Stellar Kart
is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA . The band is signed to Word 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]
They derived their band name from working with kids on youth camps. Their name is often abbreviated SK, as seen in the band's music videos to "Activate" and "Life is Good".
Their latest album, Expect the Impossible
, was released on February 26, 2008. [2]
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STELLAR KART TICKETS
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Members
- Adam Agee; Vocals, Guitar
- Jon Howard; Guitar
- Jordan Messer; Drums
- Brian Calcara; Bass
Publicity
Stellar Kart has been interviewed in magazines such as
CCM Magazine, Brio Magazine, and Awake Magazine. They were also 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
.
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(band); 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. Most recently they performed on the Fringe Stage at Creation 2008. They are known to have guitar wars before or after a concert. Stellar Kart was also on tour with
Superchick for the "Rock What You Got Tour" in 2008.
Discography
Albums
| Year
| Title
| Label(s)
|
| February 15, 2005
| All Gas. No Brake
| Word Records
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| July 25, 2006
| We Can't Stand Sitting Down
| Word Records
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| February 26, 2008
| Expect the Impossible
| Word Records
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| April 21, 2008
| Life is Good:The Best of Stellar Kart
| Word Records
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| September 10, 2009
| Everything Is Different Now
| INO Records
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Singles
| Year
| Title
| Peak Chart Positions
| Album
|
| Hot Christian Songs
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| 2005
| "Spending Time"
| ?
| All Gas. No Brake
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| 2005
| "Finish Last"
| ?
| All Gas. No Brake
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| 2005
| "Life Is Good"
| ?
| All Gas. No Brake
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| 2006
| "Me and Jesus"
| #1 (7 weeks)
#11 most played song of 2006 [3]
| We Can't Stand Sitting Down
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| 2006
| "Activate"
| ?
| We Can't Stand Sitting Down
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| 2006
| "Hold On"
| #4 [4], 16th most played song in 2007 [5]
| We Can't Stand Sitting Down
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| 2007
| "I Wanna Live"
| Top 15 [6]
| We Can't Stand Sitting Down
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| 2008
| "Jesus Loves You"
|
#10 most played song of 2008 [7]
| Expect the Impossible
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| 2008
| "Shine Like The Stars"
| ?
| Expect the Impossible
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| 2008
| "Innocent"
| ?
| Expect the Impossible
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| 2008
| "I Give Up"
| ?
| Expect the Impossible
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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"
- 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