WIND-UP RECORDS HAS SIGNED PORTLAND TRIO

STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD

Band announces tour with Jeremy Enigk to begin on July 31^st in Denver

 

New York --- Wind-up Records continues to diversify the artist roster with the signing of Portland, Oregon-based trio Stars of Track and Field.  The band traverses sonic territory, from digital to analog and back, oscillating between minimalism and grandiose walls of keyboard and guitar.  Influences that range as far D’Angelo and Aphex Twin to The Beatles and Built to Spill can be felt through this amalgamation of sound and feeling that subtlety leaves an indelible stamp on all who come in contact with the aural soundscape.  

 

Stars of Track and Field’s debut EP, You Came Here for Sunset Last Year, was released in June 2005 and became an instant staple on radio in the Pacific Northwest.  Throughout Portland and Seattle, and across the region, the band sold several thousand copies of the recording via an old-school DIY approach.  Live shows, local independent retail stores, and enthusiastic praise in Best of 2005 critic lists and readers polls fueled this groundswell.  SXSW Executive Producer Matt Dentler’s blog listed Stars of Track and Field as the #4 “Band to Watch for 2006,” and soon thereafter they signed a deal with Southern California–based indie label SideCho Records.  They returned to the studio in early 2006 with the team of Tony Lash (Dandy Warhols, Elliot Smith) and Jeff Saltzman (Stephen Malkmus), who had produced the highly successful ep, and recorded their first full-length offering Centuries Before Love and War.  The album displays the band’s signature dichotomous formula, successfully mining elements from across rock’s history while simultaneously embracing the digital technology of the future.  This recording caught the attention of Wind-up Records, and the band has segued from SideCho to the larger independent. Centuries Before Love and War will be released in early 2007, following time on the road with Jeremy Enigk (formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate and current frontman of The Fire Theft) and the release of a second as of yet untitled ep.

 

Stars of Track and Field singer/guitarist Keven Calaba shared, “We’re thrilled at this opportunity to get our music out there on a national level.  With the help of Wind-up, we plan on keeping both the literal and figurative wheels of the van rolling...”

 

The current itinerary is evolving daily with these dates locked as of today:

 

31-Jul            Denver, CO                                          Bluebird Theatre

2-Aug             Lawrence, KS                                      The Bottleneck

3-Aug             Minneapolis, MN                                Varsity Theater

4-Aug             Madison, WI                                        The Journey Music

5-Aug             Cleveland, OH                                     House of Blues - Cambridge Room

7-Aug             Toronto, ON                                        El Mocambo

9-Aug             Boston, MA                                         Axis

10-Aug           Washington, DC                                  Black Cat

11-Aug           New York, NY                                     Bowery Ballroom

12-Aug           Philadelphia, PA                                  North Star Bar

14-Aug           New Haven, CT                               Toad's Place

15-Aug           Lancaster, PA                                 Chameleon Club

17-Aug           Nashville, TN                                        12^th and Porter

18-Aug           San Antonio, TX                                   The Limelight

25-Aug           Pomona, CA                                    Glass House

26-Aug           San Diego, CA                                 Casbah

28-Aug           Los Angeles, CA                              The Troubadour

30-Aug           San Francisco, CA                             Music Hall

1-Sep               Bellingham, WA                              The Nightlight

2-Sep               Vancouver, BC                                        Richard's on Richards

 

www.myspace.com/starsoftrackandfield                                    www.winduprecords.com