Blue Star Creeper

Bio:

Blue Star Creeper is a band from Seattle, Washington formed in 2001. We blend elements of rock music with strings and a strong vocal presence. The sound is formed around lyrically focused original songs, played and sung from the heart where a folk ballad can explode into epic rock. We are on MySpace to meet all aspect of musically minded people, and to share our creative endeavors with a large community.

The band has played live at The Triple Door MQ Lounge, The Crocodile Cafe, The High Dive, Chop Suey, The Sunset, The Comet, The Skylark Club, The Blue Moon, The Mars Bar, The Dubliner, Tost, Nectar Lounge, The Tonic Lounge (Portland), Center Camp stage at Burning Man 2008, The Snorting Elk Cellar at Crystal Mountain Ski Area and many others in the past. Some of the bands and performers we've played with include Mars Accelerator, Half Light , C'est la Mort, The Purrs, The Moondoggies, Romance, Kira (Denmark), Spanish For 100, Key Note Speaker, Amyjo Savanna, Coulter, below blackstar, Hunting Grounds, Emblematic, Charmin Wray, Dave Keppel, Porter Harp, Samurai Bow, Tularosa, Polly Panic, Ladies of The Night, The Kindness Kind, Ghost Lobby, The Quit, Cock & Swan, The End Times, and Levi Fuller.

Our 4 song CD "Demos from Day at the Beach" landed at number 8 on the local music charts at the University of Washington's Rainy Dawg Radio among the likes of the Shins, Neko Case and Menomena. Blue Star Creeper is in the process of releasing it's next album, the long awaited concept album entitled "Modern Mythology" on it's own label (Hammer & Anvil) and is working on setting up more regional shows in the Northwest and beyond.

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Member Since:

July 19, 2005

Members:

Kelly Blanchard: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Matteus Vaga: Electric Cello, Vocals
Jason Hatch: Bass, Vocals
Jose Vijarro: Guitar, Vocals
David Stubblebine: Drums

Occasional Contributors and Past Members:

Andrew Linnemann: Drums (recording/Modern Mythology)
Stacey Lester: Bass, Vocals (recording/Modern Mythology)
Peter Thermos: Drums
Scott "Skin Richards" Johnson: Drums, Percussion
Dave Crowther: Drums
Jeffrey McCormack: Drums
Chandra Cogburn: Electric and Upright Bass, Vocals
Peter Goddeyne: Cello
Peter Igel: Drums
Scott Gallagher: Drums
Stephen Palmer: Bass
Ed "Potatoes" O'Brien: Bass
Jeff Baars: Drums
Sally Rose: Vocals
Warren Taylor: Bass

Influences:

Local NW music, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, The Swell Season / The Frames, Built to Spill, Patti Smith, Arcade Fire, Wilco, P.J. Harvey, The Who, U2, Bob Dylan, Guided By Voices, Morphine, Leonard Cohen, Dharma Bums, Juno, 54-40, Jack Kerouac, Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder, Hermann Hesse, David James Duncan, T.K.V. Desikachar, J. Krishnamurti, Dr. Rammurti S. Mishra, Marie Svoboda, Joseph Campbell, family, friends, weather.

Sounds Like:

What people have said: Radiohead, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Tim/Jeff Buckley, The Decemberists, U2, Big Country, The Cure, Morphine, Galaxie 500, Luna, Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Doors, The Moody Blues, The Smiths. "Chamber Pop," "Symphonic Rock." "Diamond Fist Werny meets Sister Psychic!" -Good one! Peter Murphy meets The Waterboys.

"Blue Star Creeper has a lot of promise; they're trying to find their own voice in this great sea of mediocrity." — Joe Ehrbar, Backfire Magazine

Record Label:

Hammer & Anvil Records