Yoko Casionos
Yoko Casionos | |
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 Left to right: Kieron Rhys Drake, Juice, Misty Reid, and Chad Reid (2007) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2001-2011 |
| Labels | Universal Music Group |
| Past members | Misty Reid Chad Reid Juice Kieron Rhys Drake |
The Yoko Casionos were a Canadian indie power pop band that was based in Vancouver, BC. Their band name is a portmanteau of the artist, Yoko Ono, and Casio Keyboards. The band was fronted by sibling band members Misty Reid (guitars/vocals) and Chad Reid (guitars/vocals), along with Juice (drums/vocals), and Kieron Rhys Drake (guitars/vocals). They were signed to Universal Music Canada.[1] and released one album in 2006, These Are The New Old Times[1], produced by Todd Simko from the Canadian band Pure (Canadian band). Now (newspaper) stated the album as "exploding with sunshiny hooks, The Cars-inspired keyboard fanfares and popsicle-melting middle-of-July melodies delivered in the form of boy-vs.-girl back-and-forths"[2].The album spawned three Canadian singles; Cameras On, Loose Cannon, and The New Old Times. The music video for Loose Cannon was filmed with the band being sprayed with water while being performing upside down and then flipped right side up to make it appear as if the water was rising from the floor[3][4].
Between 2004 and 2007 the band toured with other indie rock bands such as Ted Leo and the Pharmacists[5], Sloan (band)[2], Mother Mother[6], and The Golden Dogs. In 2006, while on tour in Calgary, Alberta with the band Sloan, guitarist Kieron Rhys Drake was mugged and forced into a van while trying to call his girlfriend from a payphone.[2]
The band was known for organizing and hosting tribute shows in their hometown of Vancouver. Their 2003 David Bowie tribute night (which included performances by members of Limblifter and The Black Halos) was mentioned on David Bowie's website[7].
Discography
Albums
- These Are The New Old Times (2006), Universal Music Canada
EPs
- The Yoko Casionos EP (2001), Independent
Singles
- "Cameras On" (2006), Universal Music Canada
- "Loose Cannon" (2007), Universal Music Canada
- "The New Old Times" (2007), Universal Music Canada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "These Are the New Old Times". discogs.com. 2006.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Yokos' crack shocker, NOW Toronto, November 30, 2006". nowtoronto.com. November 30, 2006.
- ↑ "Loose Cannon Photoshoot". flickr.com. January 30, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Loose Cannon Music Video". youtube.com. October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Ted Leo's Life With Rush: Closer to the Heart, Spin Magazine, June 05, 2012". spin.com. June 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Yoko Casionos / Mother Mother / The Details, Exclaim Magazine, March 22, 2007". exclaim.ca.
- ↑ "Bowie Tribute Night In Vancouver On Thursday, DavidBowie.com, July 28, 2003". davidbowie.com. July 28, 2003.
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