Crust (band)

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Crust
Origin Austin, Texas
Years active1987–1997
Labels Trance Syndicate Records

Crust was a musical group from Austin, Texas that was active during the late-1980s and 1990s and was featured on Trance Syndicate Records, a record label run by King Coffey from the Butthole Surfers. The group's members were John Hawkins (vocals and misc.), Jerry Page (bass and misc.), and Richard Smith (percussion and misc.).

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History

John Hawkins, Jerry Page, and Richard Smith formed the group in 1987. [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 ]

Bass guitarist Jerry Page died in November 2024. [5]

Discography

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References

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  2. 1 2 Smith, Richard. "The Polyp Explodes". Butterylicious. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  3. Marsh, Stephen. "Miracle Room: Now". Miracleroom.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  4. Discography at AllMusic
  5. "Rest in peace, Jerry Page". crusty.love on Instagram. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.