FKB (band)

FKB originated in 2009 in Bonnyville, Alberta where they began performing regularly while they were in high school.[8] They attracted attention early on with their shows that featured a wide variety of musical styles including reggae, country, and rock, with their music often being influenced by The Beatles and Elvis Presley.[9]

In 2012 they met another singer-songwriter from Bonnyville at one of their shows named Clayton Bellamy, a member of Canadian country rock band The Road Hammers.[10] He became interested in their music and produced their first EP, 123 FKB which they released in 2014.[11] Following the release they were voted into the top 100 campus bands on CBC Music by fans.[12] 123 FKB also achieved chart success on campus radio reaching No. 19 on CJSR-FM in Edmonton, Alberta and No. 23 on CFBX-FM in Kamloops, British Columbia.[13][14]

FKB performed at Extreme Mudfest in Bonnyville in 2015 where they opened for Canadian rock band The Trews.[11] The festival also featured performances by The Road Hammers and Aaron Pritchett.[15][5]

In 2016, FKB completed their first tour of Canada which consisted of 11 shows ranging from Vancouver to Toronto.[16][17]

FKB released a single titled "Bright Lights" on April 25, 2017.[18] That summer they launched a tour of North America with dates spanning from Vancouver, Canada to New York City.[19][20][21] The tour also included a performance near their original hometown in Cold Lake, Alberta alongside Canadian artist Bif Naked for Canada's 150th Anniversary.[6]

On January 16, 2018, FKB released a music video and single titled "My Bedroom" during a series of winter tour dates across Western Canada.[22] Later that year, "Bright Lights" was nominated for Adult Alternative Recording of the Year at the Edmonton Music Awards.[23] In July 2018, FKB released "Casual Love" on KnightVision Records.[24][25][26] The music video for "Casual Love" was featured that fall at the Edmonton Short Film Festival.[27] The band's 2018 tour dates extended throughout most of the year and included performances with The Road Hammers, Pop Evil, and Royal Tusk that November.[24][28]

FKB released the single "Backseat Daydream" in February 2019.[3] That March they won the Jim Beam Talent Search in Edmonton, Alberta securing a spot to perform at Canadian Music Week in Toronto that May.[29] They performed at the Amsterdam Brewhouse at Canadian Music Week on May 9, 2019.[30] In late 2019, the band appeared as themselves in the feature film Moments in Spacetime and performed their song "My Bedroom".[31]