Dan Boeckner

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Dan Boeckner
Dan Boeckner w/ Wolf Parade on June 30, 2004.
Dan Boeckner w/ Wolf Parade on June 30, 2004.
Background information
Origin Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
Genre(s) Indie Rock
Years active 2000 – Present
Label(s) Sub Pop
Global Symphonic
Associated acts Wolf Parade
Atlas Strategic
Handsome Furs
Website Official MySpace page

Dan Boeckner is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist for the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs.

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[edit] Overview

Boeckner grew up in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada,[1] and later moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, after graduating high school where he was involved in several small bands. In 2000 he recorded Rapture, Ye Minions! with his notable British Columbian band Atlas Strategic.[2] The album was released on a local label, Global Symphonic. The band toured and recorded a second album, which was never officially released since Atlas disbanded in 2002.[2]

After the band broke up Boeckner moved to Montreal, Canada, where he eventually met up with Spencer Krug and helped form the indie rock band Wolf Parade.[3] Boeckner contributes his guitar skills, while also splitting the role of lead singer with band-mate Krug. The band is signed to Sub Pop Records.

When Boeckner is not touring with Wolf Parade, he is working on his newly formed side project, Handsome Furs - a band that Boeckner and his then fiancée/now wife, Alexei Perry, formed in the winter of 2005.[4] The duo signed onto Sub Pop Records and released their debut album Plague Park in 2007.

In October of 2005, Boeckner was a part of the satirical North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative (NAHPI) and contributed to the UNICEF benefit song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?". Boeckner also played on Islands' debut album Return to the Sea. He played guitar on the opening track "Swans (Life After Death)" and he played in the "marching band" on the track "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone".[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Atlas Strategic

[edit] Wolf Parade

[edit] Handsome Furs

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brandon Stosuy "Interview: Wolf Parade", PitchforkMedia.com, December 5, 2005.
  2. ^ a b Artist Biography: "Atlas Strategic", Unofficial website, retrieved August 14, 2007.
  3. ^ Artist Biography: "Wolf Parade" SubPop.com, retrieved October 25, 2007.
  4. ^ Artist Biography: "Handsome Furs" SubPop.com, retrieved October 25, 2007.
  5. ^ Pop Montreal "Traces of Civilization: Islands Return to the Sea", PopMontreal.com, retrieved October 25, 2007

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