Grand Theft Bus
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.jpg) Grand Theft Bus at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in September '08 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Development |
| Origin | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label | Forward Music Group[1] |
| Members | Tim Walker Graeme Walker Dennis Goodwin Bob Deveau Brad Perry |
| Website | www.grandtheftbus.com |
Grand Theft Bus is a Canadian band based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] The group is known for incorporating multiple genres into their music and for performing extended improvisational sections during live shows.
History
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Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tim Walker (guitar, vocals), Graeme Walker (bass, vocals), Dennis Goodwin (guitar, synths, vocals), and Bob Deveau (drums and electronics).[3] Their first album, Birth of Confusion, was released in 2003.[4]
Grand Theft Bus are a sonically dynamic group with an eclectic blend of songs ranging from pop to prog, heavy and intense to light and fluffy, quirky nonsense to meaningful melodrama.[5]
The band regularly plays New Brunswick's Evolve Festival, as well as the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.[6]
A mockumentary about the band, Rubarbicon, was filmed by independent filmmaker Greg Hemmings and released in 2006.[citation needed]
The band recorded its 2008 album, Made Upwards, in the main dining room of New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor's mansion.[6]
The band has received the Newcap Radio Alternative Recording of the Year for their album Made Upwards.[7]
Synth player Brad Perry joined the band in 2010. Their album Distracted Tracks appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in December 2015.[8]
Discography
[edit]- Birth of Confusion (2003)
- Flies in the No Fly (2005)
- Made Upwards (2008)
- Say It With Me (2012)
- Distracted Tracks (EP – 2015)
- Are We Still Playing? (2019)
See also
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- Music of Canada
- Music of New Brunswick
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
[edit]- ^ "Fredericton-born Forward Music Group celebrates 10 years". CBC News, Bob Mersereau, Apr 24, 2017
- ^ "Grand Theft Bus / Elliott Brood The Casbah, Hamilton ON – October 7, 2005". Exclaim!, By Shain Shapiro Nov 01, 2005
- ^ "Canadian musicians Grand Theft Bus Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine", Canadian Geographic, December 2005. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Grand Theft Bus Birth Of Confusion". Exclaim!, By Marco Ursi Jun 01, 2003
- ^ "Grand Theft Bus". NOW Toronto, by Dylan Young May 13, 2004
- ^ a b Mersereau, Bob. "Bigger music, a bigger bus; Music Fredericton's Grand Theft Bus launches new CD it recorded at the lieutenant-governor's home", Telegraph-Journal, 2008-03-26, p. D1.
- ^ http://www.ecma.com/news.asp?section=&id=37 Archived 2009-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Grand Theft Bus at the ECMA awards.
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 22, 2015". !earshot.
External links
[edit]- Grand Theft Bus official website (defunct)
- Grand Theft Bus bandcamp
- Live recordings by Grand Theft Bus at the Internet Archive
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