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"I never wanted to do this for a living," jokes Andrea Tarka, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter for the infectiously enthusiastic pop rock band Stewart. And though she splits time between writing music and working as an acupuncturist, over the past six years, Stewart has become a full-time job.Stewart started at a party in Bushwick when Andrea met the painfully shy, but extremely talented, lead guitarist John White. She found that the Arkansas-born guitarist had amazing chops, and the two have been playing music together ever since. Rounding out the group is drummer Kevin Cerovich, who joined Stewart in August 2009. Cerovich is a seasoned jazz musician and has toured Europe extensively, even once sharing the stage with Sting at a benefit concert in Italy.Stewart has played numerous shows in New York City and Brooklyn—including gigs at CBGB and The Continental before the two legendary venues closed their doors, as well as Knitting Factory, Arlene's Grocery, Luna Lounge and many more. L Magazine called them "A NYC pop band with a huge weakness for bands like Weezer, Nada Surf and Fountains of Wayne." They've been featured twice as part of the CMJ Music Marathon (in 2007 and 2009) and have self-booked a couple of tours through the Midwest, one of which featured a stop in Cincinnati to perform at the Chick Rockfest.Though the band has had some stops and starts along the way, Stewart has kept busy since its inception. The group produced a full-length album, Jawbreaker, as well as an EP, Existing at Extremes, in 2007. In 2008, the band released Part iV: A New Hope, a self-made full-length containing 17 auto-biographical, retro-rock tunes, reminiscent of Green Day and Paramore. Artwork for the album was provided by Marvel/Dark Horse comics illustrator Jacob Chabot. "Dance With Me," Stewart's new single, a theme song inspired by Jacob's original comic "The Mighty Skullboy Army", was recently released as a downloadable track on the Rock Band Network for the xbox 360. Stewart's energy shows no signs of dissipating. The band is looking to release a new full-length album, Kicks, in June 2010.
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