Les Dales Hawerchuk

Les Dales Hawerchuk are an alternative rock band[1] from the town of Roberval in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec.[2] Their name is a reference to former NHL hockey player Dale Hawerchuk,[3] whose hockey card lead singer Sylvain Séguin found in his car in 2001, shortly after being told that his band would need a name in order to perform at a local music festival.[4] Hawerchuk subsequently gave them permission to use his name on the condition that they "stay out of jail".[5]

Two of Les Dales Hawerchuk, in 2008

The band's other members are Sébastien Séguin (singer, guitarist, Sylvain Séguin's brother),[2] Pierre Fortin (drummer), and Charles Perron (bassist, replacing Martin Bergeron).[6] Their first three albums were produced by Olivier Langevin of Galaxie,[6][7] while Pierre Fortin produced the fourth.[8]

Reception

Historian Amy Ransom has called their work "raw, fast-paced, guitar-and-drum-driven rockabilly inflected with punk", noting that it evokes Dale Hawerchuk's "speed and energy",[9] while Ici Musique comments that they are "not known for their subtlety".[10] 33Mag ranked their 2005 song "Dale Hawerchuk" the 104th-best song by Quebec artists in the 2000s.[11] The Guardian, however, has described their work as "Green Day-like pop-punk" and "largely unremarkable"[12]

Discography
  • "Les Dales Hawerchuk" (2005)[1]
  • "Les Dales Hawerchuk 2" (2008)[1]
  • "Le tour du chapeau" (2011)[1]
  • "Désavantage numérique" (2016)[13]

References
  1. Le groupe Les Dales Hawerchuk sort son troisième album, by The Canadian Press, in La Presse; published October 18, 2011; retrieved June 10, 2017
  2. Les Dales Hawerchuk: «Nous ne sommes pas gênés de notre joual du lac-Saint-Jean», by Cédric Bélanger, in Le Journal de Québec; published November 26, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017
  3. Hawerchuk playing in the 'Peg... the band, that is, by Geoff Kirbyson, in the Winnipeg Free Press; published January 15, 2009; retrieved June 10, 2017
  4. Hawerchuk muse for Quebec band, by Ian Shantz, in The Sudbury Star; published November 12, 2010
  5. Wolfe, Cory (3 Jan 2010). "Hawerchuk Weighs In On 'Staches, Punk Music And Diving Russians". Edmonton Journal. p. C3. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Alt URL
  6. Les Dales Hawerchuk: la contre-attaque, by Philippe Papineau, at Franco-Phil, published April 30, 2008; retrieved June 10, 2017
  7. Les Dales Hawerchuk: du coeur au ventre, by Émilie Côté, in La Presse; published November 13, 2011; retrieved June 10, 2017
  8. Le retour au jeu des Dales Hawerchuk, by Philippe Papineau, in Le Devoir; published November 25, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017
  9. Hockey, PQ: Canada's Game in Quebec's Popular Culture, by Amy Ransom; published June 9, 2014, by University of Toronto Press; via Google Books
  10. Les Dales Hawerchuk : lancer fort, frapper dur, by François Lemay, at Ici Musique; published November 24, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017; "ne sont pas connus pour faire dans la subtilité"
  11. Top 200 des chansons québécoises qui ont marqué les années 2000, in 33Mag.com; published December 11, 2009; retrieved June 10, 2017
  12. Can M for Montreal predict pop's future?, by Ian Gittins, in the Guardian; published December 2, 2008; retrieved June 10, 2017
  13. Un retour en force pour Les Dales Hawerchuk Archived 2016-11-26 at the Wayback Machine, by Hélène Gagnon, in L'Étoile du Lac, published November 25, 2016; retrieved June 10, 2017
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