Strange Occurrence

Strange Occurrence
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genres	post-grunge
Years active	1995–2004
Labels	Steelroots Records
Associated acts	Red Shoed Star, Circle Slide, This Diminishing West, School for Traitors
Members	TJ Harris Eric Vickers Joe Wiles Mike Middleton

Strange Occurrence was an American post-grunge band formed in 1995 in Seattle, Washington.^[1] Their internationally distributed album: Another Day to Start Again (Steelroots/Flicker, 2002) was received well by critics and radio.^[2][3] Before signing with Steelroots Records, they had been voted as one of the top 25 independent bands of 2001 by readers of 7 Ball Magazine.^[4] They are most notable for their single Reach which peaked at number 6 on Radio & Records CR chart. Strange Occurrence disbanded in 2004.^[5]

Members

• TJ Harris - Vocals
• Eric Vickers - Bass
• Joe Wiles - Guitar
• Mike Middleton - Drums

Past members

• Paul McGuire - Guitar (2002–2003)
• Gabe Roberts - Guitar (2000–2001)
• Zack Phillips - Drums (1995–2001)
• Derek Olson - Vocals (1998–2000)
• Dallas Olson - Guitar (1998–2000)
• Craig Wickstrom - Vocals & Guitar (1997–1998)
• Josh Muehlendorf - Vocals & Guitar (1996–1997)
• Reid Smith - Guitar (1996)
• Chris Wiles - Vocals (1994–1996)

Discography

• Another Day to Start Again - Independent EP (2000)
• Another Day to Start Again - Steelroots full-length (2002)
• The Acoustic Sessions - Steelroots (2003)

Compilations

• 31 Flavors: Sample the Flavor (1997)
• Simply Groovy New Music Sampler (2002)
• What Are You Listening To?: Hard Rock and Nu-Metal (2002)

References

1. Argyrakis, Andy. "Review: Another Day to Start Again". Christianity Today.
2. Carr, Julie. "Review of ADTSA". Christian Music.
3. Cummings, Tony. "Strange Occurrence - Another Day to Start Again".
4. Rimmer, Mike. "Album Reviews: Another Day to Start Again". The Phantom Tollbooth.
5. "SORocks News". Archived from the original on June 26, 2005.