Crazy and the Brains

Crazy and the Brains (stylized as "Crazy & the Brains") is an American punk band. The band was originally a Christoph Jesus and Jeff Rubin project that frequented The Sidewalk Cafe[1] in New York, New York starting around 2009.

Crazy & the Brains
Also known asCrazy and the Brains, CATB
OriginBayonne , New Jersey
Genres
LabelsIndependent
MembersChristoph Jesus, Ernest Young, Rob Mellinger, Ali Presses, Zac Pless
Websitecrazyandthebrains.net

The band was formally created in Bayonne, New Jersey and hails that as its home. Current members are from Bayonne NJ, Jersey City NJ, Brooklynn NY, and Boston MA.

Members

Crazy & The Brains currently consists of lead singer Christoph Jesus, guitarist Ernest Young, bassist Rob Mellinger, drummer Zac Pless, and Ali Presses on keys.

Former members include Jeff Rubin (xylophone), Brett Miller (bass), and Lawrence Miller (drums).

History

They have toured with Gogol Bordello,[2][3][4][5][6][7] The Bouncing Souls,[8] The Bridge City Sinners, Days N Daze, Negative Approach,[9] The Slackers, and Leftover Crack.[10]

Vice has compared them to Rancid and The Ramones.[11] Earlier press also made mention of their use of xylophone in songs, referring to them as "xylo-punks"[12] and noting "[t]here aren’t a whole lot of punk bands that feature the xylophone".[13]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Let Me Go (2013) [14]
  • Good Lord (2014) [15]
  • Into the Ugly (2018)[16]

EPs, splits and compilations
  • Crazy and the Brains (2009) EP
  • The Yellow EP (2010) EP
  • Don't Need No Snacks (2011) EP
  • Out in the Weedz (2011) EP [17]
  • Are On The Other Side (2012) Split EP with the Disconnects
  • Where the Juice Drips (2020) EP [18]

Singles
  • All I Really Want (2014)[19]
  • Brain Freeze (2015) [20]
  • Punk Rocker (2021) [21]
  • East Side (2021) [22]
  • Open Eyes (2021) [23]
  • Tractor Beam remix with Mega Ran produced by K-Murdock of Panacea (2022) [24]

Videos (aka The Holographic Universe)
  • Crazy & The Brains - East Side [Official Music Video] was released March 11, 2022. It was Directed by Jak Kerley, Produced by Crazy & the Brains and Make Up was done by Ari Shah Conkright.[25]

References
  1. Staff, BrooklynVegan. "Sidewalk Cafe's Winter 2013 Antifolk Festival is coming (schedule); Forest Creature (ex-Dufus) going on tour (dates)". BrooklynVegan.
  2. "Gogol Bordello at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia on December 28th -". December 15, 2022.
  3. "Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Smashing Pumpkins, Gogol Bordello, Joe Satriani and more". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. "Punk rock band Gogol Bordello to make tour stop at El Rey Theater - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com.
  5. Reardon, Tom. "Why Punk Rockers Gogol Bordello Are Fostering an Inclusive Revolution". Phoenix New Times.
  6. Gonda, Christopher (November 1, 2022). "Tour Diary: Crazy & The Brains Detail Their West Coast Trek Supporting Gogol Bordello".
  7. "Gogol Bordello announce NYE openers, including a new Walter Schreifels, Eugene Hutz & Jesse Malin band". BrooklynVegan.
  8. Sacher, rew. "Bouncing Souls playing 3 Irving Plaza shows in December (BV Presents)". BrooklynVegan.
  9. Staff, BrooklynVegan. "Funhouse is the Jersey City venue run by Crazy & the Brains (Scott Kelly played last night)". BrooklynVegan.
  10. Sacher, rew. "Leftover Crack, Negative Approach and Crazy & the Brains going on fall tour". BrooklynVegan.
  11. "The Small, Strange Cult of Crazy & The Brains". www.vice.com.
  12. "Watch Crazy & the Brains' Totally Weird Tribute to Lindsay Lohan". www.vice.com.
  13. "Stream of the Crop: 9 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". www.vice.com.
  14. "Let Me Go". May 21, 2013 – via open.spotify.com.
  15. "Good Lord". December 30, 2014 – via open.spotify.com.
  16. "Into the Ugly". November 23, 2018 – via open.spotify.com.
  17. "Out in the Weedz". May 4, 2018 – via open.spotify.com.
  18. "Where the Juice Drips". May 1, 2020 – via open.spotify.com.
  19. "All I Really Want". March 26, 2014 – via open.spotify.com.
  20. "Brain Freeze". November 24, 2015 – via open.spotify.com.
  21. "Punk Rocker". October 15, 2021 – via open.spotify.com.
  22. "East Side". March 8, 2022 – via open.spotify.com.
  23. "Open Eyes". August 12, 2022 – via open.spotify.com.
  24. "Tractor Beam". October 15, 2022 – via open.spotify.com.
  25. "Crazy & The Brains - East Side [Official Music Video]" – via www.youtube.com.
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