stellastarr*

stellastarr* are an American indie rock band based in New York City. The band is composed of: Shawn Christensen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Amanda Tannen (bass, vocals), Arthur Kremer (percussion, keyboards) and Michael Jurin (lead guitar, vocals).

The group formed in March 2000 from the ashes of a previous musical effort – Ghistor – formed 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 Jane’s Addiction, The Raveonettes, Placebo, The Killers and The Subways, among others.

Stellastarr*’s second album, entitled Harmonies for the Haunted, was released in America on September 13, 2005.

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stellastarr* Albums

0.0 0.0 Arlington Queen stellastarr*
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0.0 0.0 Harmonies for the Haunted stellastarr*
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September 13, 2005 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Jenny stellastarr*
Released on
September 15, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 My Coco stellastarr*
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0.0 0.0 Somewhere Across Forever EP stellastarr*
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November 30, 2002 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Stellastarr stellastarr*
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0.0 0.0 stellastarr* stellastarr*
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September 23, 2003 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Sweet Troubled Soul stellastarr*
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0.0 0.0 Sweet Troubled Soul – Remixes stellastarr*
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