Introducing The Sound Mind Trio!
Experience an Amazing Musical Journey with Crookneck Chandler and Friends!
New Topsail Island Trio
Looking For Bookings
Starting October 2026!
The New River Trainwreck - Wes Rider and Crookneck Chandler
Two Seasoned Frontmen Blatantly Stepping On Each Other's Toes!
2 Egos, Multiple Instruments, and 1 Big Party!"
Booking Now! *Limited Availability*
There's A New Band In Town!
Old Dogs, New Tricks! It’s fun, it’s authentic, and it’s unapologetically Southern!
The Crookneck Coalition has officially landed on the shores of Topsail Island!
A brand-new high-energy collective is here to redefine the sound of the coast!
They aren’t just a band; they’re a sonic salt-spray of gritty Southern rock, soulful blues, and foot-stomping country and bluegrass rhythm that hits harder than a Nor'easter.
About Crookneck Chandler
An excellent choice if you enjoy roots music that is authentic, well-written, and blends Southern genres like a modern-day troubadour! Crookneck Chandler is a fascinating artist with a deep Southern musical background.
Raised in the Bottoms of Tibbee, Mississippi, he draws from deep Southern roots and decades of storytelling. Crookneck’s music fuses Rock, Bluegrass, Country, and Blues into his self-penned genre Appalachian Swamp Rock.
Live Performances Venues Include:
The Trailer Bar, Captain Mike's,
Eventide, High Tides and Good Vibes - Surf City, NC, Topsail Island Brewing, Lorelei's, Voodoo Brewing, The Starlite Saloon - Sneads Ferry, NC, Shaka Taco - Hampstead, NC, Dram Tree Tavern, Outer Dunes - Wilmington, NC, Thirsty Surfer - Emerald Isle, Passim's - Cambridge, MA, The Burro - Murfreesboro, TN, Boogie Bottom, Sugar Plum - West Point, MS, The Winchester, Brookstock, Beachland Tavern - Cleveland, OH, Flagstaff Brewing, Hops on Birch - Flagstaff, AZ, Hopkins Icehouse, Fat Jacks - Texarkana
Current projects include:
New Podcast, "Casting In The Ferry" debuting June 2026
The Sound Mind Trio
His North Carolina based band, The Crookneck Coalition.
And the album CrookNaked to be released summer of 2026 with members of
The Tibbee Bottom Boys!
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More Music!
Discography:
Scott’s Grove (1993) - Kentucky
Normal People Wouldn't (1994) Boston
Some Thinkers (1995) - Key West
Eliot Bridge (1996) - Nashville
Animal Parts (2000) - Las Vegas
Vibram Soul (2003) - Cleveland
Aw Yeah! (2006) with The Tibbee Bottom Boys
Coontail Road (2009) with The Tibbee Bottom Boys
Lookin' For Santa Claus (2025-Single) Nashville
CrookNaked (coming Summer 2026!) With The Tibbee Bottom Boys
Years of Experience!
With an impressive catalog of over 400 originals, Crookneck Chandler wrote his first song at age 12, "Today I Took Your Picture Off My Wall", and has been writing, recording and performing ever since!
"Words can make you think thoughts,
Music can make you feel feelings,
Songs can make you feel thoughts"
- Anonymous