Hailing out of Aurora, Ill. is a bright young trio named Celestial Static. The band consists of Julie Elzerman on lead vocals and guitar, Erin Lee on vocals, drums, and keyboards and Jeremy Elzerman on bass guitar. Let me say right off the top that Julie's vocals remind me of a cross between Leigh Nash & Julie Miller and I mean that as a compliment of the highest order. The project was recorded, engineered and mixed by Randy Kerkman and he did a fine job catching the youthful exuberance of these kids. The best way I can describe the music on this album is to say that it is good old fashioned midwestern rock n roll with a modern twist. I could picture this group opening up for John Mellencamp anytime. I would love to see them play live, hopefully someone at Cornerstone will pay attention to what they are doing and where they are going.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Brian A. SmithProduced by veteran rocker Randy Kerkman, Celestial Static owes a lot to its Chicago peers in the music business. "New Day" opens the disc with a heavy guitar sound a la Smashing Pumpkins, with vocals in the Belly/Veruca Salt/Primitives mode. "Rain" continues this trend, with lead vocalist Julie Elzerman doing her best Breeders/Tanya Donnelly impression. "Flying Thru" opens with a bagpipe solo,…
