The Perpetrators

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The Perpetrators are a rock and roll / blues band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the late 1990s. Their current line-up is J "Howik" Nowicki on guitar and vocals, Ryan "ODL" Menard on bass and Chris "MAMA" Bauer on drums. Their best known songs include "Six Pack" and "She Lets Me Know." Past members include Scotty Hills, Chris Carmichael and Chris Saywell (currently with D.Rangers).

They have played back up for Hubert Sumlin, Louisiana Red, Paul "Wine" Jones, Downchild Blues Band, "Wild Child" Butler, Jim Byrnes, Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside, as well as recording with Juno winners Sue Foley and Big Dave McLean.

2006 Western Canadian Music Award winners for Outstanding Blues Album, The Perps have also been nominated for a Juno and for Electric Act of the Year at the Toronto Blues Society's Ninth Annual Maple Blues Awards.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • The Perpetrators (2003)
  • the gas and the clutch (2005, WCMA Blues album of the year)

[edit] Compilations

  • Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years, Vols I and III (2002 and 2004)
  • Guess Who's Home - tribute to The Guess Who (2005)
  • We Best Choose to Pick the Blues - tribute to Big Dave McLean (2005)

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