The trick to the irresistibly organic, pure pop sound is that the music, and even the lead singer, take a back seat to the real star: the songs. As the principal songwriter and singer for nationally acclaimed alt-rock trio The Push Stars, Chris Trapper is equally sure-footed in his solo career. When on hiatus from The Push Stars, Chris writes, records and tours in support of his solo CD’s.“Trapper sounds like the 21st-century young popster he is.” The Washington Post “Chris Trapper plays unassuming pop rock with a touch of Big Star soul...”The Chicago ReaderHis words and music can best be described as an interesting blend of 1950’s pop, 1990’s rock and old-timey jazz with the ever-present under story of Chris’ distinctive baritenor. It’s intricate power-pop with a compelling knack for telling everyday stories.

There were about seven people at the first-ever Push Stars concert at the Middle East Bakery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stage was so small that the band had to adjust their "stage moves" in order to let people get by to use the restrooms. They got paid about fifty dollars, a falafel and a few Pabst Blue Ribbons. But they happily played anyway.That was February 1996, and four albums and thousands of tour miles later they're still playing, only now to sold out rooms all over North America. After building a strong following in Boston and releasing the critically acclaimed "Meet Me at the Fair" in 1997, The Push Stars enjoyed some major label bidding warfare and signed a two-album deal with Capitol Records. In 1999 "After the Party" was released and received more critical praise, including the glowing New York Times' quote "...classic pop perfection..."Chris Trapper, singer/songwriter from Buffalo, NY, first saw the tall and skinny Bostonian, Ryan MacMillan, play the drums at the same club in Cambridge earlier that winter. Ryan's drumming was so impressive that Chris asked him to quit his band that night and join his. He then asked the not as tall and skinny Dan McLoughlin, musician/recording engineer from Poughkeepsie, NY to quit his job, move to Boston and join the band, too. Both easily obliged. Why? Because the three knew they had the right chemistry after one recording session in January. When Trapper and MacMillan showed up at the studio sans bass player, McLoughlin "filled in," unwittingly making himself a member of a perfectly balanced trio of musicians. The Push Stars were born.