Comprised of band leader, vocalist and guitarist Danko Jones, bassist John Calabrese, and drummer Rich Knox, the group first appeared in 1996. For two years Danko Jones patiently raised their profile through word of mouth live performances including supporting the likes of The New Bomb Turks, Nashville Pussy, The Make-Up, and The Chrome Cranks. By 1998 the group decided to head to the studio and recorded a self-produced collection of songs, released as the EP “Danko Jones”. Issued by Sonic Unyon Records, the EP raised the band’s profile as did its successor “My Love Is Bold” in 1999. Led by the single “Bounce” which generated national radio play, the EP was subsequntly nominated for the 2000 Juno Award for Best Alternative Album.
The compilation “I’m Alive and On Fire” arrived in 2001 on Bad Taste Records, which was promoted by a European tour including shows in Denmark and Sweden. Despite having not released a full-length album, the band’s European popularity far outweighed their success in the U.S., with future tours featuring a host of European dates. In 2002 Danko Jones released their debut studio album “Born A Lion” on Bad Taste Records. Earning popular reviews from the critical press, the album was supported by intense touring including an opening slot on The Rolling Stones’ “40 Licks” World Tour.
Two years later the band’s sophomore album “We Sweat Blood” hit the shelves earning two Juno nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Video (“Lovercall”). Despite being dropped from Universal Canada’s roster, Danko Jones marched soon undeterred and toured alongside Turbonegro, Sepultura, and The Bronx in America before heading once again to Europe. Following shows in the Netherlands, Germany, and South Africa, the band released their third studio album “Sleep Is the Enemy” in February 2006. Marked by their first Canadian tour in four years, the record was followed by months of intense touring. In 2008 Danko Jones issued the full-length “Never Too Loud”, produced by Nick Raskulinecz, followed by the studio album “Below the Belt” in 2010.
The following year Danko Jones released the EP “Mouth to Mouth” and embarked on another tour to test out new material. The full-length “Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue” subsequently arrived in 2012, led by the single “Just a Beautiful Day”, followed by “Fire Music” in 2015.
D-A-D, formerly known as Disney After Dark, have been rocking my playlists since way back in 1990 when they released Riskin’ It All. I then listened back to the rest of the albums released by the Danish rock band, and immediately fell in love with their catchy choruses and power chords in the verses. They opened the show with I Want What She’s Got, and from the moment they played the first chords on their instruments, they had the audience on their side.
‘I look at my watch n’ look at my wrist, then I punch myself in the face with my fist’…as they sang these lyrics from Smart Boy Can’t Tell Ya, they encouraged the audience to join in, and as we sang it in the crowd over, and over again, the band picked up the pace, and launched right back into the song whilst we carried on singing along with them. They played through loads of their tracks from Behind the Seen, and Disn30land Af30r D30k, which was cool to hear, as it was one of their first live performances of the songs off the new album, and it went down really well. The entire production value of the show was great, from the lighting and sound, down to the musicians themselves. A really great show.
yazhow
Danko Jones hails from Canada, and brings to the table a sort of garage punk sound similar to their contemporaries, The Transplants. He’s also extremely fun to watch live, bringing in the audience as though his is the host of a fantastic party for anyone over the age of eighteen. The common denominator is just that everyone is in it for a fantastic time. Together with his band they get this audience into the right spirit. His drummer, Rich Knox, is one of those that throughout the whole set always looks like he’s having the best time, smiling throughout, enjoying every section of every song. John Calabrese, the bass player deserves a mention, always getting the crowd to sing where it’s due and encouraging all sorts of crowd participation whether it’s jumping up and down to the music, clapping along, singing along etc… all sorts of activities are involved. Some of the stand out songs for me personally are “Type of Girl” and “Don’t Do This”
Lannistaar
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