Cookie Duster
{{Short description|Canadian indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image =
| name = Cookie Duster
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| origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| genre = indie rock
| years_active = {{start date|1999}}–{{end date|2001}}
{{start date|2012}}–present
| label = MapleMusic Recordings
| associated_acts = Broken Social Scene, Valley of the Giants, Change of Heart, By Divine Right, The Super Friendz, The Flashing Lights, Danko Jones
| current_members = Brendan Canning
Bernard Maiezza
Jeen O'Brien
Matt Murphy
Damon Richardson
| past_members = Evan Cranley
Danko Jones
Spookey Ruben
Ian Blurton
}}
Cookie Duster is a Canadian indie rock band, who were briefly active in Toronto in the late 1990s before reforming with some new members in 2012.
History
Originally formed in the late 1990s by Brendan Canning and Bernard Maiezza after the dissolution of their previous bands hHead and Change of Heart,[http://www.spinner.ca/2011/11/10/broken-social-scene-brendan-canning-cookie-duster/ "Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning Reviving Cookie Duster Project?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009132008/http://www.spinner.ca/2011/11/10/broken-social-scene-brendan-canning-cookie-duster/ |date=2018-10-09 }}. Spinner, November 10, 2011.[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/brendan-cannings-compass-for-nxne "NXNE 2012: Brendan Canning's compass for the festival"]. National Post, Ben Kaplan, June 11, 2012. the band released a self-titled album in 2001 with a lineup that included Evan Cranley, Danko Jones, Spookey Ruben and Ian Blurton, but subsequently went on hiatus as Canning's other project, Broken Social Scene, broke through to mass popularity.
Following Broken Social Scene's announcement in 2011 that they were going on hiatus, Canning and Maiezza revived Cookie Duster,[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/brendan-canning-chills-out-on-draper-street/article15802842/ "Brendan Canning chills out from Broken Social Scene"]. The Globe and Mail, Brad Wheeler December 6, 2013 working with a new band lineup including vocalist Jeen O'Brien, guitarist Matt Murphy and drummer Damon Richardson (Danko Jones).[http://www.spinner.ca/2012/06/26/brendan-canning-cookie-duster-broken-social-scene/ "Brendan Canning on Cookie Duster and Life After BSS: 'I Wanted a Fresh Perspective'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009092821/http://www.spinner.ca/2012/06/26/brendan-canning-cookie-duster-broken-social-scene/ |date=2018-10-09 }}. Spinner, June 26, 2012. Canning, Bernard, Maiezza, O'Brien, Murphy and Richardson released the album When Flying Was Easy in June 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2012/06/11/brendan-canning-cookie-duster-when-flying-was-easy/|title=Brendan Canning, Cookie Duster: Post-Broken Social Scene Album 'When Flying Was Easy' is About 'Experimentation'|last=Knapp|first=Lonny|date=11 June 2012|publisher=Spinner|accessdate=29 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/cookie-duster-when-flying-was-easy/|title=Cookie Duster: When Flying Was Easy|last=Karassik|first=Neil|date=13 June 2012|publisher=The Grid|accessdate=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619133306/http://www.thegridto.com/culture/music/cookie-duster-when-flying-was-easy/|archive-date=19 June 2012|url-status=dead}} The new lineup began performing live in early 2013, making their debut appearance at the Wavelength Music Festival in Toronto.[https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2013/02/18/photos-wavelength-thirteen-toronto-cookie-duster-legato-vipers-henri-faberge-dusted/ "Photos: Wavelength THIRTEEN Night 4: Cookie Duster, Legato Vipers, Henri Fabergé & the Adorables, The Magic, Dusted"]. Aesthetic Magazine, Curtis Sindrey, February 18, 2013
Discography
- Cookie Duster (2001)
- When Flying Was Easy (2012)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120823110017/http://cookiedustermusic.com/ Cookie Duster]
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Category:Canadian indie rock groups
Category:Musical groups from Toronto
Category:MapleMusic Recordings artists