Field Day (band)

Field Day was a Canadian pop-punk band from Calgary, Alberta. The bands original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer John Hiebert, drummer Jay Kreway and bassist Jonas Smith (also known as Joner Baloner). The band released their first album "Friction" in 1995 on Long Beach California's Lethal Records label. The video for the song "Enough for Two" received airplay on Canadian music video station Much Music. Shortly after, the band split with Lethal after the label sold Field Day's rights to their own publishing profits. ^{[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/1998/0423/mus2.html]} In 1996, they released their second album "Big Wheels", after which Jonas left the band to live in Brazil. ^{[http://dropd.com/issue/65/WarpedTour/]} He was replaced by bassist Roger Nilson. In 1997 Field Day played on the Canadian leg of the Vans Warped Tour in Vancouver.

After the Warped Tour, Field Day signed with Devil Doll Records and released "Emerald and Jaded", which was a combination of songs that appeared on Friction and Big Wheels. In 2000, the band again played the Warped Tour in Calgary and released a new album of original material called "The Dawn of a New Day". "The Dawn of a New Day" featured new bassist Brock McAndless and featured guests Doug Bevans (The Smalls), Bob Keelaghan (Puritans) and Chris Temple (Earthquake Pills, Wagbeard). ^{[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2000/1005/mus1.htm]} The album was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Dave Alcock of Chixdiggit. McAndless quit after recording the album and was replaced by Steve Elaschuk. ^{[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm]}

After touring behind "The Dawn of a New Day", the band split up. In the early 2000's Jay Kreway spent some time touring with The Burnettes ^{[http://www.hour.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=866]} . Hiebert managed and booked bands for the Castle Pub in Calgary ^{[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm]} .

In May 2004 the band briefly reunited with a second guitarist (Paul Gerber) for an eight date tour through western Canada with Winnipeg band Burn the 8 Track. In an interview with Edmonton news and entertainment newspaper Vue Weekly at the time, Hiebert expressed interest in recording a new EP for release later that year, as well as re-issueing the band's back catalogue. ^{[http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=268]}

Discography

*"Hot Wax" (1994)
*"Friction" (1995)
*"Big Wheels" (1996)
*"Emerald and Jaded" (1997)
*"The Dawn of a New Day" (2000)

External links

* [http://www.devildollrecords.com/DDR/disco_info/field%20day.htm Devil Doll Records Field Day Page]
* [http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/1001/spins.html SEE Magazine's Review of Emerald and Jaded]