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Show Announcement: 9/25 at Great Scott w lespecial! 

AYOOOO we're keeping a lighter schedule this fall as we prepare to enter the studio, but we're psyched to announce our debut at Allston's Great Scott on 9/25! This venue is a local institution right around the corner from our practice spot and it seems kind of crazy we've never hit there before. Even better, it's our first chance to throw down with lespecial - these guys have been all over the East Coast for a few years for good reason, they put on a great show. See you there.

DST photos, Great Set w/ Tauk Last Night 

So we made it down to Norwich, CT last night for an opening set along with NYC's fast-rising TAUK. They are good dudes and great players, keep an eye out. We'd like to thank Strange Brew and everyone who made it out last night, it was a fun set at a very well-run venue. We'll be back soon, no doubt.

Also wanted to pass along some shots of our performance at the Davis Square Theatre with Bent Knee last month. These are retouched stills taken from the video we shot of our "Prance" (Dillinger Escape Plan) cover. We're starting the long process of editing this footage this month so keep an eye out for that as well. The energy and intensity in the room is palpable in the video and I think it comes through in some of these photos. You can see the rest of the album here.

 

ROXY/ELSEWHERE COVER VIDEO SERIES STARTS NOW! 

Village of the Sun, the first part of our 3 part tribute to Frank Zappa and his masterwork Roxy & Elsewhere is now live on YouTube! This is our most recent collaboration with videographer Frank Hegyi. In the coming weeks we'll be releasing our versions of Echidna's Arf (of You) and Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? We have been polishing this 16+ minute suite live since the fall and after an intense day of recording and 3 months of editing we're unleashing it on the world. More to come FZ fans....

SUMMER 2013 

ALLLLLRIGHT folks after a long and crazy month of shows at Precinct we are gearing up for a great run of dates this summer! For those of you who missed THE PRECINCT SESSIONS, we will have some live video and audio in the not-too-distant future.... We'd like to thank Precinct for hosting us and all the bands and fans who showed up, hope you had as much fun as we did!

No time to waste though, because we've got lots more shows to get to this summer. This Saturday we'll be making our second trip to Brooklyn to play Trash Bar as part of the Northside Festival (10pm on 6/15). Make sure you show up early and catch our friends The Karma Exchange at 9. We are beyond excited to announce our FESTIVAL DEBUT at Camp Coldbrook on 6/21, we'll be starting the fest off right with a 1pm set on the main stage! Tickets are still available, so email or call today to pick them up! Other dates this summer will take us to Providence, Cleveland, Beverly, NYC, and Martha's Vineyard, so check our CALENDAR for updates and get weird this summer.

  

GET TO PRECINCT TONIGHT 

Our big ol' clusterfuck of a 9 piece band has been working towards tonight's show since January when we first started reading down my arrangement of The Dillinger Escape Plan's Baby's First Coffin. Can't wait to show our fans the results. If ever a band earned your sacrifices (the ten bucks, the lack of sleep, the hangover you're gonna nurse at work tomorrow), it's this band, this stage, tonight at 11 PM at Precinct. It will go down as one of the proudest days of our young careers, and we want you to be there for it. For those that talk a big game about supporting local, independent music, for those that bitch and moan that no one bothers to learn their instruments anymore, we got somethin' for ya. It ain't about the money for this group. Tonight, it's about playing art music at the highest level. BE THERE.

Free Download of our 1/25 Show 

Navigate over to the brand new Free Live Sets link under the Music tab for a FREE DOWNLOAD of our full set from 1/25/13 at the Middle East Upstairs. The set features not one but TWO SC tunes that haven't yet been recorded. We also update an old standby with a timely cover, and you really don't want to miss the extended solo section from Huffin' in the Nude, feauturing vocal cameos from Adam Burke, Bryan Murphy, and some other friends. 

Thanks to Charles Gargano for doing the recording. Also thanks to original SC drummer Devin Collins who covererd for Tiago that night. It might have been our best show yet, don't miss out!

Middle East Upstairs tonight! 

At the stroke of midnight TONIGHT we'll be gearing up to follow our good friends The Shills onstage at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge. Cover is $10, starting off the night will be Perhaps at 9 and Philly's Phantasm at 10. We're gonna be doing a brand new tune and adding a twist on an old fan favorite. We'll be welcoming two SC veterans back to the group for the first time since recording I Want You: Craig Hill will be taking over tenor sax for Josh Crowley, and original SC drummer Devin Collins will sub for Tiago Michelin who is out of town this week.

Also, for those who may have missed it, we posted the latest in our live video series on YouTube - our rendition of Nixon's the One from Church on 11/17. Check it out at the Videos tab!

New Live Video from our Cafe 939 Set 

 Hey everyone - thanks to the fine camera work of Chris Anderson and Notable Productions, we are pleased to announce we have the highest quality live performance video of ours to date over on the Videos page. It's a mashup of two of our craziest songs - Dinosaur Gravy and But Moooommmm.... combined into one giant 12 minute clusterfuck. Watch it to work up your SC appetite for this weekend - we're going to break out a new 10 minute opus along with two new covers this Saturday at Precinct! Also performing: Gold Blood, Ellis Ashbrook, People With Instruments. 

I WANT YOU now available! 

 Hey everyone! After 3 long years, you can finally purchase our debut-full length album I Want You! Digital and physical copies are now available on CD Baby, and will soon spread to iTunes, Amazon, and elsewhere. You can also get a digital download directly from our website at the Music link. We had a blast at our CD release Friday night so many thanks to all the friends who made it out! The Karma Exchange, Baby Made Rebel, and Motivated Sequence all put on killer sets. 

Soon we will be selling hard copies of the record along with some merch directly on the website. Next gig is NYC at the Bitter End on 10/20. Stay tuned for more live vids on our YouTube Channel. Did I forget to plug anything else?

Guess not.

CD RELEASE TONIGHT!!!! 

 We are super, super pumped to hit the stage at the MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS tonight at 11 PM! Joining us will be Baby Made Rebel, The Karma Exchange, and The Motivated Sequence. This is gonna be our biggest, best show yet with a massive 9-piece lineup! Come on out and buy the new CD I Want You! It will also be available all over the interwebs shortly. Track us down for presale tickets!

Okay, no, seriously, VOTE this time! 

 Hey guys! We got our first taste of terrestrial radio thanks to the fine folks at Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood this week! If you head on over here, you can vote for our little folk ditty "Oh, Oh Lord" and help us stay on the air next Sunday as well. Tune in to 100.7 to hear the best music Boston has to offer!

Also, we are changing the venue of our show on 11/17 from Copperfield's to Church. It's gonna be an awesome lineup so scope the details on our calendar!

Live music at Church on 8/20! 

 We'll be playing with some sick prog bands at Church on Monday, August 20. Tickets are $8, doors at 8:00. We'll be on at 10, sandwiched by the incredible 3DCosby and Ryan Jackson Troika. Come on out, slam PBRs and whiskey shots, and dance the night away to the music at one of the nicest rock clubs in the city! We'll be playing with two new band members in Greg Toro and Alex Gordeev. Dig it!

CD RELEASE AT MID EAST UP!!!! 

At long last our full-length debut, " I Want You," will be dropping in Boston at our CD release show on October 5, 2012 at the Mid East Up! We've got a fantastic lineup for you with Allston legends Mighty Tiny, Baby Made Rebel, and our good friends in Karma Exchange all slated for the show. Check the details on the Facebook event. 

Mid East Up was SIIIICCKKKK last night. 

 ...in no small part thanks to the incredible musical talents of Das Muerte, ...and the Traveler, and the Karma Exchange, all of whom RIPPED IT. We had our set videotaped so keep your eyes and ears peeled for some live footage later on this summer. For those of you who missed it, fear not... we will be right back in Central Square on THURS, JULY 26 for UNCLE SAM'S HANGOVER! American Sausage, goddamnit!

New date added - 9/15/12 at Cafe 939 with The Shills and Bear Language! 

 We're gonna be hitting it with two excellent rock outfits from Boston this fall at the Red Room! Both The Shills and Bear Language put on great shows so you don't want to miss this one. Bear Language on first at 8 PM, followed by the SC crew and The Shills headlining. Tickets will be $8 presale and $10 date of show, they aren't for sale just yet but we'll let you know when they become available.

SC and PWI at the Magic Room Tonight! 

 Come out to 155 N Beacon in Brighton at 8:30 sharp to catch three hours of high quality musical entertainment from the minds of Strange Changes and our good friends People With Instruments! You can get more info at the event page on Facebook. We'll be starting our set promptly at 8:30 so don't be late, and make sure to help yourself to the bounty of PBRs and Sams that the good folks over at the Magic Room have waiting for you. 

Summer Shows 

To all y'all Strange Changelings out there.... we got lots of dates coming up with great bands! We're doing a basement party with School for Robots on the 28th on Reedsdale  in Allston (stay tuned for more details), then we're hitting with People With Instruments at the Magic Room Gallery on May 11, and then the Bots will be hosting us at their CD release party on Friday, June 8 at Precinct with awesome bands like Left Hand Does and Ryan Jackson Troika! REAL LIVE MUSIC PEOPLE. Be there when the revolution happens.