The Perpetrators

The Perpetrators
The Perpetrators
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Indie rock; blues;
Years active	1999–present
Labels	None
Members	Jason Nowicki; Ken McMahon; Ryan Menard
Website	theperps.ca

The Perpetrators are a Canadian rock / blues band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The band was nominated for a 2006 Juno Award in the Blues Album of the Year category for The Gas and the Clutch.

History

Currently they are J "Howik" Nowicki (guitar, vocals), Ken "KMac" McMahon (drums, vocals) and John "Josco" Scoles (bass, vocals). Their best known songs include "Six Pack" and "She Lets Me Know". Past members include Ryan Menard, Scotty Hills, Chris "MAMA" Bauer, Chris Carmichael and Chris Saywell (also of the D.Rangers).

They have played back up for

Juno winners Sue Foley and Big Dave McLean

.

The band was a 2006

Juno^[2] and for Electric Act of the Year at the Toronto Blues Society's Ninth Annual Maple Blues Awards

.

On January 25, 2007, The Perpetrators released a new single on

drumkit

.

Nowicki currently performs regularly with Romi Mayes. McMahon and Menard perform with a variety of acts. The Perpetrators continue to play shows in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and occasionally tour as the members' schedules permit.

Discography

Albums

The Perpetrators (2003)
The Gas and The Clutch
(2005, WCMA Blues album of the year)
Tow Truck (2007)
Live at the High & Lonesome Club (2008)
Stick Em Up (2013)

Compilations

Winnipeg: The High & Lonesome Years, Vols I and III (2002 and 2004)
Guess Who's Home - tribute to The Guess Who (2005)
We Best Choose to Pick the Blues - tribute to Big Dave McLean (2005)

References

^ "2003 Awards". Western Canadian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ "Juno Awards Database". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

External links

[breakoutwest.ca-1] "2003 Awards". Western Canadian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[junoawards.ca-2] "Juno Awards Database". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

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