hard Rock photo courtesy of Matt Cwikiel, Driven to Clarity,
http://www.facebook.com/driventoclarity
A NOTE TO OUR FRIENDS
- WE JUST PLAYED OUTDOORS AT THE ELKS IN ROCKVILLE
FOR HALLOWEEN. MEANWHILE WE ARE KEEPING UP
OUR CHOPS FOR THE NEXT GIG. STAY SAFE!