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Cookie Duster is a
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band, who were briefly active in Toronto in the late 1990s before reforming with some new members in 2012.


History

Originally formed in the late 1990s by Brendan Canning and Bernard Maiezza after the dissolution of their previous bands
hHead hHead were a Canadian alternative rock band, formed in 1991 in Ajax. The band was originally formed by Noah Mintz and Brendan Canning as an acoustic duo,"hHead music simple, melancholy; Disc reminiscent of 'Seattle sound'". ''Ottawa Citizen'', Oc ...
and Change of Heart,"Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning Reviving Cookie Duster Project?"
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the band released a self-titled album in 2001 with a lineup that included Evan Cranley,
Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian Rock music, hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (musician), Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums).Spookey Ruben Spookey Ruben (born Alan Deil) is a Canadian musician, producer, songwriter, composer, and filmmaker. Best known for his song and music video "These Days Are Old", Spookey's songwriting and eccentric production techniques often contrast high and ...
and
Ian Blurton Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer. Early life He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973. Musical career He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. ...
, but subsequently went on hiatus as Canning's other project,
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the othe ...
, broke through to mass popularity. Following Broken Social Scene's announcement in 2011 that they were going on hiatus, Canning and Maiezza revived Cookie Duster, working with a new band lineup including vocalist Jeen O'Brien, guitarist Matt Murphy and drummer Damon Richardson (
Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian Rock music, hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (musician), Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums)."Brendan Canning on Cookie Duster and Life After BSS: 'I Wanted a Fresh Perspective'"
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'', June 26, 2012.
Canning, Bernard, Maiezza, O'Brien, Murphy and Richardson released the album ''When Flying Was Easy'' in June 2012. The new lineup began performing live in early 2013, making their debut appearance at the Wavelength Music Festival in Toronto."Photos: Wavelength THIRTEEN Night 4: Cookie Duster, Legato Vipers, Henri Fabergé & the Adorables, The Magic, Dusted"
''Aesthetic Magazine'', Curtis Sindrey, February 18, 2013


Discography

*''Cookie Duster'' (2001) *''When Flying Was Easy'' (2012)


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{{Authority control Canadian indie rock groups Musical groups from Toronto MapleMusic Recordings artists Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Ontario