Take the Boys

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Take the Boys is what would happen if Etta James and Sublime took a road trip from Canada to Venezuela. The trio play their own style that rolls rock, soul, rocksteady, and reggae in with old school pop sensibilities; songs with honest lyrics and memorable melodies. Take the Boys was founded in early 2006, when Angela and Brian chose to leave a six-piece funk band to pursue a more meaningful musical project. The decision came about after the sudden death of Angel...

Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Take the Boys is what would happen if Etta James and Sublime took a road trip from Canada to Venezuela. The trio play their own style that rolls rock, soul, rocksteady, and reggae in with old school pop sensibilities; songs with honest lyrics and memorable melodies. Take the Boys was founded in early 2006, when Angela and Brian chose to leave a six-piece funk band to pursue a more meaningful musical project. The decision came about after the sudden death of Angela's father; giving perspective to life, and giving birth to a more mature sound. In the fall, Venezuelan native (via Ottawa) Rafael replaced the original drummer, injecting confidence and Latin love to the line-up. In February 2007, the three decided to record a demo. After shopping around the band decided to go with Ottawa's Little Chicago Studios and producer Tim Greencorn (Feist, the Stars). After much discussion they decided to take a leap of faith to record a full-length studio album as their first recording. Armed with little more than the stubborn pursuit of a quality sound, the band made countless trips up and down the 417 highway for over a year. The result: an album with songs about family, social consciousness and self reflection rooted in booty-shaking groove; mastered by renown engineer, Joao Carvalho (Sam Roberts, Hedley, Alexis On Fire, Protest The Hero) Since their formation Take the Boys have developed a loyal following from their local gigs at such venues as Club Soda, Cafe Campus and Sala Rossa. Their music has also been getting airplay on local college radio, McGill University’s CKUT and UQAM's CHOQ. They are also a featured artist in this fall’s edition of BOBBi magazine. The band has played gigs such as the 08 Grey Cup, the Smiths Falls Railway Festival, the Montreal High Lights Festival, charity shows for the Montreal Parkinson’s Disease Fund and Procure Walk of Courage, and is looking forward to playing the Montreal & Ottawa Ska Festivals in the summer of 2009.