Charlie - vocals and guitar
Elliot - drums and keys
Phil - bass and backup vocals
Influences
In no particular order: Get Up Kids, Decemberists, Radiohead, We Are Scientists, Franz Ferdinand, Stone Temple Pilots, Coldplay, She Wants Revenge, Cake, AFI, Razorlight, Alkaline Trio, Iron and Wine, Elliott Smith, Nine Inch Nails, Boy Sets Fire, Thrice, Paris Texas, Bad Religion, !!!, The Cars, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Massive Attack, Smashing Pumpkins
Sounds Like
Razorlight, Get Up Kids, We Are Scientists, Radiohead
Two Star Spark is a San Francisco-based rock band. Hesitant to define the sound they fit into, but forced to when asked, members describe it as garage rock with an electro-pop edge to it.
History
Two Star Spark formed after the dissolution of iY, a cover band. Charlie Kaupp, the then bassist and half-time singer for iY, started a side project with iY’s backup drummer, Elliot Jordan in order to explore the possibility of writing original music. Because a duo with just bass and drums was not to their liking, Charlie started playing guitar instead of bass. Once the two had established the beginnings of a sound and wrote a few solid songs, they started looking to fill the lineup. After a few trials with guitarists, keyboardists, and bassists, they finally found a match with Cathy Lenz on the bass. Cathy joined, and the three-piece began practicing as a band and playing occasional shows.
The three-piece played together at a few local shows and recorded some demo material, but as they reached their stride, Cathy ended up leaving to pursue other interests. So, the group was back to just Charlie and Elliot, left to search for a third again. After some craigslist searching, they met with Philippe Bergeron in June of 2008. After a couple of practices, it was clear that Phil was a great fit, so the group was complete again, and ready to bring their sound to San Francisco and beyond.
no, no, no, thank you for playing with us! everytime i see you kids y'all are at the next level, i'm really really impressed! can't wait to hear a full cd. lemme know if you need any help mixing! -e
Great show last night! One of the best crowds we have had a chance to play for! Your live sound is really solid!! Let's try and make this happen again soon!!
Glad to see you have put up some of my favorite songs that you do on your myspace page!!
