Like any artist, the Oklahoma City based band Thirteen Stars has been through their share of styles, sounds and phases only to emerge more mature and tighter than before. This is none more evident than on their newest release, These Places which proves with Thirteen Stars, growing up is a very good thing.
Produced, in part, by Trent Bell (The Flaming Lips, Starlight Mints) and mastered by George Geurin (The Polyphonic Spree, Flickerstick) These Places continues on the path of evolution for the band. The record flirts with darker melodies and added instrumentation, but still shows the bands ability to produce well crafted pop songs. “This record has much more going ..boards, acoustic guitars, and more. We wanted to do things we weren’t able to do in the past,” says Scott.
The intense rocker “Failing Upwards” leads off the EP in a straight rock ‘n’ roll minimalist fashion. The catchy hooks in “Afterglow” and “The Story” follow as the band delves into a recurring theme found through out their albums; the tangles of love and relationships. The slow, dreamy “Secrets We Keep” finds a similar narrative (“Does tomorrow have to follow today / When we both know what it all holds now”) as the band experiments with new sounds on the track. The record ends with the dark and jangly “These Places,” an ode to small town beginnings.
When it came time to name the new EP, These Places proved to be an easy title for the new disc. After 350 plus shows in nine states the band has more than seen their share of interesting places, seedy hotels, shady people and everything in between. But this philosophy of regional touring has helped them gain many loyal fans in the southwest region and has allowed the band to play alongside many nationally known artists such as Maroon 5, Dishwalla, Fastball, The All-American Rejects and Blue October.
Of course the shows weren’t always of that caliber back in 1999 when the core of Thirteen Stars, singer Scott Starns and bassist Annatomik, met through an ad in a local newspaper. They quickly released their debut album “The Nova Project” in 2000. From there a few lineup changes ensued; guitarist Jason Deal was added in 2001 and drummer Mike Mosteller replaced the band’s previous drummer in 2003 bringing the band to its current state.
The months ahead look promising for Thirteen Stars, with more regional touring to support These Places and more songwriting to supplement the ever changing set list. “We are always writing new songs. It can only go further and it can only get better. I hope everyone’s ready because we are,” says Jason. It seems with a little help, Thirteen Stars may be getting out of “these places that we’ve known” sooner than they think.
This friday night @ the hottest new outdoor venue in central OK.
Dead Set's demo release party @ Little River Music Valley
bethal/tecumseh OK
gates @ 6pm show @ 7pm all ages
$6 tickets available from the bands or at the day of show @ the gate.
7 bands in all:
Dead Set
In The Process
Lift
The Eulogy
Negative Zero
Wildsallee
The Costanzas
see you there!!
Hey, we're just letting everyone know we posted some new tunes. Check them out and let us know what you think. If you like it, tell your friends. The album, Invisible Sound, will be available for purchase or download June 27th. Thanks, MLAC
So... Today is the big day we've been working toward for about 3 months now. The Fine Print is hosting the first ever Collide! art/music show at The 51st Street Speakeasy. Doors open at 3:00pm. Music starts at 4:00pm. The entire upstairs is filled with amazing artwork on display, exclusively from artists right here in Oklahoma. Coop Works will have some beer to try out, and The Speakeasy will have free food available throughout the day. Come stop by and have some fun with us tonight. Let's start something new for OKC together... Collide!
12/12/2008 07:00 PM - Historic Kamps Deli 1310 NW 25th and Classen Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
Cost:10.00 Overtone Media and The Katt proudly present: A Fight For Fame National Band Competition All Ages 21 to drink Doors Open at 7:00 www. afightforfame. com You can vote for us via text Vote Band102 to 70734 you can vote over and over so blow it up. I have tickets for sell so hit me up I will be in the big red bus parked beside Kamps.
Also there is a Christmas party afterward that is at Sparkle Farm go to Baltazars site to find out more info on that. That will be the place to be after the show music drinks.... Ben from The Planets Align will be singin and playing Christmas toons! So there is you some inside scoopage.
if you've ever wanted to ride a unicorn, exploderize something with lasers that shoot out of your eyes, or learn how to melt people's hearts with sweet music, then you'll love this video...take a look ;)
On August 11th, 2008 a motorcycle rider and racer was involved in a car vs bike accident. Mark Asbury was traveling at 40 mph on the way to work when a car pulled out from a parking lot. He struck the side of the car and flip over the roof landing in the median of the street. He suffered 8 fractures to the pelvis, a broken leg, a broken wrist and a lacerated testicle. He is now in rehab recovering. He will not be able to walk for 3 months. He has insurance but he is not able to work so he has no income to pay current bills. If you would like to help get him through the 3 months of bills you can donate http://www. OKmotocross. com/recovery. htm . Everything will help and no amount is too small.
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