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Use mdy dates|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Rusty| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Toronto , Ontario, Canada| genre = Alternative rock | years_active = Start date|1994–2000, 2011–| label = Handsome Boy Records|Handsome Boy BMG | associated_acts = Doughboys (band)|Doughboys | website = | current_members =| past_members = John Lalley Mitch Perkins Ken MacNeil Scott McCullough Jim Moore Rusty is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Toronto , Ontario, Canada.cite web |url= http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/R/Rusty.html |title=Artist: Rusty (Biography) |date=August 11, 2005 |work=Canadian Pop Encyclopedia|accessdate=June 21, 2010 The band earned a 1996 Juno Awards of 1996|Juno Award nomination in the category Best Alternative Album for Fluke .
History
Following the breakup of the band One Free Fall , vocalist Ken MacNeil and bassist Jim Moore continued working together, hooking up with former Doughboys (band)|Doughboys member Scott McCullough (guitar) and Mitch Perkins (drums) to record the extended play|EP Wake Me in 1994. A video for the song Wake Me would become a minor hit on MuchMusic . Released on Handsome Boy Records , the EP was popular on Canadian campus radio , and led to a major label distribution deal with BMG Records for their full length album Fluke in 1995.
Led by the hit single "Misogyny", which featured a video consisting of clips from Canadian filmmaker Bruce LaBruce 's film Hustler White Cite web |url= http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/M/Murphy_Eddie/1997/05/06/760436.html |title=Eddie Murphy notoriety doesn't help film |accessdate=February 9, 2009 |last=Hobson |first=Louis B. |date=May 6, 1997 |work=Jam& #33; Showbiz |publisher=Canoe as well as Canadian singer Danko Jones , Fluke (album)|Fluke was the band's commercial breakthrough, also spawning the single "California", and earning a Juno Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. The album was produced by Chris Wardman , who also played guitar on the tracks "Groovy Dead" and "California".
In 1996, the band contributed a cover of "Let's Break Robert Out of Jail" to the compilation album A Tribute to Hard Core Logo . Also in 1996 the song "Punk" was included on soundtrack to Chris Farley|Chris Farley's movie Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep .
The band's followup album, Sophomoric , was released in 1997, including the singles "Empty Cell" and "Oh No Joe". Perkins left the band that year and was replaced by John Lalley . Perkins left the group due to creative differences, he continues to play regularly with bands in the Toronto music scene.
In 1998, Rusty released Out of Their Heads . The band broke up two years later, playing their final show on November 25, 2000.Cite web |url= http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rusty/ConcertReviews/2004/11/15/716076.html |title=A mature class of sophomores |accessdate=February 9, 2009 |last=Grant |first=Kieran |date=April 19, 1997 |work=Jam& #33; Showbiz |publisher=Canoe
In April 2011, Chart (magazine)|Chart magazine reported that Rusty would be re-uniting for the 2011 NXNE festival. http://www.chartattack.com/news/2011/apr/19/rusty-reuniting-for-nxne Rusty Reuniting For NXNE
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/R/Rusty.html Rusty at Canoe.ca|Jam! 's Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
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