The Cribs are an English 4-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England which formed in 2001 and consists of twins Gary Jarman and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother jarman Ross Jarman. In August 2008, Johnny Marr, former guitarist for The Smiths and current guitarist for Modest Mouse became the official fourth member of the band. In early 2007 the band held some gigs in very small, intimate venues, including a show in their hometown at the Wakefield Escobar and another at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds (a venue they used to play at when they first started out). In June, they returned to Leeds to finish their tour with two consecutive nights at the University Refectory (the first band to do this since Ian Dury and the Blockheads 30 years ago). Also on this tour a date in Glasgow at the King Tuts Wah Wah Hut the venue flooded so the band played in the admiral bar, which is a pub nearby the venue, this was attened by members of Franz Ferdinand. The Cribs are seen by many as deserving of more acknowledgement, with Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs describing them as "one of the most under-rated bands around" on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Their song Hey Scenesters! was listed in NME's 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Of All Time, they were one of only a few contemporary bands included in the list. Read more at: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cribs/+wiki. |