Stars Live in Manila!

Canadian indie-pop band Stars will be performing a one-night only gig here in Manila on February 16, 2013 at The Alpha Tent, Alphaland Southgate Tower. YEAAAHH!! Thanks to Kindassault, Raven 7 Multimedia, and No Seat Affair for bringing such cool acts! I believe they are also bringing Grimes here on March.

Stars have released several studio albums and below are some of my favorites from the band.

 

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES (more resellers to be added soon!)

P2500 free standing room

GWEILO BAR – 109 C. Palanca, Legaspi Village, Makati
Mon – Fri // 11am – 1am
Sat // 5pm - 1am
817-6083

ROUTE 196 – 196 Katipunan Ave, Q.C.
Mon– Sat // 6pm – 1am
439-1972

For ticket inquiries/reservations/Paypal payments please send an e-mail to: tickets@kindassault.com

#justhittheplaybutton

Orange Blossom Flyover - Twelve Month Jury Zodiac

Purity Ring - Fineshrine

Juveniles - Through the Night

Lykke Li - Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Summer Camp - City

Slow Club - Beginners

Stars - The Theory of Relativity

Nada Surf - Waiting For Something

Little Dragon - Sunshine

Bobby Baby - I Won't Dance With You Baby Tonight

Sleep Party People - The City Light Died

Societe – All That We've Become

Sleeping Policemen - High Skies

A Nighthawk - Peace

MUST WATCH: Changes by Stars (NSFW! swear!)

I am telling you guys, before clicking the play button make sure no one's behind you or you are alone watching the new music video of Stars. There's no sex or anything sleazy on the video just a naked woman dancing, crawling, rolling who grew a tail at the end. WEIRD! Changes is still from Star's album The Five Ghost which was one of the best releases of 2010 and one of my faves from the CD. Watch the video if you dare.

Not so NSFW


NSFW

MUST WATCH: Fixed by Stars

I thought I was watching a music video from the 90s. The director George Vale used some overlays, double-exposure effect, the projector screen, fast-forward lasers, aged/distorted photographs, montages and a band rehearsal- it's like 1997 all over again and i liked it!


Stars' Five Ghosts is due out on June 22 via Soft Revolution/Vagrant.

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MUST LISTEN: Fixed by Stars [mp3]

It seems like yesterday when Stars released their In Our Bedroom After The War and it was like 2007. But I didn't actually missed this band because almost everyday, I would loop Midnight Coward and Calendar Girl at least 5 times...each.

The Five Ghosts is Star's 5th studio album to be released at the end of June and you can hear the first track out of that album below entitled Fixed. This feel-good first single has Amy Millan's naive vocals over the layers of synth that add up to that -get-up-and-go mood of the song. You can also download Fixed for free below.