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Rob Benvie (born Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian rock musician, who has performed with alternative rock acts Thrush Hermit, Camouflage Nights and The Dears. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... Jump to: navigation, search The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Thrush Hermit was a Halifax, Nova Scotia based alternative rock band formed in 1992 by Joel Plaskett (vocals, guitar), Rob Benvie (vocals, guitar), Ian McGettigan (vocals, bass), and Michael Catano (drums). ... The Dears performing in Leicester in 2005. ...


As the guitarist, singer and songwriter in Thrush Hermit, Benvie gained notoriety among his peers in the indie scene. Thrush Hermit also included Joel Plaskett, Ian McGettigan and Cliff Gibb. Touring extensively through Canada, Thrush Hermit released two EPs on Sloan's Murderecords, Smart Bomb and Great Pacific Ocean. They signed to the American label Elektra Records and released their full length Sweet Homewrecker. It wasn't until 1999 when Thrush Hermit released Clayton Park on Sonic Unyon that they made a splash on the scene. Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician. ... Sloan is a power pop quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Murderecords is the small independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ...


After the break up of Thrush Hermit, Benvie wrote and produce his own solo work as Tigre Benvie. He has released two albums as Tigre Benvie, Year of the Mutt and Bankruptcy. He moved to montreal to pursue litterature studies at Concordia University. There he joined The Dears as a guitar player and participated in the recording of their No Cities Left album.


Benvie left The Dears and Montreal for Toronto to work on his novel and record with McGettigan under the band name Camouflage Nights.


His first novel, Safety of War, was published in 2004 by Coach House Books. Coach House Press is an independent press located in Toronto, Canada. ...


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Rob Benvie at AllExperts (282 words)
Rob Benvie (born Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian rock musician, who has performed with alternative rock acts Thrush Hermit, Camouflage Nights and The Dears.
As the guitarist, singer and songwriter in Thrush Hermit, Benvie gained notoriety among his peers in the indie scene.
Benvie left The Dears and Montreal for Toronto to work on his novel and record with McGettigan under the band name Camouflage Nights.
Being There (454 words)
However, when you factor in Benvie's songwriting capabilities, which are greatly evident in the Thrush Hermit catalogue, it's not such a far fetched cry to find myself with a copy of his first novel, Safety of War.
Benvie's poetic writing is so subtle, that until you read that last sentence, you don't realize how much he really has packed into this book for you to think about.
Although Benvie continues in his the musical side of his career, I hope that this is only the appetizer of what is to come from him as an author.
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