Supergarage
Encyclopedia
Supergarage is a Canadian indie rock
band formed in 1996 in Thorold
, Ontario
, Canada
. They have released four albums.
. They have released four albums. In 1996, they released their 6-song EP Duct Tape, which had the radio hit "Post-Teen Crisis" . In 1997, they released their self-titled debut album on Iron Music/BMG.
Original guitarist left the band in 1998 to start a music store, Mikes Music. Original drummer Roger Habel Jr. left the band in 2002 and started several successful cover bands such as Betty Ford Band and Stays in Vegas.
In early 2000, they released Demolition which garnered them praise for their mock video hit "Cheryl". Other videos on that where done were Five year Rut and On a Summer nite .
In 2002, they released Elvis Was Bigger Than the Beatles through Sextant Records. It was reissued in 2003 on EMI
. Their single from this record was "Sugar" which did very well on Canadian radio.
Supergarage toured with the Headstones, Big Sugar, I Mother Earth, Barstool Prophets, Matthew Good, Soul Asyulm, Green Day. The band was known as one of the hardest working bands in Canada where they were known as road warriors.
They also had a track in Petz Dogz 2 called Pop Pop Radio instrumental.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band formed in 1996 in Thorold
Thorold
Thorold may refer to:Places* Thorold, Ontario* Thorold Tunnel, OntarioSport* Thorold Blackhawks, Canadian junior ice hockey teamAnimals*Thorold's deerPeople...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They have released four albums.
History
Supergarage took their name from and auto shop owned by Passero's father. Supergarage is based out of TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. They have released four albums. In 1996, they released their 6-song EP Duct Tape, which had the radio hit "Post-Teen Crisis" . In 1997, they released their self-titled debut album on Iron Music/BMG.
Original guitarist left the band in 1998 to start a music store, Mikes Music. Original drummer Roger Habel Jr. left the band in 2002 and started several successful cover bands such as Betty Ford Band and Stays in Vegas.
In early 2000, they released Demolition which garnered them praise for their mock video hit "Cheryl". Other videos on that where done were Five year Rut and On a Summer nite .
In 2002, they released Elvis Was Bigger Than the Beatles through Sextant Records. It was reissued in 2003 on EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
. Their single from this record was "Sugar" which did very well on Canadian radio.
Supergarage toured with the Headstones, Big Sugar, I Mother Earth, Barstool Prophets, Matthew Good, Soul Asyulm, Green Day. The band was known as one of the hardest working bands in Canada where they were known as road warriors.
They also had a track in Petz Dogz 2 called Pop Pop Radio instrumental.
Members
- Marco DiFelice - Vocals
- Mike Palermo - Guitar
- Adam Mott- Guitar for Demolition and Elvis Was Bigger Than the Beatles
- Rob "Knuckles" Passero - Bass
- Roger Habel Jr. - Drums
- Michael "rosie" Rosenthal for Elvis Was Bigger Than the Beatles
Albums
- 1997 Supergarage
- 2000 Demolition
- 2002 Elvis Was Bigger Than the Beatles
- ???? Tokyopop Presents: D-Sides