Bend Sinister (band)

	Bend Sinister (band) Bend Sinister is a progressive-indie band formed in 2001 now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band takes its name from a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. History The band formed in 2001 and began playing as many bar shows as they possibly could in their home town of Kelowna, British Columbia. After their move to Vancouver BC, selling out a four-song EP, and acquiring a new drummer and guitarist, the band sought out local producer Shawn Cole to put together what is now their first full-length album '' Through the Broken City''. The band did three consecutive nationwide tours in support of the album. After gaining experience from the road, Bend Sinister returned to the studio to record a few new songs. These songs included the single "Time Breaks Down", which moved the band into uncharted territory and captured the attention of Distort Entertainment president, Greg Below. In 2006, Bend Sinister switched labels to newly formed sister division of Distort Entertainment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''kiʔláwnaʔ'', referring to a male grizzly bear. Kelowna is the province's third-largest metropolitan area (after Vancouver and Victoria), while it is the seventh-largest city overall and the largest in the Interior. It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city proper encompasses , and the census metropolitan area . Kelowna's estimated population in 2020 is 222,748 in the metropolitan area and 142,146 in the city proper. After many years of suburban expansion into the surrounding mountain slopes, the city council adopted a long-term plan intended to increase density instead - particularly in the downtown core. This has resulted in the construction of taller buildings, including One Water Street - a 36-storey building that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mobile (band) Mobile is a Canadian alternative rock band from Montreal initially composed of Mathieu Joly (vocals), Christian Brais (guitar), Pierre-Marc Hamelin (drums), Dominic Viola (bass) and Frank Williamson (guitar). Their debut album, '' Tomorrow Starts Today'', was released in 2006. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2007 and went on to win the award for "New Group of the Year". Hamelin left the band and was replaced by Martin Lavallée. History Formation and early history (2000–2005) In 2000, Dominic Viola joined Moonraker, a rock band from Montreal started in 1997 by Brais, Hamelin, Joly and Williamson. After some initial success, including winning the CHOM L'Esprit in 2001, the band moved to Toronto in 2003. In 2005, the band signed with Universal Music Group Canada and Interscope and changed their name to Mobile. Tomorrow Starts Today (2006–2007) On April 18, 2006 Mobile released their debut album ''Tomorrow Starts Today'' through Universal Music Group Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadian Progressive Rock Groups Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadian Indie Rock Groups Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Musical Groups Established In 2001 Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music-al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousness ... , the ability to perceive music or to create music * {{Music disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Nerve Magazine ''The Nerve'' was a free Canadian monthly music magazine. It was founded in 1998, and was distributed in Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian .... The last issue was published in December 2007 (featuring Vancouver band Black Mountain on its cover), and has been on hiatus ever since. No official announcement has yet been made regarding this halt. References External links ''The Nerve'' 1999 establishments in British Columbia 2007 disestablishments in British Columbia Monthly magazines published in Canada Music magazines published in Canada Defunct magazines published in Canada Free magazines Magazines established in 1999 Magazines disestablished in 2007 Magazines publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Tyee The Tyee is an independent online daily news source primarily based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in November 2003 as an alternative to "corporate media". Articles in The Tyee focus on politics, culture, and life. The Tyee was founded by David Beers, an award-winning writer and former features editor at ''The Vancouver Sun''. Over the years the outlet has attracted attention not just for its news coverage, but also for its non-traditional funding model. The Neiman Lab called it one if the “kookiest” revenue strategies it had ever seen, incorporating advertising, donations and equity sales in its funding model, and even renting out space in its newsrooms. Since its launch, The Tyee has featured a number of notable writers, including Andrew Nikiforuk, Andrew MacLeod, Katie Hyslop, Crawford Kilian, Michael Harris, Colleen Kimmett, Geoff Dembicki, Charles Campbell, Christopher Cheung, Tom Barrett, Sarah Berman, Chris Wood, Ian Gill, Chris Pollon, Steve Burgess, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:Canadian Musical Groups {{category see also, Canadian musicians Groups Musical groups by nationality Group A group is a number of persons or things that are located, gathered, or classed together. Groups of people * Cultural group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity * Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic iden ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Canadian Musicians This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only notable individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. 0-9 347aidan - rapper A Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen" Abdominal – hip-hop musician Adaline – singer-songwriter Bryan Adams – singer-songwriter Bernard Adamus – singer-songwriter * Susan Aglukark – folk-pop singer-songwriter * AHI – folk singer-songwriter Lydia Ainsworth – composer/singer Bruce Aitken – jazz and rock drummer * Robert Aitken – composer, flute player * Chuckie Akenz – rapper, songwriter Pierrette Alarie – opera singer Emma Albani – opera singer Coco Love Alcorn – pop singer John Alcorn – jazz singer * Don Alder – fingerstyle guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer Toya Alexis – R&B singer Madeleine Allakariallak – Inuit throat singer, folk singer * Chad Allan – singer (the Guess Who) * Andrew Allen – singer * John P. Allen – bluegrass, countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Bands From Canada This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians. 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also List of bands from British Columbia :Canadian musical groups * :Canadian record labels * :Music festivals in Canada List of Canadian musicians This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only notable individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. 0-9 347aidan - rapper A * Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen" Abdominal – hi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bands from Canada Bands Lists of Canadian musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadian Rock Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock. Canada has produced many of the genre's most significant groups and performers, while contributing substantively to the development of the most popular subgenres, which include pop rock, progressive rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal and indie rock.Requires running a searches for Artist or year Background Since before Canada's emergence as a nation in 1867, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. From the 17th century onward, Canada has developed a music infrastructure, that includes concert halls, conservatories, academies, performing arts centres, record companies, radio stations and national music video television channels. The success of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Spring Romance (EP) ''Spring Romance'' is the second EP and fifth studio release from the band Bend Sinister. Reception The opening track "Things Will Get Better" was named as #10 on Grant Lawrence's top 10 songs of 2010 on his weekly CBC Radio 3 Podcast. Lawrence describes the track as "a timeless rocker that would be the ultimate season ending dance finale on Glee." Track listing # "Things Will Get Better" - 3:17 # "Change Your Mind" - 3:04 # "The Little Things" - 3:03 # "Don't Let Us Bring You Down" - 2:58 # "Spring Romance" - 3:09 Personnel * Dan Moxon - Lead vocals/Piano * Jason Dana - Drums * Joel Myers - Bass * Henry Alcock White - Guitar/Vocals * Joseph Blood - Guitar/Vocals Production * Howard Redekopp - Producer, Engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limit ..., Mixer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]