Crank Stallion is a three‑piece rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, mixing elements of avant‑garde and progressive rock with jazz grooves, Cuban and cumbia rhythms, funk, hip‑hop, and psychedelia.

Jon Dowse - Keys / Bass

Ben Maschal - Drums / Bass

Wes Lambe - 8 string Hybrid- Guitar / Bass

 Jon Dowse (keyboards, Moog), Wes Lambe (8‑string guitar‑bass), and Ben Maschal (drums). Jon and Wes have played together since middle school, their bond shaping a sound both familiar and strange. With Ben’s pulse anchoring the chaos, the trio creates music that feels suspended in its own dimension—untethered, elusive, and entirely present. 

CRANK- krangk NOUN

  A bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa 

STALLION- stal·lion[ˈstalyən]   NOUN

An adult male horse.