DOWN-STARES [come read this!!]

About Me

DOWN-STARES
THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES...
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We have been passionately pursuing the advancement of this movement since it all began in the summer of 2000. In that time we've played well over 350 shows all around the nation. We've met, shook hands with, shared the stage with some of the most inspirational, hardest working bands in America.
We have positively influenced young artists who have matured into amazing artists. We have sacrificed. We have been shit on, disregarded, talked down to, and blown off... and still we push forward.
We have independently released (with the help of Motion E Records) four albums, sold out of more than 25 T-Shirt designs, been voted Texoma's Best Band 2007 by the readers of the Times Record News (Wichita Falls,) broke the top 10 at the 2005-2006 Austin Music Awards in two catagories after only playing that scene for a little over a year.
We've done radio interviews, newspaper interviews, & have had Editor's Pick reviews on our latest album (The Watershed...). We've swallowed our pride, gone without eating, fainted, cried, thrown up, & had our van break down several times. We've driven through the desert on the hottest days of summer with no air conditioner.
We've seen sights so beautiful that words can't describe: like the way the sky looks as the rain pours down on the setting sun in El Paso; or the breath-taking view of the forest mountains in Arkansas on a cold & overcast day. We've played to thousands, we've played to ten. We've been electrocuted (on stage), we've lost all power in the middle of a set. We have lived.
We've been blessed to have the best family, friends, & fans that anyone could ever ask for. We've given everything. And... we're still persuing.
DOWN-STARES
2000-2008 :: THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES.
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--www.down-stares.net
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/4/2005
Band Website: DOWN-STARES.net
Band Members:

Influences: [IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:]

A Perfect Circle, At All Cost, Baxter Stockman, Blink 182, Cold, Counting Crows, Deftones, Exit The King, Games & Theory, Gorillaz, HORSE the band, Incubus, Korn, Megadeth, Metallica, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mudvayne, Mr. Bungle, Nirvana, Nonpoint, Pack of Wolves, Pantera, Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red Rocket Entertainment, Salvador Dali, Seven Mary Three, Silverchair, Slayer, Sound Garden, System of a Down, Ten Cent Pistol, 36 Crazyfists, The Advance, The Beatles, The Cars, The Doors, The Eels, The Killers, The Police, The Mars Volta, The Smiths, The Stooges, The Toadies, The Used, Tool, Vincent Van Gogh, etc...

Sounds Like: Serious, passionate, hungry artists that give a f*ck about what they're doing.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

[6/1/08] - Future is Bright !! -- New press release.

Future Bright for young Texas Rock Act.For Immediate Release.---The Texas based, nationally touring rock band DOWN-STARES have been working very hard as of late and their hard work is paying off. ...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:51:00 PST

[5/6/08] June tour dates taken down for rescheduling

We've taken the "GOIN' BACK TO CALI" summer tour dates off the page for rescheduling. There's been a lot of exciting things happening with DOWN-STARES and within our personal lives and the dates...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:29:00 PST

TOUR HISTORY :: 2006 - Now.

07 Jan 2006 - The Iron Horse Pub - Wichita Falls, Tx12 Jan 2006 - Redrum - Austin, Tx28 Jan 2006 - The Backroom - Austin, Tx11 Feb 2006 - Hero's Harker - Heights, Tx17 Feb 2006 - Georgetown VFW - Geor...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

[4/28/08] What the sh*t is going on with the new album?!

April 28th, 2008What the shit is going on w/DOWN-STARES and the new album?--- Well, DOWN-STARES has finished recording and mixing Cobras & Matadors. Yep, it's DONE!! Right now we're "s...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:09:00 PST

[2/28/08] GOALS for 2008 and beyond.

Goals are a great thing to have. They help keep us focused and inspired. We believe that dreaming big is one of the most important aspects of an artists' life, just as important as an...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:56:00 PST

[2/14/08] COBRAS & MATADORS - UPDATE

Wow. So here it is Valentine's Day 2008, hopefully there's lots of lovers out there with broken hearts. Not.Things are great on this end, and to answer the question that many of you have b...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:54:00 PST

Some of the bands we've played/toured with...

In alphabetical order...----------A Day To RememberA New RevolutionAstoria ArmsAt All CostAu ContraireBabymanBaxter StockmanBecause Of HerBefore There Was RosalynBeneath (RIP)Bowling For SoupBy Any Me...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:07:00 PST

TOUR VIDEOS (Cookies For Grandma)

For some reason, myspace won't let us post our videos here in this blog... just click this link and they'll pull up in you tube.Love,Your boys....
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:13:00 PST

DOWN-STARES VOTED TEXOMAS BEST!!

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: The nationally touring rock band DOWN-STARES, based out of Wichita Falls, received the phone call on Monday morning they were voted 'TEXOMA'S BEST BAND 2007!' by the read...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:30:00 PST

DOWN-STARES in the news...

DOWN-STARES just had a great write-up in the Times Record News about our quest to get on Warped Tour this summer, our latest album, and what it takes to keep pushing forward.[click here to read the e...
Posted by DOWN-STARES [come read this!!] on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:47:00 PST