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Crash Ensemble
Crash Ensemble, Dublin-based Irish new music group founded in 1997 by Donnacha Dennehy, Andrew Synnott, and Michael Seaver; ten amplified musicians led by cellist Kate Ellis, resident at the National Concert Hall and Kilkenny Arts Festival.
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies: Canadian folk-rock band from Winnipeg, formed mid-1980s (AllMusic lists 1988), led by Brad Roberts's deep baritone; known for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" (1993) and "Superman's Song" (1991), three-time Grammy nominated, touring again since 2018.
Crass
Crass: English anarcho-punk band and art collective formed 1977 at Dial House, Essex, by Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant; ran Crass Records, sold about two million records, disbanded 1984 as pledged.
Crazy Horse (band)
Crazy Horse, American rock band formed 1969 from the Rockets (via Danny and the Memories), Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina's constant core; Neil Young's intermittent backing band from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) to F##IN' UP (2024), plus six own studio albums.
Cream (band)
Cream: British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966 by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker; the prototypical power trio whose four albums, including Wheels of Fire, the first platinum double album, made them the yardstick for later supergroups.
Creed (band)
Creed, American post-grunge rock band from Tallahassee, Florida (Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips); albums My Own Prison, Human Clay, Weathered; 28 million US albums, 2001 Grammy, 2023 reunion.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, also called CCR Revisited, was the 1995 band founded by Creedence Clearwater Revival bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford to perform CCR hits live without John Fogerty, surviving a name lawsuit, releasing the platinum live album Recollection, and playing 1,755 shows before retiring in 2020.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), American swamp rock/roots rock band from El Cerrito, California, active 1968–1972; seven albums, nine consecutive top-10 singles, none No. 1; broke up 1972; Hall of Fame 1993.
Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip hop duo of three-time UMB champion rapper R-Shitei and DMC World 2019 champion DJ Matsunaga, formed 2013, known for the 2024 viral anime theme Bling-Bang-Bang-Born.
Crooner
Crooner: a singer, usually male, performing sentimental songs or jazz standards in a soft, intimate, close-miked voice. Style born with the 1920s electrical microphone and radio; peak era late 1920s to early 1950s; figures include Rudy Vallée, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSN&Y), the 1968 Los Angeles supergroup of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Neil Young, famed for vocal harmonies, Déjà Vu (7x platinum), 'Ohio,' and repeated breakups and reunions until 2015.
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Oklahoma Red Dirt band formed 1994 (Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Jeremy Plato, Randy Ragsdale); Soul Gravy hit No. 5 country; split 2010; 2025 reunion sold 180,000+ tickets.
Crosses (band)
Crosses (†††/‡‡‡) is the American dark wave electronic side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno and Far's Shaun Lopez, formed 2011; EPs, a 2014 self-titled album, then the 2023 Robert Smith- and El-P-featuring second album.
Crossover thrash
Crossover thrash, also called punk metal, is a fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk that emerged in the mid-1980s; the name comes from D.R.I.'s 1987 album Crossover, with key bands including Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., Municipal Waste, and Power Trip.
Crowded House
Crowded House is an Australian-New Zealand rock band formed in Melbourne in 1985 by Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour, known for "Don't Dream It's Over," the 1996 Sydney Opera House farewell, the 2007 reformation, and albums Dreamers Are Waiting (2021) and Gravity Stairs (2024).
Crust punk
Crust punk is an extreme subgenre of punk rock defined by a dark, political sound. It fuses anarcho-punk and d-beat, drawing on a DIY ethic and themes of environmental collapse.
Crystal Castles
The Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles, formed in 2004 by Ethan Kath and Alice Glass, is known for abrasive, 8-bit-influenced music featuring vintage video-game sound chips.
Crywank
Crywank are an English anti-folk band from Manchester, formed in 2009 by James Clayton with drummer Dan Watson. Known for Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday and Everyday Is Stupid (2013), self-managed DIY releases, and a 2019 breakup tour canceled by Covid.
Cultural impact of the Beatles
Cultural impact of the Beatles: the Liverpool band's influence from the 1964 Ed Sullivan breakthrough (40% US viewership) and Billboard top-five sweep through globalized youth culture, studio innovation, counterculture, and lasting legacy.
Culture Club
Culture Club: English new wave band formed in London, 1981, by Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss; new wave, blue-eyed soul hits "Karma Chameleon" and "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"; 1984 Grammy Best New Artist.
Cup of Joe (band)
Cup of Joe is a Filipino pop rock band formed in Baguio in November 2018, signed to Viva Records, known for "Multo" and the debut album Silakbo, with five sold-out Araneta Coliseum nights and OPM chart records.
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat is a British pop group formed in London in 1984. They released the number one UK album Keep Your Distance in 1987.
Current 93
Current 93 is an English experimental music project founded in London in 1982 by David Tibet (David Michael Bunting, born 1960), named after Aleister Crowley's 93 Current; it moved from industrial noise to apocalyptic folk, with Black Ships Ate the Sky (2006) its best-known album.
Cursive (band)
Cursive (band): Omaha, Nebraska indie rock/emo band formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Stephen Pedersen, and Clint Schnase on Saddle Creek, known for Domestica (2000) and The Ugly Organ (2003).
Curved Air
Curved Air: English progressive rock band formed in London in 1970, named after Terry Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air. Fronted by Sonja Kristina; debut Air Conditioning was rock's first picture disc; Back Street Luv hit UK No. 4; Stewart Copeland drummed 1974-76.
Cutting Crew
Cutting Crew, English pop rock band formed in London in 1985 by Nick Van Eede and Kevin Scott MacMichael, known for the 1987 US number-one single "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" and albums Broadcast, The Scattering, and Compus Mentus.
D Ream
D:Ream, British dance-pop duo of Peter Cunnah and DJ Al Mackenzie, formed 1992 in London; hit "Things Can Only Get Better" topped the UK chart in 1994 and became Labour's 1997 election anthem; Brian Cox was an early keyboardist.
Da Lench Mob
Da Lench Mob: Los Angeles political hip-hop trio (J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone) formed 1990 with Ice Cube; debut Guerillas in tha Mist (1992) went gold; disbanded after Planet of da Apes (1994).
DakhaBrakha (ДахаБраха)
DakhaBrakha (ДахаБраха), Ukrainian "ethno-chaos" world-music quartet founded 2004 at Kyiv's DAKH theater by Vladyslav Troitskyi; name means give/take; albums include Ptakh (2025) and Alambari (2020).
Damn Yankees (band)
Damn Yankees: American hard rock supergroup formed 1989 by Tommy Shaw (Styx), Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Ted Nugent, and Michael Cartellone; 1990 debut went platinum with the hit "High Enough"; disbanded mid-1990s.