Crystal Fairy

Crystal Fairy was a short lived super group featuring Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on Bass, Buzz Osborne on guitar, Dale Crover on drums, and Teri Suarez on vocals.  The band released one album.  A brief tour was announced for February of 2017, but it was abruptly cancelled around the time At the Drive-In’s new album was announced.  There has been no further activity from the band.  Later interviews with Buzz revealed he would not work with Omar again due to the handling of the project.  

From their bandcamp page

“Members of the Melvins (Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover), At The Drive-In (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) and Le Butcherettes (Teri Gender Bender) have formed the roaring new rock band, Crystal Fairy.

Crystal Fairy’s self-titled debut arrives Feb. 24 via Ipecac Recordings with the single “Drugs On The Bus” available digitally now.

“When the Melvins toured with Le Butcherettes, Teri would come out at the end of the set and do ‘Rebel Girl’ with us,” explained drummer Dale Crover. “It was almost always the highlight of the show! From doing that, we knew there was some chemistry between us that was worth exploring. We became close friends with both Teri and Omar on the tour and came up with the idea of starting a new band with them.”

“Omar caught up with us on the Melvins’ tour because he is an admirer. Through the travels, the Melvins and Omar connected as well,” offered singer Teri Gender Bender. “Sometimes, Omar and I would fantasize loudly of hopefully being able to form a power together. Before we knew it, we were writing music in the studio (both in El Paso and L.A.) and birthed a magical little gem that I am extremely proud to be a part of.”

“The Melvins have had many different line-ups, and we’ll continue to mix things up but with Crystal Fairy, working with Teri and Omar, I knew this was something different and deserved to have its own identity,” said singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne.

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez added, “While our main bands will still remain our focus and priority, we intend to have as much fun as possible recording and touring with this special and unique project.””