Active from 1998 | Years active 1998 (1998)–2009 Active until 2009 Genre Indie rock | |
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Past members Dave GowansLasse LutickMorgan McDonaldIda NilsenTorben Wilson Albums Tumblewire, Love This Time, The Buttless Chaps Similar The Violet Archers, Carolyn Mark, Fond of Tigers, The Awkward Stage, Young and Sexy | ||
The buttless chaps complications may arise live in toronto
The Buttless Chaps were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1998 from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The group played a hybrid of punk, new wave and alternative country music.
Contents
- The buttless chaps complications may arise live in toronto
- The buttless chaps where night holds light
- History
- In Popular Culture
- Discography
- Songs
- References
The buttless chaps where night holds light
History
Band members included Dave Gowans on vocals, guitar and banjo, Morgan McDonald on keyboards, Lasse Lutick on guitar and synthesizer, Torben Wilson on drums and Ida Nilsen on vocals, accordion, synthesizer and euphonium.
They were featured on CBC Radio 3's Sessions in June 2007.
In an interview on CBC Radio 3 on January 7, 2009, Dave Gowans announced that the band would be breaking up after completing their remaining touring commitments. The band members moved on to other projects: McDonald on his band Fond of Tigers, Nilsen on Great Aunt Ida and The Violet Archers, Wilson on Clean and Pristine the NOEX Castaway, and Gowans on Cloudsplitter. Today, Gowans and Lutick also own and operate Red Cat Records, a record store in Vancouver.
In Popular Culture
A poster for The Buttless Chaps appears in the background of "We'd like to Thank the Academy", an episode (Season 5, Ep. 13) of USA's hit comedy, Psych.
Discography
Songs
Where Night Holds LightWhere Night Holds Light · 2006
Pop SongTumblewire · 1999
In My FingertipsDeath Scenes I II III · 2001