June Star
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“First impression on hearing the music of June Star was, Sun Volt and Jay Farrar — now that can’t be bad, and you are right it isn’t.” – Americana UK
“…a little left of the alt-country center and not far from the kind of thinking man’s folk associated with the late Townes Van Zandt. Granted, Grimm’s warble takes some getting used to; there are times when he doesn’t sing so much as drone. But it’s the sort of voice that eventually gets under your skin if you listen long enough” – Washington Post
Formed in 1998 by singer-songwriter Andrew Grimm, June Star is an Americana/alt-country project based in Baltimore. Since its inception, the band has released 21 albums, toured extensively across the U.S., and, by their own admission, gone into debt doing what they love.
Over the years, June Star has seen many members come and go. The current lineup includes Andrew Grimm, Dave Hadley, Chris Iseli, David Bryson, and Michael Zepeda.
Their music blends the grit of bar-band rock with the beauty of pedal steel and storytelling. Their music has been compared to Son Volt, Old 97s, and Tom Petty, but June Star’s sound is unmistakably their own—raw, world-weary, and emotionally resonant.
With a discography that includes A Little Heat (2020), The Late Spring (2019), and Latency (2024), June Star crafts songs of heartbreak, distance, and resilience delivered with grit, grace, and lyrical depth.