Saint Alvia
Saint Alvia, formerly The Saint Alvia Cartel,[1] is a band formed in 2005 from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The band was nominated for a Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards.[2]
History
Saint Alvia was formed by Rob Pasalic (formerly of Boys Night Out) and Greg Taylor (formerly of Jersey). Pasalic had sworn off music after Boys Night Out, but he explained, "It's funny really, some abusive addictions you just can't kick…" According to Pasalic, the band is named after Ernest Alvia Smith, Canada's last living recipient of the Victoria Cross for valor in WWII. [2] Although their roots are in punk rock, the band also draws inspiration from other genres as roots, rock and roll, blues, soul, dancehall reggae, country, new wave and hip hop. After recording and releasing a couple demo tracks via MySpace in 2006, they were picked up by Montreal's Stomp Records, who released their self-titled debut in May. The lead single "Don't Wanna Wait Forever" was released in the summer of 2007.
The band followed the 2007 release with 2008's critically acclaimed Between the Lines.
Members
- Greg Taylor - Vocals / Guitar
- Ben Rispin - Vocals
- Matt Richmond - Drums / Vocals
- Greg Fisher - Bass / Vocals
- Jon Laurin - Keyboards
Former members
- Brandon Bliss - Keyboards / Vocals
- Rob Pasalic - Vocals / Guitar
Additional musicians
- Fatty McGinty of the Creepshow- Trombone (Try To Forget)
- John Coombs of The Next Best Thing - Trumpet (Try To Forget)
- Adam Michael of The Next Best Thing - Guitar (Stones On The Road)
- Jon Atley - Bongoes (Don't Wanna Wait Forever)
- Laura Jane Bradfield - Vocals (Blonde Kryptonite)
Between The Lines
- Fatty McGinty of The Creepshow - Trombone (Decadencia De Civilizacion, Roll With it)
- Ricky Snips of The Snips - Trumpet (Decadencia De Civilizacion, Roll With it,Mornings In Feng Tu)
- Wade Mcneil of Alexisonfire/Black Lungs - Additional Vocals ( Mornings in Feng Tu)
Discography
Albums
- The Saint Alvia Cartel (2007)
- Between The Lines (2008)
Compilations
- Borrowed Tunes - A Neil Young Tribute (Thrasher)
- Juiceboxdotcom.com compilation - Don't Wanna Wait Forever ( Phil B's Sunshine Remix)
Singles
- Romeo
- Walk Before You Run DMC
- Between The Lines
- Time To Go
- Don't Wanna Wait Forever
- Blonde Kryptonite
Awards
- 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards: Best Post-Production ( The Saint Alvia Cartel — "Blonde Kryptonite" (post-production: Nick Flook, Mike Sevigny & Jeff Middleton)) - Nominated
- Juno Awards of 2008: Rock Album of the Year(The Saint Alvia Cartel) - Nominated
- Juno Awards of 2009: Best Video - Blonde Kryptonite ( Directed by Davin Black)-Nominated
- 2009 FU Awards: - Best FU song ( Romeo)- Nominated
- 2008 Hamilton Music Awards: Best Punk Album of the Year - Nominated
- 2008 Hamilton Music Awards: Video of The Year ( Between The Lines Directed by Davin Black,Produced by Ben Rispin) - Nominated
- 2007 Hamilton Music Awards: Best New Band - Won
Interviews
See also
References