Grand Theft Bus

Grand Theft Bus is a Canadian band based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] Known for short, catchy, genre jumping ditties and long meandering nonsensical improvisations with occasional magic and a touch of musical comedy.

Grand Theft Bus
Grand Theft Bus at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in September '08
Grand Theft Bus at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in September '08
Background information
Also known asThe Development
OriginFredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
GenresIndie rock
Years active2000–present
LabelsForward Music Group[1]
MembersTim Walker
Graeme Walker
Dennis Goodwin
Bob Deveau
Brad Perry
Websitewww.grandtheftbus.com

History

Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tim Walker (guitar, vocals), Graeme Walker (bass, vocals), Dennis Goodwin (guitar, synths, vocals) and Bob Deveau (drums and electronics).[3] Their first album, Birth of Confusion, was released in 2003.[4]

Grand Theft Bus are a sonically dynamic group with an eclectic blend of songs ranging from pop to prog, heavy and intense to light and fluffy, quirky nonsense to meaningful melodrama.[5]

The band regularly plays New Brunswick's Evolve Festival, as well as the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.[6]

A mockumentary about the band, Rubarbicon, was filmed by independent filmmaker Greg Hemmings and released in 2006.

The band recorded its 2008 album, Made Upwards, in the main dining room of New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor's mansion.[6]

The band has received the Newcap Radio Alternative Recording of the Year for their album Made Upwards[7]

Synth player Brad Perry joined the band in 2010. Their album Distracted Tracks appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in December 2015.[8]

Discography
  • Birth of Confusion (2003)
  • Flies in the No Fly (2005)
  • Made Upwards (2008)
  • Say It With Me (2012)
  • Distracted Tracks (EP – 2015)
  • Are We Still Playing? (2019)

See also

References
  1. "Fredericton-born Forward Music Group celebrates 10 years". CBC News, Bob Mersereau, Apr 24, 2017
  2. "Grand Theft Bus / Elliott Brood The Casbah, Hamilton ON – October 7, 2005". Exclaim!, By Shain Shapiro Nov 01, 2005
  3. "Canadian musicians Grand Theft Bus Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine", Canadian Geographic, December 2005. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
  4. "Grand Theft Bus Birth Of Confusion". Exclaim!, By Marco Ursi Jun 01, 2003
  5. "Grand Theft Bus". NOW Toronto, by Dylan Young May 13, 2004
  6. Mersereau, Bob. "Bigger music, a bigger bus; Music Fredericton's Grand Theft Bus launches new CD it recorded at the lieutenant-governor's home", Telegraph-Journal, 2008-03-26, p. D1.
  7. http://www.ecma.com/news.asp?section=&id=37 Archived 2009-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Grand Theft Bus at the ECMA awards.
  8. "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 22, 2015". !earshot.
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