The Sainte Catherines
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The Sainte Catherines are a 6 piece punk-rock band who formed in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
in 1999. The group's name comes from Rue Sainte-Catherine
, one of Montreal's main streets. Their third record, The Art of Arrogance was released on local label Dare to Care Records
in 2003 and on the German label Yo-Yo Records. In 2006, the band released its fourth LP, titled Dancing for Decadence. The album was released in the USA by Fat Wreck Chords
. The Sainte Catherines are the first band from Quebec to be signed to Fat Wreck. In August 2006, The Sainte Catherines played their 500th show. They also released split 7" records with Fifth Hour Hero and Whiskey Sunday. In 2008, The Sainte Catherines won a GAMIQ Award for punk album of the year.
Several members of the band also play in a side-project, country
-folk
band; Yesterday's Ring. Yesterday's Ring doesn't have any plans for the future. Their last shows were on September 24–25-26 2010.
Over the years, the band shared the stage with many established acts such as SUBHUMANS, LEATHERFACE, NOFX
, as well as peers Anonymus
, Grimskunk, INEPSY, Dirty Tricks and many more.
They release an album called FIRE WORKS on anchorless records (USA), Union Label Group (Canada) and Guerilla Asso (France) oct 26th 2010.
Fred Jacques - guitar
Louis Valiquette - guitar
Marc-André Beaudet - guitar
Montreal
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, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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in 1999. The group's name comes from Rue Sainte-Catherine
Saint Catherine Street
This article is about the street in Montreal called the rue Sainte-Catherine in French. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine ....
, one of Montreal's main streets. Their third record, The Art of Arrogance was released on local label Dare to Care Records
Dare to Care Records
Dare to Care Records is a Canadian independent record label. Based in Montreal, the label was founded by Éli Bissonnette and Hugo Mudie. The label maintains two separate imprints, Dare to Care for anglophone and francophone artists promoted across Canada and internationally, and Grosse Boîte for...
in 2003 and on the German label Yo-Yo Records. In 2006, the band released its fourth LP, titled Dancing for Decadence. The album was released in the USA by Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
. The Sainte Catherines are the first band from Quebec to be signed to Fat Wreck. In August 2006, The Sainte Catherines played their 500th show. They also released split 7" records with Fifth Hour Hero and Whiskey Sunday. In 2008, The Sainte Catherines won a GAMIQ Award for punk album of the year.
Several members of the band also play in a side-project, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
-folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band; Yesterday's Ring. Yesterday's Ring doesn't have any plans for the future. Their last shows were on September 24–25-26 2010.
Over the years, the band shared the stage with many established acts such as SUBHUMANS, LEATHERFACE, NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
, as well as peers Anonymus
Anonymus (band)
Anonymus is a Quebec thrash metal band founded in 1989. Their last studio album, "Chapter Chaos Begins", was released by Galy Records in 2006. They are known for their collaboration on the album L'Académie du Massacre featuring songs by Quebec satirical singer Mononc' Serge.The band was nominated...
, Grimskunk, INEPSY, Dirty Tricks and many more.
They release an album called FIRE WORKS on anchorless records (USA), Union Label Group (Canada) and Guerilla Asso (France) oct 26th 2010.
Members
Hugo Mudie - vocalsFred Jacques - guitar
Louis Valiquette - guitar
Marc-André Beaudet - guitar
Discography
- 1999: Those Stars Are For You (Yoyo Records)
- 2002: The Machine Gets Under Way (Eyeball Records)
- 2003: The Art of Arrogance (Dare To Care)
- 2006: Dancing for Decadence (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2007: The Soda Machine (cd+dvd) (Indica Records)
- 2009: Pourrito (split 7") (New Romance for Kids)
- 2010: Fire Works (Anchorless Records/Union)
External links
- Official site
- Interview with Hugo
- Official Yo-Yo Records site
- The Sainte Catherines on Fat Wreck Chords
- The Sainte Catherines on Dare to Care website
- The Sainte Catherines on CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...