The Evidence (band)
{{Short description|Former punk rock band from Calgary, Alberta}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Evidence
| image = The evidence 2010.jpg
| caption = The Evidence photographed by Carla Fedje
| alias = The Failure
| image_size =
| origin = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| genre = Alternative
| years_active = 2002-2016
| label = Meter Records
| associated_acts = The Failure, The Everymen, Guilt Trip, Fizzgigs, Belvedere
| website = {{URL|https://theevidence.net}}
| current_members = Dean Rud
Tyler Pickering
Casey Lewis
| past_members = Randy Burton, John Gerrard, Colin Hess
}}
The Evidence was a Canadian rock band from Calgary, Alberta whose sound was described as 'precision-punk', 'progressive-post-punk', and 'gentleman’s metal'.{{cite web |title=The Evidence, Polarity |url=https://www.last.fm/music/The+Evidence/Polarity/+wiki |website=last.fm |publisher=Last FM |access-date=2021-10-19}} The band was a power trio consisting of members Dean Rud (bass, vocals), Tyler Pickering (guitar, vocals), and Casey Lewis (drums, vocals). It released three albums, and three music videos.
History
After playing in various local bands in the 1990s, the three members came together in 2002 to form a band they called The Failure. Although the band was successful, selling through pressings of their first two albums and placing videos in rotation on both MuchMusic and MTV Canada, the name wasn't appealing or workable and, in 2007, it was changed to The Evidence.{{cite web |last1=Durrie |first1=Miles |title=Monday Music Pick: The Evidence, Oct 2013 |url=https://www.avenuecalgary.com/things-to-do/monday-music-pick-the-evidence/ |website=avenuecalgary.com |date=9 October 2013 |publisher=Avenue Magazine |access-date=2021-10-19}}
Lewis is also a producer and engineer and, in 2000, founded Calgary's Echo Base Studios.{{cite web |last1=Barnson |first1=Bailey |title=How passion drives the career...Dec 2016 |url=https://calgaryjournal.ca/2016/12/11/how-passion-drives-the-career-of-a-lifetime-for-the-evidence-s-casey-lewis/ |website=calgaryjournal.ca |date=11 December 2016 |publisher=The Calgary Journal |access-date=2021-10-19}} Lewis recorded, mixed and mastered all of The Evidence’s albums and has a long list of credits.{{cite web |title=Echo Base Studios |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/334405-Echo-Base-Studios |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2021-10-19}} Rud had founded Meter Records in 1998, and his label released their albums.{{cite web |title=The Evidence, May 2015 |url=https://barsnbands.net/listings/bands/1488/ |website=barsnbands.net |publisher=Bars 'n Bands |access-date=2021-10-19}}
In 2009, The Evidence released its first album, Polarity.{{cite web |title=The Evidence – Polarity |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3292155-The-Evidence-Polarity |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2021-10-19}}{{cite web |title=The Evidence - Polarity |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0RBKW38Ovg&list=PLsumSKfmszcrpXiNzkEbLEeG3bqKfetLc |website=youtube.com | date=11 December 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-19}}
In 2010, the band was the recipient of CFEX's Xposure award which netted the band with $25,000 in tour funding and placed them in rotation in the broadcaster's playlist for the summer. In 2011, it joined the bands This is a Standoff and Carpenter on a multi-show European tour.{{cite web |title=This is a Standoff with Carpenter... |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/44037/tours-this-is-a-standoff-with-carpenter-the-evidence-europe |website=punknews.org |date=22 August 2011 |publisher=Punknews |access-date=2021-10-19}}
In 2011, The Evidence released Currents,{{cite web |title=The Evidence – Currents |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3292173-The-Evidence-Currents |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2021-10-19}} along with two videos--for "Damn That River"{{cite web |title=THE EVIDENCE - DAMN THAT RIVER |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-9aSxbAr0 |website=youtube.com | date=10 March 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-19}} and "Crossing the Rubicon".{{cite web |title=THE EVIDENCE - CROSSING THE RUBICON |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRAeKDbkRo |website=youtube.com | date=22 January 2012 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-19}} The band played the 2011 Warped Tour solely because they were voted in by their adoring public.{{cite web |last1=Frey |first1=Rachael |title=The 9 best bands you've never heard of, Sept 2011 |url=https://calgaryjournal.ca/2011/09/30/the-9-best-bands-you-ve-never-heard-of/ |website=calgaryjournal.ca |date=30 September 2011 |publisher=Calgary Journal |access-date=2021-10-19}} They would appear at the tour in 2012 as well.
The band released its third album, Potential, in 2013.{{cite web |title=The Evidence – Potential |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7257618-The-Evidence-Potential |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2021-10-19}}{{cite web |title=The Evidence - Potential |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQCaDiCb0-M&list=PLsumSKfmszcqUrJj3MQSQ0-n7F5HDm9J3 |website=youtube.com | date=29 June 2015 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-19}} It also released a video for its single "Lies".{{cite web |title=THE EVIDENCE - LIES |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHK-kTXMWY |website=youtube.com | date=28 August 2013 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2021-10-19}}
On December 23, 2016, The Evidence played its farewell concert at Dickens Pub in Calgary.{{cite web |title=The Evidence Farewell Concert |url=https://www.facebook.com/events/745447002261521/?ref=newsfeed |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2021-10-18}}
Discography
;Studio albums
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! rowspan="2"| Label ! colspan="2"| Chart peaks |
| width="50"| US
! width="50"| US Indie |
|---|
| 2009
| Polarity | Meter Records | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2011
|Currents | Meter Records | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2013
| Meter Records | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| colspan="8"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart |
Videography
- "Damn That River" (2011)
- "Crossing The Rubicon" (2011)
- "Lies" (2013)
See also
{{Portal|Music|Canada}}
References
{{Reflist
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| refs =
http://www.beatroute.ca/view_archived_article.php?id=44§ionID=1&articleID=1568
{{cite news
| title = MUSIC - ROCKPILE » The Evidence mixing martial arts and music
| first = James
| last = Callsen
| url = http://www.beatroute.ca/view_archived_article.php?id=53§ionID=15&articleID=2017
| magazine = BeatRoute Magazine
| accessdate = 30 December 2011
}}
{{cite news
| title = MUSIC - ROCKPILE » THE EVIDENCE sophomore album electrifies trio
| first = Sebastian
| last = Buzzalino
| url = http://www.beatroute.ca/view_archived_article.php?id=75§ionID=15&articleID=4032
| magazine = BeatRoute Magazine
| date = March 2011
| accessdate = 30 December 2011
}}
{{cite web
| url = http://music.cbc.ca/artists/The-Evidence
| title = The Evidence Artist Page
| publisher = CBC Radio 3
| accessdate = 30 December 2011
| quote =
}}
}}
External links
- [https://www.theevidence.net The Evidence] Official website
- Unrated Music https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170321/http://www.unratedmusic.com/interviews/theevidence/
- Xposure blog https://www.x929.ca/shows/xposure/?cat=4
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