Dinosaur Bones

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::summary Canadian musical group ::

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Field	Value
name	Dinosaur Bones
image	Dinosaur bones (small).jpg
origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
genre	Indie Rock
years_active	–
label	Dine Alone
website
current_members	Ben Fox
Branko Scekic
David Wickland
Lucas Fredette
Josh Byrne
past_members	Joel Clift
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| name = Dinosaur Bones | image = Dinosaur bones (small).jpg | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Indie Rock | years_active = – | label = Dine Alone | website = | current_members = Ben Fox Branko Scekic David Wickland Lucas Fredette Josh Byrne | past_members = Joel Clift

Dinosaur Bones were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 in Toronto consisting of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Ben Fox, bassist Branko Scekic, keyboardist David Wickland, drummer Lucas Fredette, and guitarist Josh Byrne.

Biography

Dinosaur Bones formed in late 2007 and began performing in early 2008. They recorded and independently released a self-titled EP in May 2008 and began touring locally. The four-song effort was enough to garner two XM Verge Music Award nominations, for Album of the Year and Artist of the Year.

In October 2010, Dinosaur Bones signed an international record deal with Canadian independent record label Dine Alone Records (City & Colour, Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire). Their Birthright EP, released a month later, marked the band's first release on Dine Alone Records.

On March 8, 2010, the band released their first full-length album, My Divider. The album was met with consistently-strong reviews, including Montreal's Hour magazine proclaiming: "These 11 tracks are emotional and gripping, and show the band as a tight, whole artistic unit with a signature sound." Both the Birthright EP and My Divider were produced by Jon Drew, whose production credits include Arkells, Tokyo Police Club, and Fucked Up.

Performance history

Live performance

Dinosaur Bones have shared the stage with such artists as Broken Social Scene, Sloan, White Lies, Warpaint, The Weakerthans, and Handsome Furs, and have toured extensively both in Canada and the United States, including tours supporting Tokyo Police Club, Ra Ra Riot, Arkells, and Hollerado.

Since forming, the band has made multiple appearances at Canadian festivals such as Pop Montreal, North By Northeast, Canadian Music Week, and Halifax Pop Explosion. In 2011, the band was invited to perform on the main stage of both Rifflandia Music Festival in Victoria, British Columbia, and Edgefest in Toronto, Ontario. Dinosaur Bones have also made multiple appearances at American festivals, including CMJ Music Marathon, and South By Southwest in 2010, where the then-unsigned band were invited to play the Billboard Magazine showcase. The band returned to the festival in 2011 in support of My Divider.

Television performances

Dinosaur Bones have made three television appearances, performing live on Winnipeg's Breakfast Television, Ottawa's A-Channel Morning, as well as appearing for a three-song performance on MTV Live.

Discography

Albums

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Release date	Title	Label
May 2011	My Divider	Dine Alone Records
August 2013	Shaky Dream	Dine Alone Records
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EPs

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Release date	Title	Label
May 2008	Dinosaur Bones EP	Self-released
Feb 2009	Royalty/Ice Hotels 7"	Hi-Scores Recording Library
Nov 2010	Birthright EP	Dine Alone Records
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Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Song | Chart peak | Album | CAN Alt | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2011 | "N.Y.E." | 43 | My Divider | | | ::

References

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References

1. "Reviews:: Dinosaur Bones - EP". Hero Hill.
2. Morrison, Adam. "Dinosaur Bones: "Royalty"". Explore Music.
3. Dekel, Jonathan. "Dinosaur Bones Sign International Deal With Dine Alone Records". Spinner Magazine Canada.
4. Adams, Gregory. "Dinosaur Bones Sign to Dine Alone, Gear Up for New EP and Full-Length". Exclaim Magazine.
5. "Dinosaur Bones to Release Birthright EP on Dine Alone Records November 2". Sentamentalist Magazine.
6. McNamara, Sean. "Dinosaur Bones - My Divider". Sticky Magazine.
7. Jaffer, Dave. "My Divider". Ottawa Xpress Weekly.
8. Coplan, Chris. (10 March 2011). "Album Review: Dinosaur Bones – My Divider". Consequence Of Sound.
9. Thompson, Jennifer. "Dinosaur Bones". Beat Route Magazine.
10. "Outdoor Concert Series". World Ski & Snowboard Festival.
11. "HPX 2010: Sloan". Hero Hill.
12. "Concert Review: Dinosaur Bones, White Lies, January 29th, Mod Club". The Panic Manual.
13. Beckmann, Jim. "KEXP at NXNE: Showcase at Horseshoe Tavern 6/17". KEXP Radio Seattle.
14. Sacher, Andrew. (12 December 2011). "The Weakerthans played 4 NYC shows at Bowery Ballroom". Brooklyn Vegan.
15. "CMW 2009: Friday Night At The Horseshoe". Chart Attack Magazine.
16. Hudson, Alex. "Tokyo Police Club, Said the Whale and Dinosaur Bones Team Up for Canadian Spring Tour". Exclaim Magazine.
17. Hudson, Alex. "Ra Ra Riot Announce Canadian Fall Tour". Exclaim Magazine.
18. "Tokyo Police Club Playing Cross-Canada Tour". Chart Attack Magazine.
19. Dekel, Jonathan. "Dinosaur Bones Revive Pop Montreal's Secret Loft Party Scene". Spinner Magazine.
20. Logan, Dave. "NXNE 2011: DINOSAUR BONES + ZEUS + HOLLERADO + FUCKED UP + OFF! + METZ + DD/MM/YYYY". NXNE 2011: DINOSAUR BONES + ZEUS + HOLLERADO + FUCKED UP + OFF!Live N Loud Magazine.
21. "CMW Questionnaire: Dinosaur Bones". The National Post Newspaper.
22. Villeneuve, Nicole. "Dinosaur Bones The Paragon, Halifax NS October 21". Exclaim Magazine.
23. "Dinosaur Bones". Rifflandia 2011 Official Website.
24. "Edgefest History". 102.1 The Edge Official Website.
25. "Dinosaur Bones To Play Billboard's SXSW Showcase". Plug In Music.
26. "SXSW 2011 PREVIEW: DINOSAUR BONES". Medleyville.
27. "July 13, 2011". Breakfast Television Winnipeg.
28. "MTV Live: Dinosaur Bones". MTV Canada.
29. (2013). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 30, 2011". canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca.

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