Northstar (band)
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Origin | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–2005
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Labels | Triple Crown |
Associated acts | Cassino, Stars Below |
Past members | Nick Torres Tyler Odom Jake Fisher Gabe Renfroe Shawn Regan |
Northstar is an American band formed in 1997 in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]
History[]
Early years and debut album (1997–2003)[]
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Since the band's inception, they have had around five guitarists and three different bassists, have been a three-piece, four-piece, and a five-piece. Due to a lack of a dedicated music scene in the Huntsville area, the band decided to start touring the country in 2000. They booked their first tour, bought a van, and set out on the road.
After two years of booking, promoting, and producing everything themselves, the band signed a deal with Triple Crown Records of New York City in June 2002.[2] By this point, the only original member in the band was drummer Gabe Renfroe. Their line-up solidified with Nick Torres on lead vocals and guitar, Tyler Odom on guitar and Shawn Reagan on bass.[1] The band released their debut album Is This Thing Loaded? on October 22, 2002.[3] It was promoted with a few headlining shows in October,[4] before joining the All-American Rejects and Motion City Soundtrack on their tour in November.[5] After this, the band went on tour with Taking Back Sunday and the Starting Line in November and December.[6] In March and April 2003, the band toured across the US with Armor for Sleep, This Day Forward, and Breaking Pangaea,[7] leading up to an appearance at the Skate & Surf Fest.[8] They toured with Senses Fail in May, and contributed the track "To My Better Angel" to the soundtrack of Beer: The Movie.[9] Following this, the band toured the US in June with River City High, and supported Rx Bandits on their tour in July.[10][11] In September and October, the band supported Rufio and Motion City Soundtrack on a co-headlining cross country tour.[12] They toured for over a year until Jake Fisher replaced Reagan.
Pollyanna, break-up and subsequent events (2004–2008)[]
The group released their second album Pollyanna in April 2004.[1] That same month, the band performed at the Skate and Surf Festival.[13] Following this, they went on tour with Moneen in April and May,[14] before going back on tour again in June with Piebald and the Jealous Sound.[15] The band then appeared on select dates of the 2004 Warped Tour.[16] The band also made a brief visit to the UK with Modest Mouse. In October and November, the band went on tour with Hot Rod Circuit, Say Anything and Straylight Run.[17] Following this, they went on hiatus in December[18] and later re-grouped in February 2005 for a co-headlining tour with Lucero.[1] They were supported by the Honorary Title, Circa Survive and Communiqué.[19] The band then broke up on April 11, citing "personal reasons";[20] they performed at The Bamboozle festival the following month.[21] A video album The Uncomfortable Camera appeared in June,[1] and included the band's music videos on the release's second disc.[22] Torres and Odom created Cassino;[1] the demos for it were recorded with Matt Squire and used drummer Will Noon of Straylight Run.[23]
A collection of demos and alternate recordings, entitled Broken Parachute, has been announced by Nashville-based Speak Music Media in November 2005, initially as an five-track EP.[24] It was then expanded to a nine track full-length and released on January 8, 2008.[25] Cassino later released their debut a few months later.[26] Dikembe released a cover of the band's track "Two Zero Two" in July 2017.[27]
Discography[]
Studio albums
- Is This Thing Loaded? (Triple Crown Records, 2002)
- Pollyanna (Triple Crown Records, 2004)
Compilation albums
- Broken Parachute (, 2008)
Video albums
- The Uncomfortable Camera (2005) - DVD
Demos
- Hardcore Demo (1997)
- Early Demo 1 (1998)
- Blindcrush Demo (1999)
- There's More Where This Came From Demo (2000)
- Is This Thing Loaded Demo (2001)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Apar, Corey. "Northstar | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ White, Adam (June 23, 2002). "Triple Crown Records signs Northstar". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ White, Adam (October 8, 2002). "Northstar album and tour plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ White, Adam (October 8, 2002). "Northstar album and tour plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (November 13, 2002). "Northstar e-card and tour info". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (November 12, 2002). "Northstar e-card and tour info". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (March 10, 2003). "Northstar video / tour news". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (April 3, 2003). "Finalized Skate and Surf Fest lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (April 18, 2003). "Northstar back on the road". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (May 6, 2003). "Rx Bandits tour dates cosmetically altered". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (May 17, 2003). "Northstar on tour all summer". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (August 23, 2003). "Rufio / Motion City Soundtrack". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (February 13, 2004). "Skate and Surf lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (March 4, 2004). "Moneen April - June US Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (May 26, 2004). "Northstar back on the road with Piebald / The Jealous Sound". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (January 14, 2004). "Alkaline Trio, Smartpunk.com stage lineup confirmed for Warped '04". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (August 25, 2004). "Straylight Run announces Debut, Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (December 26, 2004). "Northstar hiatus of sorts / MovieLife acoustic reunion show". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (February 5, 2005). "Northstar and Lucero co-headlining U.S. swing". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (April 11, 2005). "Break-ups: Northstar (1997-2005)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (February 14, 2005). "Bamboozle lineup". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (July 1, 2005). "Northstar - The Uncomfortable Camera DVD". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Shultz, Brian (August 27, 2005). "Cassino (ex-Northstar) posts new demos". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (November 28, 2005). "Speak Music Media to release Jackie Carol (ex-Casket Lottery), Northstar". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Roth, Kaj (February 21, 2008). "Northstar". Melodic. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Reinecker, Meg (March 11, 2007). "Cassino (ex-Northstar) post two new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Barrett, Samanth (July 10, 2017). "Dikembe: "Two Zero Two" (Northstar cover)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
External links[]
- Indie rock musical groups from Alabama
- American pop punk groups
- Musicians from Huntsville, Alabama
- Triple Crown Records artists