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Stellar Kart is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA . The band is signed to INO Records and released its first album in February 2005. Some of the singles from their debut album, All Gas. No Brake - including "Finish Last" and "Life Is Good" - have been played on Christian radio stations such as Air 1. Their album, We Can't Stand Sitting Down was released on July 25, 2006. The album's first single "Me and Jesus" hit #1 for 7 weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart and won the 2007 Dove Award for "Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song".[1]
Stellar Kart derived their band name from working with kids on youth camps.[citation needed] Their name is often abbreviated SK, as seen in the band's music videos to "Activate" and "Life is Good". The band has been interviewed on various television shows, including TMW and The Zone (on the Christian IPTV service Sky Angel). Stellar Kart has also appeared on a season finale of The Logan Show.
The band's third album, Expect the Impossible, was released on February 26, 2008.[2] Their new album, titled Everything Is Different Now, was initially made available during November 2009 at concerts/online only—its official release in stores is scheduled for March 9, 2010.[3]
Concerts
Stellar Kart has been an opening act for bands such as Kutless on the Strong Tower Tour and Newsboys on the Go Tour. The band's first headlining tour began on December 1, 2006, and was called the Punk The Halls Tour. Support for this Christmas tour came from Run Kid Run, Eleventyseven, and Esterlyn; it went so well that they decided to do the Punk the Halls Tour every year. Stellar Kart performed on the main stage at Onefest and the main stage of Creation 2007. Stellar Kart recently played on a Lifelight circuit concert in Mitchell, South Dakota with the bands The Switch and Remedy Drive. On June 9, 2007, Stellar Kart played its first international concert at the E.O. Youth Day in the Netherlands in front of an audience of 35,000. In the beginning of 2008 the band began the Expect the Impossible Tour; this was their first headlining tour that wasn't for the holidays.They performed on the Fringe Stage at Creation 2008 and 2009. In 2009 they played at Rock the light in Kansas City, Missouri. The year 2010 sees them touring with Barlow Girl and VOTA.
Members
- Adam Agee – lead vocals, guitar (2002–present)
- Nick Baumhardt– guitar (2010–present)
- Jordan Messer – drums (2002–present)
- Brian Calcara – bass guitar (2005–present)
The Phoenix-based band started in a youth group. Adam and Jordan led worship, with former bass player Tay joining them on weekends. Cody joined them prior to being signed and Brian replaced Tay after their debut release. In 2009, Cody left the band to spend more time with his wife, and in 2010 joined the band Our Hearts Hero as lead guitarist. Jon Howard (formerly of Dizmas) stepped in on lead guitar for Stellar Kart. After Jon Howard left the band to become a touring guitarist for Paramore, former Thousand Foot Krutch touring guitarist Nick Baumhardt (husband of Superchick lead singer Tricia Baumhardt) has joined the band.
Former members
- Tay Sitera - Bass (2002–2005)
- Cody Pellerin - Guitar (2001–2009) Now with Our Hearts Hero
- Jon Howard - Guitar (2009–2010) - Now with Paramore
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Billboard 200 charts |
Rock charts |
Christian charts |
Heatseekers charts |
Label(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2005 | All Gas. No Brake | - | - | - | - | Word Records |
| July 25, 2006 | We Can't Stand Sitting Down | 135 | - | 5 | 3 | Word Records |
| February 26, 2008 | Expect the Impossible | 66 | 18 | 2 | - | Word Records |
| April 21, 2009 | Life Is Good: The Best of Stellar Kart | - | - | - | - | Word Records |
| February 2010 | Everything Is Different Now | - | - | - | - | INO Records |
| 2011 | Sweet Secret EP | - | - | - | - | INO Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Christian Songs | ||||
| 2005 | "Spending Time" | - | All Gas. No Brake | |
| "Finish Last" | - | |||
| "Life Is Good" | - | |||
| 2006 | "Me and Jesus" | #1 (7 weeks) #11 most played song of 2006 [4] |
We Can't Stand Sitting Down | |
| "Activate" | - | |||
| "Hold On" | #4 [5], 16th most played song in 2007[6] | |||
| 2007 | "I Wanna Live" | Top 15 [7] | ||
| 2008 | "Jesus Loves You" | #10 most played song of 2008[8] |
Expect the Impossible | |
| "Shine Like the Stars" | ||||
| "Innocent" | ||||
| "I Give Up" | ||||
| 2009 | "We Shine" | Everything Is Different Now | ||
| 2010 | "Something Holy" | Everything Is Different Now |
Music videos
- Student Driver
- Life Is Good
- Activate
- Me and Jesus
- Innocent
References
- ^ "38th Annual Dove Award Recipients". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review for "Expect the Impossible"
- ^ "Stellar Kart Discography". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^ As played on the January 7, 2007 Weekend 22 program (Christian CHR)
- ^ As played on the March 27, 2007 Weekend 22 program (Christian CHR)
- ^ 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2008
- ^ As played on the October 7, 2007 Weekend 22 program (Christian CHR)
- ^ 2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 15, 2009