Touring in support of their debut, self titled album, it appears as though Crash Karma is gearing up to take over, not only the airwaves here in Canada but a whole pile of stages from Bonavista to Vancouver Island.  This band was made for you n me.  Their first single “Awake” just jumped into the top 100 charts and for a band with no record label to speak of, that’s pretty impressive.  Of course, between Edwin, Jeff and Mike, they could probably start up their own label through their own funding and knowledge of the biz.

With an original and instantly identifiable sound, Crash Karma provides enough punch to cause a mosh pit, yet enough grace n melody to slow things down to a bedroom pace.  Edwin’s voice immediately rings through as one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable voices.  This was proven when the band closed the set with an Edwin signature tune and one of the most well known Canadian rock anthems of the 90’s, “One More Astronaut”. 

On the first note of “Astronaut”, The Kool Haus went ballistic.  Everyone in that venue knew the words and was singing along at the top of their lungs including yours truly.  I think we were just happy to see some of our finest back on stage after a long absence and with the sound of the band and the response they got that night, we're definitely gonna be hearing a lot more from this unit.  The 3 big name members sounded like they never left the stage.  Emir with his bass slung so high up I thought it was gonna choke him, proved to be a total kick ass 4 stringer.  He can hang that thing wherever the fuck he wants if he can play like that.