Starbenders

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Starbenders announce new album and record release shows

January 15, 2026

One of our favorite bands, Starbenders has announced the upcoming release of their new album. They are ready to unleash their brand-new full-length album, The Beast Goes On, set for release February 27 via Sumerian Records, and pre-orders are live now. The band will be releasing two vinyl variants, giving fans even more reason to lock this one in early. And honestly, we canโ€™t wait. One thing is always certain with Starbenders; they deliver pure, adrenaline-charged rock and roll that grabs you from the very first note. To celebrate the release, Starbenders have also announced two all-ages record release shows: ๐…๐ž๐› ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ย ย ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐žย  ย  ย ๐„๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ/๐ˆ๐ง Students can use the code ๐“๐„๐€๐‚๐‡๐„๐‘๐’๐๐„๐“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” for a discounted student ticket and early entry. ๐…๐ž๐› ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•ย  ย ๐€๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐šย  ย  ย  ย  ย ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐๐ž (๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ) A discounted student ticket and early entry are available at the door with a valid student ID or proof of enrollment. High school, college, vocational programs, music and art schools, continuing education, School of Rock, Girls Rock Camp. Pre-Order Now: https://sumerianrecords.com/collections/starbenders Tracklist: Side A The Beast Goes On [Read More]

Aftershock 2023

Starbenders release new song and video for We’re Not Ok

June 15, 2023

One of our favorite sets of 2022 was catching Starbenders perform at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco.ย  We had been following the Atlanta-born glam/punk rockers for a while and finally got to see them LIVE. They blew away our expectations with a set that was stadium worthy!ย  Check out some of the photos from that show by our Rockin Ryan: Today we are excited to share the video for their new song, We’re Not OK which is off their upcoming album, Take Back the Night set for a September 22nd release via Sumerian Records. Check out the video here: Kimi Shelter comments about the song, “When I initially wroteย “We’re Not OK”, I was thinking about the struggle Iโ€™ve had with spirituality. Sometimes I feel like a poser when I try to tap into faith.ย That small voice going, โ€œyou really donโ€™t believeโ€, โ€œyou know itโ€™s not going to be any differentโ€โ€ฆ and on and on. I brought my mentor and dear friend, James Hall, in to co-write. He was able to bring more light to [Read More]