Crugie (born Christopher Riccio) is an American-born guitarist, singer-songwriter and visual artist from Princeton, NJ.

He is known for his ‘90s Hoboken, NJ rock band Cycomotogoat, his work on the John Popper (of Blues Traveler) solo album Zygote, and his co-starring role in the Cory McAbee film Stingray Sam.

Crugie formed punk band The Disturbed in 1981 in Princeton, NJ with drummer "Stroller" Ben White and bass player Dave Wilder.

[1] Kirk Dominguez of the punk fanzine Flipside said of the record "These Disturbed lads pound out inspiring pop punk-a-billy in a very unpretentious [way].

"[5] In 1988, Crugie co-created the power trio the Bah Gah Brothers with drummer Sanjay Khanna and The Disturbed bass player Dave Wilder (who later co-wrote songs and played with Macy Gray).

The band's 1992 self-titled, self-released EP features guest performances by harmonicist John Popper and violinist Emilio DiZefalo-China of Hoboken, NJ rap rock group Sweet Lizard Illtet.

The album features a comedic audio tale about a space alien on Earth interspersed with songs by Crugie and his coproducer, G'nu Fuz and Poverty Hash frontman Joe Roberto.

Crugie was cast as The Quasar Kid in McAbee's 2009 musical space Western movie serial parody Stingray Sam.

[20] Kristen Eck of BumbleBee Radio called the record "a strange yet fascinating musical excursion that has hints of Zappa and The Flaming Lips.

"[22] The album includes guest performances by Rob Clores, cellist Catherine Bent, and multi-instrumentalist Mike McGinnis.