Dallas Green (musician)
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| Dallas Green | |
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| Birth name | Dallas Green |
| Also known as | City and Colour |
| Born | September 29, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada  |
| Genre(s) | Acoustic Folk Post-Hardcore Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Harmonica, Banjo |
| Years active | 2005–present as City and Colour 2001–present in Alexisonfire |
| Label(s) | Dine Alone Records |
| Associated acts | Alexisonfire City and Colour Casey Baker & The Buffalo Sinners |
| Website | cityandcolour.ca |
Dallas Green (born September 29, 1980) is one of the guitarists and vocalists in the Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.
In addition to his work with Alexisonfire, Green also has a solo project named City and Colour, which consists of songs of an acoustic variety.
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[edit] Career
Before joining Alexisonfire, Green was in a band called Helicon Blue, producing several songs before breaking up. The three piece band also featured Marce Lanteigne on bass and vocal, and Nicholas Osczypko on drums. The band recorded a self-titled release with Greg Below from Distort, who also recorded a second record with the band which included; My Last Breath, Sunder, Greater Victory & Perpetual Healing. Dallas began playing with Alexisonfire in late 2001. Since then they have released three albums (Alexisonfire, Watch Out!, and Crisis), and several EPs. His melodic vocals are often cast beside Screamer George Pettit, and Wade McNeil's punk-inspired vocals.
City and Colour's first music video, Save Your Scissors, from the now gold-rated album Sometimes, was released on January 17, 2006, featuring some of his best friends, band mates and favourite places in his hometown, St. Catharines, Ontario. The second video, "Comin' Home", went number one on Much More Music's video countdown.
Dallas Green also appears on Neverending White Lights' collaborative album Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies (which was released in 2005), contributing vocals to the song "The Grace". Green provided additional vocals on the track "INRihab" with Every Time I Die and also on "Tony Danza is The Boss" with Straight Reads the Line, to name a few.
City and Colour released a new full-length studio album entitled Bring Me Your Love on February 12, 2008 on Dine Alone Records, with "Waiting..." as the lead single.
City and Colour also released a live CD/DVD entitled "Live" on March 27, 2007 which includes two different live performances and a special performance with Ron Sexsmith.
[edit] Personal life
As well as singing and playing guitar, Green is a skateboarder and has been skating since he was a teenager. However, Green resists skateboarding on tour, for fear that he would injure himself. He also stated on his live DVD that he is a fan of basketball.[1] Green has a number of tattoos including full arm sleeves as well as tattoos on his torso and back.[2] He is in a continuing relationship with MuchMusic VJ, Leah Miller and the couple are living together. In regards to this, Green was quoted as saying, "I'm fantastic, and she's fantastic. [...] We go to Home Depot and stuff. Things are good. We're happy."[3][4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] City and Colour
[edit] Studio albums and EPs
| Date of Release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Death of Me (EP) | Dine Alone Records |
| 2005 | Missing EP | Dine Alone Records |
| 2005 | Sometimes | Dine Alone Records |
| 2008 | Bring Me Your Love | Vagrant Records/Dine Alone Records |
[edit] Live albums
| Date of Release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Live | Dine Alone Records |
[edit] Alexisonfire
[edit] Studio albums and EPs
| Date of release | Title | Record label | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Alexisonfire | Distort Entertainment | Gold (Canada)[5] |
| 2004 | Watch Out! | Distort Entertainment | Platinum (Canada)[6] |
| 2006 | Crisis | Distort Entertainment | Platinum (Canada)[7] |
| 2008 | TBA | Distort Entertainment |
[edit] Equipment
- Schecter Tempest Custom - Given to Casey Baker formerly of Sleeper Set Sail
- Fender Telecaster Plus
- Gibson ES-335 1965
- Gibson SG
- Gibson ES-333
- Epiphone Dot Super
- Takamine Jumbo Acoustic-Electric
- Norman ST68 CW Acoustic-Electric
- Marshall Jcm 2000 DSL100 modded head
- Orange AD140 head
- Orange rockerverb 100 head
- Morris Custom Head (by Glen Morris)
- Morris Custom Guitar Cab (by Glen Morris)
- Orange 4x12 cab
- BOSS Bass chorus pedal
- BOSS RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay reverb pedal (2)
- BOSS chromatic tuner
- DigiTech DigiDelay Pedal
- Line 6 DL4 and MM4
- 12-52 gauge strings.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.optimumimpact.co.uk/index.php?p=5&id=106 Retrieved 16 June 2007
- ^ Dallas Green: An Introspective Look Retrieved 22 April 2008
- ^ Much VJ evokes pin-up girls in sexy spread Retrieved 22 April 2008
- ^ The two sides of Dallas Green Retrieved 22 April 2008
- ^ CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for October 2005. Canadian Recording Industry Association (October 2005). Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
- ^ CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for April 2007. Canadian Recording Industry Association (April 2007). Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
- ^ CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for May 2007. Canadian Recording Industry Association (May 2007). Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official City and Colour website
- Dallas Green's MySpace profile
- Dine Alone Records
- Dallas Green on Exclaim!
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