The Strokes: Rock Band in New York

About The Strokes

The Strokes are a New York City rock band that emerged in the late 1990s and helped define the early-2000s garage-leaning post‑punk revival. The lineup centers on Julian Casablancas with Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture, and Fabrizio Moretti. Their writing favors clipped melodies, interlocking guitars, and a lean sense of rhythm that keeps the focus on songcraft over display. In the city, their orbit shows up in rooms like Brooklyn Bowl and the Bowery Ballroom, where their catalog is revisited in family sets and tribute projects.