The Beauties are a Canadian alternative country band from Toronto.

The Beauties
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative country
Years active2006 (2006)–present
LabelsSix Shooter
MembersShawn Creamer
Derek Downham
Paul Pfisterer
Jud Ruhl
Darin McConnell
Websitesixshooterrecords.com/artists/the-beauties/

Career

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They formed at the Dakota Tavern in 2006. The band members are Shawn Creamer,[1] Derek Downham, Paul Pfisterer, Jud Ruhl and Darin McConnell.[2]

The Beauties have opened for Skydiggers,[3] Broken Social Scene,[4] Justin Rutledge and Jason Collett,[5] and have backed up songwriters including Ron Sexsmith, Jim Cuddy and Serena Ryder.

They signed to Six Shooter Records in 2009. That same year, Now Magazine named the Beauties as the best roots/country band in Toronto.[6]

They recorded an EP with Serena Ryder,[7] but so far only one song from those sessions has been released; a cover of "The Funeral" by Band of Horses.[8]

On June 1, 2010, they released their first full length, self-titled album on Six Shooter Records.[9]

Discography

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  • Die Die Die EP (Independent, 2008)
  • The Beauties (Independent, 2010)[10]

References

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  1. ^ Gill, Nikki. "The team behind T.O.'s toe-tapping dance hall, Sept 2015". trnto.com. TRNTO. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  2. ^ "The Beauties finally admit it: they're a real band". Thestar.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. ^ Quill, Greg (Feb 1, 2009), "A bar that stays close to its roots", The Toronto Star, retrieved Nov 17, 2009
  4. ^ "It's Not The Band I Hate, It's Their Fans: Broken Social Scene w/ The Beauties @ Sound Academy". Itsnotthebandihateitstheirfansblogspot.com.
  5. ^ "North by East West". Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  6. ^ "NOW Magazine // Best of T.O." Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  7. ^ "Serena Ryder Recording An EP With The Beauties". Popdirt.com.
  8. ^ "Under The Cover". Bonafidedarling.blogspot.com. October 29, 2009.
  9. ^ "Index of". Thebeauties.ca.
  10. ^ Trapunski, Richard. "Bar Band Blues". nowtoronto.com. NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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