Velcro Stars are Shane Spresser, Keith Pratt, Rebekah Kidd, Danial Norman, and Andy Spore.  We live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Our indie pop roots began with Columbia natives Shane and Keith playing guitar and writing songs together after graduating from high school.  They were joined in 2001 by Rebekah, whom they had met upon moving to Murfreesboro to attend MTSU. Danial was a high school acquaintance who had moved back into the area after college graduation and joined Velcro Stars as bassist in 2001 as well.  After a string of drummers, we were fortunate to find Andy, who began playing with us as drummer in early 2005.

We have been working with Grand Palace Records to release our latest album, Hiroshima's Revenge. Mike Turner from Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records was interested in helping put out the album. With the collaboration of these two great labels, Hiroshima's Revenge was released locally on January 16th, 2007, and can be found at most independent record stores on February 27th. You may also purchase the album and related merchandise online here.

Here's how we have been described:

"The Velcro Stars are one of the most interesting, original, and level-headed bands to come out of Murfreesboro in a long time. Their songs are simplistic and well arranged, and bring with them hints of Pavement, Blake Babies, and Superchunk."  (Nashvillezine.com) 

"Murfreesboro’s Velcro Stars make catchy, head-bobbing indie rock that surely would have landed them on the Spongebath label back in the ’90s along with stylistically similar Boro band The Features, if they had been around back then. Actually, the Velcro Stars’ song 'Just Where My Time Goes' has one of those great singalong codas that have made The Features’ shows so fun for so long. Viva la fun rock." (The Nashville Rage) 

"The Velcro Stars were next, and they gave us an awesome high energy performance that showed why they’re one of Murfreesboro’s best bands. Their mid-90s Chapel Hill-esque sound is clearly one of the most exciting things going on around here these days. I feel like everytime I see that band I become a bigger fan."  (Nashvillezine.com)