June Star

The Baltimore-based band led by Andrew Grimm, has earned a loyal following since its formation in 1998. Known for blending Folk, Country rock, and Americana with deeply personal lyrics, their sound evokes comparisons to alt-country icons like James McMurtry or Son Volt.

Grimm’s rich baritone voice and Dave Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel bring a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the power of redemption.

“First impression on hearing the music of June Star was, ‘Sun Volt and Jay Farrar. Now that can’t be bad.’ Second impression: Much better than either.”

“A little left of the alt-country center and not far from the kind of thinking-man’s folk associated with the late Townes Van Zandt.” – Washington Post