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17/04/2009

We've finally got round to uploading the songs from our latest CD. You can find them here

07/11/2008

We're going to Perry Vale Studios this weekend to record some songs with Pat Collier (who we worked with on our Alphabet Blues ep). More soon....

28/10/2008

Alphabet Blues is on Canadian music site Banana Peel Radio - you can listen to it here

03/09/2008

There's a video for Alphabet Blues on our new videos page
You can also watch it on YouTube
Also, we've got new pictures from our last gig at Storm here
Thanks to Neil for the video and Ray for the photos.

28/07/2008

We're playing an acoustic set at reRelease at the Selkirk in Tooting (60 Selkirk Road) on Wednesday 6th August.

14/07/2008

Next gig: Friday 22nd August at Storm (28 Leicester Square, London). More info here

08/07/2008

We've finally got round to uploading our home recording of I can't do this on my own
Also, Alphabet Blues is reviewed on Star Polish

05/06/2008

Next gig: Thursday 10th July at the Fiddlers Elbow, Chalk Farm, London. More details here
Check out the latest review of our Alphabet Blues ep at The Mag

25/05/2008

We're playing an acoustic gig on Sunday 1st June at the North Pole in Notting Hill.

26/04/2008

Alphabet Blues has been putting itself about a bit recently and has found its way onto the Made In Goldsmiths (Volume 2) CD, Episode 148 of the Soupy Gato podcast and Insomnia Radio

07/04/2008

We're playing acoustic sets at the Selkirk in Tooting (60 Selkirk Road) on Wednesday 16th April for reRelease and on Saturday 3rd May for Tracked in Tooting (supporting our friends The Brent Flood)

03/04/2008

We're today's featured artist on IAC music ("Deep dark Rock power from London") and Out of Control was played on episode 3 of Stuart Wright On The Mic Podcast

24/03/2008

We're on the latest episodes of nextbigthing, Ourobouros and Sleepy Whisper

16/03/2008

Drone was played on Episode 185 of Dalecast and Out of Control will be appearing on Episode 128 of Ed's Mixed Bag

06/03/2008

We've got a page on Pocket Trax - "Big noise coming at you like a rolling boulder jarred loose by a sudden spring thaw"

29/02/2008

We're playing at the reRelease acoustic night on Wednesday 5th March - more details here.
Also, Alphabet Blues is in Local Vertical's top songs of 2007.

15/02/2008

We've uploaded our home recording of Is it now

19/01/2008

We're on Les Lewellyn's Hot Sheet Mon show on KCOR

06/01/2008

Next gig: Thursday 24th January at Goldsmiths College Students Union. More details on our gigs page

02/01/2008

Our Last Christmas cover has made it on to the lovely country music blog Lonesome Music

11/12/2007

We're on some more top quality music blogs: Local Vertical and Kroto

10/12/2007

We'll be playing a few acoustic songs at the reRelease Christmas party on Wedneday 19th December at the Selkirk (60 Selkirk Road Tooting)

03/12/2007

Our version of Wham's Last Christmas is back online for all of December.

29/11/2007

We've been featured on the very cool music blogs Circles of Concrete, Allan's World Music and Here comes the flood

19/11/2007

We're playing with our friends The Brent Flood on Saturday 1st December at the Selkirk (60 Selkirk Road, Tooting)

01/11/2007

Next gig: Friday 7th December at Storm (Leicester Square).
More details and flyers on our gigs page

19/10/2007

We've uploaded the Alphabet Blues ep to XFM Uploaded

13/10/2007

There's a very nice review of our Alphabet Blues ep on Losing Today and Drone has been added to the KIAC Hitline

01/10/2007

We'll be playing some songs at the reRelease acoustic night on Wednesday (3rd October)

20/08/2007

Drone has gone back up to number 2 in the IAC Rock chart and number 6 in the IAC All Genres chart

07/08/2007

We've just booked a gig at Storm (Leicester Square) for Friday 24th August. Flyers and more info on our gigs page

31/07/2007

We're playing a few songs at the reRelease acoustic night tomorrow as a warm up for our gig on friday

16/07/2007

You can get flyers for our gig on Friday 3rd August here

09/07/2007

Drone is number 2 in the IAC Rock chart and number 10 in the IAC All Genres chart

29/06/2007

Next gig: Friday 3rd August at The Metro Club on Oxford Street. More details soon....

26/06/2007

Drone is number 4 in the IAC Rock chart and number 17 in the IAC All Genres chart

07/06/2007

We've just booked a gig for Thursday 14th June at Storm on Leicester Square. More details and flyers on our gigs page

04/06/2007

Drone is at number 22 in the IAC Rock chart

25/05/2007

We're playing an acoustic set on Wednesday 6th June at the reRelease night at the Selkirk (60 Selkirk Road, Tooting. Nearest tube: Tooting Broadway).

11/05/2007

We'll be playing around 8pm at our gig on Thursday 17th May at the Grovesnor in Stockwell. There's flyers and a map on our gigs page

22/04/2007

Autumn and Connected are on the latest Electrical Language podcast

16/04/2007

We're playing an acoustic set on Saturday (April 21st) at the Selkirk (60 Selkirk Road, Tooting. Nearest tube: Tooting Broadway) supporting our friends The Brent Flood at their Local Heroes night.
It all starts at 8pm and we'll be on around 9pm.

13/04/2007

Alphabet Blues is reviewed on Subba-Cultcha

27/03/2007

We're on episode 9 of The Blag Podcast

21/03/2007

We're playing at the Grovesnor in Stockwell on Thursday 17th May, more details on our gigs page
Les has played Alphabet Blues on the latest episode of his very cool Hot Sheet Mon Show

27/02/2007

Drone is on Punky Radio and Alphabet Blues has gone up to 11 in the IAC Big 50 Will it make it into the Top 10? It seems unlikely, but come back next week to find out....

25/02/2007

We were played on episode 36 of the Voodoo Quota Show

20/02/2007

We're on episode 20 of Sean's Unsigned Rock Show

19/02/2007

We're featured on US site 4 way stop
And Alphabet Blues has climbed again to 12 in the IAC Big 50

18/02/2007

Drone is on the latest Hot Sheet Mon Show on Preying Lizard Music and Alphabet Blues was played on episode 86 of the Radio Orphans Podcast

13/02/2007

Alphabet Blues has gone up to 17 in the IAC Big 50
You can see our IAC page here
Also, we're on the latest A Place In Between vodcast

07/02/2007

Alphabet Blues is at number 25 in the IAC Big 50

06/02/2007

Some (or maybe one) of lowstar are playing at the reRelease acoustic night on Wednesday 7th February. It starts at 8pm and we'll be on around 8.30pm.
Also, we've started writing messages on the phone part of the lowstar scrapbook. You can use it to send us messages too.

05/02/2007

Alphabet Blues is on Episode 7 of the Alternative Nation podcast.

25/01/2007

Check out our favourite songs of 2006 in our latest blog
Also, we're now on the art/music/writing site A Place In Between

19/12/2006

We've recorded a cover of Wham's Last Christmas

13/12/2006

There's a reRelease Christmas party on Wednesday (20th) at the Selkirk in Tooting. We'll be there, playing a couple of acoustic tunes including a festive cover.

06/12/2006

Change of time for the gig on Saturday - we'll be on at 8.15pm instead of 9pm. Also, we're playing a few songs tonight (8.20pm) at the reRelease acoustic night in Tooting.

05/12/2006

Check out the new scrapbook part of the website which includes a lowstar hangman game

25/11/2006

You can now get flyers for our gig on Saturday 9th December.

23/11/2006

Connected is on the latest episode of the excellent NYUB podcast

14/11/2006

Next gig booked for Saturday 9th December at the Waterrats (Kings Cross, London)

04/09/2006

We're playing at the Mother Bar (333 club, Old Street) on Thursday 12th October.

31/08/2006

We're playing an intimate acoustic gig on Wednesday 4th October at the reRelease night (The Selkirk, Tooting). Check out the reRelease myspace site for more info.

29/05/2006

We're going into the studio next week to record some songs.
More details soon....

28/04/2006

Check out our all new blog if you're bored and want to find out more about what we're up to.

20/04/2006

We're playing another gig at Plan B (Brixton) on Tuesday 16th May.

11/04/2006

Finally got round to setting up an account on MySpace. You can find us at: www.myspace.com/lowstar

02/03/2006

We're playing at Plan B in Brixton on Wednesday 5th April.

04/01/2006

Next gig - Friday 3rd February at Goldsmiths College Union.

14/10/2005

Next gig: we're playing at The Marquee on Tuesday 8th November.

25/07/2005

New acoustic version of Senseless available for download here

06/06/2005

Next gig: Eight Hands Down night on Thursday 21st July.

24/05/2005

We're playing an acoustic gig on Thursday 2nd June, upstairs at the Alexandra in Clapham.

09/03/2005

Our ep "lowstart" is released on Monday 14th March. It'll be in the following shops:

HMV - 150 Oxford Street, LONDON
Sister Ray - 94 Berwick Street, Soho, LONDON
Rough Trade - 16 Neals Yard, Covent Garden, LONDON
Rough Trade - 130 Talbot Road, Ladbroke Grove, LONDON
Piccadily Records - 53 Oldham Street, MANCHESTER
Action Records - 47 Church Sreet, PRESTON

You can also order it from the Criminal Records online store

Also, we're playing an acoustic set at the Criminal Records release party on Tuesday 15th March at the New Cross Inn (323 New Cross Road, London). Entry is free and the bands start around 7pm, so we'll be on some time after that.