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The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans performing in Montreal, 2004
The Weakerthans performing in Montreal, 2004
Background information
Origin Flag of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s) Folk punk, Indie rock
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) Epitaph Records
Associated
acts		 Propagandhi, Broken Social Scene, The FemBots, Greg Graffin, Christine Fellows, Jim Bryson, The Constantines
Website theweakerthans.org
Members
John K. Samson
Jason Tait
Stephen Carroll
Greg Smith
Former members
John P. Sutton

The Weakerthans are a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece[1]) Canadian indie rock band that blends punk-inflected folk rock with award-winning,[2] literate, introspective lyrics.[3][4] File links The following pages link to this file: The Weakerthans Categories: NowCommons ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Winnipeg (disambiguation). ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English French (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 14 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 15, 1870 (5th) Area  Ranked 8th Total 647,797... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Anarchy Heart, a symbol popular in the young radical community, particularly with Folk Punks and Anarchists. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Propagandhi is a political Progressive punk rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... The FemBots are a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of Dave MacKinnon and Brian Poirier. ... Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph. ... Christine Fellows is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Another notable person of the same name is Jim Bryson, a member of the Tennessee Senate. ... The Constantines are an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. ... John K. Samson performing in Montreal, 2004 John Kristjan Samson is a rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Jason Tait is a Canadian musician. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ...

Contents

History

The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective brand of songwriting than that of Propagandhi. One origin story for the band's name is a line from the 1992 film The Lover: "Go ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine."[5] It is more likely, however, that the name refers to a Ralph Chaplin quote from "Solidarity Forever": "What force on Earth can be weaker than the feeble strength of one?" The band alludes to this line in its song, "The Pamphleteer," from the album "Left and Leaving." For other uses, see Winnipeg (disambiguation). ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English French (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 14 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 15, 1870 (5th) Area  Ranked 8th Total 647,797... John K. Samson performing in Montreal, 2004 John Kristjan Samson is a rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Propagandhi is a political Progressive punk rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Jason Tait is a Canadian musician. ... The Lover (French title: LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ...


The band's debut album, Fallow, was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records, and garnered positive reviews from Canadian music critics.[citation needed] Guitarist Stephen Carroll subsequently joined the band, and Left and Leaving was released in 2000. Fallow is the debut album by The Weakerthans. ... G7 Welcoming Committee Records is an independent record label started by Chris Hannah, Jord Samolesky of Propagandhi and their friend Regal in 1997. ... Left and Leaving is an album by The Weakerthans, released in 2000 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records. ...


In 2003, the band moved to Epitaph Records and released Reconstruction Site. The album was met with rave reviews[6] from Canadian and international critics for its ambitious combination of punk, rock, folk, country and sonnets. It also became the band's best-selling record to date, as well as its airplay breakthrough on Canadian radio. It was the second Weakerthans album to be produced by Ian Blurton. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reconstruction Site is a 2003 album by The Weakerthans. ... Francesco Petrarca, or Petrarch, one of the best-known early Italian sonnet writers. ... Ian Blurton is a Canadian musician and record producer. ...


Sutton, who played on all three of the band's first albums, left in August 2004 and was replaced by Greg Smith.


In 2005, Left and Leaving was named one of the ten best Canadian albums of all time in Chart magazine's reader poll.[7] In the same poll, Samson wrote the capsule review for another top ten finisher, The Lowest of the Low's Shakespeare My Butt, which he cited as a major influence on his own music. Chart is a monthly Canadian music magazine. ... The Lowest of the Low were a Canadian alternative rock group in the early 1990s. ... Shakespeare My Butt is a 1991 album by The Lowest of the Low. ...


Reunion Tour was released on September 25, 2007 (in North America) by Epitaph and ANTI-. They later released a video for "Civil Twilight" (from Reunion Tour) that was comprised of a single, unbroken camera shot of the band on a Winnipeg Transit city bus [8]. is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the record label. ... Winnipeg Transit is the public transit agency in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ...


Epitaph has also announced it will be re-releasing the Weakerthans' first two albums, Fallow and Left and Leaving, on November 6, 2007 in Canada [9].


Side projects

  • Samson frequently collaborates with his wife, Christine Fellows.
  • Tait has recorded and performed with Broken Social Scene.
  • Tait, Samson, and Fellows have all collaborated with poet and filmmaker Clive Holden.
  • In 2006, all of the Weakerthans except Samson performed on Greg Graffin's second solo album, Cold as the Clay.
  • The Winnipeg Free Press released a spoken word album by Catherine Hunter in 2000, with a bonus track featuring the Weakerthans doing backing instrumentation while Hunter read her poem "Rush Hour".

Christine Fellows is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup, a musical collective currently including nineteen members, formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. ... Clive Holden Clive Holden is a Canadian multimedia artist and poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph. ... Cold as the Clay is the follow up solo albumn by Bad Religions Greg Graffin. ... The Winnipeg Free Press is the primary daily newspaper of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

Members

Current members

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Live show help

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Former members

  • John P. Sutton (bass)

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Discography

Fallow is the debut album by The Weakerthans. ... Left and Leaving is an album by The Weakerthans, released in 2000 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records. ... Watermark was released on CD in 2001 Track listing 1. ... Reconstruction Site is a 2003 album by The Weakerthans. ... Reunion Tour is the tentative title of the fourth studio album by The Weakerthans, scheduled for release in the fall of 2007. ...

Compilations

Return of the Read Menace is a compilation album, released in 1999 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records. ... This article is about the year. ... G7 Welcoming Committee Records is an independent record label started by Chris Hannah, Jord Samolesky (Propagandhi) And Regal in 1997. ... Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940–April 9, 1976) was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer), songwriter, musician and recording artist who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punk-O-Rama Vol. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk-O-Rama Vol. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Take Penacilin Now is a 2005 compilation album released on G7 Welcoming Committee Records. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... G7 Welcoming Committee Records is an independent record label started by Chris Hannah, Jord Samolesky (Propagandhi) And Regal in 1997. ... Wedding Crashers is a 2005 comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Secret Sessions is a tribute album to Canadian indie rock band Rheostatics, released March 16, 2007 through the web label Zunior. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Zunior Records is a record label, started by Dave Ullrich from The Inbreds. ... Rheostatics are a Canadian indie rock band. ...

Related albums

Slips and Tangles is a rare early demo cassette by John K. Samson, released in 1993 when he was a member of Propagandhi. ... Little Pictures is a solo record recorded between 1993 and 1994 by John K. Samson, then of Propagandhi. ... Clive Holden Clive Holden is a Canadian multimedia artist and poet from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Trains of Winnipeg is a multimedia art project by Clive Holden, released in stages between 2001 and 2004. ... Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph. ... Cold as the Clay is the follow up solo albumn by Bad Religions Greg Graffin. ...

Awards

Win

  • Outstanding Independent Album – Reconstruction Site – Western Canadian Music Awards (2004)[2]
  • Outstanding Songwriter – John K. Samson – Western Canadian Music Awards (2004)[2]

Nominations

Winnners Best Alternative Album (1995 - 2002) 1995 - Rose Chronicles, Shiver 1996 - Art Bergmann, What Fresh Hell Is This? 1997 - Sloan, One Chord to Another 1998 - bran van 3000, Glee 1999 - Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright 2000 - Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars, Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars 2001 - The New... The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. ... Winnners Best Alternative Album (1995 - 2002) 1995 - Rose Chronicles, Shiver 1996 - Art Bergmann, What Fresh Hell Is This? 1997 - Sloan, One Chord to Another 1998 - bran van 3000, Glee 1999 - Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright 2000 - Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars, Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars 2001 - The New... The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette. ... Winnners Best Video (1984 - 2002) 1984 - Rob Quartly, Corey Hart, Sunglasses At Night 1985 - Rob Quartly, Gowan, Criminal Mind 1986 - Greg Masuak, Luba, How Many (Rivers To Cross) 1987 - Ron Berti, The Parachute Club, Love Is Fire 1989 - Michael Buckley, Blue Rodeo, Try 1990 - Cosimo Cavallaro, Andrew Cash, Boomtown 1991... The 2005 Juno Awards were held April 3 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and were hosted by comedian Brent Butt. ...

See also

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References

  1. ^ MySpace Band Member Description. MySpace (2006-08-30). Retrieved on 2006-09-31.
  2. ^ a b c d Weakerthans stick to their punk rock roots. The Brock Press (2005-03-30). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  3. ^ Weakerthans gear up for new album. Sun Media (2007-04-26). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
  4. ^ The Weakerthans Lead the Poetry Positive Revolution. The Cauldron (2003-10-27). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
  5. ^ The Weakerthans: biography. AllMusicGuide. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
  6. ^ Album Review: The Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site. Toronto Sun (2003-08-22). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  7. ^ "The Top 50 Canadian Albums and Songs of All Time", Chart, Issue 164, 2005-03. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
  8. ^ Spinella, Mike (17 October 2007). Video Premiere: The Weakerthans, 'Civil Twilight' (Web). Spinner. Retrieved on 25 October 2007.
  9. ^ Van Evra, Jennifer (24 October 2007). Epitaph To Re-Release Weakerthans Classics (Web). CBC Radio 3. Retrieved on 25 October 2007.
  10. ^ Lawrence, Grant (10 September 2007). Bryson Rapidly Weakening (Web). Breaking New Sound. CBC Radio 3. Retrieved on 25 September 2007.

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The Weakerthans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (272 words)
The Weakerthans are a Canadian indie rock band, whose blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular new bands on the Canadian music scene.
Formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the band was started by John K. Samson after he left the popular punk band Propagandhi to write and start a publishing company.
Samson hooked up with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic, introspective brand of songwriting than his time in Propagandhi.
NOW : Music : Weakerthans wiped : Aug 2 - 8, 2001 (542 words)
Weakerthans Jason Tait (left), John K. Samson, Stephen Carroll and John Sutton are taking some quality time off after a year of touring America and Europe.
Weakerthans' stirring 2000 disc, Left And Leaving, any time soon.The Winnipeg pop/punk foursome have been on the road now in North America and Europe for almost a year straight, and vocalist/guitarist John K. Samson sounds flattened.
Weakerthans open for Lowest of the Low and Billy Bragg tonight at the Molson Amphitheatre and then headline at the Reverb August 9.
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