The Strokes

The great rock and roll swindle continues! Music journalist sheep still hold to their claim that we're in the middle of a rock and roll revival. Nonsense. Rock and roll would first have to go away in order to be revived, and anyone can tell you that, since 1955, rock and roll hasn't gone anywhere. It may fall in and out of favor with fair-weather trend fabricators like NME and Rolling Stone, but people who actually listen to music know better. And, by now, we must wonder if the Strokes know better, too. No doubt they're savvy enough. They're probably sick of the hype themselves, feeling somewhat suffocated by the time they got around to making their sophomore album, Room On Fire. What's going to happen to these five Manhattanites when the notoriously fickle music press turns on them? The Strokes have never pretended to be much other than what they are: harmless and not nearly as edgy as everyone wants them to be. But it's only fair to toast them and hope they can deal gracefully when the hype machine spits them out. In the meantime, there's something undeniably heady about watching a band perform at the height of its popularity. For a good idea of how their jangly, arid pop translates to the stage, don't trust a critic -- just see for yourself.

The Strokes: They're harmless and not as edgy as you think.

Details

Sunday, March 21; for information, call 713-230-1600

Verizon Wireless Theater, 520 Texas Avenue

Related Content

• iFest: Top 5 Argentine-American Musicians
  April 27, 2012
• The Modern Age: 10 Facts You May Not Know About The Strokes
  September 16, 2011
• 5 Bands Lou Reed Should Have Called Instead of Metallica
  December 27, 2011
• Sia
  August 4, 2011
• Boy Bands Are Back In Fashion, But Did They Ever Go Away?
  March 22, 2012

More About

• The Strokes

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Music Newsletter: Keep your thumb on the local music scene with music features, additional online music listings and show picks. We'll also send special ticket offers and music promotions available only to our Music Newsletter subscribers.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue