Canada's music scene has a bold new face in The DoneFors - a
collective forging new ground and aptly cornering the market of
Canadiana Vanguard.
Four sonically varied and seasoned Toronto musicians came
together in the wee hours of 2006 to form the backing band for
acclaimed singer-songwriter Janine Stoll. Paul MacDougall
(electric guitar) and Liam Smith (bass) of Juno nominated
afro-funk outfit Mr. Something Something, provided musical tour
support to Stoll in April of 2006 to help bring her record,
This is where we bury it, to the listening audiences of
Canada's East Coast. At that time, the three were happily known
as the Janine Stoll Trio. Since then the trio has grown to
include the percussive addition of Brian Lahaie (Super Stack,
Greg Hobbs, Angie Nussey). After playing some high profile
shows as a full band (OCFF Official Showcase in 2006, Open Door
Music Festival, The Junction Arts Festival, Plan B Harvest
Festival, etc.) the culmination of each individual's talents in
providing stunning arrangements for the material proved to form
an entity equal in all its parts and worthy of a full-on
collaborative effort. The DoneFors were born.
Stoll's songwriting and noted vocal prowess provide the
backbone to the brunt of The DoneFors material.
Crass, honest, vulnerable, and thought-provoking in her
writing, a listener would be challenged to walk away from a
Janine Stoll song feeling indifference. Presently, The DoneFors
are embarking on the exciting and surprisingly smooth terrain
of co-songwriting and recording new and unique material as a
group. What is being produced by this quartet defies any
concrete pigeonholing which is why they've chosen to refer to
what they do as Canadiana Vanguard.
Spanning genres and stretching boundaries - offering up
decadent ambiguity. The DoneFors are thrilled to be bringing
their music to the masses.
The band will play at The Parker House Inn, 259 Elm Street,
Friday, April 11. Call 674-2442.