The Liptonians profile picture

The Liptonians

About Me



Buy the album.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/01/2007
Band Website: http://www.theliptonians.com
Band Members:

THE BAND:
Bucky Driedger: Guitars, Lead Vocals
Matt Schellenberg: Keyboards, Lead Vocals
Michael Petkau: Guitars, Vocals
Darren Grunau: Bass
Terrell Froese: Drums

Follow The Liptonians on Twitter:

Community building links:


Mike's other band: Les Jupes!
Terrell's other band: Illusive Mind
Bucky drums and Darren plays keys in:
Flying Fox and the Hunter/Gatherers
Bucky's old, old folkiness: Here
Matt's solo biz: Here

Influences: Our parent's record collections
Summer afternoons
Dirty cities
The end of time

Sounds Like: Mr. Pop music ate a piece of
Rock and Roll over tea
with his friend sir Folk.
Record Label: Head in the Sand Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

What is going on?

Hello kind folks. Here's a quick message about what's going on in the next little while at Liptonia HQ:* The Liptonians play at the Lo Pub on Saturday, January 31 w/ Boats and Blue Sky Addicts.* The ...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Christmastime Update!

Well, the festive season is upon us. And here's what's happening at Liptonia over the holidays:* We are taking a short break to visit family and friends, but not too long.* Matt and Bucky from The Lip...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:14:00 GMT

300 people in one room.

Thanks to everyone who attended our show at The Academy. We felt a lot of love. Hope you felt some too.-Bucky
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:10:00 GMT

The Liptonians snag a Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Pop Recording

...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Record of the Week Club

Hey,This is just a little note telling everyone to be sure to check out www.recordoftheweekclub.com. Both Bucky and Matt from The Liptonians have contributed to the ROTWC and it is the brainchild of...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT

WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATION

The Liptonians self-titled debut has been nominated for Outstanding Pop Recording at the Wester Canadian Music Awards. We are very excited about this.Check out more here: www.westerncanadianmusicaward...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:16:00 GMT

The low down

Greetings from Liptonia,We are currently soaking in our beautiful summer. I've been mowing the lawn 4 or 5 times a week, just to be outside. It's a glorious time.Tonight we play a lone show in the mid...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:21:00 GMT

Winnipeg Free Press Review

The Liptonians (Independent)It's fitting the "Lipton Street Singers" provide backing "merriment" on the debut disc by The Liptonians since there is plenty to be found here. The collective, led by Matt...
Posted by on Sat, 17 May 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Highway Walker Tour - Day 5 (Metal!)

Let's keep it brief, oh blog reader.* Peterborough - Played with some lovely folks, had a lovely time, had a lovely sleep. The Montreal House is still the coolest venue and Pete Binsted is still the c...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Highway Walker Tour - Day 3 (The Town House)

So touring in a rock n' roll band is fun. This is our recent observation. Yesterday we played "Earth Day" at Sudbury. It was a fundraiser for the David Suzuki Foundation. We also had quite an earthy ...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:20:00 GMT