Parkas
Parkas was a Canadian pop music band based in London, Ontario and later Toronto.[1] Members were drummer Greg Rhyno, bassist/keyboard player Mark Rhyno, and guitarists Michael Brown and Paul Thompson.
History
[edit]Parkas was formed in 2000 in London, where three of its members had moved from the Huntsville area to attend the University of Western Ontario.[2] They began performing locally and then around Canada, including at the Halifax Pop Explosion in 2002.[3]
The band began recording at the House of Miracles studio, and released an album Now this is Fighting in 2003 on the Endearing Records label to mixed reviews.[4][1][5] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 in September 2003.[6]
The Parkas performed at Toronto's NXNE Festival in 2003 and 2004,[7] and at SXSW in Texas in 2005.[8]
In 2007, by which time the band was based in Toronto, Parkas released a second album, Put Your Head in the Lion's Mouth. The album received airplay on community and campus radio.[9]
The Parkas released an album You Should Have Killed Us When You Had The Chance in 2009 on the Saved by Radio label, after the band had broken up.[10][11] Singer Susanna Henderson performed with them on the recordings.[12] This album as well was played on community and campus radio, appearing on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in early 2010.[13] In 2010 Parkas performed a reunion show at the El Macombo in Toronto.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Parkas: Now This Is Fighting". AllMusic Review by Gregory McIntosh
- ^ "Parkas' mix-and-match puts rock together again". London Free Press, 2004-01-20, by James Reaney
- ^ "Rise of the Parkas: Western faves hits the big time". UWO Gazette, September 9, 2003, Volume 97, Issue 6 By Brian Wong
- ^ "Parkas Now This Is Fighting". Exclaim!. By Chuck Molgat Nov 01, 2003
- ^ "The Parkas Now This Is Fighting". The Hour, Disc review by John MacFarlane – September 18, 2003
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 16, 2003". !earshot
- ^ "So, they want to be rock 'n' roll stars". CHRIS LACKNER, The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2004
- ^ "Parkas : You Should Have Killed Us When You Had The Chance". QRO, by Ted Chase - Dec 29, 2009
- ^ " CJSR 88.5MHz - Edmonton Top 30 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 12, 2007". !earshot.
- ^ "Parkas You Should Have Killed Us When You Had the Chance". Exclaim!, By Jessica Lewis, Dec 14, 2009
- ^ "Review- “You Should Have Killed Us When You Had the Chance”- Parkas". Greypoint Owl, December 2, 2009
- ^ "Romantic music from Feist, a hymn to Hogtown from The Parkas". May 25, 2007, Oshawa This Week
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 5, 2010". !earshot
- ^ "Parkas Summer Reunion Party". NOW Toronto, by Sarah Greene, August 16, 2010
- ^ "Shows that rocked Toronto last week". NOW Toronto, August 19, 2010