Latest News

11-20-08-  Chris Karp broke his left leg he is fine but will be out for a few weeks! Joe Nunez will fill in this week and next.

10-1-08 - Recording update!!  The band has been hard at work at The Alley Recording co. In Valparaiso IN working on their next CD.
The tracks are sounding amazing and include - I Wanna Know - 3 Little Things - Owe it all To you - She Comes Lovely- We- Show me
the way - Some Divine - Sunflower Girl- Masquerade - Every Little Thing (She does is)- So Mundane- Here We are Again  and World's
Much Bigger.

9-08 New Fall merch in-stock including Crawpuppies Sweatshirts

9-6-08 Crawpuppies Rock Popcorn Festival Second stage and Oak Lawn's Fall on the Green Festival

2-15-08 Chad Clifford buys the Alley Recording Co. in Valparaiso
www.alleyrecordingco.com

2008

5-1-07 Chad and Michelle Clifford purchase Front Porch Music in Valparaiso www.frontporchmusic.com


4-19-07 Read Chad’s Comments on Friend and Capitol Recording artists Chris Funk of the Decemberists.  here and here

3-15-07 The DVD CRAWPUPPIES: LIVE AT THE DOUBLE DOOR CHICAGO 2006 is now available for $15. It documents our successful
July 2006 show and the fun we had in summer of '06.
Details

3-1-07 Chad Clifford was named favorite Songwriter in the Midwest Beat Magazine's Reader's Poll  of the Year.  Aaron was named
favorite Bassist and Chad was also runner up for favorite singer and favorite solo acoustic performer. Thanks to our fans for their
votes!

3-1-07 Thanks to anonymous M for an excellent video of Moby Dick now on YouTube check it out here
http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=sgpKhXG1LcQ WOW 445 Views

3-1-07 Crawpuppies to do an acoustic set to open for John Waite. Lead singer of " the Babys" "Bad English" and such hits as
"Change" and " Missing You". This show will be at the Blue Chip Casino on Sunday, March 11th.

2-15-07 Crawpuppies do an acoustic set  for the Bass Pro Shop grand opening (click link for press)
http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/11/news/porter_county/doc42bd984c147ccb5e8625727e00811fb4.txt

1-29-07 Outta My Head featured on q101 Thanks Sherman

1-29-07 Crawpuppies record at Columbia College Studios in Chicago they lay down the tracks I wanna know and 3 little things.

1-5-07 The Crawpuppies Need you online vote on Q101
http://www.q101.com/localonline/View.aspx?ID=7077&R=1


2007

12-31-06 Crawpuppies to ring in the new year in Evansville IN

11-26-06 Crawpuppies take road trip to Kinder Louisiana 3 nights

9-26-06 Congratulations to Chad & Michelle on the birth of their 3rd son Liam Chad Clifford photo here

8-23-06Congratulations to Aaron & Dee Dee Hedges on the birth of their son Lane Dee Hedges photo here

7-22-06 The Crawpuppies Save the Day/ While  opening for Live they are asked to play longer for an ailing Ed  Kowalczyk News
article here

7-21-06 Tune in to Z107’ John Cruise interview Chad from the Crawpuppies to promote their upcoming show at The
HammondFestival of the Lakes opening for the band Live.

7-16-06 The Crawpuppies play the historic  Aragon Ballroom with 4 other top local bands for the Bon Jovi Have a Nice Gig Contest
they brought over 250 fans to an incredible show!

7-9-06 The Crawpuppies' Outta My Head featured on the Mix Sunday July 9  2006 101.9 FM

7-8-06 Crawpuppies place within the top five bands in Chicago. Out of over 300 bands. Mike Curtis is named best guitar player in the
Emergenza Finals.

7-6-06 Media Blitz – Crawpuppies have articles featured in the Post-Tribune,
The Times, The Chronicle, The Midwest Beat and New
Slang Magazine. Plus they are featured on X rock 103.9 with commercials running all week in addition to commercials on the Mix
WTMX and Z107.

7-6-06 Jon Bon Jovi announces the Crawpuppies are in the top 5 in the Have A Nice gig contest live on the air MIX and will compete
in the Finals at the Aragon Ballroom  with four other bands on Sunday July 16th. Free All Ages show. The grand prize is the
opportunity to open for Bon Jovi at Solider Field in Chicago.


6-25-06 Crawpuppies Selected in the top 10 bands in the Have a Nice Gig vote now at wtmx.com

6-5-06 Crawpuppies Website has 5999 hits in one week!!

6-3-06 Crawpuppies to play at the Metro in Chicago for the finals of the Emergenza contest on July 8th

th6-3-06 Crawpuppies win Semi-Finals of Emergenza !!!

6-1-06 Crawpuppies to film a DVD at the Double Door Show.

5-21-06 Crawpuppies featured on Xrock’s Night Rock radio program. Mike, Chad and Aaron talk with Tom Lounges and play live on
the air, and give away tickets to the Double Door and CD’s

4-13-06 Crawpuppies to play at the historic Double Door in Chicago for the Semi Finals of the Emergenza finals June 6th 2006.

4-13-06 The Crawpuppies  Selected to open for the band Live at Hammond’s Festival of the Lakes this summer.

4-13-06 Crawpuppies win Second round of Emergenza!!

2-4-06 Crawpuppies to play at the Note in Chicago for the second round of the Emergenza Contest on April  13, 2006

2-3-06 Crawpuppies win first round of Emergenza Finals
!

2-2-06  Congrats to Chad and Michelle as they are also expecting a baby in October

1-9-06 Congrats to Dee Dee & Aaron Hedges on their upcoming news. They are expecting a baby!!

1-7-06 Crawpuppies to play Emergenzia Festival at the Note in Chicago on February 3, 2006. We have chartered a bus for our
friends click
here for all the details.

1-1-06 Pick up you copy of the Beat Magazine and make sure you vote for the Crawpuppies in this years music Awards.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

12-05 NEW IMPORTANT The Cage Match has been suspended for now. There has been tampering. We'll keep you up to date. Thanks
for your support as always.

11-7-05 If you haven't voted yet this week please do!!  And ask all you friends to help also.  We won again in last weeks cage match
on Night Rock. This week our new challenger a young Crown Point bad called Asteria. They have a huge following and they are
beating us badly please  Please Go to
www.nightrock.6string.net and click on cage match. Vote Crawpuppies. Easy.

10-30-05 We beat our Good friends and a Great Band Electric X 57% to 43%

10-23- 05 Thanks to all the Cpup fans who voted again this week we beat Farewell to February 60% to 40%

10-18-05 Thanks to everyone who voted last week for the Crawpuppies on Night Rock against Echofarm. Thanks to you we received
74% of the votes. The total was 903 votes  that means we got over  668 votes! That is amazing!!  This week we are met with a new
challenger a band called Farewell to February.  

10-18-05 Chad Clifford Interviewed by Times to 'Pod or not to 'Pod Click
Here

10-5-05 - Rare photo of Chad from the year 2022 is found click here  ==>

10-4-05 Visit
www.myspace.com/crawpuppies & www.myspace.com/chadclifford   and become one of our "friends"

9-16-05 Post Tribune talks Crawpuppies
Here

CRAWPUPPIES Merchandise available at the shows (including underwear)

5-16-05 Peaceful Amnesty reviewed by
Illinois Entertainer

5-16-05 Check out live video, photos and audio live mp3 downloads from nwilive.com

5-2-05 Call WXRT at  (773) 777-8881 to request Slave to the Puppeteer by the Crawpuppies

5-2-05 Download your favorite Crawpuppies song from iTunes
www.itunes.com

Crawpuppie's Chad Clifford makes the cover of March Beat Magazine Photo by Lyle Waisman =>  

Crawpuppies named in top 3 in both the cover and original band categories in the
Beat Magazine
also congratulations to Chris Karp for being  named  top drummer in the area.

2-13-05 Check out the updated links page !!

1-18- 05 Thanks to all the fans and friends who came out to the Star Plaza on Saturday. We had a blast.  Thanks also to Tom Lounges
The Beat Magazine and Night Rock for all their hard work.

1-7-05 The CRAWPUPPIES will play at The Star Plaza at 4:45PM pm on January 15, 2005

1-3-05 Congrats To Aaron and Dee Dee who were married today in Hawaii

1-1-05 Happy New Year from the CrawPuppies!! Thanks For all the support in 2004 ! We look forward to 2005.

12.15.04  Crawpuppies to Play Star Plaza Theatre  on 1-15-05 Details (more)

12.17.04   Peaceful Amnesty Named #3 in top 10 Local Region by The Times Newspaper (more)

12.5.04     Pick up a copy of the Beat Magazine and be sure to vote for The Crawpuppies Peaceful Amnesty  in the 2004 Readers Poll

9-04        Listen to the Crawpuppies on XRock 103.9 from September 2004 featuring live in studio versions of "Never Asked For
More"  "Slave to the Puppeteer"