THE STRAINS
Who Be The Strains?
Paul Grace Smith – Guitar and Lead Vocals
Jamy Holliday – Guitar and Vocals
Gretta Smak – Guitar and Vocals
Kellen Mutter – Bass and Vocals
Illi Vassiliadis – Drums
Lionn Van Der Horst – Drums
Dan Durecki – Drums
(Not all 3 at once)
Why are they so LOUD?
The Strains are 100% street. They cut their teeth on the nitty gritty spanning many decades. Individually from the gutters of Detroit in the mid 70s , to the Bowery in New York in the late 70s , the frigid climes of Minneapolis in the 80s , and the dive bars of Europe in the post Cold War era in the 90s and 2000s, only to meet up in Detroit in the NOW. These guys do not mince words or notes. They have been there through every fashion change and shift in taste, yet remain true to what has been fundamental throughout the decades. The rock and roll spirit. This live album captures them at their most real. Songs about truth. Songs about hurt. Songs about hope.