The Crooked East

The Crooked East plays haunting and emotional wall-of-sound Rock/Post Punk with catchy hooks, poetic lyrics, and a splash of psychedelia. Based in Mexico City, where they're ReverbNation's #1 rock band, The Crooked East was formed by Buffalo, NY native Jon LaPoma just before the pandemic. Their swelling guitars, synths, cellos, pianos, drums, and bass enhance LaPoma’s literary lyrics, which often tell raw and honest tales of mental illness, addiction, the complexities of love, the search for identity, and the loss of innocence/religion.