One band that has been enjoying that challenge is Cranston
Dean, who have been touring
in support of Sarajevo, a record
that came out on June 18.
Cranston Dean (which features
Cranston on acoustic guitar, vocals and keyboards, Riley Schiro
on guitar and vocals, and Ike
Gutierrez on bass and vocals) has
spent the summer playing in cities like Chicago, Nashville, Louisville, and Cleveland along with
dates in Harrisburg (PA), Delhi
(NY), and Rockland (ME). The
band has been hitting many areas for the first time. Dean says
going on tour can beat you up,
but it also does a lot for a band.
“For me personally, it makes me
feel very certain that this is what
I want to do,” explained Dean,
who started touring outside of
New Jersey about five years ago
as a solo artist. “I think for the
band it makes the music a lot
tighter and the friendships better. The smaller towns are like
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