Boys Night Out (band)
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| Background information | |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Members | Connor Lovat-Fraser Jeff Davis Andy Lewis Dave Costa Brian Southall |
Boys Night Out (sometimes written as boysnightout) is a rock band from Burlington, Ontario. The band officially formed in 2001 when lead vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser and current guitarist Jeff Davis started collaborating on songs. The work eventually led to the four-song You Are My Canvas demo, an EP influenced by fellow Burlington hardcore act Grade. The release was followed by a signing to One Day Savior Records and their subsequent debut EP, Broken Bones & Bloody Kisses.
Interest in the band was immediate, and a short while later they signed to New Jersey-based Ferret Records. Their debut full-length, 2003's Make Yourself Sick, was to the shock of some fans. It was much lighter and pop-punk-oriented, but with the same heavy screaming and guitars found on earlier releases. The band toured heavily in support of the record with acts such as My Chemical Romance, Catch 22, Saves The Day, and a stint on the Warped Tour circuit. Boys Night Out also was featured in the Nintendo Fusion Tour with Motion City Soundtrack and The Starting Line.
For the band's next effort, the outfit felt a change was in order, and wrote 2005's Trainwreck, a somewhat more subdued, experimental concept record based on a man's loss of sanity.
Trainwreck opens with a doctor dictating his notes into a tape recorder. The album chronicles the arrest, trial, treatment and subsequent release of a man who, in a waking dream, murders his wife and then cuts both his hands off so he can not kill again. He cuts his hands off with a machine at his work.
Kara Dupuy's voice serves as the ghost of the man's dead wife throughout the album.
In early 2006, Kara Dupuy left Boys Night Out. As seen on the live show footage of Dude, You Need to Stop Dancing, she had recently become engaged and chose to pursue a new life off the road.
In March, 2006, Andy Lewis, left his former band The Fullblast to join Boys Night Out on guitar.
Current Members
- Connor Lovat-Fraser - Lead Vocals
- Jeff Davis - Guitar/Vocals
- Andy Lewis - Guitar
- Dave Costa - Bass
- Ben Arseneau - Drums
Former members
- Kara Dupuy - Synth/Keys/Vocals
- Rob Pasalic - Guitar/Vocals
- Shawn Butchart - Guitar
- Brian Southall - Drums
Discography
Main Albums
- Make Yourself Sick (Ferret, 2003) - LP
- Trainwreck (Ferret, 2005) - LP
Singles and EPs
- You Are My Canvas (Independent, 2001) - EP
- Broken Bones & Bloody Kisses (OneDaySavior, 2002) - EP
DVDs
- Dude, you need to stop dancing. (Ferret, 2006) - DVD
Compilations
- Skate & Surf Fest Vol. 1 (High Roller Studios, 2005) - "I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business" (live video)
- Progression Through Aggression Vol. 2 (Ferret, 2005) - "Composing"
- Take Action! Volume 4 (Subcity Records, 2004) - "Medicating"