New Jersey Stage Issue 54 | Page 116

The Cryptkeeper Five (Trenton) This year, TCK5 signed a deal with Richmond-based Say-10, which reissued the veteran punk band’s best-ever album, 2017’s “Stronghold,” on vinyl. A video for the misfit anthem, “1,000 Keys,” followed, along with a fall tour with Stringer. After playing The Ramones at a November charity tribute concert at Millhill Basement that raised $3,000 for Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, the year culminated there with Cryptkeeper’s annual Christmas Spectacular, which Ma- kin Waves was proud to sponsor. Upcoming shows for these tire- less road warriors include Jan. 19, Dante’s Bar, Frostburg, Md., with The Downstrokes and Defiant Brood, and Feb. 9, The Brighton Bar, Long Branch, with The Grave- yard School, Devil’s Whip and a reunion of Sharky’s Machine. Watch a video for “10,000 Keys” by The Cryptkeeper Five NJ STAGE - ISSUE 54 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 116