Pugs and Crows
{{Short description|Canadian instrumental music group}}
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Pugs and Crows are a Canadian instrumental music group from Vancouver, British Columbia.[https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/06/30/pugs-and-crows-rochester-jazz/86490882/ "Pugs and Crows combine risks with trust"]. Democrat and Chronicle, June 30, 2016.[http://www.earshot-online.com/features/2016/February/mbates.cfm "The Meredith Bates--Pugs & Crows Interview"]. !earshot, Jim Dupuis They are most noted for winning the Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2013, for their album Fantastic Pictures.[https://www.straight.com/music/390696/pugs-and-crows-grew-creative-fusion "Pugs and Crows grew up on creative fusion"]. The Georgia Straight, June 13beat, 2013.[http://beatroute.ca/2013/06/17/pugs-and-crows/ "Pugs And Crows: Jazzy Locals Land a Juno"]. BeatRoute, 17 June 2013
The band consists of guitarists Cole Schmidt and Tony Wilson, violinist Meredith Bates, pianist Catherine Toren, bassist Russell Sholberg and drummer Ben Brown.[http://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/pugs-and-crows-vancouver-s-best-kept-secret-1.1973377 "Pugs and Crows Vancouver’s best-kept secret"]. Vancouver Courier, June 18, 2015.
History
Pugs and Crows released their debut album Slum Towers in 2009, followed by Fantastic Pictures in 2012.[https://theprovince.com/entertainment/music/pugs-and-crows-fantastic-pictures-myspace-compugsandcrows "PUGS AND CROWS: Fantastic Pictures"]. The Province, Stuart Derdeyn, June 11, 2012
The band performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2013. Their third album, Everyone Knows Everyone, with Tony Wilson, followed in 2015. The album topped the !earshot National Jazz Chart in February 2016.[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=105&dWeekOfID=2016-02-02 "!earshot The National Jazz Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, February 2, 2016"]. !Earshot. The band won the Western Canadian Music Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year in 2016.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/western_canadian_music_awards_announce_initial_2016_winners "Western Canadian Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners"]. Exclaim!, October 15, 2016.
In 2018 the band performed at the Arts on the Fly Festival in Horsefly, British Columbia.[https://www.wltribune.com/local-entertainment/video-return-of-arts-on-the-fly-resounding-success/ "VIDEO: Return of Arts on the Fly resounding success"]. Williams Lake Tribune. Monica Lamb-Yorski, Jul. 19, 2018
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External links
- {{official website|http://pugsandcrows.com/}}
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Category:Canadian instrumental musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Vancouver
Category:Musical groups established in 2009
Category:Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners