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The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans performing in Winnipeg, 2007
The Weakerthans performing in Winnipeg, 2007
Background information
Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s) Folk punk, indie rock
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) Epitaph, ANTI-, G7 Welcoming Committee
Associated acts Propagandhi, Broken Social Scene, The FemBots, Greg Graffin, Christine Fellows, Jim Bryson, Constantines, Sarah Harmer, Painted Thin
Website www.theweakerthans.org
Members
John K. Samson
Jason Tait
Stephen Carroll
Greg Smith
Former members
John P. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk punk is a fusion of Folk music and Punk rock. Folk punk in the United Kingdom has existed almost as long as punk rock itself Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ANTI- is an American Record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records. G7 Welcoming Committee Records is a Canadian Independent record label started by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of Propagandhi, and their friend Regal Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky Broken Social Scene are a Juno Award winning Canadian Indie rock supergroup, a Musical collective currently including nineteen Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Christine Fellows (born 1968 is a Canadian folk - pop Singer-songwriter from Winnipeg Manitoba. Jim Bryson is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Briefly a founding member of the band Punchbuggy, he moved to a musical life under his own name with the Constantines is an Indie rock band from Guelph Ontario, Canada. Sarah Harmer (born 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Activist Painted Thin was a Canadian Hardcore punk band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and active from 1994 to 1999 John Kristjan Samson is a Rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jason Tait is a Canadian musician He is the Drummer for the Canadian Indie rock band The Weakerthans, and has also been a contributing Stephen Carroll is a Canadian rock guitarist currently a member of the Indie rock band The Weakerthans. Sutton

The Weakerthans are an award-winning[1] four-piece (and sometimes six-piece[2]) Canadian indie rock band that blends punk-inflected folk rock with literate, introspective lyrics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. [3][4]

Contents

History

The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America John Kristjan Samson is a Rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective brand of songwriting than that of Propagandhi. Jason Tait is a Canadian musician He is the Drummer for the Canadian Indie rock band The Weakerthans, and has also been a contributing One origin story for the band's name, as quoted in the liner notes of Fallow, is a line from the 1992 film The Lover: "Go ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine. Fallow is the debut album by The Weakerthans. It was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records in Canada, and in 1999 on For the 2004 novel of the same name by Laura Wilson see The Lover (novel. "[5] The band's name may also refer to a Ralph Chaplin quote from "Solidarity Forever": "What force on Earth can be weaker than the feeble strength of one?" The band alludes to this line in the song "Pamphleteer" from the album Left and Leaving. Left and Leaving is an album by The Weakerthans, released July 25, 2000 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records.

The band's debut album, Fallow, was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records, and garnered positive reviews from Canadian music critics. Fallow is the debut album by The Weakerthans. It was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records in Canada, and in 1999 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records is a Canadian Independent record label started by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky of Propagandhi, and their friend Regal Guitarist Stephen Carroll, formerly of Painted Thin, subsequently joined the band, and Left and Leaving was released in 2000. Stephen Carroll is a Canadian rock guitarist currently a member of the Indie rock band The Weakerthans. Painted Thin was a Canadian Hardcore punk band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and active from 1994 to 1999

The Weakerthans, with support from Jim Bryson, at a 2007 concert in Toronto
The Weakerthans, with support from Jim Bryson, at a 2007 concert in Toronto

In 2003, the band moved to Epitaph Records and released Reconstruction Site. Jim Bryson is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. Briefly a founding member of the band Punchbuggy, he moved to a musical life under his own name with the Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Reconstruction Site is a 2003 album by The Weakerthans. A song cycle about grief regret and loss the album is thematically framed by three tracks "(Manifest" The album was met with rave reviews[6] from Canadian and international critics for its ambitious combination of punk, rock, folk, country and sonnets. The sonnet is one of the poetic forms that can be found in Lyric poetry from Europe. It also became the band's best-selling record to date, as well as its airplay breakthrough on Canadian radio. It was the second Weakerthans album to be produced by Ian Blurton. Ian Blurton is a Canadian musician and record producer He was born in Chicago in 1965 and moved to Toronto in the mid 1970s

Sutton, who played on all three of the band's first albums, left in August 2004 and was replaced by Greg Smith.

In 2005, Left and Leaving was named one of the ten best Canadian albums of all time in Chart magazine's reader poll. Chart is a monthly Canadian music magazine It is currently the only English Canadian popular music consumer magazine operating as a paid newsstand and subscriber [7] In the same poll, Samson wrote the capsule review for another top ten finisher, The Lowest of the Low's Shakespeare My Butt, which he cited as a major influence on his own music. The Lowest of the Low were a Canadian Alternative rock group in the early 1990s Shakespeare My Butt is a 1991 album by The Lowest of the Low.

Reunion Tour was released on September 25, 2007 in North America by Epitaph and ANTI-. Reunion Tour is the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, released on September 25, 2007 in Canada and the U Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. ANTI- is an American Record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records. The band released a video for "Civil Twilight", which consisted of a single, unbroken camera shot of the band on a Winnipeg Transit city bus. Winnipeg Transit is the public transit agency in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. [8]

Epitaph also re-released the Weakerthans' first two albums, Fallow and Left and Leaving, in Canada on November 6, 2007. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [9]

Chart performance

Reunion Tour debuted at #22 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart for Canada in its first week of release, and at #4 on the alternative/modern rock chart. Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada

The Weakerthans became the first band in the history of CBC Radio 3's R3-30 charts to reach #1 with two different songs—its cover of Rheostatics' "Bad Time to Be Poor" reached #1 the week of June 21, 2007, and "Civil Twilight", the lead single from its album Reunion Tour, hit the top spot the week of November 15, 2007. CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of three major parts devoted to Canadian arts and music a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 86 a weekly The R3-30 is a weekly Record chart show on CBC Radio 3, which counts down the week's top Indie rock singles as determined by airplay (top Rheostatics were a Canadian Indie rock band active from 1980 to 2007 Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Reunion Tour is the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, released on September 25, 2007 in Canada and the U Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As of December 2007, "Civil Twilight" is tied with Arcade Fire's "Black Mirror" as the longest-running #1 in that chart's history. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday Arcade Fire (often referred to as The Arcade Fire) is an Indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec and fronted by the husband and wife duo "Black Mirror" is the first single by Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire in the US from their second album Neon Bible "Civil Twilight" was also the #1 song in The R3-30's year-end Top 100 chart.

Side projects

Members

Current members

Former members

Live show help

MacKinnon and Poirier also have their own band, The FemBots, and were previously associated with the bands Dig Circus and Hummer. A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Dig Circus was a Canadian Alternative rock band in the 1990s Although popular on the Queen Street West scene in Toronto, the band broke up in Hummer was a shortlived Canadian Indie rock band including Lowest of the Low frontman Ron Hawkins on bass

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Related albums

Awards

Won

Nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Weakerthans stick to their punk rock roots. The Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada 's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the Alternative rock The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3 - 4 March 2001. The Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada 's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the Alternative rock The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Winners Best Video (1984 - 2002 1984 - Rob Quartly, Corey Hart, Sunglasses At Night The Juno Awards of 2005 were held April 3 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba and were hosted by comedian Brent Butt This is a list of bands originating from Canada. For individual musicians see List of Canadian musicians. The Brock Press (2005-03-30). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
  2. ^ MySpace Band Member Description. MySpace (2006-08-30). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Retrieved on 2006-09-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
  3. ^ Weakerthans gear up for new album. Sun Media (2007-04-26). Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read Tabloid Newspapers in Canada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
  4. ^ The Weakerthans Lead the Poetry Positive Revolution. The Cauldron (2003-10-27). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
  5. ^ The Weakerthans: biography. AllMusicGuide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
  6. ^ Album Review: The Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site. Toronto Sun (2003-08-22). The Toronto Sun is an English language daily tabloid Newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-02-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
  7. ^ "The Top 50 Canadian Albums and Songs of All Time", Chart, Issue 164, 2005-03. Chart is a monthly Canadian music magazine It is currently the only English Canadian popular music consumer magazine operating as a paid newsstand and subscriber Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince  
  8. ^ Spinella, Mike (17 October 2007). Video Premiere: The Weakerthans, "Civil Twilight" (Web). Spinner. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
  9. ^ Van Evra, Jennifer (24 October 2007). Epitaph To Re-Release Weakerthans Classics (Web). CBC Radio 3. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
  10. ^ Lawrence, Grant (2007-09-10). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Bryson Rapidly Weakening (Web). CBC Radio 3. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France

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