| The strangers formed in the summer of 2001. They started out with Bret Palmer, Jeff Milberger, and Nolan Miller. Bret played guitar and bass, Jeff played guitar, bass and piano, and Nolan played the drums. The band was based in Topeka, Kansas. All three members were Juniors in High School. Bret and Jeff attended Washburn Rural, and Nolan went to Seamen. While all three were busy with school and work, it was often hard to find time to practice and record, but it did get done. In November of 2001, the Strangers started to lay down the tracks to their first demo. Recorded in Bret's house on his home studio, with additional recording in Jeff's house at his studio, recording continued into January of 2002. In late January, the Strangers added a fourth member, bassist Ryan Holm, another Junior from Washburn Rural. With this addition, the band reviewed the demo they had previously recorded and found it to be not up to their standards. So over Spring Break of 2002, the band hit the studio again to record their first album coincidentely titled, "Spring Break." On March 29th the Strangers played their first show to a packed coffee house at the Classic Bean West. The show was a great success and the band sold every cd they had brought with them. To find out more about the band, go to the bios page. As the history of the strangers expands, so will this page. More to come... |