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Double Jack

Double Jack was formed in November of 2004. They have played over a hundred local, and out of town shows and have won two battle of the bands. The song “Tribute to Angel” was played on Rock 106.7 in 2005. That song was the champion for the Rock 106.7 Cage Match showdown for five consecutive weeks. They have opened for such acts as 54-40, Grady, and Ten Second Epic. “One Chance”, Double Jack’s first album, sold over 300 copies in the first month. Unfortunately, shortly afterwards, two of the original members went their separate ways.

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The Tea Party

The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band from Windsor, Ontario, with blues, progressive rock and Middle Eastern influences who formed in 1990 and disbanded in October 2005. They reformed in 2011 to play some shows in Canada. They have released seven albums commercially during their time together. Guitarist and vocalist Jeff Martin, who has perfect pitch, was also producer for almost all of their albums.

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Hedley

Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford, British Columbia. They were named after the town of Hedley, British Columbia, a name chosen after members heard that it was for sale for $246,000.

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Valleys

Montreal-based trio Valleys is comprised of Marc St Louis, Matilda Perks, and Pascal Oliver. In 2006 they self-released their debut album, Night War, and bought a 1986 Volvo station wagon to live and tour in. Their official debut album, "Sometimes Water Kills People", was released on Semprini Records in September 2009. A three-song EP called "Stoner" was released digitally in November 2010 on Semprini.
http://www.myspace.com/valleysvalleysvalleys

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Sepulchre

Sepulchre is a black metal / crust punk / death metal band from Toronto, Canada , formed 2008, and includes current / former members of (Megiddo) and (Legion 666). Taking influence from such bands as Hellhammer, Amebix, Bathory, Deviated Instinct, Axegrinder, Sacrilege, Hellbastard, Antisect, and Onslaught, Sepulchre brews up a vintage mixture of metallic savagery and brittle crust, boarding the informal 'stenchcore' genre. Official Website: http://www.sepulchre.ca/

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Helix

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Helix is a heavy metal band that formed in 1974 for a Battle of the Bands contest in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and is best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup consisted of singer Brian Vollmer, guitarists Brent Doerner and Paul Hackman, bassist Keith Zurbrigg and drummer Brian Doerner. In 1992, Hackman died when the group's van rolled down a 40-foot enbankment after a concert in Vancouver.

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Redlight King

Intense, soulful and poetic, Redlight King's music is both biographical and cathartic. Using the backdrop of his humble beginnings growing up in the hardworking Canadian steel town of Hamilton, Ontario, Redlight King frontman and songwriter, Kaz, wrote his first song at the age of 7 but didn't pick up a guitar until he was 21. A keen observer and prolific storyteller, the songs on Something For The Pain reflect a culmination of life's highs and lows.

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Greg Rekus

Starting off 2012 with a bang, or maybe more accurately a stomp, Greg Rekus is teaming up with Ottawa’s folk punk commander Jon Creeden, and Baltimore’s political folk activist The Ghostwrite to unleash a massacre of music and mayhem across the Pacific side of North America. After a very successful year of touring Canada and the States in 2011, Rekus is filling in some of the blanks as well as revisiting a few familiar stops on the way.

Read more about Greg Rekus on Last.fm.

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