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Aikostar v2.0: The Czar's Children Project

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IT'S FINALLY HERE FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE!!!

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Music:

Member Since: 5/4/2004
Band Website: aikostarmusic.com
Band Members: Current Line Up:
The Czar's Children Project

Alex Kirzhner - guitars, bouzouki, oud, drum programming
Veronica Faye - vocals, guitar, interpretive dance, keyboard, synths
Cris Luspo - guitars
Carlo Ponti David - percussions

Others who had participated in AIKOSTAR:
Clifton Aird Hyde - bass, chapman stick, guitars, mandolin, lapsteel
Joe Peretore - producer, engineer, sound designer, therapist
Kevin Garcia drums and percussions
Kerry Farias - viola, auxiliary vocals
Jaime Wilson - violin
Emily Schafer - cello
Daniel Adam - recording engineer

These people can all rattle your nuts.
Influences: Here is an abridged list:

Porcupine Tree, Meshuggah, Opeth, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Radiohead, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Nirvana, The Melvins, anything Mike Patton does, anything John Zorn does, the Swans, Black Sabbath, NIN, Bela Bartok, Bach, Mahler, Asian court music, Middle Eastern, Latin, Russian, African, and all other world music.
Sounds Like: Estrogen mixed with testosterone and formaldehyde.

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Record Label: Aikostar LLC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Fall 2006 Performances

Hello guys,We've got some exciting gimmicks lined up this month and the next... and then the next... On the side note (call it a prelude or background information on current performances):AIKOSTAR is...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:38:00 PST

Vote for AIKOSTAR in Alternative Addiction's Next Big Thing!!!

Hey guys,Alternative Addiction has chosen AIKOSTAR to participate in this months' NEXT BIG THING Magazine Feature!Please vote for us to be published as the Unsigned Band of the Month.To vote, please c...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:27:00 PST

Photos from the Wonderland Show

Wonderful pictures taken by Kristy Ramsammy, Tiffany Moore and Justin Farrow>>>VIEW THEM HERE
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:06:00 PST

AIKOSTAR on WRSU 88.7 FM RADIO New Brunswick

The AIKOSTAR debut album has been spinning on WRSU 88.7 FM for quite some time now. Alex, Kerry (our violinist/violist sat in for Clifton) and I sat with WRSU's Rock DJ Jared over some bubbly ...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:13:00 PST

POPTIMES MAGAZINE - Feature Article and Review!

Click HERE to view the full article and review.POPTIMES MAGAZINEAikostarThe Album Review "Look at my shadow now! Look at my shadow now!", screams Aikostar's enigmatic front-woman, Vero in the outro o...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:05:00 PST

Aikostar T-shirts for you, with love!

What better way to keep yourself cool this summer than with a black Aikostar t-shirt?We're glad to announce that the Aikostore is open for business! We have hand silk screened t-shirts (of the fashion...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:33:00 PST

New album review from Smother.net

J-Sin at Smother.net was nice enough to review our debut in a very short period of time.You can read the review here or below...."Releasing their debut full-length through their own label, New York Ci...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:08:00 PST

The Debut Album: Available August 8th.

The Debut Albumby AIKOSTARAVAILABLE AUGUST 2006written and performed byAIKOSTARVeronica Faye, Kevin Joaquin Garcia, Clifton Aird Hyde, Alex KirzhnerProduced by: Joe Peretore with AikostarRecorded By: ...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:39:00 PST

Awards from Garageband.com

As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews our song, THE GUARDIAN, received during its first week, Garageband.com has given us the following recognition. Best Female Vocals in Progressive Rock ...
Posted by AIKOSTAR" on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:35:00 PST