Jon Card
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Jon Card is a Canadian
punk rock
drummer
. He is the current drummer in the long-standing punk bands SNFU
and The Subhumans
.
, Alberta
and formed his first band, Plasticide (later renamed Suburban Slag,) in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the Winnipeg
-based band Personality Crisis
, with whom he played with for three years before their 1984 breakup. He then played in the popular Canadian punk band SNFU from 1985–1987, who were at that time based in Edmonton. He played on their second LP, If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
, and recorded additional material with the group included on their The Last of the Big Time Suspenders
compilation album. In 1988, he also contributed to Vancouver
-based NoMeansNo
's Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
album as a guest musician.
Card next joined D.O.A.
for several years and records, departing in 1991. He thereafter joined the reunited SNFU for a 1991 tour, but did not stay with the band as they proceeded to sign with Epitaph Records
and tour extensively.
Card played with alternative country
artist Linda McRae
on her 2002 album Cryin' Out Loud. He next joined the long-standing Canadian punk band The Subhumans for their 2005 reunion. They signed with the Alternative Tentacles
and G7 Welcoming Committee record labels and released the New Dark Age Parade LP the next year. In 2010, Card also rejoined SNFU, marking his third stint with the band.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
drummer
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. He is the current drummer in the long-standing punk bands SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
and The Subhumans
Subhumans (Canadian band)
The Subhumans are a punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that formed in 1978.Known by pejorative, punk rock nicknames, original members were known simply as "Useless" , "Dimwit" , "Wimpy" and "Normal" .-History:Dimwit quit the band shortly after their first 7" was released to join...
.
Career
Card grew up in CalgaryCalgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and formed his first band, Plasticide (later renamed Suburban Slag,) in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
-based band Personality Crisis
Personality Crisis (band)
Personality Crisis was a punk rock band formed in 1979 in Winnipeg, Canada. Personality Crisis is widely credited with having a more complex sound than most other punk rock bands of the early 1980s while retaining the power of the early 1980s punk sound....
, with whom he played with for three years before their 1984 breakup. He then played in the popular Canadian punk band SNFU from 1985–1987, who were at that time based in Edmonton. He played on their second LP, If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish was the second full-length album from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada's punk band SNFU. It was released on BYO Records in 1986...
, and recorded additional material with the group included on their The Last of the Big Time Suspenders
The Last Of The Big Time Suspenders
The Last of the Big Time Suspenders is an album by Edmonton punk rock band SNFU. The album, a compilation of mostly unreleased studio and live tracks, was released in 1991, two years after SNFU's first breakup, to satisfy their unfulfilled two-album contract with Cargo Records...
compilation album. In 1988, he also contributed to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
-based NoMeansNo
Nomeansno
NoMeansNo is a Canadian progressive punk rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia and now located in Vancouver.The band has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe...
's Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed
Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed is the third full-length album by the Canadian punk rock band NoMeansNo. It was later placed in the compilation album The Day Everything Became Isolated and Destroyed alongside the EP The Day Everything Became Nothing, which had been released the same year.-Track...
album as a guest musician.
Card next joined D.O.A.
D.O.A. (band)
D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to...
for several years and records, departing in 1991. He thereafter joined the reunited SNFU for a 1991 tour, but did not stay with the band as they proceeded to sign with Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
and tour extensively.
Card played with alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
artist Linda McRae
Linda McRae
Linda McRae is a Canadian rock and alternative country musician.-Career:McRae was a member of platinum folk rock band Spirit of the West from 1988 to 1996. A multi-instrumentalist playing accordion, guitar, bass, and banjo she also appeared as a guest musician on The Wonder Stuff's album Never...
on her 2002 album Cryin' Out Loud. He next joined the long-standing Canadian punk band The Subhumans for their 2005 reunion. They signed with the Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles
Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label originally based in San Francisco, California and was established in 1979. It was originally used as the label name by the Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single "California Über Alles", and after realizing the potential for an independent...
and G7 Welcoming Committee record labels and released the New Dark Age Parade LP the next year. In 2010, Card also rejoined SNFU, marking his third stint with the band.