Vanity Crash has been rocking the glam punk scene, proving to be one of the finest of the genre. Known for incendiary live shows, Vanity Crash include timeless gems performed live alongside their own blistering originals. Their collection of work includes original tracks featuring David Bowie’s longtime pianist, Mike Garson. Vanity Crash is singer/composer/guitarist/arranger Dennis Van Crash, drummer/composer/singer Thomas Anonymous, vocalist/percussionist Virginia Plain Crash, and lead guitarist Matthew Angel.
Vanity Crash were born on stage under hot lights in the crucible of sound and fury as the live band during an extended Cleveland run of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Ever since, Vanity Crash has been dressing up and throwing down with eye-popping synchronized light shows, outrageous stage costumes and provocative attitude, opening for the likes of the New York Dolls, Poison, Semi Precious Weapons, the Darkness, and Gogol Bordello. The band placed songs in the movies Kingsbury Run and Hellweek. Their recent acclaimed tributes to David Bowie include timeless gems performed live alongside their own incendiary originals. In 2013 and again in 2017, David Bowie’s long-term pianist, Mike Garson guested on Vanity Crash albums.
Jeff Niesel of Scene magazine says, “One of the only bands on the local circuit that keeps the glam rock flame burning brightly, Vanity Crash has been going strong for a decade now, pumping out good, gritty records with regularity.”