NEVERENDER: The Strokes x Gorillaz Edition
About This Event
NEVERENDER: The Strokes x Gorillaz Edition at Sleepwalk pairs The Strokes — the New York rock band whose clipped melodies, interlocking guitars and lean rhythms helped define the early‑2000s post‑punk revival — with Gorillaz, the English virtual band created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett and built around rotating collaborations and a multimedia universe. The lineup highlights contrasting approaches to songcraft and production: band‑centered, guitar‑led rock versus collaboration‑driven, electronically informed projects.
About NEVERENDER: The Strokes x Gorillaz Edition
Now playing at Sleepwalk, NEVERENDER: The Strokes x Gorillaz Edition places two early‑2000s touchstones in conversation: The Strokes, the New York band whose tight guitar lines and clipped vocal phrasing helped reset the city’s rock grammar, and Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s virtual group built on animation, guest voices, and electronic collage. The set leans electronic, filtering both catalogs through club logic rather than rock nostalgia. It’s a reminder that NYC’s post‑punk revival and the era’s laptop pop were parallel histories, not rivals.
About the Artists
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.
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by the musician Damon Albarn and the artist Jamie Hewlett. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs (drums).