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"....unites punk recklessness and new-wave tunefulness with little regard for musical niceties. The rising Iowa band..s ..Starlight.. tumbles headlong with fist-pump hooks and towering vocals..." - Entertainment Weekly
"There truly seem to be no superfluous or gratuitous sounds on any song, everything melds cleanly and beautifully with calculated purpose .. an amazing debut. The Beat Strings deserve a collective pat on the back, from all those artists who have tried, but failed so miserably before." - 30Music.com
"What the songs lack in enunciation, they more than make up for in emotion, and that is what Beat Strings are essentially about - raw emotion, the kind that comes from bad relationships, sexual desire, and a little bit of hard living. The result is a powerful collection of music that will make you want to dance, drink, make love, and pound the walls in fury." - RWS Magazine
"Love, Lust, Wonder is a sort of whiskey bottle redemption. A nasty break up and pathetic reunion on full blast. Keep the volume up, boys"- nowontour.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/04/2005
Band Website: Call 319-429-9968 for booking and all other info.
Band Members: Adam Bolts, Cody Brown, Chris Brown, Jack Christensen, Landon Strause.
Influences: Jeff Buckley, The Cure, T-Rex, Roxy Music, The Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Bad Brains,The Kinks.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: XOXO Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NYCIA

Hello gangland,Heads up!Adam Bolts is going to be in the New York area April 2nd-6th. He would appreciate food but doesn't seem to have a problem getting drinks. Respond to this and I can get the info...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:20:00 GMT

my mirrors are black for you

Hello.Thanks to everybody who stuck around at the Amvets. The next local show is going to be at Spicolis in May. CORNSTOCK!!!!"Fang In Rain" was reviewed generously earlier today... Striking up a sort...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:23:00 GMT

Marshalltown

Thanks to everybody who made it out to JD's last Saturday. It was really cold all weekend in Iowa and this late winter cold makes one crazy bad for a good time.Everybody should check out Sudden And Su...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:09:00 GMT

BOTH ALBUMS POSTED>ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE

Hello. My name is Larry Fishels. Recently there has been some interesting things happening in the Beat Strings world. Adam Bolts finally has the internet. Jack Christensen has been laid off.Cody Brown...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:53:00 GMT

SEXY PARTY III

Saturday January 10th we will be hosting SEXY PARTY III at the Beat Strings house in Waterloo, IA. If you were at the first two, than you know you gotta be there. If you have never been to a Beat Stri...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Rolling into the fall....

Hello world,The release date of "Fang In Rain" is going to be Feb. 10th and its going to be on XOXO and distributed by Sony so you can get your hands on it anywhere. We will be putting up new songs ho...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:56:00 GMT

New Song

"You Shake When You Rattle,Now Roll" is a song we really like but it did not end up on "Fang In Rain." Enjoy.
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55:00 GMT

No Shows For A Bit...

Sorry everybody but Beat Strings are not playing till this fall. We are building a new practice studio, getting a new van, releasing a new album, and WILL be hitting the road. We are very excited. Tha...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:50:00 GMT

Show Report-Friday March 21st

And it ends just how it begins...-Brooks Strause Friday, March 21st we played The Reverb with The Mittens and The Venom Electric. We had been practicing a bunch and were stoked but we didn’t kno...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:22:00 GMT

Show Report House Of Large Sizes

First thing I would like to say is thanks to Barb, Dave, Brent and The Bull for making these amazing shows happen. Thanks to Brad for letting us use your van. Also thanks to everyone of our frien...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:48:00 GMT