Bad Waitress
{{Short description|Canadian punk rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bad Waitress
| image = Bad Waitress (52062784998).jpg
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| caption = Bad Waitress in the UK in 2022
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| origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| genre = Punk rock
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| years_active = 2016–present{{Cite web|url=https://thealtclub.com/introducing-bad-waitress/|title=Introducing: Bad Waitress|date=May 12, 2020}}
| label = Royal Mountain Records
| associated_acts = L7, Rise Against, The Bronx, Hollerado, Wolf Parade, Fucked Up
| website = {{URL|https://www.badwaitress.com/}}
| current_members = Kali-Ann Butala (she/her)
Katelyn Molgard (they/them)
Moon Palmar (they/them & he/him)
Nicole Cain (she/her)
| past_members =
}}
Bad Waitress is a Canadian punk rock{{Cite web |last=Brimstin |first=Chelsea |date=September 2, 2021 |title=Toronto punk rockers Bad Waitress share video for new single 'Manners' |url=https://indie88.com/toronto-punk-rockers-bad-waitress-share-video-for-new-single-manners/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Indie88 FM}} band from Toronto, Ontario. The band is signed with Royal Mountain Records.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Kaelen |date=2021-08-10 |title=Bad Waitress Go Through the Looking-Glass in New "Rabbit Hole" Video | Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bad_waitress_go_through_the_looking-glass_in_new_rabbit_hole_video |website=Exclaim!}}
Background and career
Bad Waitress began under the moniker the Nude Dogs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizzarre.co.uk/post/bad-waitress-too-many-bad-habits|title=Toronto punk band BAD WAITRESS share new single "Too Many Bad Habits"|date=April 1, 2021|website=Emerging Music}} They released their first EP as the Nude Dogs in 2017, before changing their name and the band's lineup.{{Cite web |last=Feibel |first=Adam |date=2021-09-07 |title=Bad Waitress Display a New Type of Rage on 'No Taste' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bad_waitress_no_taste_album_review |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}} In 2018, they released their first EP as Bad Waitress, Party Bangers: Volume 1.{{Cite web |title=Bad Waitress | Online |url=https://www.todocanada.ca/city/toronto/event/bad-waitress/ |website=To Do Canada}} In 2021, they released their first full-length LP titled No Taste.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-bad-waitress-no-taste/|title=Album review: Bad Waitress – No Taste|website=Kerrang!}}
Members
- Kali-Ann Butala (vocals and guitar){{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=2021-09-03 |title=Bad Waitress Ride an Eclectic Punk Rollercoaster, with a Little Help from Cannabis |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/kali-ann_butala_bad_waitress_cannabis_no_taste_interview |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}
- Katelyn Molgard (guitar){{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Allie |date=2021-06-15 |title=Toronto's Bad Waitress Announce Debut Album 'No Taste' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/torontos_bad_waitress_announce_debut_album_no_taste |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}
- Moon Palmar (drums){{Cite web |date=2021-04-05 |title=Popular Toronto punk rockers BAD WAITRESS just dropped a new single |url=https://totimes.ca/popular-toronto-punk-rockers-bad-waitress-just-dropped-a-new-single/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Toronto Times |language=en-CA}}
- Nicole Cain (bass)
Discography
= LPs =
- No Taste (2021){{Cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2021/06/21/bad-waitress-announce-debut-album-no-taste/|title=Bad Waitress Announce Debut Album "No Taste" | Canadian Beats Media|first=Marie|last=Demeire}}{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Caleb |date=2021-09-03 |title=Bad Waitress revel in punk power on No Taste |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/bad-waitress-no-taste-album-review |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Von Pip |first=Andy |date=2021-09-02 |title=No Taste |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/no_taste |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Under The Radar |language=en}}
= EPs =
- Party Bangers: Volume 1 (2018){{Cite web |last= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2021-04-01 |title=Watch Bad Waitress' new video for "Too Many Bad Habits" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-bad-waitress-new-video-for-too-many-bad-habits/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rowsell |first=Carson |date=2018-04-22 |title=Review - Bad Waitress |url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/04/22/review-bad-waitress/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Canadian Beats Media |language=en-US}}
= Singles =
- Acid Brain (2018)
- That Sedative (2020)
- Pre Post-Period Blues (2021)
- Too Many Bad Habits (2021)
- Manners (2021){{Cite web |title=Toronto's Bad Waitress Share Incisive New Track 'Manners' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/torontos-bad-waitress-share-incisive-new-track-manners |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Clash Magazine |date=2 September 2021 |language=en}}
References
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Category:Musical groups from Toronto
Category:Canadian punk rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2016
Category:Royal Mountain Records artists
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