stars at black cat?

so i am headed to see Louis XIV tonight, then noticed that Stars is listed for tomorrow, but not as headliner. is this the same band as Stars? the NYC band that rocks? (Think postal service type songs)

just wondering, thanks.

Originally posted by heisindc:
so i am headed to see Louis XIV tonight, then noticed that Stars is listed for tomorrow, but not as headliner. is this the same band as Stars? the NYC band that rocks? (Think postal service type songs)

just wondering, thanks.

they're from HERE:

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if you wouldve read Club Pixxx you would've known….

thank you for clearing that up. they've just been playing NYC quite a bit and are a hit there.

It is in fact Stars, by the way, i finally found their site.

I have 2 tix, anyone else going?

Originally posted by sonickteam3:

Originally posted by heisindc:
so i am headed to see Louis XIV tonight, then noticed that Stars is listed for tomorrow, but not as headliner. is this the same band as Stars? the NYC band that rocks? (Think postal service type songs)

just wondering, thanks.

they're from HERE:

&lt;img src="http://www.agicoa.org/images/canadad.gif" alt=" - " /&gt;


if you wouldve read Club Pixxx you would've known….

From All Music:

Sharing a fondness for sophisticated soul and pop artists (the Smiths, New Order, Marvin Gaye, et al.), Stars was formed by Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman in New York. Along with friends Evan Cranley (also of Big Rude Jake) and Amy Milan (who contributed to the soundtrack for the film Drowning Mona), the band relocated to Montreal.

I am planning on seeing the Ivy/Stars show on Friday but wondered, why do people keep saying that members of Stars also perform with the "Montreal 'super-group' Broken-Social Scene"? Stars are from Montreal but I recall BSS always saying they are from Ontario. Am I off-base or is this just because most of us people in the states figure all of canada is the same place? Maybe its tough to really pin down where a "collective" is from.

Originally posted by The Creeper Who Cast No Shadow:
From All Music:

Sharing a fondness for sophisticated soul and pop artists (the Smiths, New Order, Marvin Gaye, et al.), Stars was formed by Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman in New York. Along with friends Evan Cranley (also of Big Rude Jake) and Amy Milan (who contributed to the soundtrack for the film Drowning Mona), the band relocated to Montreal.

if you look to the left, Allmusic also says they were formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

neither Montreal OR New York.

all canada is withing a few miles of the US border…or so i've experienced.

nationalism aside, we should all invite friends to this show, as they are great and I'd love to see it sell out.

Originally posted by heisindc:
all canada is withing a few miles of the US border…or so i've experienced.

whaaaa????

Originally posted by heisindc:
nationalism aside, we should all invite friends to this show, as they are great and I'd love to see it sell out.

Agreed. When I saw BSS in Ithaca (which most people assume is in Canada) a number of members of Stars performed at various times. I think this show has the potential to be great, although I know nothing about Ivy.

did you go to Cornell?

Originally posted by sonickteam3:

Originally posted by The Creeper Who Cast No Shadow:
From All Music:

Sharing a fondness for sophisticated soul and pop artists (the Smiths, New Order, Marvin Gaye, et al.), Stars was formed by Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman in New York. Along with friends Evan Cranley (also of Big Rude Jake) and Amy Milan (who contributed to the soundtrack for the film Drowning Mona), the band relocated to Montreal.

if you look to the left, Allmusic also says they were formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

neither Montreal OR New York.

Most likely somewhere in Canada OR New York

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
did you go to Cornell?

No Connecticut undergrad, Syracuse law. I grew up in Upstate NY (no not Yonkers) and had to go to Cornell to see live music while in law school. They have a really cool student org called the IMF (don't picket it stands for Independent Music Forum) that brings in small acts to this tiny rec room (150 people) in the student center. I saw a few really cool bands there that Pitchfork now creams over. Whoever was picking their acts really had a great ear- should probably be in A&R. It made the hour long drive worth it.

If you like Stars, don't miss the first act, Astaire. Ivy is very similar to them as well.

Each of these would be worthy of headlining. Got my tix…!

Any idea if this will sell-out tonight?
I have a 3rd person coming, you think i can wait until doors?

i think it will sell out. i got tix last night and i wasn't the only one doing that.

oh, i have no doubt that it'll sell out at the door.
i can't make it down because i have a production to be in elsewhere but you are all lucky to go.
make sure you check out the first opening band Astaire. they're quite kickawesome.

I believe doors are at 9:30pm. Anyone have an idea how soon the first act will go on? I definitely don't want to miss Astaire. I checked out their EP at their website and it's pretty good.

Rule of thumb is:

Opening band - 10:00
Second band - 10:45/11:00
Headliner - 12:00

Originally posted by Bags:
Rule of thumb is:

Opening band - 10:00
Second band - 10:45/11:00
Headliner - 12:00

Thanks alot Bags.

I'm planning on going to the show since I'm a big fan of Stars. Not sure I will make it through all of Ivy's set, though, since I'm pretty tired today. Thanks for the Astaire recommendation. I will check them out.