[story]
   

When the highest ethic is expediency, when the highest goal is power, when the torturers, murderers, and thieves seize the world and proclaim themselves the new good, who and what, exactly, are those now declared outside the law? Crime and the Forces of Evil are a band of former superheroes, now supervillains - a change wrought not by their own actions, but by the inversion of the world around them.

This is their story, and these are their songs.
 


[projects]
   

We're new and trying to get off the ground! If you like what you hear, tell your friends! ^_^

Three new tracks from the forthcoming Dick Tracy Must Die. Check it:

<a href="http://crimeandtheforcesofevil.bandcamp.com/track/shout-at-the-desert">Shout at the Desert by Crime and the Forces of Evil</a>

<a href="http://crimeandtheforcesofevil.bandcamp.com/track/thought-you-knew">Thought You Knew by Crime and the Forces of Evil</a>

<a href="http://crimeandtheforcesofevil.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-help">Let Me Help by Crime and the Forces of Evil</a>

Meanwhile, the Crime and the Forces of Evil sneak-preview CD, Sketchy Characters, is ready! It's a four-song EP of works in progress all from the forthcoming full-length release Dick Tracy Must Die. It's very much still a work in progress, but it is the full band! And it's out! OMG! Listen to and/or download Sketchy Characters from Bandcamp!


[talkie]
   

Blog: Crime and the Blog of Evil, with RSS feed. Updated pretty often.

Extra Blog: Solarbird's music journal on Dreamwidth, which has extra posts.

Facebook: As mandated by NAFTA.

Email: crimemurkworks.net

Bandcamp: Crime and the Forces of Evil, where you can listen to more stuff. Live tracks too, eventually.

Mailing list: Click to sign up!


[shows]
   

NEXT SHOW: August 20th, 2010: Juanita Beach Friday Market, Juanita Beach Park, Juanita, Kirkland, Washington. Showtime an early 3pm!

More performances are being scheduled! If you're interested, please email crimemurkworks.net.

Previous performance venues include Centennial Park Amphitheatre in Redmond, Oregon; Everett Market 4th of July at Everett Marina, Everett, Washington; Renton Piazza, Renton, Washington; UNA Annual Meeting, Kenmore, Washington; Copley Square Farmer's Market, Boston, Massachusetts; UniverCity Renaissance Plaza, Burnaby, British Columbia; Juanita Beach and Kirkland Wednesday Markets, Kirkland, Washington; Bothell Country Village, Bothell, Washington; Lake Forest Park Farmer's Market, Lake Forest Park, Washington; Woodinville Market, Woodinville, Washington; and many others.


[reviews]
   

[Sketchy Characters is] growing up and scraping your knee and finding your voice and figuring out what's really scary after all, and it's beautiful. Friends, romans, Cascadians, lend her your ears. -- Vicka Corey

"[Sketchy Characters is] music for a nascent nation... originality... crunchy themes... worth following... buy the thing." -- Maellenkleth

"[W]e are looking for music that is a little more upbeat and generic... I'm afraid we wont be able to use you." -- Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance