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The Stellas Bring Retro
Sound With a Modern
Touch
by KENNETH MAYNER
Charlotte-based power/pop alternative rock quartet The Stellas,
consisting of vocalist/guitarist Adam Middleton, guitarist/vocal-
ist Shaun McFall, bassist Josh Knight and drummer Jacob Worden,
will perform along with Lumberton's own Dark Water Rising (featur-
ing 2004 American Idol semifinalist Charly Lowry) and What's Good
Friday, Dec. 18 at The Rock Shop. They are generating major industry
buzz with their brand of highly-caffeinated alternative pop/rock.
Combining
'60s British pop
(The Beatles, The
Kinks) with mod-
ern rock (Weezer,
The All-American
Rejects), The
Stellas sound fea-
tures strong melo-
dies and catchy
hooks that put on
a kinetic perfor-
mance that has
been amping up
audiences every-
where. The band's debut CD, Cr y Baby Cr y, was released in the sum-
mer of 2008.
The Stellas have shared the stage with such notable acts as
Athenaeum, Blind Melon, Safetysuit, The Pink Spiders, Jimmie's
Chicken Shack and Jealousy Curve and the band continues to tour
worldwide, including a recent 16-day tour of southwest Asia and the
Middle East to perform for troops.
"I saw a band talking about it in Spin magazine," says bassist Josh
Knight, 29, an Air National Guardsman whose job has taken him to the
Middle East numerous times since 2002.
"I was kind of nervous. I'd never left the country before," admits
Middleton, 26. The closest the band came to danger was switching
planes in Afghanistan.
"Nothing happened, but they told us we were lucky (because) they
weren't shooting that day."
The concert at The Rock Shop is $7; $10 for those under 21.
Doors open at 8 p.m. For more information, go to www.therock-
shoplive.com or call (910) 321-ROCK. For more on The Stellas, check
out their official MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thestellasband.
KENNETH MAYNER,
Contributing Writer
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DOCKS AT THE CAPITOL
126 Hay St. • 423-6257
www.docksatthecapitol.com
THE DOGHOUSE
3049 Owen Dr. • 910-826-9761
www.thedoghousegroup.com
Dec. 16 Mike Odonell
Dec. 18 Reflections 2
Dec. 19 Workhorse w/
Kenny Huffman
Dec. 20 Johnson Kinlaw
Dec. 23 Mike Odonell
Dec. 25 Southern Run w/
Johnson Kinlaw
HUSKE HARDWARE-
HOUSE
405 Hay Street • 437-9905
www.huskehardware.com
Wed. Acoustic Night & Meet
the Brewmaster
Thurs. NFL Football & Ladies
Night
Fri. & Sat Live DJ and Dancing
IT'Z ENTERTAINMENT
CITY
4118 Legend Ave. • 910-826-4635
www.itzentertainmentcity.com
Dec. 16 Micro Wrestling Federation
Dec. 17 All Request Show on the
Patio
Dec. 18 Party Night Dance Club
Dec. 20 D.L. Token
JESTER'S PUB
6577 Fisher Road • 910-423-6100
www.jesterspub.com
Thurs. Open Mic
Dec. 19 Santa's Bad List Christmas
Show/Oakcrest/Rookie of
the Year/Backseat Good
bye/The Desperate/Divided
byFriday/Amely
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GRILLE & OYSTER BAR
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PADDY'S
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www.paddygibneypub.com
Wed. Steel Tip Dart Competition
Thurs. Autumn Nicholas, Paddy
& Bill
Fri. Paddy & Bill
THE ROCK SHOP
106 S. Eastern Blvd. • 910-321-ROCK
www.therockshoplive.com
Dec. 17 Free Show open mic with
Evelynn Rose
Dec. 18 Dark Water Rising/The Stellas/
What's Good
Dec. 19 The Fifth/Falling In Two/A
Breath Forgotten/The Sights
of Sound
Dec. 21 Open mic w/ The Sickest Kids
Dec. 23 Kat's B-Day Party
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