After taking 2017 off, the band announced on Facebook that they would be opening for Daughtry at the 2018 O’Fallon Heritage and Freedom Festival on the 4th of July in O’Fallon, MO , along with Portrait: The Music of Kansas and the School of Rock Ballwin House Band. Two of…
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Due to the overwhelming response to the festival appearance, it was announced the following week that Stir had been tapped to be the inaugural concert on September 30 at Delmar Hall, a new 750 capacity venue next to The Pageant in the Delmar Loop area of St. Louis. Tickets for…
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St. Louis radio station 105.7 The Point announced on April 19, 2016, that Stir would be part of the lineup for its Wayback Pointfest on July 9, 2016, at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater.
The band unofficially broke up in 2005, shortly after Andy and Kevin played an acoustic concert on 11/26 at The Pageant in St. Louis, in support of a local musicians showcase. Gagnepain had stated on numerous occasions that the band is not indefinitely finished. However, there were rumors circulating that…
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Stir debuted several new songs, including “Not the Only One”, “First Time”, and “Hold On.” They also performed a cover of Guns N’ Roses ” Sweet Child o’ Mine “, as well as the fan-favorite cover of Ozzy Osbourne ‘s ” Crazy Train “, which had been previously recorded for…
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This song, plus others such as “Hold On” and “What You Do”, were slated for release on the band’s forthcoming album, which Capitol Records had scheduled for release on April 22, 2003.
Following the tour in support of Holy Dogs , founding member and drummer Brad Booker left the band to pursue a solo career, arranging compositions for some Volkswagen and NCAA ads, as well as joining up briefly with Gravity Kills and then Apartment 26 (see notes below). In addition to…
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In late 2001/early 2002, Andy and Kevin entered a new song of theirs into the International Songwriting Competition , an annual contest typically receiving 15,000+ entries from bands and artists around the globe, featuring industry judges such as Rob Thomas of matchbox twenty , Arif Mardin , and many others.…
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Under the Capitol imprint they also released their second record Holy Dogs in 2000 and were praised by radio program directors as the “new golden boys.”
The band found some radio success in the alternative rock genre. The highest-charting single was “Looking For”, from the eponymous debut, which peaked at number 8 in 1997 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. However, the follow-up single, “One Angel” was said to be their breakthrough song, but failed to…
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