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The Cryptics

Rock band

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Shows on record
35
Rooms played
33
Cities
31
Releases
11
Last show
May 13, 2022Wamleg

About

The Cryptics is a band, tagged arizona, Grunge, new by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2022, across 33 rooms in 31 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

35 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20133 shows
  2. 20143 shows
  3. 20151 show
  4. 201621 shows
  5. 20174 shows
  6. 20201 show
  7. 20222 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 13, 2022Wamleg · WallingfordSupportwith Ignite
Jan 22, 2022Dr. Jack's Drinkery · OmahaHeadlinerwith Hand Painted Police Car, The Broke Loose
Mar 11, 2020The Knockout · San FranciscoSupportwith Unko Atama, Dead River Rebels, Stay Out
Nov 13, 2017Yucca Tap Room · TempeSupportwith Battalion of Saints, Opposition Rising, Mouthbreather
Oct 20, 2017Backstage Bar & Billiards · Las VegasSupportwith Battalion of Saints, The Freeze, P.S.O, +4
Oct 7, 2017Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesSupportwith Battalion of Saints, NO SKIN, Traffic Death, +1
Sep 16, 2017Cherry Street Station · WallingfordSupportwith The Freeze, M-13, Battalion of Saints, +4
Dec 2, 2016Soda Bar · San DiegoSupportwith Guttermouth, Get Dead, Skipjack
Nov 22, 2016The Ritz · San JoseSupportwith Guttermouth, Get Dead
Nov 18, 2016Tony Vs Gargage · EverettSupportwith Guttermouth, Get Dead
Nov 16, 2016Highline · SeattleSupportwith Guttermouth, Get Dead, Toecutter
Nov 10, 2016Sweet Springs Saloon · Los OsosSupportwith Guttermouth, Get Dead
Oct 13, 2016Flicker · AthensSupportwith KarbomB, Ganges Phalanges, Hunger Anthem
Mar 1, 2016Sanctuary, Southgate House Revival · NewportSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 29, 2016Ace of Cups · ColumbusSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 28, 2016The Brass Rail · Fort WayneSupportwith Guttermouth, Flamingo Nosebleed
Feb 27, 2016Amsterdam Bar & Hall · St. PaulSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 25, 2016Lyric Room · Green BaySupportwith Guttermouth, The Jeffertons
Feb 24, 2016Brauer House · LombardSupportwith Guttermouth, The Bollweevils
Feb 22, 2016The Majestic Café · DetroitSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 21, 2016Grog Shop · Cleveland HeightsSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 20, 2016The Smiling Moose Upstairs · PittsburghSupportwith Guttermouth, Crooked Cobras
Feb 19, 2016Lost Horizon · SyracuseSupportwith Guttermouth, Lucky 33, Lemon Law, +1
Feb 16, 2016The Cove Music Hall · WorcesterSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 14, 2016The Ballroom at the Outer Space · HamdenSupportwith Guttermouth, The Hulls, Salitter
Feb 13, 2016Brighton Bar · Long BranchSupportwith Guttermouth
Feb 12, 2016Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Guttermouth, Loafass
Jan 20, 2016The Smiling Moose Upstairs · PittsburghSupportwith Guttermouth, Crooked Cobras
May 30, 2015Pub Station · BillingsHeadlinerwith CRYSTAL METHODIST, No Cigar
Jul 24, 2014Middle East - Downstairs · CambridgeSupportwith Grieves, Ten Foot Pole, Burning Streets, +4
May 10, 2014Dover Brickhouse · DoverSupportwith The Unseen, Slapshot, Red Tape, +3
Mar 9, 2014Railyard Ale House · BillingsSupportwith No Cigar, Carlton
Feb 13, 2013Rock & Roll Hotel · WashingtonSupportwith Dead Kennedys, The Welch Boys, Nervous Impulse
Feb 12, 2013Gramercy Theatre · New York (NYC)Supportwith Dead Kennedys, The Welch Boys
Feb 11, 2013Middle East - Downstairs · CambridgeSupportwith Dead Kennedys, The Welch Boys, Burning Streets, +5

Where they play

33 rooms in 31 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Billings2 shows
  • Cambridge2 shows
  • Pittsburgh2 shows
  • Wallingford2 shows
  • Athens1 show

and 26 other cities

Live history

35 shows on record
Shows counted
35
First on record
Feb 2013
Latest on record
May 2022

Shows per year

  1. 20133
  2. 20143
  3. 20151
  4. 201621
  5. 20174
  6. 20201
  7. 20222

Top rooms

  • The Smiling Moose Upstairs, Pittsburgh · 2
  • Middle East - Downstairs, Cambridge · 2
  • Wamleg, Wallingford · 1
  • Dr. Jack's Drinkery, Omaha · 1
  • The Knockout, San Francisco · 1

Top cities

  • Pittsburgh, PA · 2
  • Wallingford, CT · 2
  • Billings, MT · 2
  • Cambridge, MA · 2
  • Seattle, WA · 1

Often on the bill with: Guttermouth, Get Dead, Battalion of Saints, Dead Kennedys, The Welch Boys, Burning Streets, Crooked Cobras, Crystal Methodist

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

11 releases, 2009–2021

  • Paintstroke

    2021

  • Continuous New Behavior

    2020 · Album

  • Leads to Betrayal

    2019

  • Wimpy Rutherford & The Cryptics

    2018

  • Make Me Digital

    2016 · Album

  • Live At The Brickhouse

    2016

  • Continuous New Behavior

    2013 · Album

  • Face the Day

    2012 · Ep

  • The Cryptics

    2009 · Album

  • The Cryptics / USA Waste Split 7"

    2009

  • 4-Way Split

    2009

Lineup

  • Tino Valpa

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

8 members on record
  • Andy Matterntenure unknown
  • Andy Stompertenure unknown
  • Anthony Calderonetenure unknown
  • Chris Clementtenure unknown
  • Chris Faulknertenure unknown
  • Frank Nordabytenure unknown
  • Mike Nortontenure unknown
  • Tino Valpatenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: The Nasty (via Tino Valpa)

Members' earlier bands: Suburban Showdown (via Tino Valpa)

Shares members with: Bad Assets (via Andy Stomper), Big Mouth (via Mike Norton), Burn Kit (via Tino Valpa), Disaster Strikes (via Tino Valpa), Hang Fire (via Mike Norton), Infernal Diatribe (via Tino Valpa), Out Of Order (via Andy Stomper), Ramlord (via Mike Norton) and 3 more

Photos, art and posters

The Cryptics — Wamleg, 2022-05-13
Poster · Wamleg, 2022-05-13 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Dr. Jack's Drinkery, 2022-01-22
Poster · Dr. Jack's Drinkery, 2022-01-22 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Yucca Tap Room, 2017-11-13
Poster · Yucca Tap Room, 2017-11-13 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Soda Bar, 2016-12-02
Poster · Soda Bar, 2016-12-02 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Flicker, 2016-10-13
Poster · Flicker, 2016-10-13 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Railyard Ale House, 2014-03-09
Poster · Railyard Ale House, 2014-03-09 — Songkick
The Cryptics — Rock & Roll Hotel, 2013-02-13
Poster · Rock & Roll Hotel, 2013-02-13 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
The Cryptics on Last.fmArtist facts
The Cryptics on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.