Metal Sludge — Another rock n’ roll weekend and another dirty rock stage. This past weekend Jake E Lee and his Red Dragon Cartel plugged in and played their first set of shows with their latest lead singer choice Shawn Crosby.
It’s just another set of gigs for Jake, bassist Anthony Esposito (Ex. Lynch Mob) and Canadian drummer Jonas Fairley but not Crosby. At least for him, not in Red Dragon Cartel, but the initial response online seems it went well and fans accepted Crosby in a big way.
The former California resident and Sunset Strip veteran is the band’s 5th singer since March but definietly has some fans excited after only a couple shows.
Ironically there have already been several mentions and comparisons to the late Ray Gillen.
One must admit in some ways Crosby does have some similar qualities and a resemblance to the legendary rock singer who once fronted Black Sabbath and Lee’s group Badlands before his passing in December 1993.
The band played shows hitting Philadelphia, then into New York to play Elmhurst (Queens) and Poughleepsie as well. For the next 3 weekends they’ll be doing similar runs throughout East Coast. See more tour dates below.
As we noted in our article HERE Crosby is definitely no stranger to the stage, but clearly he’s the ‘new guy’ in Red Dragon Cartel. At least he is this week. Fans along with Jake and the band will likely decide how long Crosby holds the mic for the band.
Some videos have already surfaced of the group’s weekend shows. We’ve posted them below.
July Tour Dates for Red Dragon Cartel
July 14th “Mr. Goodbars” Old Orchard Beach, ME
July 16th “Tupelo Music Hall” Londonerry, NH
July 17th “The Eclipse” Binghamton, NY
July 18th “Newton Theatre” Newton, NJ
July 22nd “The Stone Pony” Asbury Park, NJ
July 23rd “Fish Head Cantina” Halethorpe, MD
July 24th “37 Main” Johns Creek, GA
July 26th “The International” Knoxville, TN
July 27th “The Basement East” Nashville, TN
July 28th “The Rev Room” Little Rock, AR
In September the band will head to Japan and currently they have 2 nites in Tokyo and a show in Oaska on the calendar.
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