Whoops.
Earlier this month, Ryan Sambol of the Strange Boys told OTR the band wouldn’t be using the tracks produced by Jay Reatard for its upcoming debut LP for In the Red Recordings, but no one thought to clue in Reatard. After getting clued in, the Memphis-based punk refused to take the stage after the Strange Boys Aug. 4 in Dallas. Apparently things got pretty ugly. You can read the promoter’s account of the evening here, while Reatard and others have responded on the message boards of Brooklyn Vegan.
“It was just a misunderstanding,” says Sambol, adding with a hint of irony that the Reatard-produced “Nothing” may work its way onto the album. Before embarking on a West Coast run, the Boys appear on KVRX’s Local Live this Sunday, followed by an in-store at Trailer Space Records on Aug. 24.
This article appears in August 15 • 2008.