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Biography
Refimprove|date=June 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Boys Night Out| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Burlington, Ontario , Canada | genre = Emo Post-hardcore Screamo Pop punk | years_active = 2001 - 2007 (indefinite hiatus)Citation needed|date=January 2012| label = One Day Savior Records|One Day Savior , Ferret Records|Ferret | associated_acts = The Receiving End of Sirens , fordirelifesake, Isles & Glaciers , Hard Calibers, The Fullblast| website = http://www.boysnightout.com www.boysnightout.com| current_members = Connor Lovat-Fraser Jeff Tarbender Davis Andy Lewis Dave Costa Ben Arseneau| past_members = Kara Dupuy Rob Pasalic Chris Danner Kasey High Shawn Butchart Brian Southall Boys Night Out is a Canada|Canadian emo / post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario .
Career
The band formed in a 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 Extended play|EP influenced by fellow Burlington Hardcore punk|hardcore act Grade (band)|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 (band)|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& #33; at the Disco .
The band's next effort, 2005's Trainwreck (album)|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 (album)|Boys Night Out , on June 26, 2007. The first single from the album is "Up with Me".
According to their Myspace,Myspace 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.
A post by Connor regarding the band's status recently appeared on the Boys Night Out Facebook group, stating:
"No breakup. No lost members. No getting dropped. We're just taking it easy for a while. Once we finished our contract with Ferret we opted to leave the label. We've been touring non-stop for the past few years and we're all feeling the wear and tear of constant life on the road. We started this band as a means of escape from everyday life...this is a return to that frame of mind. Easy like Sunday morning. It's pretty refreshing to just sit back and write songs without pressure from all sides telling you that there HAS to be a new record on day x. Before we release another full-length we're going to take our time to make sure that it's as wickedly radical and gnarly as it can possibly be. So, yeah...that's the gist of it. You won't be seeing us playing a whole lot of shows in the coming months - and we definitely won't be playing extended tours - but we're still alive and kickin'."
n 2009, Lovat-Fraser and Davis joined producer Scott Komer to form a band called Hard Calibers. http://myspace.com/hardcalibersmusic Hard Calibers MySpace page The main purpose of the band was to record a version of ESRT Page 14 by Justin Veatch of the Ivoryton Piano Factory. http://www.boysnightout.com Boys Night Out official website The song is featured on a compilation album of music by Veatch, who died in 2008 at the age of 17. http://www.thejustinveatchfund.org The Justin Veatch Fund
Recently Connor has been working with local acts such as the punk band 'The Eff Holes', and Electro-Pop group 'Crazy Diamond' featuring Regan and Matt Davis.
The band's song "I Got Punched in the Nose for Sticking My Face in Other Peoples Business" was used on the last episode of an anime titled Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad .
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
Current members
Connor Lovat-Fraser – lead vocals , Keyboard instrument|keys , programming
Jeff Tarbender Davis – guitar s, backing vocals
Dave Costa – bass guitar|bass , backing vocals
Ben Arseneau – drum kit|drums , percussion
Andy Lewis – guitar s, backing vocals
Former members
Kara Dupuy – keyboard instrument|keyboards
Saint Alvia|Rob Pasalic – guitar, vocals
Shawn Butchart – guitar
Brian Southall – drums
Chris Danner – drums
Adam Kingsbury – drums
Discography
Albums
Make Yourself Sick ( Ferret Records|Ferret , 2003)
Dead and Dreaming: An Indie Tribute to Counting Crows (Victory, 2004) - "Walkaways" http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6794656/a/Dead+And+Dreaming:+An+Indie+Tribute+To+Counting+Crows.htm
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& #33; Volume 4 ( Sub City Records , 2004) – "Medicating"
Vans Warped Tour 2005 ( SideOneDummy Records , 2005) – "Composing"
See also
List of bands from Canada
References
Reflist
External links
myspace|boysnightout|Boys Night Out
http://www.ferretstyle.com Ferret Records official website
http://www.trashthestage.net/bno07.html Trash the Stage interview with Jeff Tarbender Davis
http://www.redefinemag.com/music/interviews_music_2.php? artist=Boys-Night-Out& id=86 REDEFINE Magazine interview with Jeff Davis
http://www.mtv.ca/? id=1533667 Boys Night Out on MTV Overdrive
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