Features | Concerts  The Strokes / The Walkmen  By Garin Pirnia
| 10 May 2004  Since their auspicious debut Is This It? in 2001,
The Strokes have received world recognition and acclaim with
their rejuvenation of garage-rock music landing them in the
center of mainstream pop culture. To prove their success wasn’t
just a fluke, they quickly followed it up with last year's Room
on Fire, cementing their status in the new rock elite. As they
tour the country promoting the new record, The Strokes have been
selling out almost every show -- especially in the metropolitans
of New York and L.A where tickets are going for as much as $200
on Ebay. Another New York group garning a respectable amount of
attention as of late are The Walkmen, especially on the heels of
their critically acclaimed sophomore effort, Bows and Arrows.
With the Strokes conquering the world and influencing every new
band from Jet to Franz Ferdinand, it begs the question of why
they would decide to play in a small club venue on some tour
stops inste