- The Perpetrators
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Origin = flagicon|CanadaWinnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada
Genre = Indie Blues
Years_active =1999 –present
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URL = [http://www.perps.ca Perps.ca]
Current_members =Jason Nowicki Ryan Menard Chris BauerThe Perpetrators are a
rock and roll /blues band formed inWinnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada in the late 1990s. Their current line-up is J "Howik" Nowicki on guitar and vocals, Ryan "ODL" Menard on bass and Chris "MAMA" Bauer on drums. Their best known songs include "Six Pack" and "She Lets Me Know."Past members include Scotty Hills, Chris Carmichael and Chris Saywell (currently withD.Rangers ).They have played back up for
Hubert Sumlin ,Louisiana Red ,Paul "Wine" Jones ,Downchild Blues Band ,"Wild Child" Butler , Jim Byrnes,Kenny Brown andCedric Burnside , as well as recording with Juno winnersSue Foley andBig Dave McLean .2006 Western Canadian Music Award winners for Outstanding Blues Album, The Perps have also been nominated for a Juno and for "Electric Act of the Year" at the Toronto Blues Society's Ninth Annual Maple Blues Awards.
On January 25, 2007, The Perpetrators released a new single on
Winnipeg radio stations titled "You're Gonna Kill Me" for their new album titled "Tow Truck". The album was released in April 2007.Discography
Albums
* "The Perpetrators" (2003)
* "The Gas and The Clutch " (2005, WCMA Blues album of the year)
* "Tow Truck" (2007)Compilations
* "Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years, Vols I" and "III" (2002 and 2004)
* "Guess Who's Home" - tribute toThe Guess Who (2005)
* "We Best Choose to Pick the Blues" - tribute to Big Dave McLean (2005)External links
* [http://www.perps.ca Official Perpetrators web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wpgperpetrators The Perpetrators Myspace page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/theperpetrators The Perpetrators on Youtube]
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/The-Perpetrators/ The Perpetrators' New Music Canada page]
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