The Sadies

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The Sadies
Performing at South By Southwest 2008
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock, alternative country
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Bloodshot
Associated acts	Phono-Comb Blue Rodeo Jon Langford Neko Case The Unintended Elevator
Website	www.thesadies.net
Members
Dallas Good Travis Good Sean Dean Mike Belitsky

The Sadies are a Canadian indie rock and alternative country band from Toronto, Ontario.

[edit] Background

The band consists of Dallas Good (also of Phono-Comb), Travis Good, Sean Dean, Mike Belitsky and Neko Case. Dallas and Travis Good are the sons of Bruce Good, a member of the Canadian country group The Good Brothers.

In addition to their own recordings, the Sadies often collaborate with other country-rock artists, such as Blue Rodeo, Jon Langford, The Tragically Hip, The Deep Dark Woods, Andre Williams (on the 1999 country-influenced Red Dirt), and are the preferred live backing band of singer Neko Case. The Sadies are also featured in Adult Swim's 12 oz. mouse. An instrumental performed by the band can be heard in episode 5 of season 1, during a scene in which Rhoda the bartender is murdered.

The members of the Sadies have also participated, with Greg Keelor and Rick White, in the supergroup The Unintended.

[edit] Discography

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US Country	US Heat	US Indie	CAN Country
1998	Precious Moments
1999	Red Dirt (Andre Williams and The Sadies)
	Pure Diamond Gold
2001	Tremendous Efforts
2002	Stories Often Told
2003	Mayors of the Moon (Jon Langford & His Sadies)
2004	Favourite Colours
	The Tigers Have Spoken (Neko Case & The Sadies)		14	19
2006	In Concert Volume One
	Tales of the Rat Fink
2007	New Seasons
2009	Country Club (John Doe & The Sadies)	39	19	48	45

[edit] External links

• The Sadies official website
• The Sadies at MySpace
• The Sadies interview in Being There
• May 2009 Interview with L.A. Record