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Counting crows 1993: "this is the beginning of our first tour, ever, so we're kinda kicked about that".

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15 Comments:

It's funny, because I was just craving some live Counting Crows. I even got on their "trader network" and started snooping around for something...then this. You never let me down. Thanks

Words can't fully express what joy this brings to me... Thank you for posting it is making my day a lot brighter.

What about "Maria?" I think that's a more common name that Adam uses than Anna or Marjorie. I love this bootleg.. I've been lsietning to it like crazy...........

"there's a piece of maria in every song that i sing.." Good call.

thanks for spreading the joy. sometimes i wish there was someone i could share my warm private musical moments and feelgood lyrics with... and guess what? THERE IS. everyone is digging this. how cool is that? and i agree, open all night, love it. so let me know, I have TONS of live CC. i'll try to get you that Prov RI show to you next ok? jeff

This comment is a bit delayed, but I wanted to say that I continue to enjoy this show, and thank you for posting it. Please keep it up for a while, so the friends I recommend it to can download it. The funny part is that I never considered myself a Counting Crows fan before listening to this show. Converted? I think so.

This Is the music of addiction, with the abcent of a place to be, we hold our self together, we turn and then walkaway, thanks for the download im going to link to you from my website your ace i sher more music on my site too email me for more info my addy will be on that page

I got to your blog by mistake, but I liked it a lot because you have the same musical taste as I do... you like PY, which is incredible cause were I live no one knows him... I used to like CC a lot.. I saw them at the fiddler green '00 but didnt like that show much.. I've been disapointed by them lately... They just wont release new songs and are just living in the past.. shame!.. anyways, nice blog...

ok, you just scored bonus points with me. I just found your blog, and am loving it, but a counting crows fan to boot. I just saw them and goo goo dolls in St. Louis. Great show, all be it too short, do to co-headling. Look for a new album sometime in the Spring of 2007. Tentative title is Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. Part rocking guitar stuff and part soft acoustic stuff. Rumor is that they have re-recorded Suffocate, that was a song on their demo cd. Huge Crows fan, Kev in St. Louis

i love yooooou!

love to see that there are lots of people around who dig the crows as much as i do. And heather, thank you for putting this brilliant recording on your blog! I love it! especially 'oh, margery', when the guitars are playing that 'solo-thing' (sorry don't know how to call that i'm from holland) And the lyrics are magnificent too, aw this really is great, thanks so much!

Thanks so much! Was on a holiday in Boulder just a year later...Listening to college-radio. Hearing all kinds of new music. And ten buying August and Eveything After in some second hand cd-shop in SF. The only cd that was worn out so much that I had to buy a new one. :-)

Thanks for posting this, Heather! I caught Adam and the boys on that inaugural tour, opening for Cracker at the Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas. Listening to their Boulder set now, I'm blown away by how good and fully formed the band sounds. It was obvious to me then that these guys were "gonna be big stars." Dingo, aka festival freak

he! i accidentaly bumped onto your bloq looking for reviews of the new CC album SNSM...and i have to say i am completely thrilled to find this bootleg..because although i love the cc's whole career..i like their old stuff in a special way..because it brings back these feelings when i started listening to them..although i started listening to them like 4 years ago..but after hard candy being the first album i picked up..and had to rebuy for 3 times..i myself wasnt in a too happy stage at that time..and then when i heard round here..wow! a well.. i am an artist myself too..starting out slowly in holland..maybe feel like checking out www.myspace.com/jessestael ?i am a singer/ songwriter and greatly inspired by the lyrics of adam

Crazy, I just stumbled onto this blog. My sister and I are seeing them next sunday for the first time. I've waited 5 years for a live show. I can't get enough of them- pure magic. I'de like to say I wish I saw them when they were relativly new, but it happened this way- it's a long story how I discovered them, a bit strange/spooky. Thank you for putting this up- appreciate it. Deemajor

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Counting Crows 1993: “This is the beginning of our first tour, ever, so we’re kinda kicked about that”

I got so many wonderful sounds from her, one of my favorites being a soundboard recording of a very early Counting Crows show at the historic Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, from 8/27/93. [update:  In a twist of fate, years later living in Colorado, I've now randomly met the soundboard guy who recorded this show and the DJ who announced the intro. I love how funny life can be, and how good music can knit us in surprising ways over the years].

I absolutely wore out the tape, listening to it so many times that I know the entire set and all the dialogue by heart. Then cassette tapes went by the wayside in my life and now I think I’ve lost the original retro dub. I’ve spent many hours trolling the web looking for these songs. Then reader Jeff turns out to have this very show on mp3 and just sent it to me and made my month . In listening to it again for the first time in years, my ears are so  extremely happy.

The set is full of enthusiasm, affability, and some excellent-quality renditions of rare songs that I love wholeheartedly but that Counting Crows have never recorded or released anywhere that I know of. Both of these unreleased songs “Open All Night” and “Margery Dreams Of Horses” have those wending storylines and thoughtful lyrics that I love Counting Crows for.

Take the first – “Open All Night.” It is a simple story of a liminal evening spent in the company of a stranger in a far-off town, one of those nights that can feel so big in the moment. “She said ‘I was born the year the rockets landed / circa 1969 and I got stranded” – what a terrific lyric. I, too, would drink all night inside this particular story, swim around in someone else’s story for a while. It’s an explosive song that feels like we’ve always known it.

The second, “Margery Dreams of Horses,” feels like a lost piece of Counting Crows narrative, with characters that will appear and have appeared in other Counting Crows songs written both before and after this point (Anna, Margery). It plunks us down in the middle of a narrative of waking up in Kentucky “where the wedding was about to end.” There’s a closure and a sadness in this song, a bleeding that won’t be stanched even as there is the relief of that one who has hurt you finally pulling the knife out, taking the blade, and walking away. And really — “ It’s best to kill the ones who matter / render blind the ones who see. ” I shiver a little every time he sings that; this is a great, lost gem of a song that I wish they would revisit on a record.

In between his sweet interjections about how tiring the altitude is, Adam also comments at this show that his favorite song on this first record of theirs is “Perfect Blue Buildings” (an opalescent, unspoiled, perfect jewel in my book also) because, as he says, “It will never be a single.” Plus, the Van Morrison “Caravan” cover is a joyful explosion that seems like they’re having a lot of fun. As Adam says, “This is our favorite song, period , and . . . we didn’t write it. But I wish we did.”

ENJOY, my friends. You are in for a huge treat.

Counting Crows Live at the Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO August 27, 1993

Intro Round Here Open All Night ( unreleased ) Rain King Time and Time Again Margery Dreams Of Horses ( unreleased ) Anna Begins Perfect Blue Buildings Caravan (Van Morrison) Murder of One Sullivan Street

DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE SHOW AS A ZIP FILE HERE

24 Comments

It’s funny, because I was just craving some live Counting Crows. I even got on their “trader network” and started snooping around for something…then this. You never let me down. Thanks

Aaron — March 29, 2006 @ 3:02 pm

Words can’t fully express what joy this brings to me…

Thank you for posting it is making my day a lot brighter.

Brad O. — March 30, 2006 @ 8:24 am

What about “Maria?” I think that’s a more common name that Adam uses than Anna or Marjorie. I love this bootleg.. I’ve been lsietning to it like crazy………..

little brother — March 31, 2006 @ 1:14 pm

“there’s a piece of maria in every song that i sing..”

heather — March 31, 2006 @ 1:43 pm

thanks for spreading the joy. sometimes i wish there was someone i could share my warm private musical moments and feelgood lyrics with… and guess what? THERE IS.

everyone is digging this. how cool is that?

and i agree, open all night, love it.

so let me know, I have TONS of live CC. i’ll try to get you that Prov RI show to you next ok?

jeff — April 3, 2006 @ 11:49 am

This comment is a bit delayed, but I wanted to say that I continue to enjoy this show, and thank you for posting it. Please keep it up for a while, so the friends I recommend it to can download it. The funny part is that I never considered myself a Counting Crows fan before listening to this show. Converted? I think so.

Sal — June 12, 2006 @ 9:40 pm

This Is the music of addiction, with the abcent of a place to be, we hold our self together, we turn and then walkaway,

thanks for the download im going to link to you from my website your ace i sher more music on my site too email me for more info my addy will be on that page

ossobear — June 24, 2006 @ 4:01 am

I got to your blog by mistake, but I liked it a lot because you have the same musical taste as I do… you like PY, which is incredible cause were I live no one knows him… I used to like CC a lot.. I saw them at the fiddler green ’00 but didnt like that show much.. I’ve been disapointed by them lately… They just wont release new songs and are just living in the past.. shame!..

anyways, nice blog…

Anonymous — July 9, 2006 @ 8:14 pm

ok, you just scored bonus points with me. I just found your blog, and am loving it, but a counting crows fan to boot.

I just saw them and goo goo dolls in St. Louis. Great show, all be it too short, do to co-headling.

Look for a new album sometime in the Spring of 2007. Tentative title is Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings. Part rocking guitar stuff and part soft acoustic stuff. Rumor is that they have re-recorded Suffocate, that was a song on their demo cd.

Huge Crows fan,

Kev in St. Louis

Anonymous — July 13, 2006 @ 10:37 am

i love yooooou!

allison — September 20, 2006 @ 9:56 pm

I’m sooo thankful for this !! Collecting CC boots has become an obsession with me lately so I LOVE adding this to my collection !!

pacman720 — September 23, 2006 @ 9:58 am

love to see that there are lots of people around who dig the crows as much as i do. And heather, thank you for putting this brilliant recording on your blog! I love it! especially ‘oh, margery’, when the guitars are playing that ‘solo-thing’ (sorry don’t know how to call that i’m from holland) And the lyrics are magnificent too, aw this really is great, thanks so much!

Kay — February 15, 2007 @ 6:48 am

4duckie2see — May 25, 2007 @ 4:54 pm

Thanks for posting this, Heather! I caught Adam and the boys on that inaugural tour, opening for Cracker at the Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas. Listening to their Boulder set now, I’m blown away by how good and fully formed the band sounds. It was obvious to me then that these guys were “gonna be big stars.”

Dingo, aka festival freak

Dingo — June 27, 2007 @ 1:08 am

he! i accidentaly bumped onto your bloq looking for reviews of the new CC album SNSM…and i have to say i am completely thrilled to find this bootleg..because although i love the cc’s whole career..i like their old stuff in a special way..because it brings back these feelings when i started listening to them..although i started listening to them like 4 years ago..but after hard candy being the first album i picked up..and had to rebuy for 3 times..i myself wasnt in a too happy stage at that time..and then when i heard round here..wow! a well.. i am an artist myself too..starting out slowly in holland..maybe feel like checking out http://www.myspace.com/jessestael ?i am a singer/ songwriter and greatly inspired by the lyrics of adam

Jesse "James"Stael — January 26, 2008 @ 3:53 pm

Crazy, I just stumbled onto this blog. My sister and I are seeing them next sunday for the first time. I’ve waited 5 years for a live show. I can’t get enough of them- pure magic. I’de like to say I wish I saw them when they were relativly new, but it happened this way- it’s a long story how I discovered them, a bit strange/spooky. Thank you for putting this up- appreciate it. Deemajor

Anonymous — June 30, 2008 @ 1:03 pm

I just found your blog, and am going to spend the next several hours trolling it for awesome music. Wow….you’ve done an incredible job with it.

Any chance that you could fix this old download link? I’d love to get this Fox Theater show from the Crows, but the zip that’s downloading seems broken.

Jason Griffey — February 19, 2009 @ 6:12 am

too many movings the last years. Well, it doesn´t matter, is a great show and I would love to have it back, is there any chance I could get it?

Thanks in advance!

Mariano — October 30, 2009 @ 4:55 am

mariano, the link is live. go ahead and download!

browneheather — October 30, 2009 @ 6:14 am

Thanks Heather. I remember having this show on cassette also, and of course haven’t listened to it in 15+ years.

ajs — October 14, 2013 @ 8:40 am

Sullivan street is the most magical song alive

hillary — October 20, 2013 @ 11:41 pm

I’m fairly certain I bought this bootleg off ebay when I was a 19-year-old college student years ago. I no longer have it, of course. Thanks for bringing it back! And I love this: “there is a little piece of maria in every song I sing.”

Veronica — November 24, 2013 @ 11:04 am

Thanks from one huge c.crows fan to another.

sheila — February 2, 2014 @ 2:40 am

[…] you want to hear that raw sound that I heard that night, this is about as close as you’ll come. It’s audio taken from one of the Counting Crows/Cracker concert dates in Boulder, Colorado […]

The Social Clymer - Throwback Thursday Concert: Counting Crows 1994 — May 21, 2015 @ 8:28 am

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The Untold Truth Of Counting Crows

As one of the hottest alternative rock bands of the '90s, Counting Crows has sold more than 20 million records worldwide . They're also an incredibly popular touring band and are known as a Generation X pop culture staple. 

Since 1991, the band has seen its share of changes. From acoustic duo to ensemble, lead singer and songwriter Adam Duritz has always been at the helm. Counting Crows burst onto the scene from Berkeley, California, and their quintessential American folk-rock sound is now familiar to many around the globe. The band celebrated the 25th anniversary of their debut album in 2018, and as of 2021, they rank #8 on Billboards' "Greatest of All Time: Adult Alternative Artists" 25th anniversary chart. After several years of lying dormant, Counting Crows released a new album in May 2021, entitled "Butter Miracle: Suite One." 

Whether you're a fan of their music or not, Counting Crows are a rare, lasting breed in the music industry who have survived since the early '90s in one of the most cutthroat businesses on the planet. You may have a song or two of theirs in your music history no matter what generation you belong to, but there are plenty of odd and impressive facts about the band's past, and particularly its leading man, that you might not know. 

The origin of Counting Crows' name

The story behind Counting Crows' name came from a British divination nursery rhyme called "One for Sorrow" about the superstitious practice of counting magpies (more commonly known as crows in America). Lead singer Adam Duritz became familiar with the rhyme after viewing the film "Signs of Life." 

If you're a super fan of Counting Crows, you may already be aware of Adam Duritz's serial habit of dating actresses. Even before the band came onto the scene in 1993 with their first album, Duritz is said to have been involved briefly with actress Mary-Louise Parker, who starred in "Signs of Life . " "Girls have always liked Adam" his sister, Nicole, told Rolling Stone . "Why not? He's funny, he's charming, and he's passionate about what he does." It's only fitting, then, that the longstanding band's name originated from one of Adam's relationships with an actress. 

Hints of the band's name are dropped in their debut album "August and Everything After" in the track "A Murder of One." The rhyme's most popular verse is: "One for sorrow,/ Two for joy,/ Three for a girl,/ Four for a boy,/ Five for silver,/  Six for gold,/ Seven for a secret,/ Never to be told."

Now you know to never call them The Counting Crows, (a common mistake) because they're simply "counting" crows. 

Counting Crows started as an acoustic duo

Counting Crows eventually became an ensemble band, but in the beginning, there were only two. Adam Duritz, who moved from his native Baltimore to the Bay Area, was involved in numerous music projects  and eventually found some mild success in the San Francisco-based band the Himalayans, who received local praise in the early '90s . In fact, Counting Crows' hit track "Round Here" was  originally a Himalayans song . 

Duritz formed Counting Crows with producer/guitarist David Bryson, and the two became an acoustic team who performed around the Bay Area. Duritz quickly became a standout performer with his long dreadlocks and grungy-emo demeanor that fit perfectly with a brooding Generation X and the mood of the decade. 

The pair eventually became a five-member group two years later in 1993 and received their first break when they were invited to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction for Van Morrison. It would be nearly a decade before the band went from five to seven members in 2001, according to WNRN.

Some likely and unlikely influences

Adam Duritz has spoken openly about the effect Kurt Cobain's death had on him as the band was up-and-coming. Nirvana had burst onto the scene only a couple of years prior to Counting Crows, and learning of Cobain's suicide shook Duritz. 

"I knew Kurt; we were label-mates, we were signed by the same guy [Gary Gersh]," Duritz told the  Pittsburgh City Paper . "We were like his two little brothers at the time." Duritz admitted that the news "scared the sh*t" out of him. "I'd just wrapped my head around doing this thing, and then I found out — here's this guy who's just been on the cover [of Rolling Stone], and look what happened to him," he said. 

Duritz also credits '70s/'80s band Big Star and Miles Davis as huge influences on his music writing. Other, more obvious influences include Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, the Band, R.E.M., Thin Lizzy, Tom Petty, and Pearl Jam, according to  Rolling Stone . 

Legendary music producer T-Bone Burnett was responsible for honing their sound on Counting Crows' first album "August and Everything After," which became known as a somber set of tracks. However, their one-way ticket to arriving on everyone's radar and heading to the top of the charts was the only uplifting, upbeat track on the album, "Mr. Jones." 

If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline​ at​ 1-800-273-TALK (8255)​.

Accounting Crows

When Counting Crows burst on the scene in 1993 with their debut album "August and Everything After," they got more than one record company's attention. Rolling Stone dubbed them "the Biggest new band in America" that year, and a bidding war between Geffen Records and eight other companies ensued. Gary Gersh, the Geffen A&R rep who signed Nirvana, was "blown away" by their sound, which according to Gersh, was rare. 

The album went platinum in just five months, which, as The Washington Post points out, was faster than Pearl Jam's first album "Ten" and Nirvana's "Nevermind." The band soon became known to industry insiders as the Accounting Crows.

Duritz was wary of the fast fame and success. "I'm happy with the fame in a lot of ways. I won't deny that," he told the Post. "But it's kind of scary. Something has definitely changed in my life, and I can't go back now if I wanted to." Almost overnight, Duritz was dating famous women, hanging out with megastars like Johnny Depp and Sean Penn, and fronting platinum albums. He even went so far as to compare the sudden notoriety to " waking up on Mars ."

Who is Mr. Jones?

Some songs are abstract, but others have true stories behind them. In the case of Counting Crows' first big hit "Mr. Jones," there was an actual Jones they were describing.

The song is based on Marty Jones, the former bassist of Adam's previous band, the Himalayans, and Kenney Dale Johnson (pictured), the drummer of Chris Isaak's band Silvertone. The story often told about the track is that it was written about a night out in San Francisco when Marty and Adam went to see Marty's father David, who happened to be a flamenco guitarist. The story is revealed in a 2011 documentary about Marty's father, "Gypsy Davy." In the film, Marty admits to giving up his successful career as a musician because "he feared repeating his father's behavior," according to  Variety . 

The link to Kenney Dale Johnson is more obscure. When Johnson heard that the song was also about him, he didn't know why. In fact, he didn't even know any members of Counting Crows. According to an interview with Blogcritics Magazine , Johnson spotted Duritz in an airport and took him aside to inquire about the song's content. 

"People have been e-mailing me forever telling me that you say from the stage that I was the inspiration for 'Mr. Jones,'" Johnson said to Duritz. Duritz admitted that he saw Johnson surrounded by girls and thought, "Yeah, when we get our record out, we'll all be a big shot, too." 

Adam Duritz's uncommon psychological disorder

Adam Duritz eventually opened up about his rare dissociative disorder, which he had dealt with for about 25 years and was especially difficult after the release of Counting Crows' album "Hard Candy" in 2002. "The more things seem less real, the more you begin to drift away, and you lose all your tethers to the world," he said of his disorder . He revealed his diagnosis to the public in 2008 after suffering since his early 20s. Known as depersonalization disorder, it can make someone feel "disconnected from their physical bodies and no longer in control of their thoughts and actions," according to the  Huffington Post . 

In an interview with the  Miami New Times , Duritz was asked if writing music acted as therapy for the disorder. "No, I don't think there's anything therapeutic about songwriting," Duritz answered. "You've got to get your therapy done outside of things like that. But an album is probably a good way of judging how the person is feeling." 

Duritz's lifestyle as a traveling musician, he admits, doesn't help his disorder, either. 

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website .

This Desert Life and David Lowery

David Lowery, former leader of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, co-produced Counting Crows' third studio album "This Desert Life." The band met Lowery while they were touring together in the early '90s. Counting Crows rented a house to do some pre-production work with Lowery for about two weeks, during which he gave the band "advice about structure and how they want to make the album," according to  MTV . 

The collaboration got mixed reviews. Entertainment Weekly's Mark Bautz wrote that "Producer David Lowery brings a loose-limbed instrumental feel to several cuts, but few of these downcast, Duritz-centric songs have the vitality that made "Mr. Jones" 1994's love-it-or-hate-it hit." 

The cover of the album was inspired by Neil Gaiman's book "The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish" and designed by the same artist, Dave McKean. Despite lukewarm reviews, the album had a couple of hit radio tracks, including "Hanginaround." 

A pioneer in using social media for publicity

Adam Duritz was active on AOL message boards and Twitter at the very beginning of the social media movement. He quickly gained  more than a million followers on Twitter in the early 2010s, which helped the band's popularity among a new demographic. 

In 2011, Duritz allowed fans to create the cover art for his "All My Bloody Valentines" album, interacting with the fans on social media as they submitted their artwork. He recorded the album at night during the week before Valentine's Day, according to The Wall Street Journal . "All My Bloody Valentines" is a collection of covers that includes songs by Bob Dylan, the Cars, Ryan Adams, and Tom Waits. Duritz ultimately received around 1,400 entries . After narrowing them down to 25, he couldn't choose one winner for their design work, so he chose two lucky fans' artwork for the album cover. 

Their fans have high SAT scores

Can your music preferences determine how smart you are? The jury has been out for years. Classical music, for example, has been linked to improving concentration, but never before had specific analysis been done on modern music linked with a popular aptitude test. Until it was. 

According to a data study conducted by software application writer Virgil Griffith , Counting Crows listeners, on average, scored quite high on the SATs, second only to Beethoven and close with other musicians like Radiohead, the Beatles, U2, Bob Dylan, and Sufjan Stevens, according to Chron . Griffith is known for creating the Wikipedia Scanner that detects where edits on the site are coming from.  

The study takes average SAT scores of certain college institutions and breaks down music by genre. According to its findings, Lil Wayne listeners rank at the very bottom. 

Of course, like a lot of data sets, this finding should be taken with a grain of alt-rock salt. 

Counting Crows' songs are key signifiers to famous films

Counting Crows' songs have been featured in numerous films, including " Colorblind ," featured in "Cruel Intentions," and Joni Mitchell cover " Big Yellow Taxi ," which was used in the soundtrack for the film "Two Weeks Notice." Adam Duritz also composed the song "Accidentally in Love" for "Shrek 2,"   as well as a number of original tracks for the film "Josie and the Pussycats." 

Writing the theme song for the "Shrek" franchise proved challenging for Duritz, whose personal and introspective song lyrics comes naturally. "I was really struggling with it. I generally don't write songs on demand, and I almost got to the point where I thought I wasn't going to do it," he told Billboard (via " Today "). In order to prepare for composing the song, Duritz traveled to DreamWorks animation camp to view part of the film, including the opening sequence where the song was eventually placed. "They just told me that the song had to be uplifting," Duritz added about his experience. "They actually said, 'Don't write a song about Shrek. Write a song that's about you.'"

His hard work paid off, as the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song . 

Adam Duritz has dated many famous women

Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz has been linked to not one, but two "Friends" stars and is known to be quite the serial celebrity dater. 

Duritz had a high-profile relationship with megastar Jennifer Aniston in 1995. Counting Crows had won two Grammys in '94, and Duritz reportedly wrote hit song "A Long December" about the epic parties thrown at actress Samantha Mathis' house during that era, according to  InStyle . Duritz and Aniston were a Hollywood power couple in the making. Unfortunately, they lasted about two weeks . Duritz noted, "We never even slept together," in an interview. 

Duritz is rumored to have also dated Mathis at some point around the same time and has also been linked to Courteney Cox and Mary-Louise Parker, as well.

Years later, in 2009, he and Golden Globe-nominated actress Emmy Rossum had a public relationship for about a year. According to Rossum , the pair met on Twitter. "I was on tour with the band this summer," she said. "They invited me actually on Twitter. That's how we met — on a dare. They dared me to come sing with them a song that I'd never sung before ... So I ended up on tour with the band, and it was very, very fun." "He's extremely kind, incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, creative and respectful," Rossum said of Adam to People . They reportedly remain close friends. 

The Underwater Sunshine podcast and festival

Counting Crows may have gone dormant for a time, and a few members have come and gone, like founding member Matt Malley . They are still very much together, however, and are set to tour in 2021 to perform their latest album. Duritz especially is still a pinnacle voice in American music and has become a brand for deeply personal, introspective rock fusion and lent his name to a variety of projects.

Duritz hosted a podcast named after the Counting Crows 2012 album "Underwater Sunshine" in 2018. " Underwater Sunshine: The Podcast ," co-hosted by James Campion, aired weekly until early 2020. The podcast covered various pop culture subjects, including film and music. Campion, a personal friend of Duritz, is a music and pop culture writer and co-wrote a book with Duritz. 

A semiannual  music festival of the same name followed in New York, which helps shine a spotlight on independent musicians. With Duritz and Barbara Garrett as the executive producers and Kate Mullins as the executive writer, the festival strives to create an "immersive" music experience. During the festival's off seasons, the brand showcases musicians year-round on social media, promoting individual artists through video, interviews, and performance clips. 

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Counting Crows: Butter Miracle Tour Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide for more than two decades with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the

Counting Crows: Butter Miracle Tour

Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide for more than two decades with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. Exploding onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is revered as one of the world’s most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. In 2004, Counting Crows recorded the chart-topping “Accidently in Love” for the animated motion picture Shrek 2. The instant success of the track earned them an Academy Award nomination for “Best Original Song” at the 2005 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Original Song,” and a GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.” Over the last 30 years, the masterful songwriting from frontman Adam Duritz put the band at No.8 on Billboard Magazine’s 2021 “Greatest Of All Time: Adult Alternative 25th Anniversary Chart.” The band released their newest record, Butter Miracle, featuring hit single “Elevator Boots” in April of 2021.

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