There is a real beating heart in the Wild Strays.
The clocks go back.
Maybe it’s time to look back.
I was going to do another Flashback series tonight... I do really enjoy doing them. The last one I did was Spice’s audition and there is still much more to come on that series with the next one being, Spice's first gig for the Wild Strays and from what I remember it was also Jake’s favourite ever gig too.
So much has been happening lately with the recording of our Ep, Jake leaving and here we are just last week with another audition.
A new page, a New Wild Stray and another chapter.
News to come on this soon, but just a quick note on last Saturday. Thank you to everyone who messaged us concerning the position and who made it down to an audition.
The energy in the studio all day was electric and we can't wait to hit the stage again.
We will have our heads down for the next few weeks preparing for our next gig. But trust me, I’m excited.
The Wild Strays next gig, this coming November 17th will also be doing our First Headline Show.
Kinda strange that our Début gig was last year also on November 17th in 2017.
Spooky huh... well it is almost Halloween.
We have so many people to thank along the way in this last year gone by, people who have given us their time and advice, magazine interviews (Gig Radar and Black Phoenix Rising to mention a few) and gigs. One person in particular is Adam Ward who gave us out first break onto the Birmingham circuit a year ago.
Also a quick mention to my friend John Uting from SG1 Radio who had the first play of 9 Lives. We all jumped around like crazy in the lounge one Saturday evening when we heard our track on the radio :)
We still do gigs for Adam Ward and talking of which we are supporting the one and only Ramonas in just a few weeks time with Punks Alive Promotions.
We have also spent the last year doing 13 gigs in and around the Birmingham area, up to Derby, as well as Stafford, Burntwood, and Wolverhampton.
We have done radio interviews (Thank you Jason Burgess and Trevor Rooney) and had our début single (9 Lives) played both here in the UK and USA. In fact we have also picked up a small following in America. So its been a great year. Who knows what next year will bring.
This year alone we still have four gigs booked in and we also venture up to Stoke on Trent for the first time to play a show for our new promoter (Rock Raven Promotions) on December 22nd at The Rigger.
Next year will see us In Nantwich for a Cancer on the Rocks Festival (which is packed full of huge names) and then heading down to Somerset near my home town in March (which I’m really excited about) a potential Bristol date and across the border to Wales.
To top it all off there is our Ep launch.
Which we are super proud of, and excited about.
Our new shiny Ep “Banished from the Heavens”
(More on this soon)
But thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered.
It’s coming..
The Wild Strays has been a very personal journey for all members involved. We have all been in bands before, but for some reason, this does feel special, this does feel personal. We all have lives and we all go through good and bad times. I too have been on my own roller-coaster the last few months.
Bands are hard work, blood sweat and tears but mostly smiles and great fun. As a group we all stand together and I have to say I am super proud of everyone in this band and know there is much more to come from us, as I said at the top of the page.
There is a real heart beating in this band.
They truly are my best friends x
We pour our hearts and souls into writing our songs and performing on stage and we are truly grateful for every Stray out there that joins us on this roller-coaster.
Who take's the time to come to our shows and follow our wild journey.
Hold on tight, another Wild year is coming and this time with a new bass player.
See you in a few weeks, In Stourbridge at the Claptrap.
(poster to come)