CrossTown Band is a Power Trio
Rock Band performing original and cover songs in the Classic Rock and Blues Rock
style
Christian Rock Bands, Classic Rock Bands, Blues Rock Bands, Blues Bands, Phoenix Arizona
CrossTown is Original Power Blues/Rock with a Memphis Soul feel
and a
Spiritual “Point Of View”.
The songs are inspired and thought provoking…
The performances are always high energy and spontaneous…
CrossTown puts ALL their heart and soul into EVERY performance!
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CrossTown Band is a Christian Rock Band set in a Classic Rock
and Blues Band musical format.
Christian Rock Band, Classic Rock Band, Blues Band, Phoenix Arizona
About CrossTown Band
The
CrossTown Band
Mission is to spread God's message of reconciliation through their music and
performances.
CrossTown Band ROCKS
Phoenix Arizona with live music and powerful performances of Classic Rock and
Blues Rock, performing both cover songs and originals written by David Van
Kleeck!
CrossTown Band plays many genres of music, focusing on
the Original Contemporary
Christian Rock audience with fans ranging in age from 10 to 55, both secular and
spiritual audiences. With many nationally released original songs spanning 2003
through 2009, dealing with life issues and questions from the point of view of
Bible based
living, CrossTown Band has made had a positive influence and gained fans and critical
acclaim around the world.
Their songs are heard on various
radio stations across the country and around the world by way of the Internet, on both Secular and
Christian Radio Stations ranging from K-LOVE (right here in Phoenix, Arizona) to
Len Amsterdam's Jazz & Blues Tour in Canada all the way to ROAR Radio in West
Esperance, Australia!
When playing for Community
Events, Church Revivals, gatherings and Outreach Events the CrossTown
Band song list consists mainly of original
Contemporary Christian Rock songs meant for encouraging believers and easily
relating to the non-believer perspective.
When playing secular venues the
CrossTown Band song list includes covers
of rock, soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and their own original songs and
they perform under the name Saffire Bluez
or Dave Michaels Project.
CrossTown Band,
Saffire
Bluez and
Dave Michaels Project
are available for booking throughout Arizona
- primarily in Maricopa County which includes Surprise, Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria,
Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler, Paradise Valley. We will also
consider joining tours throughout the Southwest USA.
CrossTown Band Biography
CrossTown Band is a fusion of the classic Blues Rock sound with
spiritual lyrics in a "Power Trio" format. With a sound both unique
and familiar, they have been compared to such Artists as
Robin
Trower,
Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Nickelback, Creed, Doughtry
and
Bad
Company. Their music grabs you and
the lyrics compel you to listen, again...
and again...
Their live performances include original songs and
covers of the Classic Rock and Power Blues Rock Artists that have influenced
them over the years. From these performances and countless "Recording
Sessions", more than two dozen original songs began to take shape and the goal
of recording and releasing a full length CD was born and, by the grace of God,
attained!
CrossTown Band self-released "POINT OF VIEW" locally and via the
Internet in 2002 and again July of 2003, selling out both CD runs in just
under a year each. After such a moderately successful stint of Internet and
Performance sales, they approached and officially signed with Alethea Records in 2004,
locking themselves in the studio to finish writing and recording the NEW songs for
their National Debut Album “POINT OF VIEW”, which is
dedicated
to Jason Edward Lasher, the son of Callie Van Kleeck and Kenneth Lasher.
2007 saw very exciting changes for CrossTown Band Band AND their fans! The
addition of GAMMA,
and
Robin Trower Front Man/Lead Vocalist
Davey Pattison is featured
throughout the Album on Lead Vocals!
Long time friend and all around incredible person Derek Sutton,
Robin Trower's Manager since 1978, has lent us his talents as Executive
Producer for the Album, as has Davey Pattison. It was Derek who introduced
CrossTown Band' s music to Davey, inquiring as to Davey's interest in lending
his Gold and Platinum Album selling voice to CrossTown Band for the recording
of multiple Album projects. Wonder of wonders in this incredible Universe,
Davey was available AND interested!
What has been
happening since is nothing short of miraculous! We're sure you will agree once
you hear 'POINT OF VIEW', the BRAND NEW
full-length debut CD from Davey Pattison &
CrossTown Band,
featuring
Pete Thompson of Robin Trower on
Drums!
The National Release of “POINT OF VIEW” happened during the
Summer of 2009, and may include a tour throughout the Southwest starting in
California and Arizona sometime in 2010.
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The CD "POINT OF VIEW" is dedicated to Jason
Edward Lasher, who always did so much to help with David's band-setup at every performance. From helping with
lighting and sound to the loading/unloading/reloading of equipment at every
concert. This record is a Tribute to, and in memory of, Jason Edward Lasher. Son of
Kenneth Lasher and Callie Van Kleeck, Jason passed through this
world quickly but made a difference for many, always being the first one to help
those in need around him. Since the time he had just turned 7 (when David and
Callie first met), it didn't matter what sport he was playing, he always showed
up early and stuck around late to help do the "dirty work" of clean up
and load up.
But one sad day he left this world, on
purpose, because he could see no way out of his anguish and there was no-one
there all that day to see his pain or help him through it.
Prior to that evening, some of his friends
knew he was upset, some even heard him talk about ending it within scant weeks
before it happened. His was a successful first attempt suicide, very hard if not
impossible to prevent. No-one brought his statements of wanting to commit
suicide to the attention of his 4 parents, nor did any of his friends take his
statements serious. After all, he was a High School Graduate with honors, out on
his own and working and seemingly had it all together. So he's his own person
and his parents probably know about it anyway if there really IS a problem,
right?
Nope, we had no clue. NONE of us!
He loved good music of many genres and
always showed respect for the music and for the messages of hope presented in so
many of his favorite Artists. So much harder then for us to understand the
contradiction of it all, to understand why the decision to just step off the
edge of no return voluntarily mere days after making plans for his immediate
future over an enjoyable and lengthy lunch with his Mom, Callie.
The "MORAL" to the story? Their
is NO cost too great to make sure the lines of REAL communication are open from
the day your child is born on. Friends, watch over each other. Suicide is NEVER
a joking matter and NEVER to be taken lightly. Too often, those who could do
something about it are in the dark regarding the problem. So help each other and
each others families stay in touch with reality, ALWAYS and ALL WAYS!
Rest in Peace, Jason.
We miss you every single day.
And some of those days, so much more than
others...
Jason's Favorite High School Graduation Photo
Jason Edward Lasher
4/14/1977-3/10/1996
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