The Trews
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The Trews are a Canadian
rock
band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia
, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald
, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald
, bassist Jack Syperek
, and drummer Sean Dalton
. The band is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.
In the early summer of 2002 the band entered Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by CHTZ-FM
, a St. Catharines (Southern Ontario) rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.
The release of their first full-length CD House of Ill Fame
, soon followed in 2003. Produced by Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson
, the album contained the singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting", "Fleeting Trust" and "Confessions". "Not Ready to Go" hit number one on Canadian rock radio and was the most played song of 2004 in that format. The band was nominated as New Group of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards (Canadian Grammys) and "Not Ready to Go" was nominated as Single of the Year in 2005. House Of Ill Fame has been certified gold in Canada. It was re-released with a bonus live album called "the Live Cut" which featured live versions of songs taken from the album.
The song "Hollis and Morris" on their first album, refers to an intersection in the nearby city of Halifax
, and not an intersection in Antigonish as previously speculated. The band has mentioned during concerts and in interviews that the corner of Hollis and Morris is notorious for prostitution.
The band released a follow-up to House of Ill Fame on August 16, 2005. The album, Den of Thieves
, was produced by legendary producer Jack Douglas
(Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon, New York Dolls). The first single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radio June 28, 2005 and was followed by the singles "Yearning", which was their second single to reach number 1, "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me", and "I Can't Say". In the summer of 2005 the band was invited to share the stage with the Rolling Stones at the Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto as part of the Stones' Bigger Bang Tour. In fall of the same year they were invited to open for Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant on his across Canada arena tour. Den of Thieves
was certified Canadian Gold in April 2006. The album was released April 18, 2006 in the United States
on Red Ink and Sony BMG.
The Trews' third album, No Time for Later
, was released in February, 2008. The first single, "Hold Me in Your Arms", was made available on November 25, 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Cup pre-game show
and was immediately released on iTunes
; the video for the song eventually went to number one on MuchMusic
for a week in April 2008. In early 2009, "Hold Me in Your Arms" won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
(US) for Best Hard Rock/Metal Song. A bonus song called "Long Way from Freedom" was included with the single but was not released on the album. "Hold Me in Your Arms" went on to spend 22 weeks in the top ten at rock radio in Canada and in May 2010 was certified Canadian gold the commemorate the sales of over 20,000 digital downloads. In early February 2008, the band added keyboardist Jeff Heisholt
to their live line up. The second single from No Time for Later
was "Paranoid Freak", the video for which was released in May and went straight into rotation on MuchMusic
. The third single, a ballad called "Man Of Two Minds", was released September 8, 2008 and the video reached number one on MuchMusic
sister station MuchMoreMusic
. The fourth single, "Can't Stop Laughing", was sent to radio in January 2009 with a video that followed in April and became the bands tenth single to enter the top ten at Canadian rock radio. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2009, Album of the Year (for No Time for Later
) and Group of the Year.
No Time for Later
was released in the United States on April 7, 2009, on Merovingian Music
. The first single "Paranoid Freak" was sent to radio a few weeks prior to its release and was added in heavy rotation at Sirius Satellite Radio's Alt. Nation. The second single in the US was "Hold Me In Your Arms" and garnered significant play at Active Rock.
Their second live album, Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
, released Oct. 6, 2009, was an acoustic session recorded over two nights at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio in January 2009 for a live audience. It was released without any edits or overdubs and was produced by the bands guitarist John Angus MacDonald. There is also a 23-song DVD of the same name available which captures the second nights performance in it's entirety as well as candid interviews with the band. The release earned the band their fifth Juno nomination for DVD of the year in 2010. The albums only single, "Sing Your Heart Out", a new song written specifically for the performances, won Best AAA/Alternative Song at the 2010 International Acoustic Music Awards (US).
Following Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
the band released the single "Highway Of Heroes". It was inspired by the 2006 death of Capt. Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian female soldier killed in Afghanistan and a schoolmate of members of the Trews. It refers to the stretch of Highway 401 in Ontario, between CFB Trenton
and downtown Toronto, where hundreds gather on bridges and overpasses to mourn soldiers killed in Afghanistan while the bodies of the fallen soldiers are transported from Trenton to the coroner's office in downtown Toronto. The song was made available on iTunes
in Canada only, with all proceeds from the sales of the song going to the Canadian Hero Fund, a charity that provides academic scholarships to the spouses and children of soldiers killed in combat.
In November 2010 the band performed the Canadian National anthem at the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton.
The band's fourth studio album, Hope & Ruin
was released on April 12, 2011. The album was co-produced by John-Angus MacDonald and the Tragically Hip's Gord Sinclair and was recorded at the Hip's own Bathouse Studio in Bath, Ontario. The album was mixed by Canadian engineer/mixer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand, Aerosmith, Mother Mother). The first single "Hope and Ruin" entered the top ten at Canadian rock radio within 3 weeks of its release. The video for Hope and Ruin received significant play on MuchMoreMusic. The second single and video from the album "The World, I Know" received significant play and is the 12th single to enter the top 10 at rock radio in Canada. In May 2011 Hope & Ruin
was released in Australia with first single "Hope & Ruin" receiving heavy airplay on Australian rock radio chain triple M.
Since 2003 the band have had twelve Top 10 rock radio singles in Canada, including two chart-toppers, sold over 300,000 albums, performed over 850 shows worldwide and have shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Guns'n'Roses, KISS, Ace Frehley, Nickelback, Cheap Trick, The Tragically Hip and Kid Rock among many others.
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...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Antigonish is a Canadian town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous highland games in North America.-History:...
, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald
Colin MacDonald (musician)
Colin MacDonald Colin MacDonald Colin MacDonald (born May 31, 1978 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia is a Canadian musician who is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock group The Trews. His brother John-Angus is also a member of the group, as is his cousin Sean Dalton....
, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald
John-Angus MacDonald
John-Angus MacDonald John-Angus MacDonald John-Angus MacDonald (born November 12 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia is a Canadian musician who is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock group The Trews. His brother Colin is also a member of the group, as is his cousin Sean Dalton....
, bassist Jack Syperek
Jack Syperek
Jack Syperek is a Canadian musician who is best known as the bassist for the rock group The Trews...
, and drummer Sean Dalton
Sean Dalton
Sean Dalton is a Canadian musician who is best known as the drummer for the rock group The Trews. His cousins John-Angus and Colin MacDonald are also members of the group....
. The band is currently based in Toronto, Ontario.
History
The band started their career with the name One I'd Trouser, a line taken from a song in Monty Pythons' "The Meaning of Life", when they formed while in high school in Antigonish Nova Scotia, before changing their name to Trouser, and eventually The Trews. They released an EP as One I'd Trouser, and a second EP under the name The Trews.In the early summer of 2002 the band entered Rock Search, a high profile contest that is held annually by CHTZ-FM
CHTZ-FM
CHTZ-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM...
, a St. Catharines (Southern Ontario) rock radio station. Winning the contest would prove to be their big break as they soon landed a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.
The release of their first full-length CD House of Ill Fame
House of Ill Fame
House of Ill Fame is the first full-length album by Canadian hard rock band The Trews. It was released in 2003 by the label Epic Records. The group issued a music video for the more-alternative rock sounding song "Not Ready to Go"...
, soon followed in 2003. Produced by Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson
Gordie Johnson
Gordie Johnson is a Canadian musician, best known as the front man for the reggae-rock band Big Sugar, and later southern rock band Grady.-Biography:...
, the album contained the singles "Every Inambition", "Not Ready to Go", "Tired of Waiting", "Fleeting Trust" and "Confessions". "Not Ready to Go" hit number one on Canadian rock radio and was the most played song of 2004 in that format. The band was nominated as New Group of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards (Canadian Grammys) and "Not Ready to Go" was nominated as Single of the Year in 2005. House Of Ill Fame has been certified gold in Canada. It was re-released with a bonus live album called "the Live Cut" which featured live versions of songs taken from the album.
The song "Hollis and Morris" on their first album, refers to an intersection in the nearby city of Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
, and not an intersection in Antigonish as previously speculated. The band has mentioned during concerts and in interviews that the corner of Hollis and Morris is notorious for prostitution.
The band released a follow-up to House of Ill Fame on August 16, 2005. The album, Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves (album)
Den of Thieves is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in 2005 on Epic Records....
, was produced by legendary producer Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas may refer to:* Jack Douglas , British actor and comedian* Jack Douglas , American record producer* Jack Douglas , American comedy writer...
(Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon, New York Dolls). The first single, "So She's Leaving", was released to radio June 28, 2005 and was followed by the singles "Yearning", which was their second single to reach number 1, "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me", and "I Can't Say". In the summer of 2005 the band was invited to share the stage with the Rolling Stones at the Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto as part of the Stones' Bigger Bang Tour. In fall of the same year they were invited to open for Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant on his across Canada arena tour. Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves (album)
Den of Thieves is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in 2005 on Epic Records....
was certified Canadian Gold in April 2006. The album was released April 18, 2006 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on Red Ink and Sony BMG.
The Trews' third album, No Time for Later
No Time for Later
No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
, was released in February, 2008. The first single, "Hold Me in Your Arms", was made available on November 25, 2007. It premiered at the 2007 Grey Cup pre-game show
95th Grey Cup
The 95th Grey Cup was held in Toronto at the Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007. The Grey Cup, first awarded in 1909, is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. It was played between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with the Roughriders winning 23-19...
and was immediately released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
; the video for the song eventually went to number one on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
for a week in April 2008. In early 2009, "Hold Me in Your Arms" won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
(US) for Best Hard Rock/Metal Song. A bonus song called "Long Way from Freedom" was included with the single but was not released on the album. "Hold Me in Your Arms" went on to spend 22 weeks in the top ten at rock radio in Canada and in May 2010 was certified Canadian gold the commemorate the sales of over 20,000 digital downloads. In early February 2008, the band added keyboardist Jeff Heisholt
Jeff Heisholt
Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community...
to their live line up. The second single from No Time for Later
No Time for Later
No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
was "Paranoid Freak", the video for which was released in May and went straight into rotation on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
. The third single, a ballad called "Man Of Two Minds", was released September 8, 2008 and the video reached number one on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
sister station MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
. The fourth single, "Can't Stop Laughing", was sent to radio in January 2009 with a video that followed in April and became the bands tenth single to enter the top ten at Canadian rock radio. The band was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2009, Album of the Year (for No Time for Later
No Time for Later
No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
) and Group of the Year.
No Time for Later
No Time for Later
No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
was released in the United States on April 7, 2009, on Merovingian Music
Merovingian Music
Merovingian Music also abbreviated as MRV or MRV Music, is a non-genre specific record label based out of Red Bank, New Jersey. The label was founded by industry veteran Jack Ponti who currently serves as CEO of the company...
. The first single "Paranoid Freak" was sent to radio a few weeks prior to its release and was added in heavy rotation at Sirius Satellite Radio's Alt. Nation. The second single in the US was "Hold Me In Your Arms" and garnered significant play at Active Rock.
Their second live album, Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers is both a live acoustic album and a music DVD by Canadian rock band The Trews. The CD is the fifth commercial album and second live album by the band. The DVD is the first from the band. Both were released October 6, 2009 on Bumstead Records...
, released Oct. 6, 2009, was an acoustic session recorded over two nights at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio in January 2009 for a live audience. It was released without any edits or overdubs and was produced by the bands guitarist John Angus MacDonald. There is also a 23-song DVD of the same name available which captures the second nights performance in it's entirety as well as candid interviews with the band. The release earned the band their fifth Juno nomination for DVD of the year in 2010. The albums only single, "Sing Your Heart Out", a new song written specifically for the performances, won Best AAA/Alternative Song at the 2010 International Acoustic Music Awards (US).
Following Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers
Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers is both a live acoustic album and a music DVD by Canadian rock band The Trews. The CD is the fifth commercial album and second live album by the band. The DVD is the first from the band. Both were released October 6, 2009 on Bumstead Records...
the band released the single "Highway Of Heroes". It was inspired by the 2006 death of Capt. Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian female soldier killed in Afghanistan and a schoolmate of members of the Trews. It refers to the stretch of Highway 401 in Ontario, between CFB Trenton
CFB Trenton
Canadian Forces Base Trenton , is a Canadian Forces base located northeast of Trenton, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is the hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad...
and downtown Toronto, where hundreds gather on bridges and overpasses to mourn soldiers killed in Afghanistan while the bodies of the fallen soldiers are transported from Trenton to the coroner's office in downtown Toronto. The song was made available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
in Canada only, with all proceeds from the sales of the song going to the Canadian Hero Fund, a charity that provides academic scholarships to the spouses and children of soldiers killed in combat.
In November 2010 the band performed the Canadian National anthem at the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton.
The band's fourth studio album, Hope & Ruin
Hope & Ruin
Hope & Ruin is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in Canada on April 12, 2011.-Track listing:...
was released on April 12, 2011. The album was co-produced by John-Angus MacDonald and the Tragically Hip's Gord Sinclair and was recorded at the Hip's own Bathouse Studio in Bath, Ontario. The album was mixed by Canadian engineer/mixer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand, Aerosmith, Mother Mother). The first single "Hope and Ruin" entered the top ten at Canadian rock radio within 3 weeks of its release. The video for Hope and Ruin received significant play on MuchMoreMusic. The second single and video from the album "The World, I Know" received significant play and is the 12th single to enter the top 10 at rock radio in Canada. In May 2011 Hope & Ruin
Hope & Ruin
Hope & Ruin is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in Canada on April 12, 2011.-Track listing:...
was released in Australia with first single "Hope & Ruin" receiving heavy airplay on Australian rock radio chain triple M.
Since 2003 the band have had twelve Top 10 rock radio singles in Canada, including two chart-toppers, sold over 300,000 albums, performed over 850 shows worldwide and have shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, Guns'n'Roses, KISS, Ace Frehley, Nickelback, Cheap Trick, The Tragically Hip and Kid Rock among many others.
Discography
EPs
| Release date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Trouser E.P. | Bumstead Recording |
| 2002 | Trews E.P. | Bumstead Recording |
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
CRIA |
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| 2003 | House of Ill Fame House of Ill Fame House of Ill Fame is the first full-length album by Canadian hard rock band The Trews. It was released in 2003 by the label Epic Records. The group issued a music video for the more-alternative rock sounding song "Not Ready to Go"... |
- | Gold |
| 2005 | Den of Thieves Den of Thieves (album) Den of Thieves is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in 2005 on Epic Records.... |
6 | Gold |
| 2008 | No Time for Later No Time for Later No Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F... |
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| 2011 | Hope & Ruin Hope & Ruin Hope & Ruin is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in Canada on April 12, 2011.-Track listing:... |
9 |
Live albums
| Release date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2004 | House of Ill Fame – The Live Cut | Bumstead Recording |
| October 6, 2009 | Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers is both a live acoustic album and a music DVD by Canadian rock band The Trews. The CD is the fifth commercial album and second live album by the band. The DVD is the first from the band. Both were released October 6, 2009 on Bumstead Records... |
Bumstead Recording |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Rock Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2003 | "Every Inambition" | |
House of III Fame |
| "Not Ready to Go Not Ready to Go "Not Ready to Go" is a single from the Canadian band The Trews. It was featured as the second track on their first album, House of Ill Fame. It was the most played song on Canadian Rock Radio in 2004.-Awards and nominations:... " |
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| 2004 | "Tired of Waiting" | |
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| "Fleeting Trust" | |
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| "Confessions" | |
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| 2005 | "So She's Leaving" | |
Den of Thieves |
| "Yearning" | |
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| 2006 | "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" | |
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| "I Can't Say" | |
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| 2007 | "Hold Me In Your Arms Hold Me in Your Arms (The Trews song) "Hold Me in Your Arms" is a single from Canadian band The Trews. It was the first release on their third full-length album, No Time For Later... " |
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No Time For Later |
| 2008 | "Paranoid Freak" | |
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| "Man of Two Minds" | |
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| 2009 | "(I) Can't Stop Laughing" | |
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| "Sing Your Heart Out" | |
Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers |
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| 2010 | "Highway of Heroes" | |
Single-only release |
| 2011 | "Hope & Ruin Hope & Ruin (song) "Hope & Ruin" is the first single and title track from The Trews' fourth studio album, Hope & Ruin.-Charts:... " |
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Hope and Ruin |
| "The World, I Know" | |
DVDs
| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
| October 6, 2009 | Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic - Friends & Total Strangers Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers is both a live acoustic album and a music DVD by Canadian rock band The Trews. The CD is the fifth commercial album and second live album by the band. The DVD is the first from the band. Both were released October 6, 2009 on Bumstead Records... |
Juno Awards
- 2004: New Group of the Year – Nominated
- 2005: Single of the Year ("Not Ready to GoNot Ready to Go"Not Ready to Go" is a single from the Canadian band The Trews. It was featured as the second track on their first album, House of Ill Fame. It was the most played song on Canadian Rock Radio in 2004.-Awards and nominations:...
") – Nominated - 2009: Group of the Year – Nominated
- 2009: Rock Album of the Year (No Time for LaterNo Time for LaterNo Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
) – Nominated - 2010: DVD of the Year "Acoustic: Friends and Total Strangers" – Nominated
East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)
- 2005: Group of the Year – Won
- 2006: Video of the Year (So She's Leaving – Director: Stephen Scott) – Won
- 2011: DVD of the Year (The Trews Acoustic – Friends & Total Strangers – Director: Tim Martin) – Won
- 2011: Fan’s Choice Video of the Year (Highway of Heroes – Director: Tim Martin) – Won
Independent Music Awards (US)
- 2008: Best Hard Rock Song ("Hold Me in Your ArmsHold Me in Your Arms (The Trews song)"Hold Me in Your Arms" is a single from Canadian band The Trews. It was the first release on their third full-length album, No Time For Later...
") – Won - 2009: Vox Pop best Concert Photo taken by Nancy Desrosiers
- 2010: Best AAA/Alternative Song International Acoustic Music Awards (US) "Sing Your Heart Out" - Won
External links
- The Trews
- "Highway of Heroes", a featured article on Duty & Valour