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. The band's self-titled debut album was nominated for a

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at the 2008 Juno Awards.

History

Saint Alvia was formed by Rob Pasalic (formerly of Boys Night Out) and Greg Taylor (formerly of

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). The band is named after Ernest Alvia Smith, Canada's last living recipient of the

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for valor in World War II. With roots in punk rock, the band drew inspiration from other genres which included rock and roll, blues, soul, dancehall reggae, country, new wave and hip hop. After recording and releasing demo tracks via MySpace in 2006, the band was signed to Montreal's Stomp Records and released their self-titled debut album in May 2006. The lead single "Don't Wanna Wait Forever" was released in the summer of 2007 and went into the Top 20 for Modern Rock Radio in Canada. The band followed the 2007 release with 2008's critically acclaimed ''Between the Lines''. Saint Alvia played their final show on 7 December 2013. They reunited

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one last time for Walk off the Earth's Mike Taylor's Memorial and Tribute Concert

Members

* Greg Taylor – Vocals / Guitar * Ben Rispin – Vocals * Matt Richmond – Drums / Vocals * Greg Fisher – Guitar / Vocals * Jon Laurin – Keyboards * Adam Michael – Bass, Backing Vocals

Former members

* Brandon Bliss – Keyboards / Vocals * Rob Pasalic – Vocals / Guitar * Chuck Coles – Bass * Mike Casarin – Bass

Additional musicians

* Fatty McGinty of the Creepshow- Trombone (Try To Forget) * John Coombs of The Next Best Thing – Trumpet (Try To Forget) * Adam Michaels – Guitar (Stones On The Road) * Jon Atley – Bongoes (Don't Wanna Wait Forever) * Laura Jane Bradfield – Vocals (Blonde Kryptonite) Between The Lines * Fatty McGinty of The Creepshow – Trombone (Decadencia De Civilizacion, Roll With it) * Ricky Snips of The Snips – Trumpet (Decadencia De Civilizacion, Roll With it, Mornings In Feng Tu) * Wade Mcneil of Alexisonfire/Black Lungs – Additional Vocals ( Mornings in Feng Tu)

Discography

Albums

*''The Saint Alvia Cartel – 4 song demo'' (2006 – Self Released) *''The Saint Alvia Cartel'' (2007 – Stomp Records) *''Between The Lines'' (2008 – Stomp Records) *''Jonxer 7-inch'' (2010 – Paper and Plastic) *''Static Psalms'' (2013 – Divergent Recordings)

Compilations

*''Borrowed Tunes – A Neil Young Tribute'' (Thrasher) *'' Juiceboxdotcom.com compilation – Don't Wanna Wait Forever'' ( Phil B's Sunshine Remix)

Singles

* ''Don't Wanna Wait Forever'' * ''Time To Go'' * ''Blonde Kryptonite'' * ''Between The Lines'' * ''Walk Before You Run DMC'' * ''Romeo'' * ''Mothers Day'' * ''Define Me''

Awards

2009 MuchMusic Video Awards The 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto, Ontario at MuchMusic's headquarters on June 21, 2009. Along with the MuchMusic VJ's, on April 16, 2009, it was confirmed on the MuchMusic website that the Jonas Brothers would co-host the show ...

: Best Post-Production ( The Saint Alvia Cartel – "Blonde Kryptonite" (post-production: Nick Flook, Mike Sevigny & Jeff Middleton)) – Nominated *

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: Rock Album of the Year(The Saint Alvia Cartel) – Nominated *

Juno Awards of 2009 The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009. Loverboy was induc ...

: Best Video – Blonde Kryptonite ( Directed by Davin Black)-Nominated * 2009 FU Awards: – Best FU song ( Romeo)- Nominated * 2008 Hamilton Music Awards: Best Punk Album of the Year – Nominated * 2008 Hamilton Music Awards: Video of The Year ( Between The Lines Directed by Davin Black, Produced by Ben Rispin) – Nominated * 2007 Hamilton Music Awards: Best New Band – Won

Interviews

Saint Alvia’s new album out next Tuesday ups the politics
Interview with TorontoMusicScene.ca
Saint Alvia Cartel article
July 2007
Truth Explosion: articleSupernova: articleCity News: article

References

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