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ATOM STRANGE CD Release Party & Industry showcase!

March 23rd @ Live Nations Gramercy Theater, NYC – Doors at 7. Show promptly at 7:45!

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Atom Strange at Gotham rocks 12/5/09

 Monday, December 7, 2009 at 3:48pm | 

It’s Monday and I’m still flying from Saturday! What a hell of a show. 

I’ll start by thanking everyone who showed up to support Atom Strange. You guys were off the hook on Saturday night! You made the night a total success. Thank you! We trust you had an amazing time as well and hope to see you at more shows in the future. 

Thanks to Mike, CT, and Natalie for putting on the Gotham Rocks show. Very good quality bands for a great night of hard rock! Appreciate what you guys are trying to do for the local rock scene.

So Saturday was rainy/snowy and pretty yuck outside. Many people would use that as an excuse to stay in and rent a movie or something, but not Atom Strange fans! The show must go on, and Atom Strange was very fortunate that their fans/friends didn’t let a little December weather keep them from showing their support. 
Upon arrival to the club one of our guitarists Tom got an unfortunate call that his wife got into a car accident in a cab on the way to the club. Luckily she’ll be alright with a fractured tail-bone (OUCH). Tom had to rush to the hospital and Atom Strange continued on without him. Wishing you a quick recovery Yori!

Party going, drinks flowing, and finally Atom Strange takes the stage around 10:00. The energy from the crowd was contagious and I know the guys on stage sure felt every bit of it, and gave 200% in return. 
One hell of a show! One hell of a show! One hell of a show! 
Thanks for all the fists in the air on ‘Mine’ for singing along on ‘Come Together’, and for rocking hard to ‘Terminal’. 
The set was made up of face melting rock music from start to finish… and finish unfortunately it did. 

We gained a lot of new fans and friends who signed up for the mailing list too. As I promised, i won’t spam anyone! Just Atom Strange news 1-2x per month. We promise not to replace your porn subscription…

So with that we also want to say sorry to anyone who came to see us that we didn’t get to talk to. Seems there were so many people there and not enough time to catch up with everyone… though personally I tried unsuccessfully to have a shot with each person I knew.

Special thanks to Grace Lee for taking photos. We really appreciate you!

Will have pictures and videos posted from the show in the next few days!

Feel free to comment on the show or anything else… 

Yours in drunken debauchery,
Rick – Atom Strange

COSMIC DISTURBANCE on it’s way soon!

 Monday, November 23, 2009 at 2:51pm 

So after more than year of work recording and mixing our second cd, it’s almost done! Last week we finished all the mixing for all 11 songs and now we just need one more session to make some subtle changes. With that done the mastering process is next then printing. So if all goes well, we should have the record finished and together by the beginning of 2010 with the record available from iTunes probably a little sooner. What a way to start off the decade!
In the meantime we are preparing for our next show in NYC at Crash Mansion on December 5th 2009. This will be a really fun show for all involved in that we have a great lineup for the night including PUI, Diablo Royale, Eve To Adam and more! And this will hopefully lead to some cool opportunities for ATOM STRANGE in the future so we really need all of our fans in the NYC area to come down and support, bring all of your friends and make lots of noise! We are after all doing this for all of you! Support local and independent music and come down to the party! There will be some cd giveaways, previews of the new cd and loads of fun for everyone!
See you there!
Alex Rude

We came, we saw, we kicked some ass… (Hey Ghost Busters are making a comeback, so why not?).

This show… was another step towards great things. Before I go into show details I want to thank World Tree Artist Management (John P), Webster Theater, and our sponsors – Orange Amplifiers, Soultone Cymbals, and Spectraflex Cables.

We got back to NYC and unloaded the gear by 3:30AM. Up at 7:15AM, so nothing personal if the sentences below don’t make sense or are barely strung together. I’m struggling over the computer with a cup of coffee as I type this out.

We arrived mad early to the venue, got the best parking in the house and delivered our gear… The waiting is the worst part. Arriving at 4:30 and not playing until 9:30… sigh. When you’re waiting to go on stage it feels like an eternity. It’s all good, we had a great time catching up with friends, fans, and the staff at Webster (thanks for joining our mailing list by the way). The CT weather was beautiful, sunny, slight breeze… perfect. Then the rain came down in sheets just before we went on, and stopped as if in concert with Atom Strange.
4 bands played prior to us, and to put it bluntly the feedback from the people in the crowd was (nothing personal to the other bands) we’re in another league. Great complement for certain!

We opened the set with the progressive mind bender Agenda 21. People moved from the bar to the stage within the first 20 seconds of the song and stayed with us for the duration. Our set was powerful, heavy, and impassioned, and having the audience participation really helped feed our energy. As we moved from Agenda 21 to cosmic Disturbance and then into Breathe (with a short dedication to David Carradine) the crowd seemed to grow. What a really great time had by all!

Getting off stage was bitter sweet as we definitely wanted to keep playing, but were happy to be welcomed by the fans. Then of course we got to see LA Guns play.
Excellent show, excellent performance, and just a lot of fun.

The entire thing was a success! It’s hard to put into words, but we’re very thankful to say the least.

Another exciting part is we were offered another opportunity to open for one of our favorite national bands which will be appearing at Webster in a couple of months. Everything verbal at this point so I can’t mention names or details, but I can say this is another National Act that is super popular among Rock musicians, and it will be another dream come true to share the stage with them.

If anyone has pictures from the show, please send them to us at info@atomstrange.com and we’ll post them here for all to see.

Side note – if you haven’t been to our website in a while, it’s finally operational. We’re still tweaking it, but all updates and show details will be posted there as well as here. Plus, you never know what new exclusive we may put up there, so please check in from time to time – www.AtomStrange.com .

As always, we look forward to hearing from you! Thanks for everything.

RD – A.S.

A wide selection of musical produce shared the aisles at Arlene’s Grocery on May 22, 2009. During each hour of the evening audiences sampled a different act: God Tiny(NYC, NY), Musiciens Sans Frontieres (NYC,NY), Cancel Winter (Toronto, Ontario), Measure (Brooklyn, NY), Atom Strange (NYC, NY), Fighter/Lover (Toronto, Ontario), and Ever Since (Thornwood, NY). Sound shoppers seemed to take a shine to Atom Strange whose heavier rock sway stood out among the lighter fare.

While extensive sound checks commonly occur at Arlene’s, the benefits of extra time and care were revealed in Atom Strange’s atomically loud but well-balanced sound. Their show highlighted each member’s contributions from Rick Dunn’s (vocals), Alex Rude (guitar/vocals), Tony Baptist (drums), John Reed (bass), and Tom Denman (guitar/vocals). Blasting through a 40-minute set, Dunn’s higher register and virtuoso vocals broke through Rude and Denman’s intertwining solos and strums, and Reed’s intricate and booming bass lines, while Baptist mesmerized onlookers with a string of “stick tricks,” adding flair to his thunderous and speedy precision.

The Memorial Day weekend material drew from an album in the works and included a flowing “The Voice,” which showcased Dunn’s vibrato, and the quartet’s newest single, “Cosmic Disturbance,” available in hard-copy at shows. A fervent “Breathe” was followed by “The Hero Dies Alone” that highlighted Atom Strange’s psychedelic underpinnings, and “Terminal” that exemplified the band’s heavy metal roots, Dunn’s lung capacity, and his ability to lengthy wails. Undulating melodies and power chords of “On My Mind” segued into guitar-bending “Visor Burn” and spacey “Mine.” Closing with a vehement version of The Beatles’ “Come Together,” Atom Strange did not estrange their fans though their rendition seemed to make some diehard Beatles-followers uneasy at the start. In the end, Atom Strange’s stage presence and relentlessly pounding beats mesmerized these strangers into fandom.

Travel to www.atomstrange.com and myspace.com/atomstrangeband (Include the word “band,” otherwise a rapper who “tried to steal [Atom Strange’s] name” will pop up.) for photos, upcoming tour dates, and track previews. Atom Strange’s self-titled album is available on iTunes, and new material is currently being processed. Meanwhile, pick up a demo when Atom Strange hit New York on July 17, at Le Poisson Rouge or when they land in a venue near you.
Review by Meijin Bruttomesso, posted at http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol7/issue07/atom_strange.html

LA Guns & Atom Strange @ Webster Theater, Hartford CT Tuesday June 30th.
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First we want to thank the folks at the Dark Horse/10 High for hosting us last night. Good sound, good stage, really cool sound guy. Thanks Hanz for the sound…
The bar had Strongbow on tap … which gave Tony a woody. He was seriously thrilled since he hasn’t had Strongbow on tap since London.
Also, thanks to the bar for putting on the Stanley Cup game while we were waiting to go on stage. Too bad about the outcome of the game… but will make for a great Game 7. Go Detroit!

Atlanta was very good to us. The folks at the hotel hooked us up with a monster room… We had a swimming pool and so instead of taking a nap when we arrived we ended up drinking and partying at the pool.
Tony got his eagle on at the pool…
Rick threw up in the pool and kind ruined the party, but it was a good thing because we had to get ready for the show anyway. Plus, he had to sober up somewhat to drive everyone to the gig.

The band that was due to go on before us actually had issues and didn’t make it to the show which was great for us. We played for about an hour and a half. Everyone had a great time at the show!
Fans came from as far as Charlotte to come see Atom Strange tear it up.

Afterwards we invited everyone back to the hotel to party and play poker. Rick raked it and everyone else lost their shirts.

Peace out to Gollum who played a mosterous set with a child friendly video accompaniment. Check out Gollum.cc for a preview.

That’s about it… Tom’s at the wheel… We’re on the road stuck in traffic and hung over. John is still picking insects out of his hair from the other night in South Carolina.

Signed,
Dick (Finger Cuffs) Strange

Hey guys… we’re on the road. Been a long ride down to Atlanta. Should be there by 1-2ish.
Nothing too crazy happened on the road, but we’re getting to know each others ’stink’ pretty well.
We stopped at a redneck truck-stop in the middle of the night last night. When we got out of the van there was no one around… was like the movie ‘House of 1000 Corpses’. Stepping outside the van we had no choice but to feel the crunch of roaches and beatles under our feet.
After filling up and cleaning the windshield from the insect carcases for 20 minutes we got back on the road until we got to North Carolina where we passed out for about 3.5 hours.

John slept in a little crawl space between the gear riser and the ceiling of the van. Not sure how he fit… but all we could see was a mop of hair.

Tony’s got first drive this morning… a ‘Monster Energy Drink’ and Tony’s wired.
KingsX playing on the iPod.

… no we’re not sponsored by Monster. We’ve got an ‘Orange Amps’ sponsorship, and ‘Spectrafex Cables’. Couple others in the works.

OK… Rick ending transmission!

Another great show with Surgeon at The TriTone in Philadelphia! Surgeon came on last and killed! One of the best shows we have seen from them yet. It was Atom Strange’s first show of the summer tour and we kicked it off with poise, style, some gas (from the taco bell) and grace…well maybe not grace; a little bass cabinet cable decided to go bad half way into our third song but we recovered well and ended strong!

This was our first show as a band in our new van thanks to our gracious friends Me Talk Pretty; and she performed with flying colors. She sure does have an appetite for fuel and in New Jersey she gets the full service treatment from the fine people from the New Jersey Gas Station Community who pumped her just like she likes.

The crowd in Philly shows great support for local music and we were thrilled to come back to the Tri Tone. We saw a few familiar faces and many new ones come out to
see us. The next stop is Arlington Virginia where we will be opening up for the great Soul/Funk band Politicks at their cd release party.

Stay tuned for more shenanigans space monkeys…

AS

Audio Samples from Cosmic Disturbance, Stay tuned space cadets!

Don’t Talk to Me (unmixed ruff sample clip)

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On My Mind (unmixed ruff sample clip)

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So here we are. It;s the middle of May in 2009 and ATOM STRANGE is about to start their first tour ever! The band has played all over the north east in recent years but this looks like something different. With a new album very nearly completed, Rick, Tom, John, Tony and Alex will be heading out to the highway to support the release of ATOM STRANGE’s Cosmic Disturbance. The album will feature 11 songs that run the gamut from ethereal to metal to punk and everything in between but always sounding like ATOM STRANGE! We can’t wait for all of you to hear it but you can get a sneak preview of most of the material this coming Friday May 22nd in NYC at Arlene’s Grocery where ATOM STRANGE will kick off their summer tour and play ONLY music from the new record. They will also be giving away cds with a sneak preview of the album to be released soon.

We hope you can all make it down or at the very least check out our Myspace page at www.myspace.com/atomstrangeband to hear samples from Cosmic Disturbance.

See you on the road!