| Dean Lickyer | |
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| Origin | Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Classic rock |
| Years active | 2004-2011 |
| Labels | None |
| Associated acts | Bon Jovi, KISS, Flogging Molly |
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| Joshua Alvernia Sean Royle Justin Bozzo Zander "Z" Lamothe |
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Dean Lickyer is a rock and roll band from Stoney Creek, Ontario.
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The band’s name pays homage to Dean Lequyer, a high school friend of band member Sean’s father.[1] Dean had introduced Sean’s father to classic rock artists before they were widely popular, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie to name a few. Although Dean died in the mid 1990s, Sean’s father passed this interest down to Sean. Originally playing together as High Voltage, the band selected their new name in 2008 to recognize the man whose love of rock and roll had helped inspire them.
In December 2008, the band was featured on the Much Music television show DisBAND (Ep. 110).[2] The following year they took part in the 2009 Canadian Music Week and were awarded $10,000 by Gene Simmons for best band in the show.[3] They would later go on to open for KISS at the 2009 Sarnia Bayfest.[4] In 2010 the band completed a Canada wide tour opening for the band Flogging Molly, followed by a short break during which Alvernia underwent surgery to fix a throat problem.
In February 2011, they won a contest held by Toronto, Ontario-based radio station Q107 to open for Bon Jovi at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Currently, the band is recording their debut album at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario.
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