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Betteroff

About Me

Better Off is a three piece band located in Calgary, Alberta. They play aggressive hard rock with a bit of punk influence. All of the songs Better Off play were written by Ian Demoskoff... some stem back as far as 4 years ago, others have been written in the past 2 years. Ian had been playing parts of the Better Off catalogue with various groups of people over the years, but it wasn't until early 2005 that he found a group of musicians in which he would be able to start the band Embryo with. By the addition of Marc Greenan as their new drummer, Embryo set out playing various shows around Calgary and managed to record demo's of songs that would become staples in any Better Off live show. In late 2005, Embryo needed to find a new bass player. Shawn Paterson came along to fill the duties, it was around that time they felt the need to change their name to BETTER OFF... a true description. Better Off have kept playing shows around Calgary and making numerous public appearences. They are currently recording new material to be enjoyed by all.
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Music:

Member Since: 03/11/2005
Band Website: www.betteroff.ca
Band Members:
:: Guitar/Vocals ::
:: Ian ::

:: Bass ::
:: Shawn ::

:: Drums ::
:: Marc ::

Influences: Pilsner, Kokanee, Gibsons, Wisers, Crown Royal, Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, girls who dance to our music, mid to late 70's porn, Excess, Loss of Hearing, Excessive loss of hearing, Mountains, Prairies, Big Rocks, Pebbles, Veronica and Betty, Tall Trees, Illegal Weeds, Salvia, Excessive Mind Expansions, Cussing, Gorilla's, Passing out on bathroom floors, Passing out on sidewalks, Absolute loss of control, Breasts, Big Breasts, Small Breasts, Mid sized breasts, Getting Old, Getting By, Falling over, Lots of Pillows, Supper at 7-11, puking, violence, violent puking, Excess, excess, excess...
Sounds Like: A wall of noise

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

An Interview with Ian and Marc from Betteroff.

An Interview with Ian and Marc From Betteroff: By RensFuckingLip. This interview took place at The Soda on September 30th before a sonic assault by Betteroff. All of the written words are not exact qu...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:10:00 GMT

BUY BETTEROFF MUSIC!!!

Hey, just go to www.betteroff.ca and check out the store. In there, you will find Mp3 files that you can buy.   if you buy the whole album in Mp3 format you get a bunch of pictures of the band! y...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:38:00 GMT

Better Off NEWS! New website, cd release, secret shows!!!!

Betteroff are pleased to announce that their website; www.betteroff.ca is just about finished and ready for its launch. The site will feature a pay pal account set up so that everyone c...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:46:00 GMT

People of the World. You just might be... BETTER OFF.

Better Off has finished recording their first album at Echo Base Studio with Casey Lewis. The band is more than happy with what they were able to accomplish and is now in the process of preparing and ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:32:00 GMT