| Les Stups | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Alternative rock, garage rock, rock, punk rock, stoner rock, indie rock |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/lesstups |
| Members | |
| Dan Halen (guitar, vocals) Pat Panik (drums, vocals Julien Sisoitil (bass) |
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| Past members | |
| Pierre Tombasles (lead vocal, lyrics) Red (bass) EaseEase (guitar) |
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Les Stups is a mostly francophone alternative rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has formed in 1989.
Since their beginnings, we have seen Les Stups (The Narcs) and their self-categorized Heavy Plastic on various scenes in the city of Montreal (see Music of Montreal), but also in the provinces of Quebec (Quebec music scene) and Ontario (NXNE -North By North East) [1]. They had played live on TV (Musique Plus), at various happenings like Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Francouvertes [2], Coup de coeur Francophone [3], Polliwog, Les Foufounes Électriques, and benefit gigs (for example Emmett Johns's Dans la rue.
Les Stups have gone through the phases : from cassette to LP album, then to CD and mp3, mainly in French, or Quebec French but sometimes in English and even in German.
GrimSkunk, The Nils, Doughboys (band), Noir Désir fr:Noir Désir, Ludwig Von 88 fr:Ludwig Von 88, Bérurier Noir fr:Bérurier Noir, Parabellum fr:Parabellum (groupe), Les Secrétaires Volantes fr:Les Secrétaires Volantes, Banlieue Rouge fr:Banlieue Rouge (groupe), Idées Noires [4], Les 3/4 putains, Glop! Glop! and several others have shared the stage with them during the 1990's. Then, radio silence after a final concert in tribute to The Clash’s deceased leader Joe Strummer in 2005.
Even though the band was not too much to be seen live in the last years, lead vocalist Pierre Tombasles gone to other adventures, the songs have accumulated. Dan Halen, Pat Panik and Julien Sissoitil are now a trio. Pat and Julien are also members of Sick Jaggers
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