Boys Night Out (band)
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| Country | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Genres | post-hardcore |
| Labels | Ferret Records |
| Members | Connor Lovat-Fraser Jeff Davis Andy Lewis Dave Costa Ben Arseneau |
| Past members | Kara Dupuy Rob Pasalic Chris Danner Shawn Butchart Brian Southall |
Boys Night Out (sometimes written as boysnightout) is a rock band from Burlington, Ontario. The band officially formed in 2001 when lead vocalist Connor Lovat-Fraser and current guitarist Jeff Davis started collaborating on songs. The work eventually led to the four-song You Are My Canvas demo, an EP influenced by fellow Burlington hardcore act Grade. The release was followed by a signing to One Day Savior Records and their subsequent debut EP, Broken Bones & Bloody Kisses.
Interest in the band was immediate, and a short while later they signed to New Jersey-based Ferret Records. Their debut full-length, 2003's Make Yourself Sick, was to the shock of some fans. It was much lighter and pop-punk-oriented, but with the same heavy screaming and guitars found on earlier releases. The band toured heavily in support of the record with acts such as My Chemical Romance, Catch 22, Saves the Day, and a stint on the Warped Tour circuit. Boys Night Out also was featured in the Nintendo Fusion Tour with Motion City Soundtrack and The Starting Line.
For the band's next effort, the outfit felt a change was in order, and wrote 2005's Trainwreck, a somewhat more subdued, experimental concept record based on a man's loss of sanity.
Trainwreck opens with a doctor dictating his notes into a tape recorder. The album chronicles the arrest, trial, treatment and subsequent release of a man who, in a waking dream, murders his wife and then cuts both his hands off with a machine at his work so that he can not kill again.
Kara Dupuy's voice serves as the ghost of the man's dead wife throughout the album.
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[edit] Lineup Changes
In early 2006, Kara Dupuy left Boys Night Out. As seen on the live show footage of Dude, You Need to Stop Dancing, she had recently become engaged and chose to pursue a new life off the road.
In March, 2006, Andy Lewis, after the breakup of his former band The Fullblast he joined Boys Night Out on guitar.
In late 2006, Brian Southall left the band to join The Receiving End of Sirens. He was replaced with Ben Arseneau, the original drummer.
[edit] Current Members
- Connor Lovat-Fraser - Lead Vocals
- Jeff Davis - Guitar/Vocals
- Andy Lewis - Guitar
- Dave Costa - Bass
- Ben Arseneau - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Kara Dupuy - Synth/Keys/Vocals
- Rob Pasalic - Guitar/Vocals
- Shawn Butchart - Guitar
- Brian Southall - Drums
- Chris Danner - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Main Albums
- Make Yourself Sick (Ferret Records, 2003) - LP
- Trainwreck (Ferret Records, 2005) - LP
[edit] Singles and EPs
- You Are My Canvas (Independent, 2001) - EP
- Broken Bones and Bloody Kisses (OneDaySavior, 2002) - EP
- Medicating (Trainwreck 2005)
- Fifty Million People Can't Be Wrong (Ferret Music, 2007) - Digital-only EP
[edit] DVDs
- Dude, you need to stop dancing. (Ferret Records, 2006) - DVD
[edit] Compilations
- Skate & Surf Fest Vol. 1 (High Roller Studios, 2005) - "I Got Punched In The Nose For Sticking My Face In Other People's Business" (live video)
- Progression Through Aggression Vol. 2 (Ferret Records, 2005) - "Composing"
- Take Action! Volume 4 (Sub City Records, 2004) - "Medicating"
- Vans Warped Tour 2005 (Side One Dummy Records, 2005) - "Composing"
