Northstar (band)

Northstar was an American band formed in 1997 in Huntsville, Alabama.[1]

Northstar
OriginHuntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Genres
Years active1997–2005
LabelsTriple Crown
Associated actsCassino, Stars Below
Past membersNick Torres
Tyler Odom
Jake Fisher
Gabe Renfroe
Shawn Regan

History

Early years and debut album (1997–2003)

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. 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. The band released their debut album Is This Thing Loaded? in October.[1] It was promoted with a few headlining shows in October,[2] before joining The All-American Rejects and Motion City Soundtrack on their tour in November.[3] After this, the band went on tour with Taking Back Sunday and the Starting Line in November and December.[4] In April, the band appeared at the Skate & Surf Fest,[5] followed by a tour with Senses Fail in May, and contributed the track "To My Better Angel" to the soundtrack of Beer: The Movie.[6] In July, the band supported Rx Bandits on their tour.[7] In September and October, the band supported Rufio and Motion City Soundtrack on a co-headlining cross country tour.[8] 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] Following this, they went on tour with Moneen in April and May,[9] before going back on tour again in June with Piebald and the Jealous Sound.[10] The band then appeared on select dates of the 2004 Warped Tour.[11] 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.[12] Following this, they went on hiatus in December[13] 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.[14] The band then broke up on April 11, citing "personal reasons";[15] they performed at The Bamboozle festival the following month.[16] A video album The Uncomfortable Camera appeared in June,[1] and included the band's music videos on the release's second disc.[17] Torres and Odom created Cassino;[1] the demos for it were recorded with Matt Squire and used drummer Will Noon of Straylight Run.[18]

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.[19] It was then expanded to a nine track full-length and released on January 8, 2008.[20] Cassino later released their debut a few months later.[21] Dikembe released a cover of the band's track "Two Zero Two" in July 2017.[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

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
  1. Apar, Corey. "Northstar | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. White, Adam (October 8, 2002). "Northstar album and tour plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Heisel, Scott (November 13, 2002). "Northstar e-card and tour info". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Heisel, Scott (April 3, 2003). "Finalized Skate and Surf Fest lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  6. Heisel, Scott (April 18, 2003). "Northstar back on the road". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  7. Heisel, Scott (May 6, 2003). "Rx Bandits tour dates cosmetically altered". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  8. Heisel, Scott (August 23, 2003). "Rufio / Motion City Soundtrack". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  9. Paul, Aubin (March 4, 2004). "Moneen April - June US Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  10. Heisel, Scott (May 26, 2004). "Northstar back on the road with Piebald / The Jealous Sound". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. Heisel, Scott (January 14, 2004). "Alkaline Trio, Smartpunk.com stage lineup confirmed for Warped '04". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  12. Paul, Aubin (August 25, 2004). "Straylight Run announces Debut, Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  13. Shultz, Brian (December 26, 2004). "Northstar hiatus of sorts / MovieLife acoustic reunion show". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  14. Heisel, Scott (February 5, 2005). "Northstar and Lucero co-headlining U.S. swing". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  15. Shultz, Brian (April 11, 2005). "Break-ups: Northstar (1997-2005)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  16. Shultz, Brian (February 14, 2005). "Bamboozle lineup". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  17. Shultz, Brian (July 1, 2005). "Northstar - The Uncomfortable Camera DVD". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  18. Shultz, Brian (August 27, 2005). "Cassino (ex-Northstar) posts new demos". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  19. Paul, Aubin (November 28, 2005). "Speak Music Media to release Jackie Carol (ex-Casket Lottery), Northstar". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  20. Roth, Kaj (February 21, 2008). "Northstar". Melodic. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  21. Reinecker, Meg (March 11, 2007). "Cassino (ex-Northstar) post two new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  22. Barrett, Samanth (July 10, 2017). "Dikembe: "Two Zero Two" (Northstar cover)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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