Wreckless Strangers Live at Smiley’s Saloon

Riding momentum from national radio airplay and climbing the Top 50 Americana and AAA Singles charts, Wreckless Strangers continue their album release celebration with a series of San Francisco Bay Area performances. Newly added to the lineup is a show at the historic Smiley’s Saloon in Bolinas on May 30, alongside upcoming appearances at Lucca Bar & Grill in Benicia, the Golden Gate Park Bandshell, and a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation in San Francisco.

Wreckless Strangers return to their roots with their brand new studio album, Dirty Souls. The six-song collection marks the band’s rawest and most visceral effort to date—a modern take on the arena rock of the ’70s and ’80s that shaped their earliest musical influences. The first single, "Dirty Soul," released January 23, is receiving national airplay and is available on major streaming platforms. The full album dropped on March 27.

Concert attendees will have the opportunity to purchase copies of the CD at live shows. 

In March, the band played live on the famed Americana Roots station WMOT “Wired In” in Nashville, Tennessee, and on WDVX’s “Big Plate Radio Show” in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Wreckless Strangers is a collective of friends and musicians carrying the torch for San Francisco’s grand rock ‘n’ roll tradition. Their unique blend of “Ameri-Cali Soul” melds the contemporary blues stylings of Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs; the songwriting sensibilities of Sons of Champlin and Fleetwood Mac; the swashbuckling Americana of the Lost Planet Airmen and Peter Rowan; and the funk of Sly Stone and Tower of Power with a dash of Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane for flavor and unpredictability. With soaring vocal harmonies and burning instrumental improvisation, framed by concise, poignant original songwriting, Wreckless Strangers seek to honor and carry forth the brand of free-spirited musical fun and adventure that defines the Bay Area. 

The band features Amber Morris on lead vocals; David Noble on lead guitar and lead vocals; Joshua Zucker on bass and vocals; Mick Hellman on drums and vocals; Rob Anderson on guitar and vocals; and Fletcher Nielsen on keys. 

Dirty Souls is the band’s third studio outing under the tutelage of Grammy-winning producer Dave Way, who fosters a level of depth and organic cohesion that firmly establishes Wreckless Strangers in San Francisco’s storied rock ’n’ roll legacy. The songwriting is among their most intimate and personal, exploring themes of relationships, loss, empowerment, and perseverance. Co-lead singers Amber Morris and David Noble function as a single organism, bringing the songs to life with bluesy grit, soul, and humanity bolstered by rock-solid, road-hewn grooves.

Visit WrecklessStrangers.com and follow the band on social media for updates.

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