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# Chuck's Strip Mall - single for Strong Towns
- URL: https://www.williamchernoff.com/chucks-strip-mall/
- Published: 2021-06-11T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T06:40:19.000Z
- Author: Will
- Tags: Recordings

My third standalone single and first Bandcamp exclusive recording, released on June 11, 2021, is "Chuck's Strip Mall". It's a duo with Francis Henson on acoustic guitar and me on electric bass.

[Chuck's Strip Mall by William Chernoff](https://williamchernoff.bandcamp.com/track/chucks-strip-mall?ref=williamchernoff.com) 

I titled this tune in reference to the Strong Towns Podcast episode "Strip Mall":

[Strip MallWhat a new strip mall reveals about the massive disconnect between what’s “good” for the macro-economy and what’s actually good for a local community. Reminder: The subscription bundle for the Strong Towns Academy is only available through Friday, June 5...![](https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg)PodBeanPodBean Development![](https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg)](https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/strip-mall/?ref=williamchernoff.com)

I was compiling what I learned about Strong Towns and its philosophy into an article:

[Strong Towns music: strong music scenesI remix Chuck Marohn’s ideas into a Strong Towns music paraphrase, where it’s all about musical life.![](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/02/wrc-80.png)Rhythm ChangesWill Chernoff![](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/content/images/2022/02/feat-37.jpg)](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/strong-towns-music/?ref=williamchernoff.com)

Remarkably, publishing that compilation of my thoughts led to my own appearance on the Strong Towns Podcast:

[This Vancouver-Based Artist Is Writing Music…About Building Strong Towns!People have taken the Strong Towns approach in a lot of fascinating directions, but this might be one of the most fascinating yet: William Chernoff is a young, Vancouver-based musician who has written songs inspired by Strong Towns. During the pandemic, Ch...![](https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg)PodBeanPodBean Development![](https://deow9bq0xqvbj.cloudfront.net/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg)](https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/this-vancouver-based-artist-is-writing-music%e2%80%a6about-building-strong-towns/?ref=williamchernoff.com)

#### Credits

- Music written by William Ross Chernoff (SOCAN)
- Francis Henson - acoustic guitar
- William Chernoff - electric bass
- Recorded live-off-the-floor at 12TH ST Sound in New Westminster, BC by Anthony Cenerini on November 15th, 2020
- Cover photo by William Chernoff