Showcase info: Crocodile performs at 7pm on Wednesday, March 18 @ Wave Rooftop (408 E.6th St.)
Duffy emailed me last week with a link to Crocodile’s profile on the SXSW site. “Check it out, this is one band that we need to go see,” he said. Duffy knows I’m a sucker for female-fronted bands, especially those that use synths but don’t overdue it. I’m not sure I listened to more than 30 seconds of “August is Over” before I emailed him back and said, “I’m SO there.”
DOWNLOAD: “August is Over”
Crocodile hails from Oklahoma and, to date, has only released an EP (The Great Depression) which can be purchased at all the usual online places (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon). Derek (synths, guitars, vocals) and Raechel Brown (synths, guitars, vocals) are married and Derek’s cousin Dusty Nelson plays drums in the synthcore trio – a nice lil’ family affair. Derek, as it turns out, has a pretty healthy resume, playing with artists like Steve (Blues Clues) Burns, the Starlight Mints, The Chainsaw Kittens and Liz Phair and has been involved in the music industry from a marketing and concert promotion side of things as well.
All three band members took turns answering the questions I sent.