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BAND BIO:

Shelley Star is an interplanetarily renowned performer. With fellow artists of her home Planet Glam in tow, she uses her multidisciplinary talents of song, dance, and theatrics to explore a brand new musical universe. With influences like Lady Gaga, The Killers, and ABBA, Shelley and her band The Galaxy blend the future and past of great music to be experienced in the present timeline.

Since the projects’ inception in October 2022, the band has sent shockwaves throughout the DMV with their out-of-this-world live performances and hot new recordings. Heavily influenced by the art of drag, the band paid tribute to their roots in June 2023 at the first Fairfax Pride celebration at Old Town Hall, presented by local showcase The Palace. In July 2023, they competed in Band Battle #25 at Jammin’ Java and won their preliminary round, going on to earn second place at the finals. Over the past year and a half, the band has released two Wammie Award-nominated singles, leading up to their debut album “Shelley Star and The Galaxy”, released to high acclaim the same day as their first headlining show at Jammin’ Java in February 2024.

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Reviews:

"Set phasers to STUNNED! The delegation from Planet Glam has landed to usher in a brand-new paradigm shift in pop music. Shelley Star and The Galaxy is one of the hottest up-and-coming acts in the DMV. These intergalactic artists combine phantasmagorical Sci-Fi storytelling with captivating choreography and a flair for the dramaturgical to bring audiences the most mind-blowing show this side of Andromeda! So put on your helmet and prepare to be abducted! This is one cosmic event you won't want to miss!"

-Tommy Tick
local artist and music enthusiast

Press:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: GLAMMIN' UP WITH SHELLEY STAR AND THE GALAXY

"Virginia-based art-pop legends, Shelley Star & the Galaxy have their coordinates set to crash-land onto Earth and disperse their debut project on Feb. 4th. Using her multidisciplinary talents of song, dance, and theatrics, Shelley Star taps into a retrofuturistic realm of limitless possibility."

-Spenser Judd

ALBUM REVIEW

"Shelley Star & the Galaxy" stands as a psych-pop odyssey where listeners can tune into Sci-fi storylines and embrace the sound waves with ease. Reminiscent of indie supernovas like Superorganism and Fionna Apple, the group pleasantly collides elements of dream pop, bluesy folk, classic rock, and psychedelia to create their personalized musical world, straight from Planet Glam.

-Spenser Judd

ALCHEMICAL RECORDS

“Asteroid Belt” is the latest interplanetary dance-pop single, released in November of 2023 by Shelley and her bandmates from Planet Glam. The track highlights musical influences which include Lady Gaga, The Killers, and ABBA. The layers build quickly, and the song is almost immediately in the pocket while maintaining its dynamics and also unveiling some new sonic elements along the way.

-Daniel Warren Hill

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON BLADE

"Star, a songwriter and dance teacher, writes “I am lucky enough to be a performer with a band that contains several cherished LGBTQIA+ members, and the joy and community we felt in the room was palpable and overwhelming. I was specifically moved by the amount of young people who got to broaden their horizons and maybe experience something new about the world they live in for the first time. “Part Of Your World” … moved me to tears. It was so wholesome; just a perfect choice for the spirit of the event … It was beautiful to witness and be a part of.”

-Alan Xtra