Stars Go Dim
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Short description|American pop rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Stars Go Dim
| alias =
| image = Stars Go Dim Lifest 2018.jpg
| caption = Stars Go Dim performing in 2018
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
| genre = Pop rock,{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Andre|title=Music Reviews: Stars Go Dim – Stars Go Dim |url=http://www.365daysofinspiringmedia.com/reviews/stars-go-dim-stars-go-dim/ |publisher=365 Days of Inspiring Media |access-date=November 1, 2015|date=November 1, 2015 }} Christian pop, Christian rock
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = curb Records, Word
| website = {{URL|starsgodim.com}}
| current_members =
- Chris Cleveland
| past_members =
- Joey Avalos
- Lester Estelle II
- Kevin Rogers
- Luke Sullivant
- Michael Wittig
| associated_acts = Pillar
}}
Stars Go Dim (SGD) is a moniker for Christian singer Chris Cleveland.{{Cite web |title=Positive Vibes Only: Stars Go Dim Encourages You To Be Fearless With A Performance Of "Live Like That" {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/stars-go-dim-live-like-that-performance-video-positive-vibes-only |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=grammy.com}} It was formerly an American pop rock group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, that formed in late 2007. Originally formed as a side project of the Christian rock band Pillar, it consisted of Cleveland (vocals, piano, and guitar), Joey Avalos (guitar), Michael Wittig (bass guitar), and Lester Estelle II (drums).
Cleveland signed to Fervent Records, a Word Records imprint, where he released his first major label studio album, Stars Go Dim, on October 30, 2015.
History
Stars Go Dim began as a side project of the Christian rock band Pillar.{{cite web | url = http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx#11| title = 50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List| date = December 6, 2007| access-date = December 7, 2007| publisher = The Recording Academy}} Wittig and Estelle ultimately left Pillar to focus on Stars Go Dim in 2008. Avalos was also a touring member of Pillar before committing to the new band, and was previously in Justifide.Jennifer Chancellor, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20091102_270_D1_ChrisC117704 "Dim Bulbs Brighten"], Tulsa World, November 2, 2009.
After forming in late 2007, the band finished recording and finally released their first self-titled EP in October 2008, which consists of five tracks: "Come Around", "Crazy", "Walk On", "Incredible", and, "Get Over It". Avalos stated that, "We just love to write songs that make you want to sing-along," and "it wasn't until I had written a twelve or so songs that we realized what we had. It's really this intricate mess of a love story that will unfold itself with our full-length album."
After forming and releasing their first EP, the band has had a moderate string of success. They have opened up for Switchfoot, The Fray, Daughtry, and Graham Colton and have shared the stage with Paramore, The All-American Rejects, and The Roots.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/starsgodim2 |title=Kanaal van starsgodim2 |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=October 13, 2011}} The band credits their success to their fans. Cleveland stated, "We really do have the best fans. Really. They were onboard with us when we just had a few videos of us writing the songs and no other music or bells and whistles to offer." Wittig also commented about the band's fans, saying, "The online communities have helped us get to know our fans better and vice versa. We're always coming up with new ways to connect."
To follow up their EP, the band released their first full-length album Love Gone Mad August 4, 2009.
Since 2010 Lester Estelle II is not an official band member, but he still does engineering and studio work for the band. In 2011 SGD released two singles, "Like I Mean It" and "Hesitate", and shot music videos for both. "Like I Mean It" music video is taken for rotation on mtvU in February 2011.
The band name now serves as a moniker for Cleveland, who signed to Fervent Records, a Word Records imprint, where he released his first major label studio album, Stars Go Dim, on October 30, 2015.{{cite web|first=Mikayla|last=Shriver|title=Positive Pop Debut |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=23296&user_id=140124 |publisher=New Release Today|access-date=November 17, 2015 |date=November 16, 2015}} His first single was "You Are Loved".{{cite web |date= |title=Stars Go Dim | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |url=http://www.starsgodim.com |access-date=October 13, 2011 |publisher=Myspace.com}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| US ! style="width:35px;"| US |
| 2009
|Love Gone Mad
|style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |
2015
|style="text-align:center;"| 5 |style="text-align:center;"| 16 |
| 2019
|Better |style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |
| 2022
|Grace in the Wilderness
|style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |
| 2025
|Roses
|style="text-align:center;"| — |style="text-align:center;"| — |
{{anchor|Love Gone Mad}}
Love Gone Mad was released on August 4, 2009.[https://www.amazon.com/Love-Gone-Mad/dp/B002G0D2RU "Love Gone Mad"]; Amazon.com; retrieved October 14, 2009. The band also filmed a music video for the songs "Come Around" and "Get Over It".[http://www.channelone.com/music/stars-go-dim "Stars Go Dim"]; by Fletcher, Christa; channelone.com; retrieved October 14, 2009. Discussing the album, Avalos once stated, "I probably wrote 20 songs in roughly two weeks and this is what came out of it."[http://www.starsgodim.com/site/starsgodim/section/5 "Pop/Rock with Passion"]; starsgodim.com; 2009; retrieved October 14, 2009.
=EPs=
- 2008 – Stars Go Dim
- 2011 – Between Here and Now
- 2018 – Better
- 2018 – Christmas Is Here
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style=text-align:center;
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
| scope="row"| "Hesitate"
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|2011 | — | — | — |Between Here and Now |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Love This Girl"
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|2013 | — | — | — |non-album single |
| scope="row"| "You Are Loved"
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|2016 | 7 | 1 | 2 | rowspan="2" |Stars Go Dim |
| scope="row"| "Walking Like Giants"
| 31 | 21 | 25 |
| scope="row"| "How Glorious The Love Of Heaven"
| 27 | 9 | 4 |Christmas is Here |
| scope="row"| "Doxology"
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;"|2017 | — | 36 | — |
| scope="row"| "Heaven On Earth"
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2018 | 15 | 11 | 12 | rowspan="4" |Better |
| scope="row"| "I Look To You" (featuring Social Club Misfits) | — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Pieces"
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "You Know Me Better"
| 28 | 19 | 22 |
| scope="row"| "Christmas Is Here"
| 26 | 11 | 13 | rowspan="1" |Christmas Is Here |
| scope="row"| "It's Gonna Get Better"
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|2019 | — | — | — | rowspan="3" |Better |
| scope="row"| "For Worse or Better"
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Invisible"
| — | — | — |
| scope="row"| "Yes He Does"
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | — | — |— |Grace in the Wilderness |
| scope="row"| "The First Noël"
| — | — |— |The First Noël |
| scope="row"| "Home"{{Small| (with Hannah Ellis)}} | — | — |— |non-album single |
| scope="row"| "This is Love"
| rowspan="2" | 2022 | — | — |— | rowspan="3" |Grace in the Wilderness |
| scope="row"| "Prepare the Way"
| — | — |— |
| scope="row"| "Authority (In the Name of Jesus)"
| 2023 | — | — |— |
| scope="row" | "Mama Don't Lie (Alright)"
|2024 | — || 35 || 30 | rowspan="5" |Roses |
| scope="row" | "Roses"
| rowspan="4" | 2025 | — | — |— |
| scope="row" | "Discover God"
| — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "A Little Light"{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=New from Stars Go Dim |url=https://mailer.newreleasetoday.com/w/1xkCo6ygGqlT2BnvWiIg2g/16892C7zTz763MoIwtcf7M9XFg/WrVdMvYQlRXNmLAwQTUW6w |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=NewReleaseTuesday}}
| — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "G.I.R.L. (God In Real Life)"
| — || — || — |
Band members
Current members
- Chris Cleveland lead vocals, piano, guitar (2007–present)
Former members
- Lester Estelle II keyboard, backing vocals (2007–2010) and drums (2012)
- Kevin Rogers acoustic guitar (2007)
- Luke Sullivant acoustic guitar (2007)
- Michael Wittig bass guitar (2012)
Awards and nominations
In 2009, the band won the Channel One News Hear It Now Artist of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelone.com/interact/|title=Interact|last=Name|publisher=|access-date=January 29, 2017}} That same year, the band won the "Absolute Best of Tulsa" award by Urban Tulsa Weekly for the Best Pop Rock Group August 8, 2009.
In 2016, Stars Go Dim were nominated for a Dove Award for 'New Artist of the Year'.{{cite web|url=http://doveawards.com/2016-nominees/|title=2016 Nominees - The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards|publisher=|access-date=January 29, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114211659/http://doveawards.com/2016-nominees/|archive-date=November 14, 2016|df=mdy-all}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|1=http://www.starsgodim.com}}
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Category:American musical quartets
Category:Musical groups from Oklahoma
Category:Musical groups established in 2007
Category:American pop rock music groups