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Steve West

Steve West & The Northern Stars

About Me

I've been playing music for a long, long time. From my Port Washington High School days with "The Black Revolvers" playing the Wisconsin 18 year old Beer Bars or the "Battle of the Bands" or the "CYO/School Dances" or with "The Covairs" - Unsafe at Any Volume - playing Bars and Weddings to more recently playing solo or with a number of friends here at local Coffee Shops, Bars, Art Openings and The Farmer's Market here in Minneapolis, MN. I've just started to work on my 2nd CD. My 1st CD, Songs of Love and other Natural Disasters is available at CDBaby. Check it out when you can. You can also request and listen to my songs on these fine internet radio sites:Whole Wheat Radio and Online Folk Festival and KFAI - Stone Soup and also at Back Stage Pass Internet Radio .Or you can download my songs from iTunes - Songs of Love and other Natural Disasters or at Rhapsody and at Yahoo Music along with many more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/19/2006
Band Website: members.aol.com/steviewestmusic
Band Members: Dan Beck, Jeremiah Bohn, Andy Anda, Bob Estes, Andrew Beecher, Sally Heinz, Emma & Patrick West and other musicial friends have been known to come on out and play with me.
Influences: Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Market Music CD for sale

Well, the CD I produced for the Midtown Farmers' Market is done and ready just in time for you to buy copies for all your friends and relatives this Holiday Season. "Market Music", is a 15 song compil...
Posted by Steve West on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:56:00 PST

Some Cover Songs We Do

Right now I have over 150 cover songs I play out with along with my originals. Here are just a few I do with "The Northern Stars".  Please let me know any other songs you think I should play...
Posted by Steve West on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:22:00 PST

Letters from Kenya

I was just looking at a post card from an old friend of mine from Port Washington, WI who just spent a number of weeks in Kenya, helping build a school for street kids. He had told me that he played m...
Posted by Steve West on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:45:00 PST

The Porkies!

For the last 12 years or so we've been going up to the Porcupine Mts. in upper Michigan. A short hike to a rustic cabin without phones, electricity or running water puts alot of things about your life...
Posted by Steve West on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:04:00 PST

Austin, Texas

Well, at least once or twice a year we try to get back down to Texas to visit the family and as always, we all had a great time this year. Well, except for the fact the kids w...
Posted by Steve West on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:25:00 PST

Long Hot Summer

Well, I guess it's time to write something here. Hot one out there. You betcha. Could use a little rain. You betcha. Like playing outside during the summer? You betcha!
Posted by Steve West on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:20:00 PST