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Hailing from Saskatoon, Wide Mouth Mason was formed in 1995 by childhood friends singer/guitarist Shaun Verreault and drummer Safwan Javed. Bassist Earl Pereira joined them in garage bands after his family moved to Toontown from Toronto in the early ’90s. After a year of college convinced everyone music was their calling, they began playing the …
After scoring the moderate hit, “Love is Coming Running” with Popcorn, and touring across Europe with The Merseybeats and The Tremoloes, guitarist Mark Prickett moved to Toronto in the early ’70s, where he met fellow transplanted Brit bassist and vocalist Chris Gibb. They formed Wanka with guitarist Howard Samuel, Doug Paul Smith on keyboards, and …
Formed in Oshawa by high school friends Mike O’Neil and Paul Andrew Smith, they recruited drummer Randy Begg and bassist John Dufek shortly after. With O’Neil handling the majority of the vocals, guitars and banjo, Smith took care of keyboards and guitars. By 1973 they’d gained a reputation on the Ontario circuit playing covers of …
Often considered one of the Godfathers of the Edmonton music scene, Wes Dakus was born in Mannville, Alberta in 1938, and moved to Edmonton and formed The Rebels in 1958. Venues to play were few and far between at that time, but they quickly became one of the most popular predominantly instrumental groups on the …
Based out of Edmonton, Whale & The Wolf was formed in 2013 around Loon Lake, Sask native frontman Ryan Maier, guitarist Brandon Yaggey, and bassist Lucas Holt (both from the Edmonton area). It wasn’t long before their hard work on the local area circuit paid off, and they appeared on the 2015 Edmonton Music Awards …
Possibly one of the most talented, yet under-appreciated of all Canadian metal acts, White Wolf was formed in 1982 in the height of the hair days, when Don Wilk got together with guitarists Cam McLeod and Rick Nelson. They recruited Les Schwarz on bass and drummer Loris Bolzen, and soon began doing the local bar …
Both Ken Harrison and Roberta Carter grew up with music in their households. Born in Thailand, Harrison was the son of missionaries, and began playing the piano by the age of 10, only a few years after the family had moved to Cambridge, Ontario. Carter also began getting into music at an early age, and …
Formed in Vancouver in the early ’70s, Wildroot consisted of Howie Vickers (ex Collectors and Chilliwack) on vocals, guitarist Frank Allison, Charles Faulkner on bass (ex of Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck), Ian Berry on sax and keyboards, and drummer Jim McGillivery, ex of Painted Ship. They took their name from the Woody Herman and His …
Originally from Belleville, Ontario, The Wilkinsons moved to Trenton in the early 1990s, after Steve was let go from the nuclear power plant. A household full of music led Steve to perform with his kids Amanda and Tyler at various public performances while they were growing up. Times were tough, and Steve was struggling to …