Stella Royale

After traveling the country, doing some touring in different bands, a few stints in jails/institutions, and a couple indie-releases (with The Lowdowns on Junk Records), John and Dave have found themselves in their latest project; a four piece band based in San Francisco California known as Stella Royale (named after a vintage blues guitar and the world’s most beautiful midget).

Upon returning from what seemed like a lifetime of touring with various circus acts and sideshows, and after failing miserably at juggling and acrobatics, John Spaw and David Craig found their true talent to be composing and performing music.

They discovered the ability to write songs filled with deep lyrics and sometimes haunting melodies using a bizarre combination of folk Americana, punk, rock n’ roll, and jazz influences.

John explains, “Before we were collecting “pickled punks” and eating light bulbs for traveling side shows, Dave and I were just teenage drinking buddies with a mutual passion for music. Dave was playing bass in a Ska band and I was teaching myself how to play guitar. We used to sit up all night in his Volkswagen bug, drinking beer and listening to bands like The Clash, David Bowie, Bauhaus, Velvet Underground, and The Sex Pistols. One day we decided to start our own band, we have been involved in some sort of musical project together ever since”.

The line up includes:
John Spaw - electric/acoustic guitar, vocals
David Craig – baritone/bass guitar, keys, vocals
Rom Kuras – drums/percussion
Kat Cornelius – trumpet/French horn, acordion, percussion