The High Strung

The High Strung are a band from Detroit, Michigan. The band comprises lead singer and guitarist Josh Malerman, bassist Chad Stocker, and drummer Derek Berk. Malerman and Berk attended Michigan State University in the late 1990s before moving to New York City. The band formed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn when the members of the former East Lansing, Michigan popular band, The Masons changed their name and added Stocker to the roster. Detroit guitarist Stephen Palmer joined the group shortly after the recording of Dragon Dicks.

These are Good Times, Moxie Bravo, and Get the Guests were all produced in Detroit by iconic rock producer Jim Diamond. The High Strung are now on Park the Van Records, their label debut will be released in May 2007. It's called Get the Guests [1]

Discography

• 2000 - As Is
• 2001 - Soap
• 2002 - Sure as Hell
• 2002 - Hannah
• 2003 - These are Good Times
• 2003 - Follow Through On Your Backhand
• 2006 - Moxie Bravo
• 2007 - Get the Guests
• 2008 - CreEPy
• 2009 - Ode to the Inverse of the Dude
• 2010 - Live At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Download Only)
• 2010 - Dragon Dicks

In culture

• In 2004 they left their tour bus on the steps of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[1]

• In 2005 they began touring libraries throughout the state of Michigan, spurring an August 4, 2005 episode of This American Life on Chicago Public Radio titled "Dewey Decibel System". They are currently touring libraries throughout the country as a follow up, however they remain true to their rock roots by playing in bars and more traditional venues as well.

• The High Strung were featured in an interview the indie music mag Daytrotter in September 2006 in an article titled "The High Strung: A Tattered Atlas for a Co-Pilot and a Friend in Uncle Bob about their ever-working ways, and relationship with rock icon Bob Pollard

• The High Strung were featured in an article [2] in Time Out New York in June 2007

• Their song "The Luck You Got" from the album "Moxie Bravo" has been used as a theme song to the US version of the show "Shameless".

References

External links

• Official website
• The High Strung at Allmusic
• The High Strung on Myspace
• Rock & Roll Library Tour website