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| The sound of The Strokes is the result of frantic living, and the late nights and the early mornings they've spent making their music in New York City. Their music makes you want to forget who you are, and unlocks the possibilities of what you might want to be.
The Strokes are five close friends who began assembling together at the Music Building in New York City sometime in 1998 to lay down the foundations of a rock 'n roll band. Together on stage at a Strokes show you will see and hear: vocalist/songwriter Julian Casablancas delivering biting lyrics, Fabrizio Moretti beating his drums with furious precision, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. moving smoothly on his feet while his fingers effortlessly flow over his axe, guitarist Nick Valensi with pick in hand tantalizing you with his quick and raw solos, and bassist Nikolai Fraiture looming like a shadow and plucking away with silent enthusiasm. |
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| In the span of a little over a year The Strokes have played the slew of
downtown New York City music venues, which have ranged from their small beginning at the now defunct Spiral, and the Luna Lounge. They later moved on to larger and more well established venues such as the Mercury Lounge where their talent was recognized by the club's young booker Ryan Gentles who went on to become the band's manager. The arduous process of getting their music produced and recorded has been greatly aided by skilled producer Gordon Raphael who helped them record a tthree-song demo titled The Modern Age. This demo was picked up by the U.K. label Rough Trade Records, and released, as-is, in January of 2001. Also encouraging and guiding the band in the studio was their guruJP Bowersock. The Modern Age was met with excitement on both sides of the Atlantic. A sold out tour of small clubs in the UK were followed up by national tours of the US opening for Guided By Voices and the Doves. |