Sixty Stories
{{short description|Canadian three-piece, female-fronted indie rock band}}
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| origin = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| genre = Indie rock
| years_active = {{start date|1999}}–present
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| current_members = *Jo Snyder
- Paul Furgale
- Sarah Sangster
- Andrew Filyk
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Sixty Stories is a Canadian three piece, female-fronted indie rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba.[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/a-comprehensive-look-at-winnipegs-rock-history-part-2 "A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s PC Punk Scene"]. Noisey, Sheldon Birnie Sep 22 2014,
History
Sixty Stories formed in 1999. The band's original members included Jo Snyder (guitar, vocals), Kelly Martin (bass), and Paul Furgale (drummer, formerly of Painted Thin).[http://ink19.com/2003/08/magazine/interviews/sixty-stories-2 "Sixty Stories"]. Ink 19, August 7, 2003 Stein Haukland They released a demo and toured Canada in 2000. In 2001 they released a split-CD with the defunct band Painted Thin titled Different Places to Sit / A Loveless Kiss.
Martin left the band in mid-2001. Soon after, Sarah Sangster joined the band on bass. They released the album Anthem Red[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/sixty_stories_fear_no_audience "Sixty Stories Fear No Audience"]. Exclaim!, By Stuart Green Jan 01, 2006{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170113003336/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2002/11/28/sixty-stories-fight-the-beauty-myth/ "Sixty Stories Fight The Beauty Myth"]}}. Chart Attack, Nov 28, 2002 which appeared on the Canadian National College Radio Charts.
Sixty Stories continued performing and touring in North America and Europe[http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article/3095/Atom-and-His-Package-Sixty-Stories-and "Atom and His Package, Sixty Stories"]. Pennyblack Music, 12/05/2003 Benjamin Howarth through to 2004. They actively promoted the inclusion of women in rock bands.Bryce James McNeil. [http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=communication_diss "Building Subculture Community Online and Off"]. Graduate dissertation, Department of Communications, Georgia State University. Page 101. In 2004 they disbanding following the departure of Furgale.
In 2004, Jo Snyder, Sarah Sangster and Andrew Filyk formed Anthem Red, drawing their name from the title of the Sixty Stories 2002 album. As of November 2006, that band's membership consists of Snyder (guitars vocals), Sangster (bass, vocals), Dustin Karsin (drums), and Andrew Filyk (guitar, vocals). Their album, Dancing on the Dishwasher, was released in October 2006 on The Company With The Golden Arm, DE.[https://www.punknews.org/review/8040/anthem-red-dancing-on-the-dishwasher "Anthem Red Dancing on the Dishwasher"]. Punk News, Reviewer
Patrick Book February 13th 2009
In November 2006, Sixty Stories reunited in preparation for a German tour promoted by the punk label The Company With The Golden Arm. Membership at that time included Sangster, Snyder, Furgale, and Andrew Filyk.
Discography
- Different Places to Sit / A Loveless Kiss (2001)
- Anthem Red (2002)[http://www.popmatters.com/shorttakes/2003_09_28_archive.shtml " PopMatters Music Short Takes"]. Pop Matters, 1 October 2003. Rob Horning
References
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External links
- [http://www.myspace.com/sixtystories Sixty Stories Myspace]
- [http://www.myspace.com/anthemred Anthem Red Myspace]
- [http://www.smallmanrecords.com Smallman Records]
- [http://www.tcwtga.org/ The Company With the Golden Arm]
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Category:Musical groups established in 1999
Category:Musical groups from Winnipeg