Grand Theft Bus
Grand Theft Bus | |
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Also known as | The Development |
Origin | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Forward Music Group |
Associated acts |
The Fussy Part The Olympic Symphonium Share Gravity Strike Heat and Lights |
Website | www.grandtheftbus.com |
Members |
Tim Walker Graeme Walker Dennis Goodwin Bob Deveau Brad Perry |
Grand Theft Bus is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2000 from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. They are known for their live shows, playing about 150 shows across Canada, and occasionally touring festivals in the United States.
History
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).[1]
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.
The band regularly plays Nova Scotia's Evolve Festival, as well as the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.[2]
A mockumentary about the band, Rubarbicon, was filmed by independent filmmaker Greg Hemmings and released in 2006.
The band recorded its 2008 album, Made Upwards, in the main dining room of New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor's mansion.[2]
The band has received the Newcap Radio Alternative Recording of the Year for their album Made Upwards[3]
Discography
- Birth of Confusion (2003)
- Flies in the No Fly (2005)
- Made Upwards (2008)
- Say It With Me (2012)
See also
- Music of Canada
- Music of New Brunswick
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
- ↑ "Canadian musicians Grand Theft Bus", Canadian Geographic, December 2005. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
- 1 2 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 Grand Theft Bus at the ECMA awards.
External links
- Grand Theft Bus official website
- Live recordings by Grand Theft Bus at the Internet Archive