The Brokes: The Strokes Experience

The Brokes bring one of the world’s finest tributes to The Strokes to The Taproom on Friday, November 20.

Formed in Toronto in 2022, The Brokes have built their reputation by going well beyond simply playing the songs. This five-piece digs into the details that made The Strokes unmistakable — the guitar tones, vocal delivery, arrangements and attitude — with a set that reaches across the band’s entire catalogue.

Expect the essentials like “Last Nite,” “Someday,” “Reptilia,” “12:51” and “You Only Live Once,” alongside fan favourites and deeper cuts from throughout The Strokes’ career.

The lineup features Marlon Chaplin taking on Julian Casablancas, Brandon Wall as Nick Valensi, Tony Czologosz as Albert Hammond Jr., Daniel Bedard as Nikolai Fraiture and Connor MacArthur as Fabrizio Moretti.

What began as a one-off Halloween performance in 2022 quickly turned into something much bigger. The Toronto group developed a following through sold-out hometown shows before taking The Strokes Experience on the road across Canada and the United States. Their attention to detail has earned them recognition well beyond the tribute circuit, including performances in New York City and an endorsement from Gordon Raphael, producer of The Strokes’ landmark albums Is This It and Room on Fire.

For serious Strokes fans, this is the catalogue played by five musicians who clearly know it inside and out.

Friday, November 20
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM
Overflow Brewing Co.