The Crackling opens for Dan Mangan in Germany!

Folks! We'll be playing two shows in Germany. December 3rd in Münster at Gleis 22 and December 4th in Dresden at Beatpol. Both shows are direct support for our good friend Dan Mangan. Tell your German friends. K

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The Crackling releases our first music video

 with a little help from our friends at Salazar Films, monster dinosaur and an amazing crew, we proudly present the Crackling's first video.

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Recent reviews of Keep Full Ambitious

from the Georgia Straight

Based on his own reputation as a drummer, and the personnel joining him on this first solo outing, you might expect Kenton Loewen’s the Crackling to take a space-bound, improvisational trajectory. Think again! Loewen’s direction is inward on this earthy, sentimental collection of neo-folk songs, which he pitches in the region of sometime boss Dan Mangan and Bon Iver. read more

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from Chart attack

The Crackling's the stage name of Kenton Loewen, who's best known for having toured as a drummer with the likes of Dan Mangan and Mother Mother. He's dubbed his solo musical project The Crackling because he loves hearing things burn. read more

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from Exclaim!

Kenton Loewen takes you places. In the opening track of his first album, the Vancouver, BC songwriter responsible for the Crackling travels from fond nostalgia to guitar-grinding rage in three minutes flat. read more

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from BabySue.com

This is the first full-length solo recording from Kenton Loewen, best known up to this point in time as the drummer for Dan Mangan, Mother Mother, and the Gordon Grdina Trio (as well as a long mind-boggling list of other acts). If you think you know what to expect from drummers, think again. read more

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Keep Full Ambitious released today on File Under: Music!

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