1. Watch videos of Craig & the Crawdads, the Ragin' Texans, and Craig with Jeff Chapin - click on "Videos" below!

2. Craig is included on the new CD entitled "Music for Memory," a project produced by Mark Butterfield to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. The CD includes a host of Indiana musicians, all of whom contributed tunes. To check out and purchase this CD, thereby helping the Alzheimer's Association, copy this link into your web browser and visit - http://www.music4alzheimers.org/

3. The CD release party for "Live to Love" by Craig Brenner & the Crawdads was a benefit for Mental Health America of Monroe County. "Live to Love" consists entirely of original music by Craig featuring Lori and Nate Brenner, Gordon Bonham, Tim Brookshire, Joe Donnelly, T. J. Jones, Mike Baker, Antonya Wallace, Dena El Saffar, David Wierhake, Dave Pavolka, and Forrest Means. Joel Washington's cover is based upon a photo by Jeff Hammond. The CD was recorded and mixed by Jacob Belser at Farm Fresh Studios.

Read what the great pianist Bob Seeley says about "Live to Love" and read other reviews by George Fish, Kristina Wood, and Kathleen Mills by clicking on "Reviews" below. Listen to "Hey Anna, Come Back to Indiana!" and "I Live to Love" by clicking on "Albums" below - or listen at Pandora.com or CDBaby.com. "Live to Love" is available in Bloomington at Landlocked Music, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, and the Indiana University Art Museum Gift Shop. It is also available at the Louisiana Music Factory in New Orleans and on Amazon and CDBaby!

4. Craig was Jason Wilber's guest on WFHB's "In Search of Song" on Oct 3, 2009. Lori & Craig were Carolyn VandeWiele's guests on WFHB's "Womenspace" on April 15, 2010. Listen online at wfhb.org.

5. Craig and Lori recently performed at the Broad Ripple Art Fair, Mallow Run Winery, and Fountain Square Arts Festival in Evanston, IL. To view upcoming performances, click below on "Shows" below.

6. Craig performs on "Across Indiana" on WFYI public television with Jeff Chapin on drums. Watch Craig and Jeff play "The Bloomington Breakdown" and other tunes by clicking on "Videos" below.

7. Craig played solo at the Jazz National Park in the French Quarter on Saturday, April 24, 2010, his 6th appearance. Previous performances were by Craig & the Crawdads with Alfred Uganda Roberts, the late Bunchy Johnson, Lori and Andrea, and other solo performances.

8. Craig, Gordon Bonham, Jim Bracken, Brian Lappin & Tim Brookshire are the Ragin' Texans - one of most popular roots rock and blues bands around - and they are available for special occasions! The Ragin' Texans return to the Bluebird in Bloomington for one night only, July 31, 2010! Watch Craig & the Ragin' Texans play "High School Confidential" by clicking on "Videos" below.

9. The April 18, 2007 issue of NUVO weekly lists the top Blues Bands in Indiana. Craig & the Crawdads and the Gordon Bonham Blues Band - Gordon often plays guitar with Craig & the Crawdads - are the top bands listed!

10. Listen to Craig free at Pandora.com - created by the Music Genome Project - which streams music free to your computer! When prompted to create a station, enter Craig Brenner or the name of one of Craig's songs, and Pandora will stream music FREE. Try this technology that is changing the way we listen to and share music. You can also listen to all tracks from "Window on the Soul" and "Live to Love" at CD Baby.

11. Craig received a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission to study with Bob Seeley and Big Joe Duskin, two giants of boogie woogie and blues. Craig, Bob and Mark Braun then played a concert presented by Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department on June 2, 2007, in Bryan Park, Bloomington, IN. In addition to funding from the Arts Commission, Canine Companions and Bloomington Parks and Recreation, additional support was provided by the Bloomington Community Arts Commission, City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor, and Hilton Garden Inn of Bloomington.

12. Craig returns to the Cincy Blues Fest annually and often plays on the Arches Piano Stage. His most recent performance there was with Lori, Andrea and drummer Johnny Vidacovich. Other pianists typically include Bob Seeley and Henry Butler, among others from around the world. Craig's 1997 performance was recorded by the Blues Foundation and broadcast on the most widely distributed blues radio show in the world, "Beale Street Caravan."

13. Craig and drummer Dan Hostetler's 12-song recording "Backstage Boogie" is now available on CD! It showcases Craig's Barrelhouse piano style. Craig's recordings are available directly from CraigBrenner.com. Two CD release parties benefiting the Hoosier Hills Food Bank and Mother Hubbard's Cupboard resulted in donations of food and funds from CD sales which assisted the Food Bank and Mother Hubbard's Cupboard.

14. "Window On the Soul" has 10 original tunes recorded at Echo Park Studios in Bloomington. Joining Craig are his sons Eli and Nate on percussion and bass, Jeff Chapin on drums, guitarists Gordon Bonham and Mark Robinson, clarinetist James Campbell, trumpeter Pat Harbison, trombonist Dave Pavolka, French horn player Jerry Morris, saxist Joe Donnelly, violinist Andrea Augustine, Stuart Norton on blues harp, vocalists Janiece Jaffe, Sue Swaney, Sonja Rasmussen, and Jane McLeod, and percussionists Robert Dubinski and Tim Brookshire. Mark Hood engineered and mixed. Mike Leonard of the Herald-Times calls the CD "a stunning achievement." Read more comments about the CD by clicking on "Reviews" below.

15. Alfred Uganda Roberts, conga drummer on Craig's CDs and on Craig & the Crawdads' performances south of the Mason-Dixon line, received the Sidney Bechet Award for Innovation at the 2005 New Orleans International Music Colloquium. Congratulations, Alfred!

16. Check out Nate Brenner's jazz trio Beep at beeptrio.com and his indie rock bands on My Space. Beep's new CD is now available! Contact Nate at the Beep Trio web site for information.

17. We love to play for weddings and receptions, festivals, bar mitzvahs, and private parties. If you want world-class entertainment by Craig & the Crawdads, Craig & Lori, or the Ragin' Texans, contact Craig at 812-334-0415 or e-mail brennerc@bloomington.in.us to discuss possibilities. Click on "Reviews" below for comments from recent events.