The Vermicious Knid

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For the creatures of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, see vermicious knid.
The Vermicious Knid
Origin Flag of Canada Brantford and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock
Post hardcore
Years active 2000–2006
Label(s) AntiAntenna Recordings
Ford Plant Recording Co.
Former members
Tim Ford (vocals, guitar)
Ryan Stanley (guitar, vocals)
Brian Ward (bass, vocals)
Jesse Shanks (drums)

The Vermicious Knid was an indie rock band from Brantford, Ontario. Formed in October 2000,[1] the band became a centrepiece of Brantford's music scene. They released an EP independently in 2001 and released a second EP, Days That Stand Still, on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002. However, after releasing their first and only full-length album, Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion, in 2005 they officially disbanded, and played their final show at The Ford Plant on 10 February 2006.[2]

The band's name is taken from extraterrestrial creatures in Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

Tim Ford continues to be an active member of the music scene of Brantford and Southwestern Ontario, operating a concert venue (The Ford Plant) and a related record label (The Ford Plant Recording Co.). He contributed a solo track, "The Brantford Song", to the 2007 Friends in Bellwoods compilation. Tim Ford has recently started a new band called Racoon Wedding, with Jesse Shanks (The Vermicious Knid), Tyler Springall and Scott Wilson (The Ford Plant)

[edit] Discography

  • The 20 Year Design Theory (Compilation), AntiAntenna Recordings, 1 June 2001
    • features "A Signed Photo of Anne"
  • Days That Stand Still (EP), AntiAntenna Recordings, 2002
  • The Vermicous Knid / The Sourkeys (Split 7"), July 2005
    • features "The Problem's In My Muscles"
  • Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion, Ford Plant Recording Co., 2005

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Profile on CBC Radio 3
  2. ^ The Sour Keys' past shows

[edit] External links

  • The Ford Plant − Brantford-based concert venue and record label, established in 2002 by Tim Ford.
  • Cursed Arrows − Ryan Stanley currently plays in a Guelph-based rock duo with his wife Jackie Stanley.
  • BRIGITTE - Brian Ward currently plays in this Toronto based band
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