Parkas

Parkas was a Canadian pop music band based in London, Ontario and later Toronto.^[1] Members were drummer Greg Rhyno, bassist/keyboard player Mark Rhyno, and guitarists Michael Brown and Paul Thompson.

History[]

Parkas was formed in 2000 in London, where three of its members had moved from the Huntsville area to attend the University of Western Ontario.^[2] They began performing locally and then around Canada, including at the Halifax Pop Explosion in 2002.^[3]

The band began recording at the House of Miracles studio, and released an album Now this is Fighting in 2003 on the Endearing Records label to mixed reviews.^[4][1][5] The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 in September 2003.^[6]

The Parkas performed at Toronto's NXNE Festival in 2003 and 2004,^[7] and at SXSW in Texas in 2005.^[8]

In 2007, by which time the band was based in Toronto, Parkas released a second album, Put Your Head in the Lion's Mouth. The album received airplay on community and campus radio.^[9]

The Parkas released an album You Should Have Killed Us When You Had The Chance in 2009 on the Saved by Radio label, after the band had broken up.^[10][11] Singer Susanna Henderson performed with them on the recordings.^[12] This album as well was played on community and campus radio, appearing on the !earshot National Top 50 Chart in early 2010.^[13] In 2010 Parkas performed a reunion show at the El Macombo in Toronto.^[14][15]

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