The band Ricky Smith and The Crush has been performing in the Lehigh Valley and Allentown area for the past 3 years.
The three-piece band has worked their way up in the local music scene, to where they are now established as one of the areas top musical acts - performing at some of the area’s most prominent music performance venues, (ie. Mezza Luna, Musikfest, and the new Steel Stacks, to name a few) as well as Community Benefits.
In 2007 Ricky Smith moved to Allentown from the Pittsburgh area getting established now in the Lehigh Valley.
In 2008 he met bassist Craig Fly and Craig 'hit it off' from the start, where the two had similar musical backgrounds and tastes.
Ricky had played guitar/sang in many cover bands throughout the Pittsburgh Tri-State area and was now hoping to simplify things by forming a 'power-trio'.
After trying-out drummers, they met-up with Tom Austin. Tom, originally from Texas, had 'honed' his drumming skills playing with many of Texas’s best.
With the addition of Tom, the band now had the 'winning' combination that would provide the foundation from which Ricky could now show his 'flair' and high-energy as one of the area’s leading rock & roll, blues guitarists.
As the bands following continues to grow, many have described the band's sound as - "exuding tone and such feeling with amazing similarities resurrected to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan".
Ricky chose the name 'The Crush' due to its aptly description of the bands ultimate goal: to 'CRUSH' the negative aspects of today’s music scene - and bring back the fundamentals of 'down & dirty', gritty blues and rock and roll. This is what Ricky Smith and The Crush are all about.... come see one of their performances to experience it for yourself!
An Original Compellation is in the works.
www.TheCrushRocks.com
Guitar & Vocals "Ricky Smith"
Bass & Vocals "Craig Fly"
Drums & Vocals "Tom Austin"
Contact:
Ricky Smith & The Crush
(610)954-0808
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2012 Schedule
January 14 Bar With No Name Rt 512 & 22 7-10
January 28 Strange Brew Grille "Former Jellybeans" 5th St & Emmaus Ave Allentown
February 4 Pig Pen Sports Bar & Grill Allentown, Pa 6-8:30
February 10 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center 10-1
February 11 Bar With No Name Rt 512 & 22 7-10
February 18 Farm House Inn Milford, NJ
March 9 MEZZA LUNA Allentown, PA 10-1:30
March 16 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center 10-1
March 17 Pig Pen Sports Bar & Grill Allentown, Pa 6-8:30
July 21Tri-Boro Sportsman Club Northampton, PA
Thanksgiving Eve Party @ Tri-Boro Sportsman Club Northampton, PA 9-12
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2011 SCHEDULE
Jan 8 Mezza Luna Allentown, PA
Feb 5 Fossil's Catasauqua, PA
Feb 12 Seemsville Tavern Northampton, PA
Feb 26 Private Party
Mar 4 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn
Mar 17 WZZO St. Patty's Bash Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn
Mar 26 Mezza Luna Allentown, PA
Apr 1 Florence Italian Grille Breinigsville, PA
Apr 2 Fullerton Fire Co Whitehall, PA
Apr 9 Fossil's Catasauqua, PA
Apr 16 Seemsville Tavern Northampton, PA
May 13 Grumpy's BBQ Roadhouse Mechanicsville, PA
June 18 Merhi-Zernhelt Community Benefit Tri-Boro Northampton, PA
July 1 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center
July 2 Fossil's Last Stand Catasauqua, PA
July 8 Coplay Saengerbund Coplay, PA 6-10
July 9 Steel Stacks 2 Shows 5 & 9 PM Bethlehem, PA
July 10 Mezza Luna Red Bull Battle of the Bands 6:30 PM
July 13 Bike Night @ High Performance Cycles Allentown, PA
July 16 Private Party Southeast, PA
July 30 Mezza Luna Airport Rd. Allentown, PA
August 11 Main Street Music Hall Northampton, PA
August 14 Musikfest "Banana Island" Bethlehem, PA
August 26 Wheels of Time Macungie, PA 4-6PM
September 2 10PM - 1AM Sam Adams Brew Pub Rt 100 & 78
September 4 Battle for the Bull Mezza Luna Allentown 6-8
Ricky Smith & The Crush "WINNERS of the Battle for the Bull"
Thank you FANS
September 9 Fossil's Last Stand Catasauqua, PA 9-Midnight
September 23 Bar With NO Name 6-9 Happy Hour Rt 512 & 22 6-9
September 24 Howard Barnes Memorial Benefit Asbury, N.J.
September 29 Happy Birthday to "Craig Fly"
October 7 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center 10-1
October 15 Special Event / Private Party "Happy Birthday Linda"
October 29 Fossil's Last Stand Catasauqua, PA 9-12
Cancelled due to Freaky Snow Storm Catch us back at Fossil's Nov 12
November 3 Storm Nightclub Rt 309 Quakertown, PA 9-12
November 11 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center 10-1
November 12 Fossil's Last Stand Catasauqua, PA 9-12
November 18 Bar With NO Name 6-9 Happy Hour Rt 512 & 22 6-9Bands
Thanksgiving Eve Party @ Tri-Boro Sportsman Club Northampton, PA 9-12
November 26 Bar With NO Name 6-9 Rt 512 & 22 6-9
November 20 Blue Fox Benefit @ Coplay American Club 12-? 3
December 2 Sam Adams Brew Pub Holiday Inn Conf. Center 10-1
December 16 Bar With NO Name 6-9 Happy Hour Rt 512 & 22 6-9
December 30 The Bar With NO Name Bethlehem, Pa 7-10 PM