Many Years ago and around the time dirt was invented, Craig Stevenz got his first guitar.
Having played clarinet in school band up until this point it became obvious that in the search for kool, one needed to play guitar drums or bass. So Craig convinced his dad to get him one and the future changed forever.
    Not a lot happened in the learning department until the last six months in the army. That's when things got more serious.
    After discharge, Craig returned home to Monroe, Washington and formed a band known as Thunderhawk in the mid 70's. Altho the band was well known at local parties
there was little opportunity for three country boys oblivious to the big city to do much beyond playing "covers" in local taverns around Lynnwood and Everett. "Cursed" with the ability to write his own music, Craig could never stay playing covers for long and at the time disco was all anyone wanted any way. During this time however Thunderhawk did get a cut onto KISW in Seattle on a radio show called "Your mother won't like it". This was around 1979.
    Of course Craig kept self destructing for years by kicking out players for stupid reasons (sound familiar?) thereby causing the band to remain in a state of flux. Many drummers and a few bass players later it was time to quit.
    Of course there were other bands formed THC, High Rock, etc. All cover bands.
    Then there was a shift into jammin around at jam nights and meeting other musicians that Craig wasn't in a band with. (Allowing him to stay friends). This is where the blues (blues / rock) began to emerge from his fingers and his soul.
   Since the winter of 87' - 88' he has gone by the name "The Victims of Kool"
Many gigs ang years later Craig has decided to take advantage of computer technology and record some of the tunes he "victimized" and see if anyone is interested. Craig still plays local pubs and jams where He lives on Whidbey Island, Washington State. Interest shown from the European market may change that however. " Record Companies don't sign old guys" says Craig. "In a few years the internet will make them a thing of the past". Get a computer, record your music, put it on the web. My music is all over the planet. From Singapore to Hungary and all points in betweeen. I find it all over the file sharing networks. Am I getting paid for it?. Only when someone orders a cd....... But then most of my hero's have nothing good to say about what they were paid by the record companies that signed them". " I think the internet is a way for musicians to take back control". 5,000 cd's at $10 a piece is 50 grand. Paid downloads have no over head. They exist only in cyberspace. "Now that's a record deal"

Now Craig has a number of sounds from Hard rock to Blues and everything in between. How do you catagorize Craig's sound?
    Well let's see a list of his favorites. First there was the Beatles, Then Jimi Hendrix blew everyone out of the water, Pat Travers, Robin Trower, ZZ Top. One thing is true to this day, Craig prefers the Guitar based trio sound. Always has, and probably always will. Now in the age of computer recording and web sites, Craig is re- recording and publishing a quite extensive backlog of tunes going all the way back to his very first song ever written "Tired of you" to more modern tunes like "Too much Metal for one hand" and "She my baby". Perhaps this website will help to leave his footprint across the world. If not he hopes to have fun trying. Enjoy and as Craig would say.......

                                              Boogie Chillin !!