Craig's Brother: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Craig's Brother was a rock and roll band. The original members are Ted Bond (founder and main songwriter), Heath Konkel, Scott Hrapoff, Adam Nigh and Andy Snyder.

Craig's Brother released their first commercial album "Homecoming" on Tooth & Nail Records in 1998. By then, they had already recorded two demos, one self-titled cassette tape, and a CD/LP called "Keepin' It Real". They never achieved much fame, but the fans they did attain were extremely dedicated. They relied quite a bit on the Christian music market in order to gain a foothold, which they did.

In 2000, a sophomore release was planned, when Tooth & Nail dropped the band. It is still unclear why they did so, but many factors have to be considered. The band was being rude to a big Christian customer, namely a kind of sect called "The Family", which resulted in a mass loss of sales. For whatever reason, they were dropped, and the new album "Lost at Sea" was hardly distributed. It took more than a year before it became available outside the United States, and soon thereafter; it disappeared once again.

Right around this time, the drummer Heath Konkel, one of the few who had stuck with the band from the beginning, left to attend school. More members left, new ones were gained, among these a certain Steven, who also performs in the band "HeyMike!", that split up around this time. Dan McLintock, from the band "Inspection 12", wrote some songs, sang and played the guitar on "Lost At Sea". Ryan Key, singer for "Yellowcard", also joined in for a short while. YC's violinist, Sean Mackin, also made a guest appearance on "Back and Forth" on the "Lost at Sea" album.

In the end, it was too turbulent to keep going. Craig's Brother disbanded in 2001, after fans had been kept on their toes for months.

The site, www.craigsbrother.net, remained however, and has changed layouts numerous times. The webmaster, Eli, has stuck around and kept the messageboard running, and there have even been a few updates. In the summer of 2003, www.tedbond.com was launched, also by Eli. Ted gave the fans three new acoustic songs, and of the three; the song "Craig's Brother" was the one that caught everyone's eye. It was a sad reflection on the time in the band, hanging out with, quote: "just a bunch of drunks I can't stand". Anyway, it proved Ted could still write songs that were of the same calibre as earlier Craig's Brother.

Rumours were proven true, as on Christmas 2003, it was announced that Craig's Brother was back. Heath returned from school, and so did Scott, and a pack of new bandmembers. A new EP was scheduled for release by the next summer.

Craig's Brother are currently this EP on Takeover Records, a label that Yellowcard has long left, after the success of their latest album "Ocean Avenue". HeyMike! has also reformed, and are recording a new EP in the same studio. This time, Craig's Brother seem intended to try and go big.