Paper Moon

Paper Moon is an indie rock band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The band was formed from the ashes of former Winnipeg bands B'ehl and The Bonaduces. They played their first show in May 2001, and released their first album, entitled One Thousand Reasons To Stay, One Reason To Leave in June 2002. The album was released on Endearing Records in Canada and on Quince Records in Japan. The band released their second album Broken Hearts Break Faster Every Day in February 2006 under the Endearing Records label. Paper Moon has also appeared on Intercontinental Pop Exchange No. 2, a split EP with Swedish band The Leslies, and on the children's compilation Somebody Needs a Timeout.

Spreading their sounds via the internet on sites including MySpace and Facebook, their musical influences listed are The Cardigans, Ivy, and Metric. Their pop sound has been featured in over 20 films and in such television series including Degrassi, Radio Free Roscoe, Queer as Folk, Falcon Beach, and Party of Five.

Band members Chris and Alison were married as of September 2008.

Current members

• Allison Shevernoha - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
• Chris Hiebert - Drums
• John Wilson - Guitar
• Nikki Taylor - Keyboards, Guitar
• Ken Phillips - Bass

Former members

• Rob Rodgers - Bass
• Leslie Oldham - Synthesizer, Vocals
• Nicole Pielou - Synthesizer, Vocals
• Robb Johannes - Guitar
• Heather Campbell - Synthesizer, Vocals, Guitar
• Bob Somers - Bass, Vocals

Discography

• One Thousand Reasons To Stay, One Reason To Leave - 2002
• Intercontinental Pop Exchange No. 2 - 2003 (Split EP with The Leslies).
• Broken Hearts Break Faster Everyday - 2006
• Only During Thunderstorms - 2009

References

Bolton, Rob. “One Thousand Reasons to Stay…One Reason to Leave”. Exclaim.ca. http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=850&fid1=11667&csid1=35. Accessed August 4 2008.

CBC Radio 3. “Paper Moon”. http://radio3.cbc.ca/. Accessed August 4 2008.

France, Kim. “Feminism Amplified”. The Rock History Reader. Ed. Theo Cateforis New York: Routledge, 2007.

External links

• papermoon.ca, official site
• Paper Moon on MySpace.com
• Endearing Records, the band's label