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Stir is a four piece
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band from
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History


Formation and major label signing

Stir was founded in 1994 as a three-piece band at the
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, and consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Andy Schmidt, bassist Kevin Gagnepain, and drummer Brad Booker. Schmidt, Gagnepain, and Booker had been in another band previously to Stir named "The Choice" and decided to form the band when that band's lead singer, Rick Smith, decided to no longer pursue a music career. The band released a self-produced, independent LP titled "Until Now" in 1995 under its own label, Stir Music. Later that year, the band played at the
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festival. The band signed with the indie label
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following the performance, subsequently releasing their eponymous debut album, ''Stir'' in 1996. This record included much of the material from the independent release. Later signed up by major label
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, the self-titled ''Stir'' was re-released to wider distribution. Under the
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imprint they also released their second record ''Holy Dogs'' in 2000 and were praised by radio program directors as the "new golden boys."


Commercial efforts and successes

The band found some radio success in the
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genre. The highest-charting single was "Looking For", from the eponymous debut, which peaked at number 8 in 1997 on the
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mainstream rock chart. However, the follow-up single, "One Angel" was said to be their breakthrough song, but failed to significantly chart during its release. The two singles from ''Holy Dogs'', "New Beginning" and "Climbing The Walls", also saw some success on the Billboard charts in 2000, but were ill-supported by
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. While on tour with
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, five songs from the band's set, including "Superstation", were broadcast live on the Westwood One radio network. During this time the band also made two appearances on the nationally syndicated radio show ''
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'', on May 12, 1997 and March 13, 2000. During support of ''Holy Dogs'' they made an appearance on then-popular
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show ''The List'', performing "New Beginning" as well as a cover of the
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single "
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" live in the studio. Rumors and talks of a late night TV performance never blossomed, although the band has stated they were close to appearing on the ''
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''. Even with all of this self-promotion, and the semi-success of the singles, ''Holy Dogs'' failed to make a dent in the industry, selling roughly 45,000 copies by the end of the album cycle. In late 2001/early 2002, Andy and Kevin entered a new song of theirs into the
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, an annual contest typically receiving 15,000+ entries from bands and artists around the globe, featuring industry judges such as Rob Thomas of
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, and many others. Their song, "Skeletons", won the grand prize out of all entries. 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.


Changes and setbacks

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
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and then
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(see notes below). In addition to his replacement on drums, a second guitarist was added to the band. At a concert in St. Louis on July 5, 2002, the newly reformed Stir appeared for the first time as a four piece, now including: *
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, guitarist (
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) *John Pessoni, drummer (formerly of
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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 "
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", as well as the fan-favorite cover of
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", which had been previously recorded for the
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''In Concert'' program. All of the original songs, also possibly including a studio cover of
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", were set to be released on the group's third major-label disc on April 22, 2003. However, weeks before the scheduled release date, the album was shelved indefinitely due to a shift in the label's ownership and management. Attributed to this change, a falling out occurred with Capitol Records, as everyone who was behind the band had either left or been fired by Capitol, leaving the group in limbo and the album of new material without official release. The band was eventually dropped by Capitol after extended talks, but the label retained the rights to the unreleased material as well as the previous albums (both of which were
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, but have since been reissued, both physically and digitally). As posted to the band's message board, bassist Kevin Gagnepain refers to the unreleased CD by the title ''Untitled, Unmastered, and Unemployed''. Since then, much of the material has been released to the internet by the band and is also available at an unofficial site with a large amount of compiled live and unreleased material, stirmusic.net.


Start of decade-long hiatus

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 Schmidt confirmed at the time that the likelihood of any type of Stir reunion or concert is "very slim" and "probably won't happen." During the extended hiatus as Stir, several members established themselves in new musical efforts as solo artists or with new bands during the lull: * Brad Booker, after spending time in the groups
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and
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, currently writes solo music and has racked up credits as producer, mixer, and co-writer with acts such as Piper and Bloom, J. Relic, Mic Averich, and Apryl Lauren. He is also involved in the cover band, Wyld Stallyns. In addition, he has played drums on Chloe Day's Trip-Hop hit "Kingpin". He is also currently a successful real estate agent in St. Louis. * Founding member and bassist Kevin Gagnepain was the bassist with Tobi Kai & the Strays. Currently, he plays bass in the tongue-in-cheek cover band Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys Band (using the stage moniker "Jethro Dirt") and also with his new St. Louis based band, Shooting With Annie. He has also joined an alt-country band called Whiskey Morning, who released their debut album in October 2016. *
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founded the band
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, handling vocals and guitar. In 2004, the band signed to
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's co-owned label, FourFiveSix (
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). Lapush appeared on ''
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'' on NBC (Dec. 2, 2005). Their debut album, '' Someplace Closer To Here'', was released on June 5, 2005. The album went to #15 on the Alternative/Specialty Chart and featured the singles, " Quit You Now" and "Aurora". "Aurora" was also featured in the television show ''
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'' on CBS. The band released their second album, '' Modern Blues'', in 2007. Songs from this release have appeared in several television shows on
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, including '' The Hills'', and ''
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''. * Thom lives in
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and has a recurring role as a musician on ''
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'' on ABC. His third studio album, ''Canon'', was released on June 17, 2014 and features a collaboration with
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and
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winning engineer, Vance Powell (
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,
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). His music continues to appear in major TV shows, including ''
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'' on CBS and ''
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'' on ABC. Thom and Ruby appeared live in
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at the Voodoo Music + Arts Festival with
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. Currently, Thom is touring with
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as his lead guitar player. He was also involved in the recording of Hoge's 2017 album, Anchors. * Thom writes for
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. * John Pessoni is still active in the St. Louis music scene as part of Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys Band (using the stage moniker "Johnny Dirt"), as well as
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. The original members of STIR started a "side gig" as El Monstero y Los Masked Avengers back in the early 2000s, where they would play a Pink Floyd cover show in between album/tour cycles in order to stay sharp and earn some cash. Over the years, the concerts became an annual ritual, and grew in both size, scope, and production. Today, El Monstero has grown to be a very well regarded Pink Floyd tribute band and typically plays 10-15 shows per year throughout the Midwest, including an annual "residency" of shows during the Christmas season in St. Louis. While the original members of STIR started the band, Kevin is the only one still an active member of El Monstero. Andy Schmidt is still residing in the Los Angeles, California area, working for Roland Sands Designs. He occasionally performs solo acoustic shows.


2016 reunion

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 original members, Andy, Brad, and Kevin, along with supporting musicians, rocked through a ten-song setlist, including "Lady Bug", "One Angel", "Holy Dogs" and "Hold On". They also belted out a cover of the
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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 the show went on sale on July 15, and within hours, the concert sold out. The band delivered an over 2 hour set for the show, covering the expanse of their career (including a number of songs from their unreleased third album). Their setlist included covers of U2's ""
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". Andy Schmidt and his brother, Justin, also performed a brand new song called "Steve's Song (Free From It All)" which Andy wrote as a tribute to their father, who had died in December 2015. In the weeks leading up the September 30 concert, it was announced that due to the quick sellout of Delmar Hall, an "Encore" concert was scheduled for December 2 at The Pageant. The band would not deny the possibility of more of these "pop-up" or annual concerts in the future, and indicated that they'd be up for them if they were continually welcomed. Outside of that, the future of the band was up in the air.


2018 concerts

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
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, along with Portrait: The Music of Kansas and the School of Rock Ballwin House Band. Two of the members of Portrait, James Comparato and Mike Gregory, are longtime friends of Andy Schmidt and the original STIR lineup and have a storied history of sharing stages together with their band Almost Joshua, both with The Choice and Stir. Later that summer, it was announced that Stir would perform at the
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in Chicago on November 9. Other performers included Matt Scannell of
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, and a special performance by
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. The sold out concert was a hit with critics, and praise was specifically placed on Stir's rousing acoustic set.


Discography


Albums

* ''Fall'', 1993, Forty Lashes Music (independent release as four-piece band "The Choice") * ''...Until Now'', 1995, Stir Music (independent release as three-piece band "Stir") * ''STIR'', 1996,
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, re-released on ''
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'' * ''Holy Dogs'', 2000,
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* ''Untitled, Unmastered, and Unemployed'', 2003, (unreleased)


Charting singles


References


External links


Official website
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