Posted on: July 13, 2010 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

The Strange Boys are a phenomenal young group from Austin, Texas.

They are at the same time, both timeless and refreshingly avant garde. Set to appeal to anyone who has a liking for top quality beat and blues influenced rock n’ roll. The band has had a phenomenal year, starting with the release of their second album, Be Brave, followed quickly by a US tour with Spoon, including a show at Radio City Music Hall, dates with Julian Casablancas, and more recently, winning over a legion of new fans with their set at Glastonbury.

Ryan Sambol explains the background of the band’s second album, Be Brave:

“We got back from Europe and I worked out the songs that I had already started, wrote some more and sent cassette tapes of the songs to Tim, Jenna and Seth. When they got the tapes they all called me back and said they didn’t know what they were going to play, but they were interested to try. Then the three of us; Greg, Philip and I, drove out from Austin and played a few shows to get to LA. We met up with Tim, Jenna and Seth, went over to our friend John’s house, and rehearsed for a couple hours. The next day, we played FYF Fest, two days later we went to Costa Mesa, and two weeks later we came out with Be Brave.”

“It’s passionate, yowling guitar rock at its best” – Rolling Stone

THE STRANGE BOYS

08-15 Brooklyn, NY – East River State Park / Jelly NYC Pool Party %
09-01 Austin, TX Emos Inside
09-02 New Orleans, LA Saturn Bar &
09-03 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under &
09-04 Tampa, FL New World Brewery &
09-05 Miami, FL Churchills #
09-07 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic &
09-08 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree *
09-09 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
09-10 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
09-11 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle *
09-12 Nashville, TN Glenn Danzig’s House $
09-14 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 *
09-15 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
09-16 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
09-17 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s *
09-19 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie: 2 shows: matinee (all ages) and evening (21+) performances *
09-20 Ithaca, NY The Shop &
09-21 Montreal, QB Casa Del Popolo &
09-22 Toronto, ON The Garrison &
09-23 Detroit, MI Lager House $
09-24 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class $
09-25 Cincinnati, OH Mid Point Festival $
09-26 Columbus, OH The Summit $
09-27 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail $
09-28 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle $
09-29 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club $
09-30 St. Paul, MN Turf Club $
10-01 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews $
10-03 Memphis, TN Hi Tone $

* = w/ Those Darlins, Gentleman Jesse and His Men
% = w/ !!!, Lee Fields, Future Islands
& = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men
# = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Jacuzzi Boys
$ = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Natural Child

THE STRANGE BOYS LINKS:
MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/thestrangeboys

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