Friday, January 27th, 2012

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Star & Micey Visits GSD&M

Star & Micey Visits GSD&M

As Star & Micey headed out to their tour of the west coast, they stopped in at Austin-based ad agency GSD&M to hang out and play for everyone. Check out what GSD&M had to say about the visit and watch their video on the fun time they had with the band. “When people hear an accordion, their heads perk up and they think, “Where’s the music?” It’s natural. When Star &... [Read more]


Arts Vegas Reviews Star & Micey’s Show At The Freakin’ Frog

Arts Vegas Reviews Star & Micey’s Show At The Freakin’ Frog

Lauren Cagle over at Arts Vegas just reviewed Star & Micey’s recent show at the Freakin’ Frog in Vegas. The band just finished up a lengthy westward jaunt of tour dates and had a real blast. Check out the review here. “Star & Micey’s singular brand of soulful folk pop got me bouncing in my seat and working up a sweat as soon as they took the stage.”  Read More →


Jody Stephens Featured In Karen Booth’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”

Big Star drummer and our own Ardent Studios manager, Jody Stephens, was recently featured in “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,” a blog series by Karen Booth where she interviews rock legends about their high school experience in general as well as with music. You can check it out over at Booth’s blog here. Hope you enjoy!  Read More →


Big Star Live EP Out Today!

Big Star Live EP Out Today!

Head on over to the store and buy the new 7″ from Big Star with John Davis. Click the other link below to check out the product and listen to the tracks. By the way, the first 1,000 people to buy will get a full album download card with the vinyl…the mp3′s are high quality and ripped from source vinyl! http://ardentmusic.com/products-page/vinyl/big-star-with-john-davis-live-tribute-to-alex-chilton-7-vinyl-ep/ http://bigstarliveep.muxtape.com/  Read More →


New Star & Micey Videos!

Check out this video for Star & Micey’s “On Your Own,” created by Ardent’s newly re-opened Film Department!  Read More →


Big Star Live EP Digital Release Soon

Just to clear up any confusion, the 7″ vinyl release is still happening June 21st, with a digital release shortly thereafter. We’ll keep you all posted on when that’ll be. Thanks for your support!  Read More →


Big Star With John Davis Live 7″ EP Out June 21st!

Big Star With John Davis Live 7″ EP Out June 21st!

The release date has been set for the Big Star Live EP – June 21st! It’ll be available here in our store. Check out Big Star drummer Jody Stephens’ rundown of the release and our promo video for the EP and below. Also, there’s some press links we’ve come across already. “For our last performance as Big Star, Jon, Ken and I had some very good friends join us to... [Read more]


Star & Micey’s Live At PASTE Session Now Online

Star & Micey’s Live At PASTE Session Now Online

Star & Micey’s five-song performance in the PASTE offices from a few weeks ago are now available to watch online. Check out Nick doing a backflip at the end of the fifth and last video for “What’s Your Favorite Song?” Check out what PASTE had to say about the band’s performance: “If you’re looking for a super-hip band fronted by the brooding and troubled... [Read more]


Big Star With John Davis Live Tribute To Alex Chilton 7″ Vinyl Being Pressed

Big Star With John Davis Live Tribute To Alex Chilton 7″ Vinyl Being Pressed

We’re releasing a 3-song vinyl EP of Big Star’s performance with John Davis from last year’s live tribute to Alex Chilton. The show took place at the historic Levitt Shell here in Memphis and had many special guests, including Mike Mills (REM), Sondre Lerche, Brendan Benson, Andy Hummel, and many others. The band did three songs with ex-Superdrag frontman John Davis and we’re... [Read more]


Jody Stephens Reunites With Golden Smog For 2 Shows In Minneapolis

Legendary supergroup Golden Smog recently played back-to-back shows at Minneapolis’ The Fine Line April 15th and 16th. Jody Stephens appeared with the band for the first time in years. The band’s lineup for the two shows was Gary Louris, Kraig Johnson, Dan Murphy, Marc Perlman and Stephens along with some special guests. Check out some pics from the shows at the link below. Photos From... [Read more]


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