Shaun Crawford: Seattle Guitarist and Bassist
Seattle based Shaun Crawford, guitarist and bassist, is our guest for this episode.
Shaun grew up in the Dallas area, started on trombone and tuba, picked up guitar at 14, and moved to Seattle in 2018 after touring through the city. He described his music as the intersection of shoegaze and soul. At the time of this recording he was playing bass in several Seattle bands and teaching music. He also played 30 or 40 holiday shows in Columbia City shops and at Westlake Park after King 5 News covered a program that put musicians in retail stores.
The conversation covers George Harrison, his orange Gretsch and the White Falcon he dreamed of owning, and Washington stages he liked, including Neumos, the Crocodile, the Tractor Tavern in Ballard and Conor Byrne. He asked on air to play a Seattle Kraken game at Climate Pledge Arena. He was about to leave for a September tour of Europe with Acid Tongue, and he shared coffee and lunch picks: The Birdhouse, Mia and Mel’s in Edmonds, Eastlake Bar and Grill, and Lunchbox Laboratory.
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