They Live in a Van and Invented a Genre Called Blue Gaze | Crisis Crew Interview

Crisis Crew stopped by ‪@MediumSizedBackyard‬ & ‪@medicine_boxx‬ fresh off the road, with their tour van parked outside and their new album on the horizon. The trio met in New Orleans three years ago and got their start when their school bus broke down in a tiny Michigan town with nothing to do but play music together. They've been on the road ever sinc, living in a van, busking across every major city in the country, and building a sound they call Blue Gaze: bluegrass roots meets shoegaze atmosphere, slow and spacious and unmistakably American. We talked about the New Orleans street music scene that shaped their sound, what it's actually like to live and tour with the same three people for years, why busking still matters even as the cash has dried up, and the unspoken rules that keep the van peaceful (no more chicken bones under the mattress).