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 Saint AlviaYour Rating:Hometown: Burlington, ON (Canada)  About:Tours: Saint Alvia (March 2013) Burlington, Ontario's Saint Alvia have announced some dates in Toronto and Hamilton later this month. You can click Read More for the… March 27, 2013 Punknews Podcast: Some Party - Episode 4 On this, the fourth episode of Some Party: the Punknews.org Ontario, host Adam White continues to explore independent music from the Org's home province of Ontario, Canada. Once again we're profiling bands playing the upcoming S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival in downtown St.… June 19, 2012 Contests: Win tickets to the S.C.E.N.E. music festival On Sunday, June 24th the S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival will return to southern Ontario, bringing over 160 bands to 13 venues and 17 stages in the city of St. Catharines. The bands taking part come from a number of genres and feature a number of Org friends including The Planet Smashers,… June 09, 2012 Contests: S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival fills out lineup The 2012 S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival continues to flesh out their lineup. This year's edition of the annual Southern Ontario music festival will bring over 160 bands to the city of St. Catharines from an array of genres. Among the acts playing you'll find The Planet Smashers,… June 04, 2012 Videos: Saint Alvia release benefit single Canada's Saint Alvia (formerly the Saint Alvia Cartel) have released the first single from their upcoming album Static Psalms. The song, "Mother's Day," will benefit the Keep A Breast… April 12, 2012 |
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The Saint Alvia Cartel is Burlington Ontario's latest contribution to [good] music…. And these guys are no strangers to the music scene as they have all enjoyed success with former and current projects including: Boys Night Out, Jersey, The Video Dead, and hardcore legends Grade. 'Nuff said.
Having ended his relationship with Boys Night Out, Rob Pasalic swore off booze, drugs, and mainly music. After getting word of the demise of punk rock legends Jersey, Greg Taylor (Jersey/Grade) bumped into Pasalic and revealed a brand spanking new vision: The Saint Alvia Cartel.
"It's funny really, some abusive addictions you just can't kick…"
Pasalic comments on the inception of the band that is named after Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith (Was Canada's last living recipient of the Victoria Cross for valor in WWII). With their roots firmly planted in punk-rock, the band also draws inspiration from almost every genre out there: roots, rock and roll, blues, soul, dancehall reggae, country, new wave and hip hop.
The Saint Alvia Cartel gave the world a taste of their eclectic and infectious melodies after recording and releasing a couple demo tracks via MySpace in 2006. It was enough for Montreal's noted STOMP RECORDS who released their self-titled debut in May. The lead single "Don't Wanna Wait Forever" took the airwaves by storm and has quickly become THE summertime song of '07.