Certain Stars puts the rock back in indie rock. Their melodic powerpop and high energy performances played with conviction set them apart from other bands in the genre. They believe in writing good songs and playing them well.
Thanks for WMSE for asking us to play live in the studio during the Pledge Drive. Thanks to Melissa (Weds. Noon show!) Tom Crawford and Billy Cicarelli, engineer extraordinaire for making it sound great! Thanks to the Staff for feeding us BBQ and...thanks to our moms for pledging!
Thanks to Dave Bash and Jim Linneman for a successful IPO Festival last week. It was great to meet new bands (Fresh Pulp! Trolley) and hear familiar ones as well (I'm talkin' to you, Revolush!).
We Won!! Certain Stars' song "Can U Dig It?" has been chosen as the "Kick-Ass Guitar Riff of the Year" in 88.9 Radio Milwaukee's First Annual Milwaukee Music Awards
88.9 Radio Milwaukee
Many thanks to the good people at 88.9 for supporting and broadcasting a great variety of local music. Also, we would like to thank Scott Mullins and Radio Milwaukee again for letting us broadcast live on their 414 Music show back on February 12th.
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Certain Stars' "Wired for Sound" is now available at Atomic Records in Milwaukee, and Rush-Mor Records in Bay View. Support independent music stores! Certain Stars debut CD "Times Like These Call for Tambourines" still available in Milwaukee at Exclusive Company on Farwell/Brady, and Rush-Mor Records on KK!!
Also available through CD Baby.com
Download MP3 version at Payplay.fm
MusicIsHere/CertainStars will let you choose your digital format (OGG, MP3, WMA) for under $5!
Also available on iTunes!
Here is what they're saying about "Wired for Sound:"
The Big Takeover, issue #62, spring 2008
Certain Stars
Wired For Sound EP
(Cuba Libre)
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Certain Stars are the first band in line to swipe their moniker from a Superchunk song. Will wonders ever cease, my friends? Playing straight down the middle indie-rawk, the title track finds the Stars at their most fervent if not particularly engrossing. No major complaints, but something tells me these Wisconsin hopefuls have the potential to open up that proverbial can of kick-ass in order for their tunes to really stick to wall. Until then, keep your fingers crossed."
"This is a great rock CD with good songs, period. Certain Stars excel by not taking themselves too seriously while still being able to rock out. No heavy metal, rap, drum machine beats, or even Justin Timberlake . . . just good songs, unique personality, and an overall fun CD."
RM- the Songcast.
"Certain Stars has made an album I can throw on in my car and just rock out to. It’s melodic pop in the vain of Big Star - very high energy, very simple, very driving and upbeat. It’s packed to the brim with crunchy guitars and chugging bass lines designed to get you dancing at a bar, or while cruising down the highway in June."
Matt Cohen- Delusions of Adequacy.
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