QRO’s spotlight falls on the ironic alt-country of Cracker.
Name: Cracker
Associated act(s): Camper Van Beethoven
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Members: Davey Faragher (former), Frank Funaro (former), Johnny Hickman, Bryan Howard, Victor Krummenacher (former), David Lowery, Sal Maida, Kenny Margolis (former), CoCo Owens, Charlie Quintana (former), Matt “Pistol” Stoessel, Bob Rupe (former), Brandy Wood (former)
Albums: Cracker (1992), Kerosene Hat (1993), The Golden Age (1996), Gentleman’s Blues (1998), Garage D’Or (b-sides/live) (2000), Forever (2002), Hello, Cleveland! (live) (2002), O’ Cracker, Where Art Thou? (alternate greatest hits) (2003), Countrysides (covers) (2003), Greenland (2006), Berlin (live) (2008), Sunrise In the Land of Milk and Honey (2009), Berkeley To Bakersfield (2014)
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Review of Sunrise In the Land of Milk and Honey
Photo gallery from Highline Ballroom in New York, NY on June 25th, 2009
Live review at Highline Ballroom on January 15th, 2010
Photo gallery from Highline Ballroom on January 15th, 2010
Review as part of SXSW Day Two at Encore Patio in Austin, TX on March 18th, 2010
Photo gallery from Encore Patio
Live review, playing Kerosene Hat, at Highline Ballroom on January 14th, 2011
Photo gallery from Highline Ballroomon January 14th, 2011
Review of David Lowery’s “The Palace Guards”
Review of David Lowery’s solo The Palace Guards
Photo gallery from Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY on July 24th, 2011
Photo gallery from Highline on January 14th, 2012
Review of Johnny Hickman’s solo Tilting
Photo gallery from Stage 48 in New York, NY on January 19th, 2013
Live review at Highline Ballroom on January 19th, 2014
Photo gallery from Highline Ballroom on January 19th, 2014
Review as part of SXSW Thursday at El Sol y La Luna in Austin, TX on March 13th, 2014
Review of Berkeley To Bakersfield
Live review from City Winery in New York, NY on August 12th, 2016
Photo gallery from City Winery from August 12th, 2016
Live review from B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill in New York, NY on January 15th, 2017
Photo gallery from B.B. King’s
Live review from City Winery on July 17th, 2018
Live review from Sony Hall in New York, NY on January 20th, 2019
Tour dates:
Friday, May 19 @ 9:00PM – World Championship BBQ Contest , Memphis, TN
Friday, June 2 @ 7:00PM – The Recher, Towson MD
Saturday, June 3 @ 5:00PM – City Winery NYC, New York, NY
Sunday, June 4 @ 7:00PM – The World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
Friday, June 9 @ 7:00PM – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
Thursday, June 15 @ 7:00PM – Space, Evanston, IL
Friday, June 16 @ 7:00PM – Space, Evanston, IL
Saturday, June 17 @ 7:00PM – The Acorn, Three Oaks, MI
Sunday, June 18 @ 7:00PM – Bur Oak Madison, Madison WI*
Wednesday, June 21 @ 5:30PM – Heavy Metal Shop, Salt Lake City, UT*
Friday, June 23 – Live Oak Music Festival, San Luis Obispo, CA
Saturday, June 24 @ 6:00PM – Hopmonk Cookout Concert Series
Saturday, June 25 @ 6:00PM – Hopmonk Cookout Concert Series
Thursday, June 29 @ 7:00PM – Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA*
Friday, June 30 @ 9:00PM – Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach CA
Saturday, July 1 @ 7:00PM – Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown, CA
Monday, July 3 @ 6:00PM – Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
Tuesday, July 4 – The Orpheum, Flagstaff, AZ
Thursday, July 13 @ 8:00PM – Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA
Friday, July 14 @ 6:00PM – Double E Performance Center, Essex Junction, VT
Saturday, July 15 @ 8:00PM – City Winery – Boston, Boston, MA
Cracker Marysville TN – The Shed at Smoky Mountain – Harley-Davidson, Maryville, TN
Sunday, August 13 @ 7:00PM – 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN
Saturday, August 19 @ 7:00PM – Brown’s Island, Richmond, VA
*David Lowery solo
Cracker playing “I See the Light” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Take Me Down To the Infirmary” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “The Riverside” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Happy Birthday To Me” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Euro-Trash Girl” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Friends” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Seven Days” at Highline Ballroom on June 25th, 2009:
Cracker playing “Friends” at Highline Ballroom on January 15th, 2010:
Cracker playing “Merry Christmas Emily” at Highline Ballroom on January 15th, 2010:
Cracker playing “Take Me Down to the Infirmary” at Highline Ballroom on January 14th, 2011:
Johnny Hickman & David Lowery playing “Friends”, after an aborted attempt by Lowery to play his new solo “I Sold the Arabs the Moon”, live at Highline Ballroom on January 14th, 2011:
Cracker playing “I Want Everything” live at Brooklyn Bowl:
Cracker playing “Sweet Potato” live at Brooklyn Bowl:
Cracker playing “Forever” live at Stage 48:
Cracker playing “Turn On Tune In Drop Out With Me” live at Stage 48:
Cracker playing “Big Dipper” live at Stage 48:
Cracker playing “Guarded By Monkeys” live at Stage 48:
Cracker playing “Another Song About the Rain” live at Stage 48:
