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Love and Distortion  the Stratford 4  Sometimes you see a band
in San Francisco and wonder why they're not bigger than they
are. You wonder why they're opening a bill rather than
headlining the Fillmore. The Stratford 4 is one of those bands.
I keep waiting for their faces to grace the cover of Magnet or
Spin, or hell, Rolling Stone. But they still seem to be one of
San Francisco's best-kept secrets.  The local quartet was formed
in 1999 when vocalist/guitarist Chris Streng was on the hunt for
a new project, his old bandmates having just formed Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club. Chris was introduced by a mutual friend to
three musicians in need of a singer and the fate of S4 was
sealed with Jake Hosek (guitars), Andrea Caturegli (drums) and
Sheetal Singh (bass) rounding out S4's moody sound.  The
Stratford 4 sound like a band you've heard before, but chances
are, it's a band you love. Start w