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Artistopia Rank : 605
Member Since : 11/2006
Last Login : 3/11/2008
Views : 5,196
Songs : 3
Events : 0
Alliances : 0
Releases : 3
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WE'RE ON OUR WAY
Published Date : 01/01/2008
Total Downloads : 9
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| Published on 3/10/2008 |
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| By MEDIA |
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“Rockin’ bluesy-rootsy, double-agent tunes on a surfboard…one of Oregon’s best rock and blues bands.”
Statesman Journal
“This band has taken over their hometown of Portland like never before. The radio stations, the club owners and the blues fans all agree that the swing’n vintage sounds f this group will take them along way.
EAGLE 106.5 FM
“Rarely does the musical industry see an ensemble representing the musical quality, personal integrity & soundness and promise of this group. They evidence many of the qualities for success and staying power typical of blues legends and are sure to find a place in the Blues Pantheon.”
Richard Lazere Cascade Blues Association, Blues Notes
“This stellar quartet lays it all out on their new CD with 14 killer tracks…The striking vocals of Guitar Julie, who sound a whole bunch like the sultry Austin songstress, Lou Ann Barton, are incredible.”
Cascade Blues Association, Blues Notes
“Right from the gate the Strange Tones were smokin’ as they rolled and rocked and swayed from one tune into another…If I could I would have them back each and every year.”
Cholo Wilson, Talent Manager Winthrop Blues Festival
“I’m in the cult man, I’m in the cult! Guitar Julie tell me when I drink the Kool-Aid!!! I’ve got eyes as big as pie plates behind this CD!”
THAYRONE-X, BONE CONDUCTION MUSIC SHOW WAAM 1600 Ann Arbor, MI
“An impressive Strange Tones new albumn performed in the original way they have to combine blues with alternative rock, garage, R&B, or neo-rockabilly music. A compact well teamed band with a hard ‘punch’, so enjoyment is guaranteed for those of you who look for new forms and a different conception of black rooted music. A terrific record! GREAT!”
LA HORA DEL BLUES, BARCELONA
“Ripping guitars, excellent vocals, catchy songwriting, and killer tone make “Crime-A-Billy” a great original CD and one not to miss!”
BLOGGING THE BLUES
“...the band exudes an effortless and enviable sense of cool: vintage-suit cool, cheap sunglasses cool, sleep all day and twist all night cool.”
PORTLAND TRIBUNE
“Crime-a-Billy is a richly entertaining album....great retro feel, whilst still sounding contemporary.”
BLUES IN BRITIAN MAGAZINE
“...the CD kicks ass...what a recording...great lyrics, sound and most important, attitude!!!”
STEVE PRINGLE, HOST OF KMHD FRIDAY FREEWAY BLUES
“Every song is a gem...The album is a tasty cohesive collection of tough, ready to romp tunes. Steller performances on all fronts and great song selections all wrapped up as only The Strange Tones can do it.”
PORTLANDBLUES.COM
“The Strange Tones are a fine funky band that plays rockin’ roots music with the fervor of true believers. Their sound is stripped of gratuitous flash because these guys know Jimmy Reed’s secret, that one note is better than a hundred, especially if it’s the perfect one.”
THE OREGONIAN
“Each performance is like boarding a runaway train racing you down the tracks, taking you on a wild, energetic ride into the future of the blues.”
POSITIVELY ENTERTAINMENT
“Bluesy, rockin’, raw, gritty, and oh so cool!”
TOM ADDIS, HOST OF KMHD’S BLUES PALACE
“This band is on fire with some of the best original hip shakin’ wiggle centric music on the scene today!”
THAYRONE-X, BONE CONDUCTION MUSIC SHOW WAAM 1600 Ann Arbor, MI
“Wow! This one has a great feel to it - sounds like it just came out of Austin, Texas.”
CASCADE BLUES ASSOCIATION BLUES NOTES
“...este producto, editado por ellos mismos, nos deje un grato y buen sabor de boca. Su estilo es personal, original y las influencias que se intuyen desde el primer tema, van desde las ‘american-roots’, pasando por el cruce del blues con el surf y el r&b...bueno!”
LA HORA DEL BLUES, BARCELONA
“Every note, every perfectly understated drum or guitar lick, every harmony, every honk of the harmonica, exists to further the songs.”
THE OREGONIAN
“This is some great stuff. I’ve been really digging it!”
BILL RHOADES, HOST OF KBOO’S BLUE MONDAY
“The Strange Tones turn in a rip roaring, label defying bunch of great tunes”
PORTLAND BLUES.COM
“Fresh and vibrant. . . .‘Stink Bomb!’ is a real blast.“
BLUES ON STAGE, MINNEAPOLIS
“There are plenty of highlights as the Strange Tones consistently deliver the groceries on strolls, shuffles and sneaky instrumentals”
PORTLAND TRIBUNE
“Best bass man I know.”
SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS
“Crime-A-Billy may be their latest CD, but this music will live on to become classic Americana. This hard rockin’, surf-blues-a-billy ensemble, with their no-holds-barred attitude, takes us as their prisoners and there is no escape.”
Portland Roots Music Project
“Here they come to save the day…The band combines the usual blues, country, and rock feel into a tightly controlled, expertly delivered package.”
Eugene Weekly
“The Strange Tones take traditional blues, which they perform very well, and crank it up to another level with their own unique energetic sound.”
Walla Walla Blues Society, Blues News
“If surf guitar god Dick Dale found himself in Bogie’s Maltese Falcon film-noir underworld, and drank beer at the seedy bar with bluesmen Jimmy Reed and Magic Sam, the resulting soundtrack might be exactly what the Strange Tones purvey.”
OREGONIAN
“The tough, sometimes in your face lyrical style of Julie Strange is punctuated by her own and Suburban Slim’s excellent guitar work.”
The Washington Blues Society, Bluesletter
“From stage show to recordings and even their web presence and entire graphics presentation, this band is the complete package.”
THE OREGONIAN
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