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7/21/23 – Riverfront Live, 4343 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets
Cracker has been described as a lot of things over the years: alt-rock, Americana, insurgent-country, and have even had the terms punk and classic-rock thrown at them. But more than anything Cracker are survivors. Co-founders David Lowery and Johnny Hickman have been at it for over three decades – amassing nine studio albums, multiple gold records, thousands of live performances, hit songs that are still in current radio rotation around the globe [“Low,” “Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now),” “Euro-Trash Girl” and “Get Off This,” to name just a few], and a worldwide fan base – that despite the major sea-changes within the music industry – continues to grow each year.
This tour will feature many hits, fan favorites and deep cuts from Cracker’s 31-year recording career, including material from their last acclaimed double-album, Berkeley To Bakersfield – their ode to both northern California’s edgier-rock scene and the country-western music that emanated from further down state.
In 2019, Lowery began releasing a series of loosely autobiographical albums, including In The Shadow of the Bull (2019), Leaving Key Member Clause (2021), and the recently released Vending Machine (2023). These albums are currently available in physical formats and are not available on streaming services (although you can stream and download all three albums directly through David’s site here). Originally intended as an experiment, the limited release strategy generated revenues that far exceeded what would be expected from a streaming release. Thus, Lowery has continued in this manner, as apparently in the streaming age, less is more.
