
For fans of The Black Lips, I highly suggest Austin, Texas' Strange Boys. Their In The Red Records release 'And Girls Club', is a 16 song psychedelic romp through what is seemingly another era. Check out "Woe Is You and Me" and "Should Have Shot Paul" below. Check out their MySpace page here . "Woe is You and Me" by The Strange Boys Download YSI or zShare "Should Have Shot Paul" by The Strange [...]
In The Red continues to keep the garage vital this year with yet another great release. The Strange Boys keep it loose and surprisingly clean shaven as far as snotty young garage goes. Tipping more nods to their mid-60's precursors than any current contemporaries (save maybe The Weakends), the boys have taken to heart the lessons that the best of their forefathers learned; taking the swing out of R&B and giving it a rough edge. The band's been a fixture in their Texas scene for a while despite their young ages but this more than welcome full length, while [...]
Music reflects history, and so do the places that play host to countless shows, crowds and scenes over time. Dead Venues Live combines today's artists with yesterday's haunts, showcasing performances by up-and-coming bands on location, where these landmark venues first started checking IDs. Last month, we posted about the first episode of "Dead Venues Live" with Ume . Now, the third installment of " Dead Venues Live " brings us The Strange Boys performing "Who Needs Who More". ( Via Dell Lounge ) [...]

Austin's Strange Boys will release their highly anticipated debut album, The Strange Boys..And Girls Club, next month on the garage-punk institution In The Red Records . The street date for the album is March 24, but before that they'll rock the Psych Fest and once again be an official SXSW showcasing artist. I can't wait to get my hands on this record. I've been digging the Strange Boys for a while, but until recently I only had a handful of tracks to digest. I'll let the press release say the rest: "The Strange [...]
Here are three new videos that have been "doing it" for us over here at EF HQ; we've got a recent Band of the Week , a sultry law enforcement agent, and a group of Austinites who just may prove to be the toast of SXSW this year. Here We Go Magic - "Tunnelvision" (above) Joan As Police Woman - "Start Of My Heart" (above) The Strange Boys - "Woe Is You And Me" (above)

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In the Red Records' back catalogue is littered with artists like the Dirtbombs, Jay Reatard and the King Kong & BBQ Show, so it's no surprise that the label's latest act has a garage-rock feel to it... Continue reading "The Download: New Strange Boys MP3" >
As the snow melts and the temperature rises, lo-fi garage rock is coming into season, and nothing's better than a breeze and some trebled guitar riffs on a car stereo. Texas' the Strange Boys should be the next band to grace those speakers, and make sure to roll down the windows while you're at it. The band's full-length debut is coming out on In the Red Records , which is fitting since any band on that label can put listeners into a garage rock psychosis. Be on the lookout for the awesomely titled the [...]
Here's the new video for "Woe Is You And Me" off our fellow Austinites, The Strange Boys' debut, The Strange Boys... and Girls Club, which is due out next month via In The Red Records . They will be having a record release party at Emo's on Thursday, March 5th. The Strange Boys - Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up (mp3) The Strange Boys will be performing at next month's Psych [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Today's Quick Mention: Yes. Instead of sharing some new tunes I decided to spend my President's Day making sure that my couch was still comfortable. It is. Thank whoever. On a related note, my Xbox 360 is as fun as I remembered. Time for another EP! Enjoy. : Tahiti Boy And The Palmtree Family - That Song : Going hand-in-hand with my lazy afternoon yesterday was this relaxing number from Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree [...]
*Alice Russell - Got The Hunger* Papercuts - Future Primitive The Strange Boys - Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up Dengue Fever - March Of The Balloon Animals Woodhands - Electric Avenue Paper - Out Of It Into It
While this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape might not provide a great soundtrack for any Valentine's Day shenanigans, at least it will help hold your attention while you're waiting for that 1-800-Flowers delivery or in line for dinner at Olive Garden. After all, like always, below you will find the week's best mix of new singles, covers, and remixes, along with mp3s from a few up-and-comers you just might want to check out. NEW Singles: "Bayonets" by Amazing Baby "My Maudlin Career" [...]
Brah Records artist, Pterodactyl straddled a very thin line between nettlesome noise and noise rock on their self titled 2007 release, also known as the Blue Jay album. When they were on, their dinosaur squawk rock was a shock to the system sent straight to the spine of the soft rock indie rockers who have so far dominated the decade. Yet, there were times, where that squawk was so heavy, and so encompassing, that even this rocker had to run to the safety of a Death Cab disc. Here, on "First Daze," the first song released from [...]

Die Gitarre schreddert Rhythmen, irgendjemand rührt die Trommeln auf einem alten Ludwig-Set, während eine schwankende Stimme versucht, die Melodie zu halten, oder zumindest Ordnung vorzutäuschen. Jeden Moment droht die Stimme zu kippen und mit ihr das ganze akustische Gewitter unvermittelt loszubrechen. Doch The Strange Boys kämpfen knapp 5 Minuten mit sich, dem Lied und gegen ihre Instrumente an und klingen wie betrunkene The Seeds , die ihre Musik irgendwie ins Jahr 2008 herübergerettet haben. [the strange mp3] The Strange Boys / Heard you wanna beat me up [the strange link] [...]

Well, it's Friday, and what better way to end the week than to premier a new song by local Austin favorites, The Strange Boys . This is a track off their album And Girls Club, set to come your way on March 24th on In the Red Records . The track is titled "Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up." Happy Friday folks. Download: Strange Boys - Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up [MP3]
The now-Austin-based (and formerly Dallas-based--frontman Ryan Sambol and his brother, bass player Phillip, are the sons of Bob's Steak and Chophouse owner Bob Sambol) lo-fi garage rockers The Strang... Continue reading "Strange Boys Release Video, Offer Free MP3 In Anticipation Of Upcoming Album" >
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The Strange Boys - "Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up" To get your bite-sized, retro, garagey fix for the day, this is what you want. From the Strange Boys ...and Girls Club , out 3/24 on In The Red .
I've never been to Austin, but in my mind, every pool hall down there plays stuff that sounds like the Strange Boys . The Austin-based quartet does that kind of road-weary garage pop that you find on good jukeboxes, wedged somewhere in between Highway 61 Revisited and your fifth Pall Mall. But where that formula might wear kind of thin, the Boys have enough good Southern sense to interject some 1960s R&B and Kinks-nodding guitar boogie. "Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up", from the band's In The Red debut ...And Girls Club [...]
Woe is going to be me if I can't see them again ASAP if not sooner. I heard they are opening for some of Black Lips May tour.........

Our friend and photographer Pooneh Ghana caught Friday night's Monotonix / Strange Boys show in Austin at Red 7 . Pooneh offers up this brief but all encompassing review: "Some girl up front totally busted her face open, and Monotonix played part of their set up in a tree...Strange Boys were awesome as well!" Photos of the insanity after the jump... mp3: the strange boys :: heard you wanna beat me up ***************************** [...]