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Acoustic/Electric Pop Rock with Violin

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CrashFour has been playing in and around the northwest for the last six years and is consistently growing in popularity and professionalism. Along with headlining performances, CrashFour has shared the stage with Collective Soul, Phantom Planet, Sugar Land, Ben Lee, Left Over Salmon, Young Dubliners, Roger Clyne and the Piecemakers, Built to Spill, Colobo, moe, REO Speedwagon, Ominous Seapods, and Korby Lenker. The band has also performed at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

"Turn on your mental sound mixer and blend together your favorite cuts from The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. Now add a dash of early folk-style Byrds. Beginning to get the idea?- Scott Renshaw Mountain Times

Formed in 1998, CrashFour soon became one of Boise's most talked about bands. Winning talent shows, placing third at Bogie's annual Battle of the Bands and being voted "best band" in the Idaho Statesman's annual Best of Treasure Valley poll.

"They start with intelligent, fearless songwriting with tight arrangements in shifting tempos. Then they play the heck out of the songs with killer fiddle, punchy rhythm guitar, excellent bass work, and intricate, multi-textured drumming." Dale Mahoney Boise Weekly

CrashFour has recently received tour sponsorship for one year on behalf of Budweiser and the Bud True Music Live program. The BTML program is a great new program that gives fantastic support to independent bands who Budweiser feels are of national caliber and deserving of national recognition. CrashFour was also hand-picked to be one of only 24 music acts who will be representing Bose in live music venues nationwide. CrashFour helped Bose launch their new Personalized Amplification System(tm) family of products. Also, CrashFour has signed on with The College Agency to help build a consistent touring schedule at college campuses across the country.

Bassist Jake Ransom, guitarist Kelly Martin, drummer Chad Waite, and violinist/fiddler Rebecca Gourley have developed a unique sound that has been drawing big crowds in and around the northwest. CrashFour's music is completely original, with lyrics written by both Kelly Martin and Jake Ransom. They have spent the last 6 years playing over 300 shows and writing over 70 songs.


CrashFour has shared the stage with the following acts:

Ben Lee
Built to Spill
Clumsy Lovers
Collective Soul
Colobo
Korby Lenker
Leftover Salmon
Moe
Ominous Seapods
Phantom Planet
REO Speedwagon
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
SugarLand
Young Dubliners
Bradbury Press
Earnest Orange
House of Hoi Polloi
The Hurricane Lamps
Jerry Fee
Late Tuesday
Mosquitones
Rebecca Scott
Stella


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Awards & Achievements

BOSE - Crash Four was hand-picked to be one of only 24 music acts who will be representing Bose in live music venues nationwide.
BUDWEISER - CrashFour has received tour sponsorship for one year on behalf of Budweiser and the Bud True Music Live (BTML) program
Voted Best of Treasure Valley 1999 Best "Rock Band" & "Best Alternative"
1st Place in Open Mic Night at BSU 1998
1st Place in Institute Spectacular Talent Show 1998
1st Place Bogies Battle of the Bands Preliminary round 1999

Venue History

Clubs & Concert Houses
Bitter End Pub - Portland, OR
Bank of America Center - Boise, ID
Blues Bouquet - Boise, ID
Bluespark - Spokane, WA
Bogies - Boise, ID
Buffalo Gap - Portland, OR
Cals - Mountain Home, ID
Casey's - Billings, MT
DB's - Idaho Falls, ID
First National - Pocatello, ID
Flying M - Boise, ID
Ha Penny - Boise, ID
Hard Rock Cafe - Salt Lake City, UT
Idaho Center - Boise, ID
Interlude - Boise, ID
Java - Twin Falls, ID
Jay's Upstairs - Missoula, MT
Joe's - Payette, ID
JT Toads - Boise, ID
Kulture Klatsch - Boise, ID
Live Wire - Boise, ID
Mother Urbans Ratskeller - Park City, UT
Mount Tabor Theatre and Pub - Portland, OR
Muggers - Twin Falls, ID
Old Chicago Boise Town Square - Boise, ID
Old Chicago DownTown - Boise, ID
Pie - Boise, ID
Power House - Boise, ID
Redfish Lake Lodge - Stanley, ID
Satchel's - Boise, ID
Studio 51 - Pullman, WA
Suite G - Seattle, WA
Sundance Bar - Payette, ID
The Big Easy - Boise, ID
The Filling Station - Bozeman, MT
The Jet Deck - Everett, WA
The Ripple - Moses Lake, WA
The Rock - Nampa, ID
The Venue - Boise, ID
Tom Grainey's - Boise, ID
Whiskey Jacques - Ketchum, ID
Yacht Club - McCall, ID
Festivals
Alive After Five - Boise, ID
Bite of Boise - Boise, ID
Boise River Festival - Boise, ID
Cornstalk (Cancer Benefit Show) - Boise, ID
Canyon County Fair - Caldwell, ID
Farmer Browns - Boise, ID
Harvest Festival - Hidden Springs, ID
Hemp Festival - Moscow, ID
Hyde Park Street Fair - Boise, ID
Julia Davis Park Earth Day Festival - Boise, ID
Ketchum Alive - Ketchum, ID
Magic Valley Western Days - Twin Falls, ID
McCall Brew Festival McCall, ID
Moscow Alive After Five - Moscow, ID
MPC Bowl @ Boise State University - Boise, ID
Nampa Spectrum - Nampa, ID
SXSW Blind Pig Pub - Austin, TX
Thursday Thunder - Boise, ID
Western Idaho Fair - Boise, ID
Western Days - Twin Falls, ID
Mount Helena Music Festival - Helena, MT
Colleges and Universities
Albertson College of Idaho - Caldwell, ID
Boise State University - Boise, ID
Columbia Basin College - Pasco, WA
Delt's Russian Ball - Moscow, ID
Eastern Washington University - Cheney, WA
Idaho State University - Pocatello, ID
Linfield College - Mcminniville, OR
Spokane Community College - Spokane, WA
Willamette University - Salem, OR
Other
Boise City Limits TVTV Show - Boise, ID
Institute Spectacular Talent Show - Boise, ID
Kiwanis 4th of July Charity Event - Boise, ID
Capital High School Auditorium - Boise, ID
Springs of Royal Oaks Halloween Party - Boise, ID
KPSU 98.3 FM - Portland, OR
NACA West Regional Conference - Portland, OR

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  • Excellent Album!!
    author: Jay and Trish Wegert

    This is an incredible album and we highly recommend it. Kelly writes and sings unique and captivating music. We like a very wide range of all types of music (from top 40 all the way to the obscure), but this is currently our very favorite album. We saw him play live in Boise, and it was an unforgettable and extremely moving performance. If you get the chance to see him live (especially with his amazing violin player, Rebecca), don't pass it up! We want more live Kelly and Rebecca! :) -Jay and Trish from Boise

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