Stellastarr*

Encyclopedia : S : ST : STE : Stellastarr*

The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions].

stellastarr* is an American New Wave/pop/punk band based in New York City. It is comprised of: Shawn Christensen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Amanda Tannen (bass, vocals), Arthur Kremer (percussion, keyboards) and Michael Jurin (lead guitar, vocals).

The band formed in March 2000 from the ashes of a previous musical effort (Ghistor) made by Shawn, Amanda, and Arthur while studying art and design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. A few years later, after a chance meeting with Michael, who had recently relocated to Brooklyn from his hometown Philadelphia, the former classmates reunited, this time with Shawn on vocals.

stellastarr* played their first gig at the Luna Lounge on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in July 2000 and began releasing a limited series of independent/homemade CDEPs shortly after. To date, they have toured with (amongst others) Jane's Addiction, The Raveonettes, Placebo, The Killers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Editors.

stellastarr*'s second album, entitled Harmonies for the Haunted, was released on September 13, 2005. stellastarr* (2003) is currently released by RCA in the United States, and BMG worldwide. Harmonies for the Haunted was released in the UK on March 6th 2006, with the single Sweet Troubled Soul released on February 27th.

Contents

1 Discography

1.1 Albums
1.2 EPs and singles

2 External links

Discography

Albums

Stellastarr* (September 23, 2003)
Harmonies for the Haunted (September 13, 2005)

EPs and singles

Somewhere Across Forever (EP, May 19, 2002 UK; December, 2002 US)
"Jenny" (single, September 15, 2003)
"My Coco" (single, August 3, 2004)
"Sweet Troubled Soul" (single, September, 2005)

External links

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.