Category Rock

The Trews

In 1998, a group of four young Canadians from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, decided to form a serious rock band. To do so, brothers Colin MacDonald (lead vocals/rhythm guitar) and John-Angus MacDonald (lead guitar/background vocals), cousin Sean Dalton (drums), and longtime friend Jack Syperek (bass) moved into a house in Niagara Falls, Canada, in order to be closer to bigger cities and to have a practice space in their own home. In 2002, the Trews (their name came from a fan suggestion, and is also the… Show more name of traditional Scottish pants) won southern Ontario's 97.7 HTZ-FM's annual Rock Search contest. This brought them attention from Big Sugar singer Gordon Johnson, who produced the group's self-titled EP and brought them along on tour with his band. In 2003, with Sony Music Canada, the Trews released their first full-length album, House of Ill Fame. In the next few years, besides performing over 400 shows and winning the 2005 Canadian East Coast Music Award for Group of the Year, the Trews found time to write and record songs for their second record, Den of Thieves, released in the U.S. and Canada in 2006. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi

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Upcoming Events

Event	Time	Location
The Trews - Pub Fest 2013	Fri, May 31 9:00p	Academy Park Lewiston, NY
The Trews - Raise A Little Hellp Fundraiser By Habitat For Humanity Nova Scotia	Thu, Jun 6 6:00p	Delta Halifax, NS
The Trews - Budweiser New Music Fest Sudbury	Sat, Jun 8 8:00p	Grace Hartman Amphitheatre Greater Sudbury, ON
The Trews - Dauphin's Countryfest	Sat, Jun 29 8:00p	Riding Mountain National Park Dauphin, MB
The Trews	Thu, Jul 4 8:00p	The Northern Fernie, BC
The Trews	Sat, Jul 6 8:00p	Whistler Olympic Plaza Pavillion Whistler, BC
The Trews - The 97.7 Htz Fm Biggs & Barr Bq	Sat, Jul 13 5:00p	Safari Niagara Fort Erie, ON
The Trews	Sun, Sep 1 8:00p	The Rotary Park Whitecourt, AB