The Strypes

The Strypes are poised to be the band everyone is talking about. On Tuesday, March 18th the adorable foursome rocked The Bowery Ballroom with their off-the-charts musical talents. At one point, the lead singer (harmonica), lead guitarist, and bassist switched instruments!! It was incredible. Their music just makes you happy and their passion for performing will serve them will on the road to success. Looking forward to seeing them again soon! All the best Ross, Josh, Pete, and Evan!!

Awesome show. High energy. Amazingly talented far beyond their years. Can't believe they don't have a larger following in the US. Hope they come back to tour soon. Would definately go see their show again.

The Strypes are absolutely incredible live, they blew me away. I will attend all of their shows from here on out every time they come to Boston or Massachusetts in general. You must see these guys live!

Stunning band, skilled beyond their years. Great atmosphere, really memorable night.

Blues, Hard Rock and Punk all mixed together ---the Strypes were awesome. I hope they make it big but I doubt it because everyone wants ro hear pop/EDM garbage.

the night starts off at being my new favorite venue the Sinclair in Cambridge. Between the acoustics and the sight lines make this place worth going. The opening act is a band named The Skins. Hadn't heard of them before. Their sound was great. A band that needs to be seen. The Strypes were up next. They came out and were great. Looking like something out of the 60's. It almost took you back in time to the London clubs just as the British Invasion was about ready to explode. I highly recommend seeing either 1 of these bands before you have to overpay to see them...

The Strypes owned the small crowd at the Sinclair. Animated, full of energy and armed with a bunch of great tunes, this punky blues band won me over by the end of their first song, and it was uphill from there. Beg borrow or steal to see these guys the next time they are in Boston, because it won't be long before they are playing the Garden or even Gillette. They are THAT good.

The show was amazing...to think these young "kids" can turn it out....so tight....so much energy...attitude.....these guys are the real deal.....not to be missed....can not wait for more new material.....great set list.....encored with Rockaway Beach and Louie, Louie... they have a great sense of what works....great selection of oldies.....I will be amazed if these kids aren't huge......if they are not....it would be an absolute shame!!! More Strypes please!!!!!

The Strypes tore into Allston and ripped it up old School. I highly recommend seeing them live when they come back to the States. Young, talented and very energetic.

As soon as TheStrypes stepped on the stage the rock & roll was non-stop! You couldn't stand still if you wanted to. They were fantastic.

Excellent showmanship. Their crowd rapport and stage presence were amazing for their age - - they came across as being very veteran performers. Super manic high energy from start to finish. Very good quality musicianship from every person; I especially liked their drummer. I also liked their arrangements a lot. In particular, their guitar player is very much a true lead guitar player. By that, I mean that he is playing leads, notes, fills and riffs during the entire song. Too many modern guitar players just take the approach of strumming chords during the vocals, and then playing solos. I like guitar and keyboard players who are active during the entire song. I do think they would benefit a bit from a little better sense of dynamics and some change of pace, but I would rather see them err on the side of adrenaline overkill than to become formulaic, or think they need to include an "obligatory" ballad. I totally love high energy music and performances!Given all the hype, I was curious as to exactly what the band would sound like (had not previously heard any of their material). Writers have compared them to a lot of bands. Of the comparisons I ve seen, many I don t think apply at all. For example, I don t see any resemblance to The Ramones or Dr. Feelgood. I understand the Yardbirds comparisons, mainly because the Strypes use a lot of harmonica, and their singer does sometimes remind me of Keith Relf. Many of their songs do call to mind that early Yardbirds feel, when the band was covering a lot of old blues tunes in a rave-up style. I don t see much of The Kinks in the band, nor particularly The Who, other than the manic level of energy. I would describe the band as solidly in the spirit of the New Wave movement of the late 70s/early 80s, which was trying to recapture the mid-60s feel for manic energy, and short, catchy songs. My best effort at relating them to another known band: I think they are a lot like The Jam, but much more musically sophisticated - - all of their musicians, and their arrangements, are much better than The Jam. But the approach to performing live is very similar. Unfortunately, also like The Jam, at least in my eyes, they, so far, lack memorable material. As much as they capture the spirit of Yardbirds/Who/Stones/Kinks, etc. they do not seem, at least so far, to have the gift those bands had of writing captivating songs. I might change my mind if I heard studio versions, but live, nothing made me want to sing along, or imitate the guitar riff, or whatever. The pleasure was just in the crazed energy of the performance, and the very good quality of the musicianship. But, there is still time; they are only 16-18 years old. It took several albums for the Stones to start writing their own hits. Their early reputation was entirely made on great live performances of obscure blues and R&B songs. It will be interesting to see how they evolve if they stay together. One sort of bad omen for The Strypes: the crowd was very heavily weighted to old geezers like me. I think, for them to have an enduring career, they have to capture the imagination of fans in their teens and 20s. Not enough people my age still buy records and go to concerts to sustain a new young act for the long term, I think. This is just an observation, not a suggestion that they change anything in their underlying approach. Bottom line: great show, glad I went. Well worth $15. The band has a lot of potential.

These kids (and yes, kids, all about 18 years old) really know their way around their instruments. Playing was excellent. Energy level on stage was high, plenty of enthusiasm. Besides playing most of their new album they added some select covers; Louie, Louie (not bothering to really learn words, so chorus, jam repeat), Rockaway Beach and Concrete Jungle. My criticism is, all their songs are about the same tempo, so show started to drag a bit from sameness. I think they need to write or cover a couple of slower songs to create some dynamics. Was it a perfect show? Not yet. Would I recommend show? Definitely and buy their new album, it's good!