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An indie folk music group whose music is active, literate, and knowledgeable by equal stocks of joy and sorrow, the Wooden Sky were shaped in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Gavin Gardiner, a vocalist and guitarist who was simply attending Ryerson University or college. In 2003, Gardiner wrote a batch of …

The Canadian pop/rock band Change of Heart formed in 1982 and held alive for nearly two fulfilling decades before calling a finish towards the ride, and leaving the roller coaster cars empty. On the way, associates of the group included business lead vocalist Ian Blurton, drummers Ron Duffy and John …

Vocalist John Unger had used two neighborhood Ontario bands, the tiny Town Boys as well as the Living Ends, before he formed the Dorians in 1968 with bassist Bob Nixon. “EASILY Were 21 so you Were 24” made an appearance in 1969, nonetheless it wasn’t until “Psychedelic Lipstick” became popular …

Founded as Creed in 1969 by vocalist Andy Forgie, guitarist Tag Rashotte, bassist Tag Wilkins and drummer John Paul Murphy, Photograph was also called the Elevators before their last name modify. Authorized to Capitol in 1979, the Ontario-based quartet got three Canadian strikes in 1981 using their self-titled debut recording. …

An insightful and subtly witty singer and songwriter whose music reflects Nashville’s countrypolitan period while his lyrics follow a deeper and even more insightful route, Daniel Romano was created in Welland, a town in southern Ontario, Canada, in 1985. Romano’s parents had been folk music artists while his grandparents had …

Toronto-based violinist/singer/songwriter Owen Pallett is a person in the groups Les Mouches and Picastro, and a touring person in the Concealed Cameras and Arcade Fire–he made up strings for the latter’s Neon Bible album. Last Dream, essentially a one-man single task with occasional help from drummer/engineer Leon Taheny, released its …

Toronto-based Ninja SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, self-described as “an optimistic hardcore dance-rap band,” had been founded by Matt Collins, a skill school dropout and previous person in the group Presently in These USA, reportedly following he noticed a Crazy Town melody on the air (most likely that one-hit wonder’s 1 hit, …

Originally named Manning, Tundra formed in 1970 in Toronto, signed to A&M and released a unitary, “Band Bandit” (1970).

Originally referred to as the Rogues, Canadian quintet Mandala were led simply by Italian-born Domenic Troiano, and quickly became referred to as among the hottest bands within the Toronto R&B scene in the ’60s. The group presented Troiano on acoustic guitar, keyboardist Josef Chirowski, Don Elliot on bass, vocalist George …

Canadian swamp blues and root base rock-band MonkeyJunk shaped in 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario. From the gate, they boasted a somewhat uncommon set-up with vocalist and harmonica participant Steve Marriner manning the baritone electric guitar, as opposed to the even more usual bass. Along with business lead guitarist Tony D …