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'''Field Day''' was a Canadian pop-punk band from [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. The bands original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer John Hiebert, drummer Jay Kreway (who were both members of Calgary punk band "Ninth Configuration") along with bassist Jonas Smith (also known as Joner Baloner).
'''Field Day''' was a Canadian pop-punk band from [[Calgary]] formed in 1994. The band's original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer John Hiebert, drummer Jay Kreway (who were both members of the Calgary punk band "Ninth Configuration") along with bassist Jonas Smith (also known as Joner Baloner).


==Background==
After a number of local cassette and EP releases, the band released their first full length album ''Friction'' on September 29, 1995 on Long Beach California's [[Lethal Records]] label. Two songs from the album scored soundtrack appearances. Hiebert's "Denial" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie [[National Lampoon's Senior Trip]],<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113936/soundtrack</ref>, while the Jonas Smith-penned single "Enough for Two" and it's B-side "Other Guy" were both featured on the soundtrack for the Canadian independent film [[The Suburbanators]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3163274/</ref><ref>http://www.candisc.com/suburbanators/</ref> The album was co-produced by the band and Jeff Burns and was a moderate success in Canada, spawning two [[Much Music]]-aired videos and charting in the top 50 on the Canadian College Charts.
After a number of local cassette and EP releases, the band released their first full-length album ''Friction'' on September 29, 1995, on Lethal Records, a label in [[Long Beach, California]]. Two songs from the album scored soundtrack appearances. Hiebert's "Denial" is on the soundtrack for the movie ''[[National Lampoon's Senior Trip]]'',<ref>{{IMDb title|0113936| National Lampoon's Senior Trip}} ''soundtrack''</ref> while the Jonas Smith-penned single "Enough for Two" and its B-side "Other Guy" were both featured on the soundtrack for the Canadian independent film ''[[The Suburbanators]]''.<ref>{{IMDb name|3163274|Field Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.candisc.com/suburbanators/ |title=The Suburbanators Soundtrack Page |publisher=Candisc.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The album was co-produced by the band and Jeff Burns; it was a moderate success in [[Canada]], spawning two [[Much Music]]-aired videos and charting in the top 50 on the Canadian College Charts.


Shortly after, the band split with Lethal after the label sold Field Day's rights to their own publishing profits.<ref>[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/1998/0423/mus2.html]</ref> In 1996, they released their second album ''Big Wheels'' on Montreal label Cargo Records and played on the Canadian leg of the [[Vans Warped Tour]] in [[Toronto]] and [[Montreal]].
Shortly afterwards the band split with Lethal after the label sold Field Day's rights to their own publishing profits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/1998/0423/mus2.html |title=April 23, 1998 |publisher=FFWD Weekly |date=1998-04-23 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> In 1996, they released their second album ''Big Wheels'' on Montreal label [[Cargo Records (Canada)|Cargo Records]] and played on the Canadian leg of the [[Vans Warped Tour]] in [[Toronto]] and [[Montreal]].
In 1997, the band played again on the [[Vans Warped Tour]] in [[Vancouver]]. After the Warped Tour, Field Day signed with [[Devil Doll Records]] and released ''Emerald and Jaded'' on June 24, 1997. ''Emerald and Jaded'' was a combination of songs that appeared on ''Friction'' and ''Big Wheels''. Jonas left the band in August 1997 to live in Brazil.<ref>[http://dropd.com/issue/65/WarpedTour/]</ref> He was replaced by bassist [[Spiritual Beggars|Roger Nilson]].
In 1997, the band played again on the Vans Warped Tour in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]. After the Warped Tour, Field Day signed with Devil Doll Records and released ''Emerald and Jaded'' on June 24, 1997. ''Emerald and Jaded'' was a combination of songs which appeared on ''Friction'' and ''Big Wheels''. Smith left the band in August 1997 to move to [[Brazil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dropd.com/issue/65/WarpedTour/ |title=Live Review: Warped Tour '97, PNE Forum, July 9, 1997 |publisher=Dropd.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> He was replaced by bassist [[Spiritual Beggars|Roger Nilson]].
In 2000, the band once again played the Warped Tour in Calgary and released a new album of original material recorded at Calgary’s Sundae Sound studios. The album was called ''The Dawn of a New Day'' and was released on August 8, 2000. ''The Dawn of a New Day'' featured new bassist [[Brock McAndless]] and featured guests Doug Bevans ([[The Smalls]]), Bob Keelaghan (Puritans) and Chris Temple ([[Earthquake Pills]], [[Wagbeard]]).<ref>[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2000/1005/mus1.htm]</ref> The album was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Dave Alcock of [[Chixdiggit]]. McAndless quit after recording the album and was replaced by [[The Daggers|Steve Elaschuk]].<ref>[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm]</ref>
In 2000, the band again played the Warped Tour in Calgary and released a new album of original material recorded at Calgary's Sundae Sound studios. The album was called ''The Dawn of a New Day'' and was released on August 8, 2000. ''The Dawn of a New Day'' featured new bassist Brock McAndless and featured guests Doug Bevans ([[The Smalls]]), Bob Keelaghan (Puritans), and Chris Temple (Earthquake Pills, Wagbeard).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2000/1005/mus1.htm |title=October 5th, 2000 |publisher=FFWD Weekly |date=2000-10-05 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The album was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Dave Alcock of [[Chixdiggit]]. McAndless quit after recording the album and was replaced by [[The Daggers|Steve Elaschuk]].<ref name="seemagazine2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm |title=de beste bron van informatie over seemagazine. Deze website is te koop! |publisher=seemagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref>


After touring behind ''The Dawn of a New Day'', the band split up. In the early 2000s Jay Kreway spent some time touring with [[The Burnettes]]<ref>[http://www.hour.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=866]</ref>, The Sleepers <ref>http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2006/0126/mus5.htm</ref> and The Great Evil<ref>http://secure.allmyfun.com/eventdetailspi.jsp?event=547149</ref> with Chris Temple. He also started Huntington Homes, his own house framing company.<ref>[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm Field Day with Greyhound Tragedy and Slow Fresh Oil - Review]</ref> Hiebert managed and booked bands for the Castle Pub in Calgary <ref>[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm]</ref>.
After touring behind ''The Dawn of a New Day'', the band split up. In the early 2000s, Jay Kreway toured with The Burnettes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hour.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=866 |title=The Burnettes - Album Schmalbum - Hour Community |publisher=Hour.ca |date=2002-09-19 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> The Sleepers, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2006/0126/mus5.htm |title=January 26, 2006 |publisher=FFWDWeekly.com |date=2006-01-26 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> and The Great Evil<ref>{{cite web|url=http://secure.allmyfun.com/eventdetailspi.jsp?event=547149 |title=Calgary Event: The Neckers The Broken City |publisher=Secure.allmyfun.com |date=2009-01-23 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref> with Chris Temple. He also started Huntington Homes, his own house framing company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/2000/1026/mus6.htm |title=Field Day with Greyhound Tragedy and Slow Fresh Oil - Review |publisher=Seemagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-02}}</ref> Hiebert managed and booked bands for the Castle Pub in Calgary.<ref name="seemagazine2000"/> In May 2004, the band briefly reunited with a second guitarist (Paul Gerber) for an eight-date tour through western Canada with Burn the 8 Track, a band from [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]]. At the time Hiebert was interviewed by [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]] news and entertainment newspaper ''[[Vue Weekly]]''. He expressed interest in recording a new EP for release later that year, as well as re-issuing the band's back catalogue.<ref>[http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=268] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017225605/http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=268|date=October 17, 2006}}</ref> In October 2007, Field Day reunited to play one show as part of Castlefest, a series of shows that took place prior to the closing of the Castle Pub in Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/online-exclusive-fond-sort-farewell/ |title=FFWD - Calgary Music - Music Features - ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - A fond sort-of-farewell |publisher=Ffwdweekly.com |date=2007-10-25 |accessdate=2012-03-19}}</ref>


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In 2009, Smith returned to the music scene with the independent self-titled album ''JJS3''. JJS3 is a one-man band with all songwriting and instrumentation performed by Smith. The name of the new project comes from Smith's full name–Jonas J. Smith III.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/record-reviews/jjs3-st-4362/ |title=August 27, 2009 |publisher=FFWDWeekly.com |date=2009-08-27 |accessdate=2012-08-03}}</ref> Since leaving Field Day, Smith had traveled before settling in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], where he works at local venue Coasters booking entertainment.
In May 2004 the band briefly reunited with a second guitarist (Paul Gerber) for an eight date tour through western Canada with Winnipeg band [[Burn the 8 Track]]. In an interview with Edmonton news and entertainment newspaper [[Vue Weekly]] at the time, Hiebert expressed interest in recording a new EP for release later that year, as well as re-issuing the band's back catalogue.<ref>[http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=268]</ref>

In October 2007, Field Day reunited to play one show as part of Castlefest, a series of shows that took place prior to the closing of the Castle Pub in Calgary.<ref>http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-features/online-exclusive-fond-sort-farewell/</ref>

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In 2009, Smith returned to the music scene with the independent self titled album ''JJS3''. JJS3 is a one-man band with all songwriting and instrumentation performed by Smith. The name of the new project comes from Smith's full name - Jonas J. Smith III.<ref>[http://www.jjs3.net/news.html]</ref> Since leaving Field Day, Smith had traveled before settling in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]] where he works at local venue Coasters booking entertainment.


==Music videos==
==Music videos==
The video for the song "Enough for Two" received airplay on Canadian music video station [[Much Music]]. Other videos for the songs "Denial" and "Big Wheels" were directed by [[Matthew Kershaw]].
The video for the song "Enough for Two" received airplay on Canadian music video station [[Much Music]]. Videos for the songs "Denial" and "Big Wheels" were directed by [[Matthew Kershaw]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Pet'' ([[1992]])
*''Pet'' (1992)
*''Hot Wax'' ([[1994]])
*''Hot Wax'' (1994)
*''Friction'' ([[1995]])
*''Friction'' (1995)
*''Big Wheels'' ([[1996]])
*''Big Wheels'' (1996)
*''Emerald and Jaded'' ([[1997]])
*''Emerald and Jaded'' (1997)
*''Menage a Trois'' Split EP with [[Mandingo]] and [[Nooner]] ([[1999]])
*''Menage a Trois'' Split EP with Mandingo and [[Nooner]] (1999)
*''The Dawn of a New Day'' ([[2000]])
*''The Dawn of a New Day'' (2000)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p212255|label=Field Day}}
*[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=FIELD|DAY&sql=11:j9ftxqqhldje~T0 Field Day at Allmusic.com]
*{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r307847|label=''Emerald & Jaded''}}
*[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifrxqyjldfe AMG's Review of Emerald and Jaded]

*[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/1001/spins.html SEE Magazine's Review of Emerald and Jaded]
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*[http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1996/0905/releases.html SEE Magazine's Review of Big Wheels]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RtkQYHSqHw YouTube.com link to the Music Video for the song "Enough For Two"]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzPj35QC2c0 YouTube.com link to the Music Video for the song "Denial"]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzwG2gFVlM0 YouTube.com link to the Music Video for the song "Big Wheels"]


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Latest revision as of 06:45, 10 December 2024

Field Day
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresPop punk
Punk rock
Years active1994 (1994)–2000 (2000)
2004
LabelsLethal Records, Devil Doll Records, Cargo Records, Onefoot Records
Past membersJohn Hiebert
Jay Kreway
Jonas Smith
Brock McAndless
Roger Nilson
Paul Gerber

Field Day was a Canadian pop-punk band from Calgary formed in 1994. The band's original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer John Hiebert, drummer Jay Kreway (who were both members of the Calgary punk band "Ninth Configuration") along with bassist Jonas Smith (also known as Joner Baloner).

Background

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After a number of local cassette and EP releases, the band released their first full-length album Friction on September 29, 1995, on Lethal Records, a label in Long Beach, California. Two songs from the album scored soundtrack appearances. Hiebert's "Denial" is on the soundtrack for the movie National Lampoon's Senior Trip,[1] while the Jonas Smith-penned single "Enough for Two" and its B-side "Other Guy" were both featured on the soundtrack for the Canadian independent film The Suburbanators.[2][3] The album was co-produced by the band and Jeff Burns; it was a moderate success in Canada, spawning two Much Music-aired videos and charting in the top 50 on the Canadian College Charts.

Shortly afterwards the band split with Lethal after the label sold Field Day's rights to their own publishing profits.[4] In 1996, they released their second album Big Wheels on Montreal label Cargo Records and played on the Canadian leg of the Vans Warped Tour in Toronto and Montreal. In 1997, the band played again on the Vans Warped Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia. After the Warped Tour, Field Day signed with Devil Doll Records and released Emerald and Jaded on June 24, 1997. Emerald and Jaded was a combination of songs which appeared on Friction and Big Wheels. Smith left the band in August 1997 to move to Brazil.[5] He was replaced by bassist Roger Nilson. In 2000, the band again played the Warped Tour in Calgary and released a new album of original material recorded at Calgary's Sundae Sound studios. The album was called The Dawn of a New Day and was released on August 8, 2000. The Dawn of a New Day featured new bassist Brock McAndless and featured guests Doug Bevans (The Smalls), Bob Keelaghan (Puritans), and Chris Temple (Earthquake Pills, Wagbeard).[6] The album was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Dave Alcock of Chixdiggit. McAndless quit after recording the album and was replaced by Steve Elaschuk.[7]

After touring behind The Dawn of a New Day, the band split up. In the early 2000s, Jay Kreway toured with The Burnettes,[8] The Sleepers, [9] and The Great Evil[10] with Chris Temple. He also started Huntington Homes, his own house framing company.[11] Hiebert managed and booked bands for the Castle Pub in Calgary.[7] In May 2004, the band briefly reunited with a second guitarist (Paul Gerber) for an eight-date tour through western Canada with Burn the 8 Track, a band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the time Hiebert was interviewed by Edmonton, Alberta news and entertainment newspaper Vue Weekly. He expressed interest in recording a new EP for release later that year, as well as re-issuing the band's back catalogue.[12] In October 2007, Field Day reunited to play one show as part of Castlefest, a series of shows that took place prior to the closing of the Castle Pub in Calgary.[13]

In 2009, Smith returned to the music scene with the independent self-titled album JJS3. JJS3 is a one-man band with all songwriting and instrumentation performed by Smith. The name of the new project comes from Smith's full name–Jonas J. Smith III.[14] Since leaving Field Day, Smith had traveled before settling in Whitehorse, Yukon, where he works at local venue Coasters booking entertainment.

Music videos

[edit]

The video for the song "Enough for Two" received airplay on Canadian music video station Much Music. Videos for the songs "Denial" and "Big Wheels" were directed by Matthew Kershaw.

Discography

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  • Pet (1992)
  • Hot Wax (1994)
  • Friction (1995)
  • Big Wheels (1996)
  • Emerald and Jaded (1997)
  • Menage a Trois Split EP with Mandingo and Nooner (1999)
  • The Dawn of a New Day (2000)

References

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  1. ^ National Lampoon's Senior Trip at IMDb soundtrack
  2. ^ Field Day at IMDb
  3. ^ "The Suburbanators Soundtrack Page". Candisc.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  4. ^ "April 23, 1998". FFWD Weekly. 1998-04-23. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. ^ "Live Review: Warped Tour '97, PNE Forum, July 9, 1997". Dropd.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  6. ^ "October 5th, 2000". FFWD Weekly. 2000-10-05. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  7. ^ a b "de beste bron van informatie over seemagazine. Deze website is te koop!". seemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  8. ^ "The Burnettes - Album Schmalbum - Hour Community". Hour.ca. 2002-09-19. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  9. ^ "January 26, 2006". FFWDWeekly.com. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  10. ^ "Calgary Event: The Neckers The Broken City". Secure.allmyfun.com. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  11. ^ "Field Day with Greyhound Tragedy and Slow Fresh Oil - Review". Seemagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  12. ^ [1] Archived October 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "FFWD - Calgary Music - Music Features - ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - A fond sort-of-farewell". Ffwdweekly.com. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  14. ^ "August 27, 2009". FFWDWeekly.com. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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