New Tour + Blog!
MAY 19.09

On Monday May 18th, the High Strung launched the Monday/Wednesday/Friday Blog. This is an on-going free content project by the Detroit rock band, designed as a means to give music to the people, a means to stay creative, to deliver on behalf of a larger than life body of work, to share with their fans a boat-load of music. As the High Strung traverse the Nation, playing small bars, large rock clubs, public schools, libraries, even Guantanamo Bay Cuba(!!), they will be posting songs for you to share and love, stream and download. For free. All of this stuff is super incredible, and you just need to make sure you get out and see the High Strung live as soon as you can. Check out the tour dates here, and check out the new blog here!

Ode-day!
APRIL 21.09

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The latest and greatest effort from the High Strung. Recorded outside of Toronto w/David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals, Los Campesinos!). This High Strung record is the most expansive and experimental album the band has recorded to date. Songs like "In the Middle", "Guilt is how I'm built" and "Rope" have become instant favorites in the PTV office.

Dude Inverse
FEBRUARY 09.09

When producer David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Los Campesinos!) agreed to helm the latest High Strung album, a strange/wonderful meeting was set to take place. In the height of a brutal Canadian winter, the High Strung brought a decidedly different batch of songs with them to the small church-studio of the legendary indie producer. Josh Malerman (songwriter) has written his first group of "personal" numbers, songs that addressed bizarre psychological states as well as revealing/comforting ideas of a man turning himself "inside out"—the idea of celebratory self-examination.

Ode to the Inverse of the Dude sounds a lot like what it’s about; there’s no doubt Newfeld stretched a band who was ready to be stretched and the outcome is a fantastic/blissful proclomation. Ode... is an exploratory album, combining dreamy sounds and lyrics with the magnificence of the rock band that the High Strung is. The album is an honest original, but it’s not a puzzle, it’s a matter of heart. Songs like "Guilt is How I’m Built", "Standing at the Door of Self-Discovery", and "Out of Character" not only adhere to the theme but feel and sound like a genuine self-evaluation where as the subject is equal parts excited and frightened to discover what he has. Derek Berk and Chad Stocker, one of the country’s most colorful/dynamic rhythm sections, do not dissapoint as they bring to life this coming together of wonderful artists. This record is a musical/pyschological triumph for both a producer who has worked his magic into the hearts of millions and a band who gets better with every album.

 

May 19
Plumber Middle School
Plumber, ID

May 20
Fernwood Elementary School
Fernwood, OH

May 21
Heyburn Elementary School
St. Maries, ID

May 22
Players
Bend, OR

May 23
Berbati's Pan
Portland, OR

May 24
Luigi's Pizza and Fun Garden
Sacramento, CA

May 26
Hemlock
San Francisco, CA

May 27
The Crepe Place
Santra Cruz, CA

May 28
Silver Lake Lounge
Los Angeles, CA

May 29
Plush
Tucson, AZ

May 30
ZIA Records at Thunderbird in-store at 6PM
Phoenix, AZ

May 30
Trunk Space
Phoenix, AZ

Jun 02
Burt's Tiki Lounge
Albuquerque, NM

Jun 04
Deli
Norman, OK

Jun 05
End of an Ear (In-Store!) 6PM
Austin, TX

Jun 05
Emo's
Austin, TX

Jun 06
Artmosphere
Lafayette, LA

Jun 09
White Water Tavern w/ Peekers
Little Rock, AR

Jun 10
Proud Larry's
Oxford, MS

Jun 11
Thirsty Hippo w/ Peekers
Hattiesburg, MS

Jun 12
Marigny Theater w/ Peekers & Generationals
New Orleans, LA

Jun 15
US Air Force Base
Charlston, SC

Jun 16
The Box
Charlottesville, SC

Jun 17
Clementine
Harrisonburg

Jun 18
Delmar Public Library
Delmar, DE

Jun 18
Kung Fu Necktie w/ Capitol Years
Philadelphia, PA

Jun 19
Black Cat
Washington, DC

Jun 20
P.D. Brown Memorial Library
La Plata, MD

Jun 23
Cockeysville Library: Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Jun 24
Arbutus Library: Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Jun 25
North Point Library: Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Jun 26
Lansdown Library: Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Jun 29
Horseheads Free Library
Horseheads, NY

Jun 29
Bug Jar
Rochester, NY

Jun 30
Wood Library
Canandaigua, NY

Jul 11
Ela Area Public Library
Lake Zurich, IL

Jul 12
Algonquin Public Library
Algonquin

Jul 22
Cromaine Library
Hartland, MI

Jul 23
Milford Public Library
Milford, MI

Jul 30
US Military Base
Guantanamo Bay

Aug 05
Lavenia McCoy Public Libary
Bayfield, CO

Aug 07
New Braunfels Public Library
New Braunfels, TX

Aug 19
Deschutes Public Library-Bend Branch
Bend, OR

Aug 21
Redmond Regional Library: King County
Redmond, WA

Aug 26
The Community Library
Ketchum, ID

Aug 27
Teton Community Libray
Jackson, WY

Aug 29
James Kennedy Public Library
Dyersville, IA

Sep 13
Battle Creek: Willard Library
Battle Creek, MI

To inquire about cost or to book The High Strung for your Summer Reading Program, please contact William Harmer, Head of Adult Services at Chelsea District Library at:

email:
bharmer@blackriverintl.com

phone:
734-612-5405

 

The High Strung Management:
Chris Watson - chris@parkthevan.com
Zach Fischel - zach@parkthevan.com
Kevin Taylor - kevin@parkthevan.com

The High Strung Booking:
thehighstrung@hotmail.com