Bell Tower is a four-piece alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

/garage rock band from Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

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. They have released mulitple singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 and an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 album with Calgarian independent record label Studio014 Entertainment

Studio014 Entertainment

Studio014 Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label and music management company based out of Calgary, Alberta, which specializes in alternative rock...

.Winners of the 2009 MRU Battle Royale.

Biography

The band started in early 2009 when drummer Ross Watson, and vocalist/guitarist Thomas Englund, got together to jam. They were later joined by bassist Jordan Ackerman, and lead guitarist Michael Hudec in order to play a benefit concert for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

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On April 17, Bell Tower won the MRU Battle Royale and were offered their first show at the legendary Marquee Room by battle royale judge and musician Lorrie Matheson. Thanks to new connection with Lorrie Matheson, Bell Tower made their first Sled Island

Sled Island

Founded by Zak Pashak in 2007, The Sled Island Music and Arts Festival is an annual independent festival held in over thirty venues in downtown Calgary, Alberta. Sled Island allows many generations of festival goers to gather for four days each year to celebrate the wealth of creative talent that...

appearance in 2009, a monumental turning point in the establishment of the band.

Exclaim Magazine, Off The Dial, and the official Sled Island web site confirmed on June 1, 2009, that Bell Tower would play The Marquee Room again with the festival on June 27. The Sled Isle concert was later made the official debut for the band's EP.