Luke Crouse

"The time machine just dropped me off from 2001."

In the brisk, Saturday mornings of 2003, you could find Luke snuggled up with his copy of Sonic Adventure 2 and watching 4Kids TV, back when cable television was still a a thing. His love for Sonic grew into an unhealthy obsession with Crush 40, and he's spent his entire life since writing rock songs, going really fast, and eating chili dogs. As a local musician, when we asked him to sing with us as a guest vocalist, he actually told us no, unless we could meet his only condition, that The Anime Band performs Escape From The City with him on vocals. So they did, and they still do. Thanks Luke.

Luke Crouse was once a normal musician, fronting former rock bands like Wilhelm and Colourshow for several years, and touring for several more. Eventually, all good things came to an end and Luke moved on. He then began pursuing to release music independently under his own name for a few years but otherwise, not playing live. That was until, The Second Coming. On one fateful day Luke put on a pair or mirrored sunglasses and a windbreaker, and as he looked in the mirror, he realized someone else was looking back at him. Since that day Luke has begun a quest to rerelease his entire back catalog of songs under the moniker Luke and The Second Coming, and then proceeded to take it as his own mission to lead The Anime Band as a frontman and sound designer while creating a whole new story for himself, and his bandmates. No one has seen him without the sunglasses since, rumor even has it, he may no longer have eyes.

Currently Performing w/ The Anime Band:
Strike Back - Fairy Tail
Haruka Kanata - Naruto
Kizuna no Kiseki - Demon Slayer
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Bleach
Chōzetsu Dynamic! - Dragon Ball Super
Escape From The City - Sonic Adventure 2

Favorite Anime: Kingdom Hearts (It's a video game, we know. He just keeps singing Simple & Clean when we ask).
Favorite Anisong: Zenzenzense (Your Name)
Favorite Character:
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)

  • Live In Columbus

    3.7.24 - Skully’s Music Diner - Columbus, OH Abigail McNatt Photography

  • Filler Beach Party

    6.30.23 - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
    Abigail McNatt Photography

  • Live In Upstate New York

    2.3.24 - Photo City Music Hall - Rochester, NY
    Keep It Rolling Photography

  • Filler Beach Party

    8.12.23 - House of Independents - Asbury Park, NJ
    Meg Wills

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