Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels
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Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels are a Canadian indie rock band based out of Ottawa, Ontario. Formed in 2003, Nick Danger is the principle song writer as well as vocalist and guitarist. The other members of the band are "Popsicle Pete" Connell on bass guitar and Steve "Chunkk" Neilson on percussion. They are one of the original artists on Ottawa based indie label, The Beautiful Music along with Skytone (band).
They initially garnered attention for their moody cover of the Television Personalities song "The Diary of a Young man" released on a tribute album from The Beautiful Music. Their signature sound revolves around a clever blend of rockabilly/surf with beat lyrics and hard rock rhythm section. Compared at times to Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Mike Ness and Steve Earl.
Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels songs have charted on Canadian campus radio charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3. Their last release Escape from Danger City featured Mike Dubue of the Hilotrons/Kepler (band) and was recorded at Bovasound in Ottawa.
Discography
- The Return of Nick Danger EP (2003) The Beautiful Music
- Into the Jet Stream of Pop - An International Pop Compilation (2004) The Beautiful Music
- If I Could Write Poetry - A Tribute to theTelevision Personalities (band) (2004) The Beautiful Music
- Escape from Danger City (2006) The Beautiful Music
References
- Danger Beyond Rockabilly, The Ottawa Citizen (2006-04-06). Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
- Danger a Triple Threat, The Ottawa Sun (2006-04-05). Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
- XPress Magazine Interview - Spins Top Pick, The Ottawa XPress (2006-04-06). Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
- Escape From Danger City - Sound Advice Review (2006). Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
- Ink19: If I Could Write Poetry - Aaron Shaul - (2006-01-01). Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
External links
- Danger City - Official site
- Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels - Official MySpace Site
- Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels - The Beautiful Music Record Label
- Nick Danger and the Danger City Rebels - Official Ourstage Site