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Miracle Fortress
Miracle Fortress is a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band's studio work is primarily a solo, project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt, who is accompanied by the rest of the band during live shows. Band history Van Pelt, a member of the band Think About Life, recorded all of the music himself for five songs, and then self-released an extended play, EP, ''Watery Grave (EP), Watery Grave''. In 2007, he released a debut album ''Five Roses (album), Five Roses'' under the name Miracle Fortress, on Secret City Records. The album received positive reviews, and was included on the shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize, 2007 Polaris Music Prize,"Miracle Fortress Solitary Man" ''Exclaim'', By Cam Lindsay Apr 24, 2011 which was ultimately won by Patrick Watson (band), Patrick Watso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Watson (band)
Patrick Watson (born October 8, 1979) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. It also refers to the eponymous band formed by Watson, whose blend of cabaret pop and classical music influences with indie rock has been compared to Rufus Wainwright, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd for its experimental musicianship. Patrick Watson's album ''Close to Paradise'' was awarded the Polaris Music Prize in 2007. Early history Born in Lancaster, California to Canadian parents and raised in Hudson, Quebec, Watson attended Lower Canada College. While living in Hudson, Watson worked as a pool and hot tub water analyst at Piscines et Spas Hudson. He began his musical career in high school as a member of a ska band called Gangster Politics. Patrick Watson studied music at Vanier College in Montreal. Solo career Watson co-wrote and performed on several songs on The Cinematic Orchestra's 2007 album '' Ma Fleur'' including the opening track " To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Indie Rock Groups
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Musical Groups From Montreal
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Was I The Wave? . ''Was I the Wave?'' is the second studio album by Miracle Fortress, released on April 26, 2011. The album departs from the indie rock of '' Five Roses'', and is instead more of an electronic offering. As with ''Five Roses'', all songs were composed, arranged, performed, produced, and engineered by Graham Van Pelt. For live performances, Van Pelt is accompanied on-stage by fellow Think About Life bandmate Greg Napier. Reception On its release, the album received a favourable review in the ''Montreal Gazette'' from Bernard Perusse, garnering a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize The 2011 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2011 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watery Grave EP
The ''Watery Grave'' EP was Graham Van Pelt's first release under his solo project Miracle Fortress. The self-released five-song EP was recorded in 2005 at Friendship Cove, a recording studio/indie rock venue owned by Van Pelt and fellow friend Jack Dylan. The success of ''Watery Grave'' gained Van Pelt the attention of record label Secret City of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This led to a collaboration that yielded his first full-length album '' Five Roses''. Copies of the ''Watery Grave EP'' are currently out of print, and can only be purchased at shows and through their official MySpace page.Official MySpace Page"Miracle Fortress" myspace.com, retrieved January 15, 2008. Track listing # "Watery Grave" - 2:22 # "Forgiven" - 2:20 # "Secret Passage Way" - 4:12 # "Eschatology" - 3:05 # "Sacred Flowers" - 3:32 Personnel * All songs were written and performed by Graham Van Pelt. * When songs are performed live, they either involve: ** Graham Van Pelt playing solo, implementing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GAMIQ
The Alternative Independent Music Gala of Quebec (french: Gala alternatif de la musique indépendante du Québec; GAMIQ) is an award-giving event created in 2006. It rewards emerging artists from the Quebec music scene. The awards are granted after the ADISQ ADISQ (french: Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video; eng, Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries, link=yes) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the indep ... awards, and ADISQ award winners are ineligible for GAMIQ awards. References External links * https://musiqueindependante.com/gamiq/ Quebec music Organizations based in Quebec Canadian music awards Music organizations based in Canada 2006 establishments in Quebec {{quebec-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Boys
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Canoe
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Adam Waito
Adam and the Amethysts was a Canadian indie rock band formed in Montreal in 2004. The band was fronted by Adam Waito, a former member of Miracle Fortress. The band released two albums and toured mostly around North America. History Waito was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario and moved to Montreal in the early 2000s. He co-founded Telefauna in 2004, an indie-pop band whose that played the Pop Montreal festival three times. They released ''Their 1st EP'' in 2005 and a single "Under the Underground Water" b/w "Bamboo Shoot" in 2007. Waito launched ''Adam and the Amethysts'' with the release of ''Amethyst Amulet'' on June 10, 2008, on Pome Records. The album was an ode to Waito's home town, referencing 60s pop and Neil Young. For this album, it was reported that guest artists included members of Telefauna and The Luyas, but they are not credited. After the release of ''Amethyst Amulet'' the band underwent some lineup changes while continuing to play fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Cardiacs
SS Cardiacs was a Canadians, Canadian indie rock band, briefly active in the early 2000s.Sarah Liss"Cardiacs Attack" ''Now (newspaper), Now'', May 26, 2005. It consisted of Jessie Stein on vocals and guitar, Andy Lloyd on bass and Dana Snell on drums. History SS Cardiacs formed in Toronto in 2004. They performed as part of Canada Music Week in March, 2005. That year the band released its sole album, ''Fear the Love'', on Blocks Recording Club, Blocks in 2005. Stein's brother, José Miguel Contreras of By Divine Right, also participated in the album's recording. ''Fear the Love'' appeared on the !earshot campus and community radio chart in June. Shortly after the album's release, Lloyd and Snell left the band due to internal tensions, and Stein instead toured to support the album with a lineup that included Leon Taheny, The Meligrove Band's Mike Small and keyboardist Owen Pallett. With a more robust sound, the group released one last track entitled "Oh No!" via the ''Volume II'' 7" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
