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VARIABLE STARS

The Mid-penninsula's fledgeling popsters

About Me

The Variable Stars are five unique individuals, each contributing their musical influences to create original songs for everyone to clap along and dance to.

Located 20 miles north of San Jose... 40 miles west of Oakland.... 35 miles south of San Francisco...... and 60 miles due east of the Mariana Trench we are the roadside diner of the contemporary indie pop scene. Your station stop on the trip from LA to Portland. You'll like us! You might just want to stay a while :)
A pleasant alternative to "alternative". We have a lot of energy. And we're really not pretentious. We want to shake hands with and hug anyone that likes our music.And if we see you wearing one of these shirts... well.. your wish is our command :^)
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/24/2004
Band Website: myspace.com/variablestars
Band Members: Astrid- Violin, vocals, guitar, keyboards

Brad Johnson- Guitar, vocals, tambourine

Jon Moyer- Guitar, vocals, bass

Charlie Crabtree- Drums

Carol Rhyu- Vocals and extras
Influences: Indie rock, motown, eighties, goth, industrial, dance, powerpop, and more...hence the "Variable"...
Sounds Like: Upbeat, melancholy, poppy, dark at times, vocal harmonies and (for the most part) clean guitar tones. Swirling violin and vintage keyboard drones.

Here, see for yourself!

Record Label: independaunt
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BIG TIME! finally...

OUR big coming out party! (cd release that is...)Hosted By: VARIABLE STARS When: Saturday Feb 03, 2007 at 9:30 PMWhere: The House of Shields39 Montgomery St.San Francisco, CA 94105United StatesDescri...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:32:00 PST

Of interest:::: ???

This entry is Brad talking:::   This may not pertain to everybody, in fact there are more people that this does not pertain to than people that it does...  That's the disclaimer.  I sai...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:41:00 PST

LYRICS: Ash Wednesday

ASH WEDNESDAY The cornstalks are bending their ears So everything hears The coming of the summer thunderstorms I hear you calling to me from the windows of the dorms The harvest moon is night ...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:39:00 PST

LYRICS: Antares

ANTARES(Johnson) Laying on the levy that juts onto the bay Airplanes overhead buzz low to the runway Lights from the eastern shores cast spears that fly to Neptune I've been waiting for so long,...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:31:00 PST

I remember.. (brad's recollection of meeting astrid)

I remember when I first met Astrid. I was working behind the counter at the Aquarius theatre in Palo Alto when her and Agata came in to say hello. They both used to work there years ago. I was tryi...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:47:00 PST

what the??...????

BRADDY WRITES::::   In my enthusiasm to add everyone who seems neat to our friends list I came across several people who "don't accept adds from bands".  That's fine, that's okay, it's ...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:36:00 PST

ADDIES! NEW FRIENDS!! THIS IS FOR YOU!!!

BRAD WRITES::::::::::: To paraphrase a bulletin I recently posted, maybe you're wondering who "the Variable Stars" is/are. And why did they add you? In answer to these valid questions, I say we a...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Update

Hi! It's blimpy typing.. -- We are excited about playing another show, we are currently working on several new songs and I think we might play one or two at the up coming shows. --We revised a s...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CHA CHA CHA ANNOUNCEMENT

BRADDY SAYS: Well just about. Thank you Johny B. at Sound Orchard Studios in Campbell California. Though I really think my singing sucks ass on "Green Fades To Brown" everything else as far as I'm ...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Brad Posting today

Finally doing it! Mr.Ben Leyva and the VS gang went into the studio at Sound Orchard with mr.Johny Bestin at the helm with Al "cupcake" AKA Amy's former boss at Peet's Coffee at his side. We laid do...
Posted by VARIABLE STARS on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST