Star Anna was born and raised in the small town of Ellensburg, WA. At the age of eleven she got her first snare drum, started taking drum lessons, and began buying some of her first CDs at the local records store. At sixteen, she picked up a guitar and taught herself some chords. She began writing songs and playing local coffee shops and cafes. She formed a punk metal band, No Continuous Standing, with a few friends during her freshman year. The band stayed together for a little over a year and placed in a few battle of the band contest. Then Star hit a rough patch that took almost two years to come out of, but when she did, she went straight back to her guitar. With a little more life experience and a stronger sense of who she was, her style has continued to change. Not easily definable, but still glimmering with her rural upbringing. The Laughing Dogs include fellow Washington State musicians Justin Davis (lead guitar); Travis Yost (drums) and Ty Bailie (keys, organ) as well as special support from Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) on guitar. Their current CD Alone In This Together is on Local 638 Records. www.staranna.com
Star Anna
