LA STRADA EXCLUSIVE ON HEY BROOKLYN!

Daniel and James are two of the members of La Strada, a band that had a hard time describing their sound as strictly “indie” although that’s probably the closet definition that fits. They say they are “an energetic rock/pop with strings, accordion, guitars, drums, whistles, circus animals, puppeteers, loud voices, etc.” That fits, too.

You can catch them at the Bell House in Brooklyn on May 29, and heads up to local musicians: they are looking for a second violinist “that can shred” to join them.

Highlights of Hey Brooklyn! interview and performance include hearing about their unusual writing process, and the story of how they found Faten Kanaan, the artist that painted their album artwork. It is a totally New York City tale that takes place the most unique of New York City spaces: the subway.

Their self titled EP is available now, as well as their new full-length album New Home.

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LA STRADA "WASH ON BY" VIDEO PREMIERE !

To celebrate their hugely successful Record Release Tour of the East Coast and Canada in support of their heralded debut lp 'NEW HOME,' Brooklyn's LA STRADA are premiering the first video for standout track "WASH ON BY."  Directed by award-winning filmmaker Mark Becker, we find the six exhuberant young gents in a David Lynch-ian world of a long-forgotten resort haunted by a shovel carrying lady and an empty drive-in where an on-screen femme fatale is seen and then flickers out leaving everyone wondering whether her influence was real or imagined. La Strada shot the video in 8 different locations, all an hour or two north of New York City, over the course of two days – with a bare-bones crew of 6.

Be sure to take note of La Strada's upcoming shows and visit Ernest Jenning Record Co for more on the best band in Brooklyn!

La Strada on Tour:
5/29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
6/12 - Montreal, QC @ The Green Room
6/15 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
6/16 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
6/18 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel, NXNE Showcase
6/20 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
6/21 - Williamsport, PA @ Bullfrog Brewery


““Wash On By”, off the new record, is sure to rock your summer socks off” - Homo-neurotic.com

“We already can't wait for them to come back!” - HaveFaithInWorthlessKnowledge.com

“This one comes highly recommended” - Montpelier Times Argus

"It's a polished run of sentiment that sounds as if it's over the moon, sweeping milk-ily across the roaming heavens with heaves and hums of sparkling trails of kisses." - Daytrotter.com

“You've just got to listen to the infectious "Wash on By," the textured with sunlight (and horns) "My New Home," the kaleidoscopic "Starling" and the could-have-been-on-the-"Juno"-soundtrack "Loved You All Along."” - Portland Press Herald

“Imagine Jeff Mangum leading a bombastic version of the Bowerbirds or Andrew Bird fronting The Arcade Fire and you'll land in the neighborhood of La Strada. Whether framing autumnal tales with woozy accordion and delicate string swoops or using violin and cello to push spirited rock songs until they explode into gang vocals” - Indy Week

LA STRADA STREAM NEW LP, GIVEAWAY SONG, ANNOUNCE TOUR!

'New Home' Album Stream at Spinner.com


"My New Home" Single for Free Download

Available today at Ernest Jenning Record Co.

Brooklyn six piece LA STRADA release their awesome debut full length 'New Home' today and kick off an East Coast Record Release Tour! The Kyle "Slick" Johnson (Cymbals Eat Guitars, Rogue Wave) produced 'New Home' follows up La Strada's outstanding self-titled EP, injecting their old world/new world sound with the passion, energy and fun of their heralded live shows. Album single "Wash On By" is available for free download and a companion video for the song will be released next week. The first album single "My New Home" is available for free download at Magnet, where you can also vote for 'New Home' for most-anticipated release! La Strada also recorded an exclusive Breakthru Radio session which you check out HERE

After touring their way to and from SXSW where they blazed through Austin with a string of rousing shows, the gents of La Strada will be hitting stages all spring in support of 'New Home' starting tonight in DC!

LA STRADA RECORD RELEASE TOUR!
4/20 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
4/21 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
4/23 – New Orleans, LA @ Café Prytania
4/25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
4/26 – Williamsport, PA @ Bullfrog Brewery
4/27 – Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch
4/28 – Norfolk, VA @ 37th & Zen
4/29 – New Haven, CT @ Rudy’s *Vinyl Release Show
4/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory *Record Release Show w/Cuff the Duke
5/1 – Portland, ME @ Space Gallery
5/5 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
5/6 – Montpelier, VT @ The Black Door
5/7 – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
5/8 - Wakefield, QC @ Black Sheep Inn
5/10 - Montreal, QC @ Green Room
6/15 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern

"A modern-day roving gypsy band" - Magnet

“foot-stomping live shows” – New York Post

“orchestral pop at its finest” – Album of the Week, QRO Mag

“Their live shows, featuring all six musicians, drive and swell with enthusiasm. They command attention with thick harmonies; the spectacle of five singers lost in the melody is not to be underestimated.” – The Yale Herald

LA STRADA ANNOUNCE LP RELEASE, SHOWS, DAYTROTTER SESSION

New York City five piece LA STRADA - James Craft, Devon Press, Ted Lattis, Brady Miller, and Daniel Baer - are proud to announce the release of their anxiously-awaited full length debut 'New Home,' available this April on Ernest Jenning Record Co.

Recorded at Miner Street Studios in Philadelphia and The Buddy Project in Queens, and produced by Kyle "Slick" Johnson (Cymbals Eat Guitars, Modest Mouse, Fischerspooner), 'New Home' is a 13-track album inspired by everything from African pop to French pop, folk tunes to indie rock, Brooklyn life to travels abroad. La Strada's expansive pop channels lyrical wanderlust and raw emotion with voices, strings, accordian, guitars, horns and drums. As heard on 'New Home,' La Strada is one of the most exciting and unique-sounding outfits making music today.

Formed in early 2007, La Strada quickly made a name for itself with raucous, foot-stomping shows. Having built a solid fanbase in NY while sharing stages with Takka Takka, Sharon Van Etten, O'Death, Stars Like Fleas, and Clare and the Reasons, and having toured North America with the likes of Bowerbirds and Canada's Hey Rosetta! and Cuff the Duke, La Strada has lit up stages with their spectrum of musical color. A record release show in NYC will hit around the April 20 release date of 'New Home.' In the meantime, you can catch La Strada at the dates below, including SXSW, and in a brand new Daytrotter session posting February 7!


2/6 - New Haven, CT @ Rudys
2/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House w/Watson Twins
3/17 - Austin, TX @ Ernest Jenning SXSW Showcase

"One of the most promising bands in the city" - The L Magazine

"The best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do." -The Huffington Post

'NEW HOME'
April 20, 2010 release date
Ernest Jenning Record Co

1. Go Forward
2. Julia
3. The Traveler
4. Wash On By
5. Baptism
6. My New Home
7. Where You Want To Go
8. There's Only Love
9. The Mountain Song
10. The Wedding Song
11. Shapes In The Sky
12. Mean That Much
13. Old Hill