| The Mohawk Lodge | |
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| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | White Whale Records |
| Associated acts | Octoberman, Dan Mangan, Kids These Days, Eamon McGrath, Handsome Furs, The Abramson Singers |
| Website | The Mohawk Lodge |
| Members | |
| Ryder Havdale Danny Miles (drums) Clay Jones (bass) Scott Freeman (bass/vox) Arch (guitar/vox) Cory Price (guitar/vox) Paul Goertzen (bass) Samir Mallal (bass) Kemal Sev (bass) Rob Josephson (drums) Josh Lindstrom (drums) Jon Pearce (guitar/vox) Matt Godin (drums) |
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The Mohawk Lodge is a Canadian indie rock group,[1] fronted by singer and songwriter Ryder Havdale, who tours with different collaborators and guests. [2]
Formerly based in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] the band was formed in the early 2000s as a side project for songs Havdale didn't feel fit with his other bands, Kids These Days and Second Narrows.[3] Their first album, Rare Birds, was released in 2004 on Havdale's own label, White Whale Records.[3] The Mohawk Lodge subsequently became Havdale's primary project after the earlier bands broke up, and followed up with Wildfires in 2007.
Havdale subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario in 2008.[4] The band's third album, Crimes, followed in 2010.
The band toured Europe twice in 2010 w/ Eamon McGrath. The Mohawk Lodge was the backing band for Eamon McGrath, and Eamon played lead guitar in The Mohawk Lodge. Other members on those tours included Peter Dreimanis (keys/vox), Danny Miles (drums), Tim McCready (bass), Lee Klippenstein (bass), and Rob Josephson (drums). The band recently played the Rock of the Woods festival in Bamberton, BC as a 4 piece including 2 drummers (Rob Josephson and Josh Lindstrom) and original bassist Kemal Sev. [5]
Ryder Havdale is currently recording the latest record, tentatively titled Damaged Goods in a cabin in Pt.Roberts, WA. [6]