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Artist: Novillero
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Group Members:

Rusty Matyas, Grant Johnson, Dave Berthiaume, Sean Stevens

Similar Artists:

The New Pornographers, A.C. Newman, Fancey, Dr. Dog, Sloan, The Posies, The Minders, Brendan Benson

Influenced By:

The Beatles, The Kinks, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Who, David Bowie, The Raspberries, Big Star
  • Formed: 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives", "A Little Tradition

Biography

Influenced by such classic mod rock groups as the Who and the Kinks, Canadian band Novillero play their own brand of guitar- and keyboard-driven melodic pop. Formed in 1999, the Winnipeg quartet released its debut album, The Brindleford Follies, on Endearing Records before calling it quits in 2002. A year later the band re-formed, ultimately losing original member Rusty Matyas to his other band, the Waking Eyes. Eventually featuring the talents of vocalist/keyboardist Rod Slaughter, guitarist Sean Stevens, bassist/vocalist Grant Johnson, and drummer/vocalist Dave Berthiaume, Novillero released their sophomore effort, Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives, on Mint Records in 2005. Little Tradition followed in 2008. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide
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Novillero
Origin Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s) Indie rock, pop
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Mint
Website novillero.net
Members
Dave Berthiaume
Rejean Ricard
Rod Slaughter
Sean Stevens
Jack Jonasson
Former members
Rusty Matyas
Grant Johnson

Novillero is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their musical style has been dubbed "mod-pop".[1][2]

Novillero formed in 1999 out of the ashes of Winnipeg lounge pop darlings Transonic, picking up Rod Slaughter (Duotang), Dave Berthiaume (Bulletproof Nothing), and Rusty Matyas (The Waking Eyes) along the way.[3] This lineup released The Brindleford Follies on Endearing Records, toured moderately in support of its release, and then ground to a halt early in 2002.

After nearly a year apart, Slaughter, Stevens, Berthiaume and Matyas reunited to play a one-off show with new songs. The music then was heading in a new direction, relying less on spacey psychedelia and more on keyboard-driven pop hooks while retaining enough of their mod influence to bridge the gap. They added Grant Johnson when Matyas scaled back his input to focus on The Waking Eyes (who had just signed a record deal with Arnold Lanni's new label Coalition Records). Jack Jonasson, formerly of the Paperbacks, began playing live shows as a vocalist and instrumentalist formally in 2007.

The Globe and Mail's music critic hailed the band's 2005 show at the Winnipeg Folk Festival as one of the best Canadian rock concerts of the year.[4][5]

Novillero has been featured on numerous TV shows including Monk[6] and Eureka. They played themselves at a Music Festival,[7] interacting with Mr. Monk in the Episode entitled Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert (season 5, episode 8). They were seen playing both "The Laissez-Faire System" and "Gaining Ground/Losing Sight". In season 1, episode 6 of Eureka the band can be heard playing a cover of Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction". In season 2, episode 10 "The Art of Carrying On", a track off of Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives was featured.

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Members

  • Rod Slaughter – vocals and keys
  • Sean Stevens – guitars
  • Dave Berthiaume – drums and vocals
  • Rejean Ricard – bass and vocals
  • Jack Jonasson – instrumentalist and vocalist

Discography

References

  1. ^ Collins, Leah (2005-08-11). "Music à la mod". Vue Weekly. http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=2338. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  2. ^ McDonald, Neil (2005-09-06). "Novillero Aim Right for Ontario, NYC". Soul Shine. http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=2468. Retrieved 2008-05-02. 
  3. ^ Sperounes, Sandra (2005-08-12). "Winnipeg's Novillero getting noticed, finally". Edmonton Journal. p. G4. 
  4. ^ Everett-Green, Robert (2005-08-16). "Riffing off the cubicles they hate. Winnipeg's Novillero is poised for great things by singing about the mundane world of work". The Globe and Mail. p. R3. 
  5. ^ Everett-Green, Robert (2005-12-30). "The cream of a bountiful crop". The Globe and Mail. p. R31. 
  6. ^ "Jay-Z and Beyonce boycotts, Novillero on Monk, and TIMAs return". Chart. 2006-06-22. 
  7. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (2006-07-15). "Winnipeg: Cold, Isolated and Happening". Billboard (New York: BPI Communications) 118 (28): 15. http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4568124-1.html. 

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