Jon Card (born December 11, 1960)

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. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 59 is a German-Canadian

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. He has played in the punk rock bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, D.O.A., and The Subhumans.

Career

Born to a

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pilot in

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...

, Germany, he relocated to Canada at age four, Card grew up in

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. After playing with the heavy metal band Stonehenge, he formed his first punk band, Plasticide (later renamed Suburban Slag,) in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the

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-based band Personality Crisis, with whom he played with for three years before their 1984 breakup. He then played in the popular Canadian punk band SNFU for two years, who were at that time based in

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. He appeared on their second LP, '' If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'', and recorded additional material with the group included on their ''

The Last of the Big Time Suspenders ''The Last of the Big Time Suspenders'' is a compilation album by the Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. The album is composed of live recordings, demos, compilation and EP tracks, and studio outtakes. It was released in 1991, two years after SNFU' ...

'' compilation album. In 1988, he also contributed to

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-based NoMeansNo's ''

Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed ''Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed'' is the third full-length album by Vancouver punk rock band Nomeansno. It was their second album with longtime guitarist Andy Kerr and first recorded after signing with the prominent punk rock label Alternat ...

'' album as a guest musician. Card next joined D.O.A. for several years and records, departing in 1991. He thereafter joined the reunited SNFU for a 1991 tour, but did not stay with the band as they proceeded to sign with

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and tour extensively. Card played with

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artist Linda McRae on her 2002 album ''Cryin' Out Loud'', and later played in Ani Kyd's band. He joined the long-standing Canadian punk band The Subhumans for their 2005 reunion. They signed with the

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and G7 Welcoming Committee record labels and released the ''New Dark Age Parade'' LP the next year. In 2010, Card also rejoined SNFU, marking his third stint with the band. He appeared on their ''

Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You ''Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You'' is the eighth and final studio album by Vancouver hardcore punk band SNFU. It was released in 2013 by Cruzar Media. The record was released nine years after the band's previous album, ''In the M ...

'' album three years later.

References

External links

Official Subhumans page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Card, Jon 1960 births Canadian punk rock drummers Canadian male drummers Living people People from Zweibrücken D.O.A. (band) members SNFU members Subhumans (Canadian band) members