Beija Flor was an indie rock band formed in Calgary , Alberta, in 2003. The band was made up of Stephen van Kampen (vocals, guitar), Paul van Kampen (vocals, piano), Dan Wilson (vocals, drums), Brett Gunther (vocals, guitar), Henry Hsieh (vocals), ( bass ), and Hoyee Wong (vocals, violin). The band was known for its self-orchestrated light shows, consisting of colored and strobe lights controlled by Stephen through a circuit of foot switches. "Beija-flor" means "hummingbird" in Portuguese.
5-488: Beija Flor was formed in 2003 by brothers Stephen and Paul van Kampen, Matt Bayliff, and Jon Reddit. In 2005, they released their debut album, The Quiet One and the Lonely One . Reddit left the band and Stephen and Paul's long-time friend Brett Gunther took the vacant guitar spot. Henry Hsieh and Hoyee Wong joined the band in late 2006. In 2007, they released their second album Beija Flor Presents The American . which
10-416: The album. In 2005, The Summerlad also debuted their epic ensemble piece City of Noise , a depiction of a day in the life of an unspecified city, at One Yellow Rabbit 's High Performance Rodeo festival; the piece featured 20 performers in addition to the core quartet. City of Noise was released on CD and double vinyl LP in 2007 on Saved By Radio/Saved By Vinyl. Around this time, guitarist Sean Grier left
15-471: The van Kampen brothers formed the band The Magnetic North (not to be confused with the British band of the same name). Hsieh co-founded the band Friendo and Reddit became a member of War Baby. Albums Compilation inclusion The Summerlad The Summerlad were a band from Calgary , Alberta , Canada , formed by singer-guitarist Garrett McClure in 1999 after the demise of The Primrods. McClure
20-915: Was joined by guitarist Sean Grier, bassist Arran Fisher, and drummer Dean Martin. Their first album, 2001's Distance Will Be Swept Up , was released on Calgary's Catch and Release label, and received coverage in publications like exclaim! . Between 2001 and 2005, they released two singles projects, Mandarin Hand and The Golden Hammers Project . The song "Golden Hammers", which had been remixed by artists such as Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes in The Golden Hammers Project , reappeared on The Summerlad's second full-length album, Themes: International , released in 2005 on Saved By Radio. Themes:International received significant airplay on Canadian campus radio stations, and The Summerlad appeared at festivals such as North by Northeast in support of
25-500: Was produced by The Summerlad 's Arran Fisher and recorded by Fisher and Diego Medina. The single, The American reached No. 1 in the Top 30 most requested songs on Calgary's CJSW radio for the week ending January 15, 2008. Beija Flor was also featured on CBC Radio 3 across Canada on various New Music segments. In the spring of 2009, Bayliff left the band and was replaced by Dan Wilson. The band broke up in 2010. In 2011, Wilson and
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