American pop punk band
Stellar Kart
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![Stellar Kart received a Dove Award in 2007](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Stellar_kart_dove_award.jpg/220px-Stellar_kart_dove_award.jpg) Stellar Kart received a Dove Award in 2007
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Origin
| Phoenix, Arizona
, U.S.
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Genres
| Christian punk
,
pop punk
,
power pop
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Years active
| 2001?2014
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Labels
| Word
,
INO
,
Inpop
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Past members
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- Adam Agee
- Nick Baumhardt
- Jeremi Hough
- Aliegh Shields
- Taylor Sitera
- Cody Pellerin
- Jon Howard
- Jordan Messer
- Brian Calcara
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Stellar Kart
was an American
pop punk
band from
Phoenix, Arizona
, signed to
Inpop Records
and
Capitol Records
. The band released their first album,
All Gas. No Brake
, in February 2005. Most of their singles have been accepted exclusively on
Christian radio
stations such as
Air 1
. Their song "
Me and Jesus
" from their 2006 album
We Can't Stand Sitting Down
hit No. 1 for seven weeks on the Hot Christian Songs chart and won the 2007
Dove Award
for "Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song".
[1]
Their song "
Something Holy
" from their 2010 album
Everything Is Different Now
, an album which adopts a more "worshipful" flavor charted at No. 23 on
Billboard Magazine
for eighteen weeks.
[2]
Their latest full-length album,
All In
, was released on August 27, 2013.
The band released an EP of covers of songs from the 2013 film
Frozen
, on April 15, 2014.
[3]
[
better source needed
]
They disbanded in 2013. Former lead vocalist Adam Agee became the lead vocalist of
Audio Adrenaline
after they broke up.
[4]
History
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The Phoenix-based band started in a youth group. Adam Agee and Jordan Messer led worship, with former bass player Tay Sitera joining them on weekends. Cody Pellerin joined them prior to being signed and Brian Calcara replaced Sitera after their debut release. In 2009, Pellerin 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. 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.
[5]
Their album, titled
Everything Is Different Now
, was initially made available during November 2009 at concerts/online only?its official release in stores was March 9, 2010.
[6]
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 Sioux Falls, 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.
In 2005, Stellar Kart released their debut album
All Gas. No Brake.
Singles include "Finish Last", "Life Is Good", "
Livin' on a Prayer
" (
Bon Jovi
cover), and "Spending Time."
In July 2006, Stellar Kart released their second studio album
We Can't Stand Sitting Down
. Singles include "
Me and Jesus
", "Activate", and "
Hold On
". "Me and Jesus" charted at No. 18 on US Christian charts for three weeks .
[
citation needed
]
Their album
Expect the Impossible
was released in February 2008. Singles include "Jesus Loves You", "Shine Like The Stars", "Innocent", and "I Give Up". "Jesus Loves You" charted at No. 24 for four weeks .
[
citation needed
]
Their single "We Shine" was released in 2009, and charted at No. 46. Their first compilation album,
Life Is Good: The Best of Stellar Kart
was released in February 2009, which includes remixes of previous songs.
On March 9, 2010, their album
Everything Is Different Now
was released. The single "
Something Holy
" was released on the same date, and charted at No. 23 for three weeks. Lead vocalist Adam Agee explained that rather than focusing on more relational matters, on "Everything is Different Now" the material has more of a worshipful flavor. “We had performed at a camp earlier in the summer before recording, and we really discovered that we loved leading worship for youth again,” he said. “So we tried to find some of the songs that were our favorites and wrote a few new songs, too, and that eventually became "Everything is Different Now".
[7]
Stellar Kart released an
EP
,
A Whole New World
, on August 16, 2011, which includes four songs from Disney films including
The Little Mermaid
,
The Lion King
,
Beauty and the Beast
, and
Aladdin
.
[8]
The studio release
All In
was released August 27, 2013.
[9]
"Ones and Zeros", was released in the motion picture soundtrack for the film,
God's Not Dead
.
[10]
[11]
Band members
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- Adam Agee ? lead vocals, guitar (2001?2014) (with
Audio Adrenaline
from 2015?2017) (now with the Newsboys)
- Nick Baumhardt ? guitar, background vocals (2010?2014) (now with Rhythm Fly Fishing)
[
citation needed
]
- Aliegh Shields ? bass guitar, background vocals (2012?2014) (now with Ugly Kids Club)
- Jeremi Hough ? drums (2011?2014)
- Taylor Sitera ? bass (2001?2005)
- Cody Pellerin ? guitar, background vocals (2001?2009)
- Jon Howard ? guitar (2009?2010)
- Jordan Messer ? drums (2001?2011)
- Brian Calcara ? bass guitar, background vocals (2005?2011)
Timeline
Discography
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Awards
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GMA Dove Awards
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Year
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Award
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Result
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2006
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New Artist of the Year
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Nominated
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Rock Album of the Year (
All Gas. No Brake.
)
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Nominated
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2007
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Artist of the Year
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Nominated
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Song of the Year ("
Me and Jesus
")
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Nominated
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Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("
Activate
")
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Nominated
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Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Me and Jesus")
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Won
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Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year (
We Can't Stand Sitting Down
)
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Nominated
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2008
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Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Procrastinating")
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Nominated
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2009
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Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Shine Like the Stars")
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Nominated
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Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year (
Expect the Impossible
)
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Nominated
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References
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- ^
"
38th Annual Dove Award Recipients
Archived
March 22, 2005, at the
Wayback Machine
". Published by the
Gospel Music Association
. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
- ^
Billboard.com (September 11, 2010).
"Something Holy- Stellar Kart"
. Billboard.com
. Retrieved
October 13,
2012
.
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"
'Frozen EP' is Now Available Everywhere!"
. Stellar Kart
. Retrieved
May 30,
2014
.
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Thomasos, Christine (May 31, 2015).
"Audio Adrenaline Frontman Adam Agee Talks Why Band Won't Change Name, Stellar Kart's New Music, God Calling Him to Audio A (Interview)"
.
Christian Post
.
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"Stellar Kart, "Expect the Impossible" Review"
.
Jesusfreakhideout.com
. Retrieved
September 16,
2020
.
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"Stellar Kart Discography"
. Jesus Freak Hideout
. Retrieved
November 29,
2009
.
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"ShieldSquare Captcha"
.
Validate.perfdrive.com
. Retrieved
September 16,
2020
.
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Fryberger, Scott (August 30, 2011).
"Stellar Kart, "A Whole New World EP"
"
. JFH
. Retrieved
October 22,
2012
.
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"All In by Stellar Kart"
. NRT. June 13, 2013
. Retrieved
August 27,
2013
.
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"Various Artists - God's Not Dead: The Motion Picture Soundtrack - Reviews"
.
Indievisionmusic.com
. February 20, 2014
. Retrieved
September 16,
2020
.
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"CMAddict Review of soundtrack for
God's Not Dead
film"
.
Cmaddict.com
. Retrieved
September 16,
2020
.
External links
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