Cowboy ethics, astronaut love songs, gypsy integers, driving at night, dancing barefoot. The ghosts of trains in minor chords.
Hearts, whiskey, peppers, sky, & soul.
Sounds Like
"Starhead is an interesting band featuring the excellent Tamara Cauble (Polyphonic Spree, Telegraph Canyon) on violin along with various other veteran Denton players backing up singer Ira Wile with eerie, hushed rock that reminds me of Cowboy Junkies or Knife in the Water." - The Dallas Observer
"...spooky." - Hank III
"there's a lovely stark feeling to it, like a small group playing in the desert at dusk, a hundred miles from civilization. Spare, expert execution on a lone horn, lead and rhythm acoustic guitars, bass and a solo vocal. Gypsy music meets grunge? Beautiful stuff." - MuzicHunter, at mp34u.muzic.com
"This shit is like taking Nick Cave, Siouxie and The Afghan Whigs, putting them in a blender and colouring them in sepia. This is great." - Rylah, of The Fainting Generals
"...pretty good. kinda goth-folk with 90’s vocals. cool instrumentation..." - Grady Don of RTB2
"Half their songs are like lying in bed in a tiny dusty town missing your lover. The other half are like the day you get up and decide to do something about it." - Cat Hicks, Girl
Starhead is a spooky little y'all-ternative Ouvre-Fi folk-rock band headed by singer/songwriter Ira Wile, first formed at the end of winter, 2008.
Starhead membership has been proven to be subtly elastic, however.
While Starhead performances and recordings usually featured a core set of rhythm musicians and a certain emotional continuity throughout, various 'guest' appearances sometimes result in stylistic changes...
The band's name was originally drawn from the name of an album by another local band ( jetscreamer), the origins from there, according to Will Kapinos (of jetscreamer), are best left uncovered . Mr Kapinos will forever drink on our tab wherever we may play.
Starhead released a debut album, titled 'Escadrille', produced by Brent Best ( Slobberbone, The Drams, The Murder Virgins) in February of 2009, almost a year to the date fromthe penning of the first song.
On sale locally at Recycled Books in Denton, and available for sale as an online download at wowsignaltx.com.
Please check out the Morgantown, WV band 63 Eyes for the original version of '9th Grade Child' as well.
And Jetscreamer. Go check those cats out. Amazing.
Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Dex Romweber Duo: Lookout Tom Waits: 'T 'Ain't No Sin The Scarring Party: Flat Peculiar Pretzelmen: Leslie's Theme Starhead: The Tempest Alice Cooper: Crazy Little Child Dandelion Junk Queens: Growing Up is Giving Up Defiance, Ohio: The Condition Norfolk & Western: A Gilded Age C. Strøm: The Rose of Tennessee Cult with No Name: Down the Line Voltaire: Cannibal Buffet Hollands: High Class Nouvelle Vague: Just Can't Get Enough Christian Williams: Village Blacksmith Hail Seizures: Elephant Man Agent Ribbons: Obituary Vermillion Lies: Blue Neko Case: Hold On, Hold On Slim Cessna's Auto Club: An Introduction to the Power of Braces: Faith Real McKenzies: Droppin' Like Flies Jennifer Leonhardt: Kerby Lane Jubilee
FIREWATER - LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS! Last shows until October!
Jun 26 : Larz, GERMANY : Fusion Festival Jun 27 : Audincourt, FRANCE : Rencontres & Racines Jun 28 : Istanbul, TURKEY : Balkan Soundz Festival July 02 : Dornbirn, AUSTRIA : Speilboden July 03 : Bulle, SWITZERLAND : Gibloux Festival July 04 : Jena, GERMANY : JG Stadtmitte July 05 : Hradec Kralove, CZECH R.: Rock For People July 06 : Vienna, AUSTRIA : Szene Wein July 08 : Linz, AUSTRIA : Posthof July 09 : Suzzara, Mantova, ITALY : Sconfinart July 10 : Steyr, AUSTRIA : Röda July 11 : Bologna, ITALY : Mondiali Antirazzisti July 12 : Milano, ITALY : Magnolia Festival July 13 : Colmar, FRANCE : Hiero July 15 : Paris, FRANCE : Batofar July 17 : Pozega, CROATIA : Dirty Old Empire Festival July 18 : Veszprem, HUNGARY : Utcazene Fesztivál July 24 : Riberac, FRANCE : Le Grand Souk Festival July 25 : Gdynia, POLAND : Globaltica Festival July 31 : Namur, BELGIUM : Esperanzha Festival Aug 01 : Habere-Poche, FRANCE : Rock'n'Poche Festival Aug 02 : Bladel, NETHERLANDS : Bladelse Zomerfeesten
> Bellydancers in costume get in free at all club shows!
> More shows are still being added, so check the Firewater MySpace page for updates.
> This message was sent by an evil robot. So if you are somewhere other than Europe and can't escape, we're sorry. We'll be back again someday soon.
HUMANWINE: Fighting Naked Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys: Escape & Lacerations Defiance, Ohio: The Things We Won't Let Settle but Let Set Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Grey DeLisle: Joanna PJ Harvey: Daddy Dandelion Junk Queens: Das Lied Von Der Moldou Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning Piñataland: Velocity Peculiar Pretzelmen: Gypsy Chant Sophe Lux: Sophia Song Hail Seizures: Cellar Matteah B.. Bird of Prey Leonard Cohen: Last Year's Man Starhead: Solomon Song Dex Romweber Duo: Polish Wedding Song Hunter Robertson: Ol' Virginee Abandon Ship!: Limestone Spirits
The Doors: Alabama Song Starhead: War Damn Eagle Agent Ribbons: Chelsea, Let's Go Join the Circus Leonard Cohen: Take this Longing Adrian H & the Wounds: She Won't Leave Me Alone (the Bug Song) HUMANWINE: Rivolta Silenziosa! Abandon Ship!: Good Morning (Sali's Song) 127: Tico Tico Melora Creager: Girl Lunar Explorer Wisteriax: Doves Never Sleep Nina Nastasia: We Never Talked Blackbird Raum: A Rat in my Dream Dukes of Stratosphear: You're a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel) Larkin Grimm: Ride that Cyclone Defiance, Ohio: Anxious and Worrying Dandelion Junk Queens: (Dancing at a) Predators Ball Louvin Brothers: I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby Neko Case: Hold On, Hold On Piñataland: Ashland Dexter Romweber Duo: Camilia's Gone Peculiar Pretzelmen: Asbinthe Hail Seizures: Murder of Crows Sixteen Horsepower: Sinnerman Regina Spektor: Better Kepi Ghoulie: Tornado Love Billy Bragg: A New England
"Before gas tractors plowed the fields, steam traction engines ruled the prairie. Now, the glory days of steam farming live on through the words of the men and women who experienced them firsthand. These 12 poems, originally submitted to the steam engine enthusiast magazine Iron Men Album back in the 1950s, have been unearthed and set to original music by Christian Williams. Enjoy this glimpse of a little-known chapter of American history."
Just a quick reminder to all of my friends, that the wait is finally over….Yay? Finally completed my first full length album; “Mind Muzik 101,” which will also be available for download on CD Baby, and Digstation. Please feel free to visit my page for more details, and please spread the word. As always, thanks for all your support. We hope to hear from you soon.
