Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Check it out.  We’ve just released a new single from Jump Back Jake called “KING OF ROMANCE.”  You can stream and download it free from the above player.  And here’s a note from front man Jake Rabinbach, who is currently touring and playing guitar with Francis and the Lights opening for DRAKE and MGMT.
There were [...]

Filmed by The Commercial Appeal for their Hotel Memphis video series.  Star & Micey and Jeremy Stanfill perform a song called “Cold Hard Truth” in downtown Memphis in a trolley on Main Street.

The Levitt Shell Foundation has announced it’s final lineup of guests for the Big Star show in Memphis’ own Overton Park on May 15th, 2010. The guests include: Andy Hummel (Big Star), Mike Mills (REM), Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs), Sondre Lerche, Amy Speace, Susan Marshall, Van Duren, and Tommy Hoehn. Star & Micey will open [...]

Star & Micey had a great time down in Austin, TX for this years South by Southwest music festival.  They played the official Memphis Music showcase at Barbarella and additional sets at the Memphis Music Foundation booth in the Austin Convention Center.
Below is a video of the guys performing a new song called “Jesus and [...]

From our good friend Bob Mehr (Music Writer for The Commercial Appeal):
I wanted to let those of you who might be heading to SXSW know about a panel/performance I’m moderating on the great Memphis band Big Star. The program, titled “I Never Travel Far Without a Little Big Star,” will take place on Saturday March [...]

I recently took a trip to NYC with my girlfriend and it was incredible to walk past some of the hippest record stores and see the Big Star “Keep An Eye On The Sky” box set sitting there in the windows.  And a couple weeks back, Josh Cosby of Star & Micey was by the [...]

Star & Micey hit the road again today for a stint of November show dates with Erin Miley opening.  Below are all the show dates with links to each shows Facebook event page for November.  Please feel free to invite friends to any shows in your area and we appreciate your support.  And as a [...]

You can now purchase Star & Micey’s self titled debut CD for $10 at their store page, CDBaby or Amazon. It’s also available digitally at starandmicey.bandcamp.com ($5 – 320k MP3s, FLAC, Apple Lossless), iTunes, Amazonmp3, emusic, rhapsody and all the top digital retailers.
Stream the entire album here and click the share tab to [...]

John Fry, Steve Rhea, Mark Harber (friend and neighbor) and I boarded a plane to London on June 27. The occasion was a Big Star show in Hyde Park/Serpentine Sessions on July 1. John and I had Monday and Tuesday for a little sight-seeing before the show on Wednesday. On Monday we hopped on a train [...]

Rhino Records has announced the release of the long awaited Big Star boxed set, entitled Keep an Eye on the Sky. From the Rhino Web site:
Big Star inspired a fevered allegiance among fans of power pop, giving rise to a cult of believers who spent decades spreading the gospel. Their enthusiasm turned this obscure Memphis [...]