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Stars Go Dim (win a private performance)
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Stars Go Dim (win a private performance): General Info
Member Since
12/20/2006
Band Members
It began with the catchy riffs Joey Avalos would write in his spare time. Much too poppy for his gig with hard rock veterans Pillar, he was content to let them simply pile up, unheard.
All of which was fine until he met Chris Cleveland, a vocalist of local renown in Oklahoma.
Cleveland and Avalos met at a music showcase and together with Pillar's rhythm section, bassist Michael Wittig and drummer Lester Estelle, it didn't take long for them to form Tulsa-based pop-soul quartet Stars Go Dim.
The groundwork for Stars Go Dim began after the Pillar tour bus broke down on a Northwest run. Wittig, Estelle and Avalos ended up in a rental car together and hatched plans for a side project. One phone call from Wittig to Cleveland and the lineup was set.
“Lester and I had toyed with the idea of a side project for years,” Wittig said. “When we added Joey to the equation, we knew we had the start of something great.”
With Avalos and Cleveland handling the writing duties, it is easy to spot the pair's perfect melding of modern pop and classic soul. At once, they evoke top-40's best guitar slingers - John Mayer and Maroon 5 - as well as classic Memphis soul like Eddie Floyd and Willie Mitchell.
“Mike had told me he always wanted to do something totally different from Pillar,” Avalos said. “If I wanted to start a pop band or a funk band, he was down to play in it. So on that drive, we decided on a pop band.”
“With Chris in mind we set up a songwriting session with everyone and it just clicked. We enjoyed each other's company and the music.”
As Stars Go Dim presses forward on work for its debut LP “Love Gone Mad', the band has decided to whet the proverbial whistle of potential fans by releasing three songs from the forthcoming album, “Crazy,” “Walk On,” and “Come Around.” All three songs were produced and engineered by Estelle and each carries a distinct flavor and shows a different side of the band at its best.
Fans will get their first peek at the trio of songs with “Walk On,” which is led by an Avalos guitar riff that would make Ernie Isley proud. The song will be offered for free to members of the band's mailing list at www.starsgodim.com.
“Come Around,” and “Crazy,” will quickly follow “Walk On,” and both will be offered for sale through the band's website. More in a mid-tempo vein, “Come Around” would easily be at home on a series finale for “Grey's Anatomy” or “The Hills.” It features a haunting background vocal that perfectly complements Cleveland's lead and elicits memories of recent hits by Gavin DeGraw and Mayer.
On the ballad “Crazy,” Cleveland is backed by a lilting and smooth string arrangement that carefully guides him into the anthemic chorus.
Cleveland and Avalos developed the lyrics for the songs together and, while it wasn't a conscious effort, all of the tracks revolve around love in various states.
“We're kind of obsessed with love,” Avalos said. “It wasn't planned, but the songs for the full-length all tell stories of people in love and their relationships.
“I didn't notice it until I had 12 or 13 songs written.”
While producing the initial batch of songs, Stars Go Dim offered visitors to its Myspace page a look into the creative process via video clips of the band in the studio. Through those snippets, the band amassed a fanbase of 13,000 Myspace friends without ever posting a song.
And with those three songs in hand and the basis for the remainder of the album already in place, 2008 promises to be an exciting year for Stars Go Dim as the quartet properly introduces itself to music lovers everywhere.
In the meantime, fans will be able to devour the first three songs currently available on iTunes and www.starsgodim.com.
“These songs break down what we can do,” Avalos said. “We're giving everyone a taste and hopefully that will win them over and we'll tie it all together by summer.”
Thank you for finding me! LOVE the music -- I went and bought it from itunes immediately. If you ever come through Orlando, I'll definitely come check out a show!
both of us are getting featured on khits friday! go US!
cant wait til friday... make sure you check out just some of my set! I go on at 8pm... you guys go on at 9pm.. as soon as I load up I will be there supporting!
Thanks for the prize stuff, can't wait to win that grand prize though! I have been a long-time Pillar fan and love the Stars Go Dim songs too! I know it will be a great show.
I think I posted in the wrong spot. so here it goes, again.
I would want someplace tropical and remote. anywhere is perfect as long as I have my husband with me. I want someplace we can take a moonlit stroll on the beach, swim under the moonlight. to be somewhere away from the public where I don't feel judged and stared at. someplace I can feel free!!!
Hey, how are you? Thanks for being our friend. Hope you listen to our music, and check it out sometime. Thanks again. Peace be with you friend! We appreciate it that you are our friend. Tell ANYONE you can about us!
Egypt would be amazing..id love to see the pyramids.
that is soo hard..I Love Australia..and Africa..both of those places would be a dream come true. But if i had to choose...Italy. Its beautiful..and all the art they got..like the Chapel..id like to go to Rome too, and the sistine chapel ..and see the Pope! Id just love that :)
I'D LOVE TO GO TO ITALY. THERE ARE SO MANY ANCIENT LEGENDS AND SO MUCH BEAUTY AND HISTORY. I JUST LOVE IT! BUT NOW THAT U GUYS MENTION EGYPT, THAT DOES SOUND PRETTY GOOD TOO . . . WHY? IS THIS FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL CONTEST? U GUYS GONNA PICK SOMEONE TO TAKE ON THEIR DREAM VACATION? LOL! THAT WOULD BE COOL THO.
