Boys Night Out is a rock band from Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Career
The band formed in 2001 when lead vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser and current guitarist Jeff Davis started collaborating on ((songs)). The work eventually led to the four-song You Are My Canvas demo, an EP influenced by fellow Burlington hardcore act Grade. Following the release of this demo, the band signed to One Day Savior Records and subsequently released the Broken Bones & Bloody Kisses EP.
Interest in the band was immediate, and a short while later they signed to New Jersey-based Ferret Records. Their debut full-length album, 2003's Make Yourself Sick, was a shock to some fans. It was much lighter and pop-punk-oriented, but with the same heavy screaming and guitars found on earlier releases. The band toured heavily in support of the record with acts such as My Chemical Romance, Catch 22, Saves the Day, and a stint on the Warped Tour circuit. Boys Night Out also was featured in the Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy, Motion City Soundtrack, The Starting Line, and Panic! at the Disco.
The band's next effort, 2005's Trainwreck, is a somewhat more subdued, experimental concept album based on a man's loss of sanity. Trainwreck opens with a doctor dictating his notes into a tape recorder. The album chronicles the arrest, trial, treatment and subsequent release of a man who, in a waking dream, murders his wife and then cuts both his hands off with a machine at his work so that he can not kill again. Kara Dupuy's vocals act as the deceased wife's voice heard by the patient throughout the album.
The band released their third album, Boys Night Out, on June 26, 2007. The first single from the album is "Up with Me".
In 2009, Lovat-Fraser and Davis joined producer Scott Komer to form a band called Hard Calibers.[1] The main purpose of the band was to record a version of ESRT Page 14 by Justin Veatch of the Ivoryton Piano Factory.[2] The song is be featured on a compilation album of music by Veatch, who died in 2008 at the age of 17.[3]
According to their Myspace[4], Boys Night Out will be aiming to play their first show in two years in Toronto, Canada using the original five members, playing Broken Bones And Bloody Kisses and Make Yourself Sick straight through. However, it is unclear as to whether this will be a final show or the continuation of the band as stated in the post. The show has been scheduled for October 24, 2009 at the Opera House in Toronto.
Lineup changes
In early 2006, Kara Dupuy left Boys Night Out. As seen on the live show footage of Dude, You Need to Stop Dancing, she had recently become engaged and chose to pursue a new life off the road.
In March, 2006, Andy Lewis, left his former band, The Fullblast, to join Boys Night Out on guitar.
In late 2006, Brian Southall left the band to join The Receiving End of Sirens. He was replaced with Ben Arseneau, the original drummer.
Personnel
Dave Costa of Boys Night Out
Current members
- Connor Lovat-Fraser – lead vocals, lyrics
- Jeff Tarbender Davis – guitar, vocals
- Dave Costa – bass
- Ben Arseneau – drums, percussion
- Andy Lewis – guitar
Former members
- Kara Dupuy – keyboards
- Rob Pasalic – guitar, vocals
- Shawn Butchart – guitar
- Brian Southall – drums
- Chris Danner – drums
- Adam Kingsbury – drums
Trivia
- Guitarist Jeff Davis was an actor in the early 1990s, appearing in an episode of Goosebumps [1] and 1994's The Santa Clause with Tim Allen.
- The band had to cancel their eastern Canadian tour due to transportation issues in December 2007, stating that they would reschedule in early 2008. The band's last scheduled show was to be in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The band has not announced a tour, performed or even given an update on the situation since the cancellation, leaving fans to speculate an unconfirmed hiatus. That is until recently, when they announced that they will be playing one show in Toronto on October 23, 2009. The show will take place at the Opera House in downtown Toronto.
- The band's single "I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other People's Business" was featured in the last episode of the Japanese anime series Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad.
- Gym Class Heroes references the band in their song "On My Own Time (Write On!)"
- Connor and Jeff are "HUGE Adam Sandler fans".[citation needed] They got the band name from the movie Billy Madison, and the song "I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other People's Business" is a direct quote from the movie The Wedding Singer.
Their main website went dead in July of 2009.
- Currently two members of the band, Connor and Ben, are tryng their hand at Hip/Hop with their new venture Skittlebrau. They have also developed a web series under the same name. The first episode aired in early September and the entire series is now available to be viewed on their website www.skittlebrauhq.com.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Music videos
- "I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other Peoples Business" (Make Yourself Sick, 2003)
- "Medicating" (Trainwreck, 2005)
- "Up With Me" (Boys Night Out, 2007)
DVDs
Compilations
- Dead and Dreaming: An Indie Tribute to Counting Crows (Victory, 2004) - "Walkaways"[5]
- Skate & Surf Fest Vol. 1 (High Roller Studios, 2005) – "I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business" (live video)
- Progression Through Aggression Vol. 2 (Ferret, 2005) – "Composing"
- Take Action! Volume 4 (Sub City Records, 2004) – "Medicating"
- Vans Warped Tour 2005 (SideOneDummy Records, 2005) – "Composing"
See also
References
External links
