TAG: Stellastarr*

Dec07

Live Review – Stellastarr* @ Spaceland (MP3)

So, the story has it that songwriter Shawn Christensen (guitar, vox) became the default lead singer and frontman of Stellastarr* because the band couldn’t fill that role way back when they joined up in 2000. However, it’s a role he seems completely at-home in. At Spaceland on Saturday night, he was poised and emotive, and thrust his whole being into the show. His vibe is unaffected. The band could be playing at an even smaller venue or a huge one, but he would still exude his particular brand of warmth that only a kid raised on post-punk and the likes of Talking Heads and the Pixies.

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Dec04

Stellastarr* “Winter Song” (MP3)

What makes quartet Stellastarr* more than just another art-school band?  Touring with cool bands like The Raveonettes is pretty good. Putting on kickin live shows helps, but what I really enjoy about Stellastarr* is the delicate balance of new wave and Britpop with dark lyrics. “Winter Song” is the perfect example of that juxtaposition and it’s the newly released b-side to their single “Numbers,” off of Civilized. The band just kicked off a string of dates in San Francisco, and since I adored 2005’s Harmonies for the Haunted, I’m checking them out in Silver Lake tomorrow night.
“Winter Song”

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