Endsville

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Endsville, based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. is a folk rock / alternative rock band

Endsville primarily performs songs written by Keith Jolie and the overall sound of the band hints at influences of Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, Ron Sexsmith, Lowest of the Low , REM and others.

1 PERFORMANCE / BAND HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS:
2 NEW BAND MEMBERS
3 Band Bios
4 External links

[edit] PERFORMANCE / BAND HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS:

Nov 29/05 - ENDSVILLE's debut at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

Dec 9/05 - Second live show won 1st place in round 1 of the Emergenza Music Festival Toronto.

Jan 11/06 - ENDSVILLE plays the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern with Danko Jones

March 12/06 - Emergenza Music Festival (Round 2) - ENDSVILLE won and advanced to the Semi-finals

May 18/06 - ENDSVILLE launches ROCK4AREASON. The first ROCK4AREASON was in support of The Toronto Child Abuse Centre (www.tcac.on.ca). The media reacted positively, including a feature by Hannah Simone from MuchMusic who attended the show and several mentions on Toronto's Edge102

[edit] NEW BAND MEMBERS

In the later part of 2006, Endsville grew to 5 members with the addition of Matt Bartram on keyboards and Paul Butters on Guitar and after a couple of months of rehearsals Endsville played it's first gig as a 5 piece at The Degrassi House (Toronto), and since then has been building momentum with gigs at around the Toronto area.

[edit] Band Bios

Vox/6-String: Keith Jolie
Keith is a seasoned singer and songwriter, and somehow with all his many talents has managed not to develop the “Rockstar” ego. His lyrics are taken from real life experiences and enveloped in guitar tones that scream conviction. To his credit Keith has also released a solid solo album called “City so cold” in 1998, and 2 other limited releases.

Drums/Percussion: Minas Hatzigiannatzoglou
At 18 letters long, Minas may well claim the longest family name in rock and roll. Minas developed his technique from years of learning from the masters of rock. If it’s filed under ‘classic rock’, he can play it.

4-string: Steve Cave
At 16, Steve bought his first bass. He subsequently returned it. Years later he bought he’s brother’s bass, enjoyed it but then traded it for a guitar. He played guitar in a friend’s band, but they never left the rehearsal space. Then he traded his motorcycle for a bass and never looked back. In 2005 he answered a want ad for a bass player. Three weeks later Endsville was born.

6-string : Paul Butters
As a teenager, Paul's parents threatened to take away his guitar if his school marks didn't improve, since he practiced instead of doing homework. Little did they know the guitar was going to get him a degree (music at University of Guelph), a job (music teacher) and a wife (met her at a music store). Paul's influences, include: Van Halen, Joe Pass, and Leo Kottke.

Keyboards - Matt Bartram
Since deserting from the French Foreign Legion after a minor misunderstanding with three of the commander’s five wives, Matthew has worked to blend into society by losing his six-pack abs and pretending to work at several companies whose names will remain confidential to protect the innocent. He has been playing piano for longer than he can remember and thanks his parents for forcing him, teary-eyed, to continue music lessons throughout his adolescence. Musical influences are varied and include The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, ragtime ,jazz, and Pink Floyd