List of bands from Canada
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This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians.
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A
- The Acorn
- Acoustically Inclined
- Ad Vielle Que Pourra
- AfroNubians
- Age of Electric
- Air Traffic Control
- Akuma
- Alexisonfire
- Alias
- All Systems Go!
- Alpha Galates
- Alta Moda
- Amati Quartet
- Amphibious Assault
- Anagram
- André
- Annihilator
- Anonymus
- Anvil
- Apostle of Hustle
- April Wine
- AraPacis
- Arcade Fire
- Arkells
- Armchair Cynics
- Armed and Hammered
- Arraymusic
- The Arrogant Worms
- The Arrows
- Art of Dying
- Artificial Joy Club
- ...as the Poets affirm
- Ashes of Soma
- Atach Tatuq
- Attack In Black
- Atomic 7
- The Awkward Stage
- Axis of Advance
- Ayria
- Azeda Booth
B
- B2Krazy
- BKS
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Bad Flirt
- Bakunin's Bum
- The Band
- Banlieue Rouge
- Banned From Atlantis
- Barachois
- Barcelona Pavilion
- Barenaked Ladies
- Barley Bree
- Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts
- Barra MacNeils
- Barstool Prophets
- Bass is Base
- The Battered Wives
- The Be Good Tanyas
- Beau Dommage
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Bell Orchestre
- Bella
- The Bells
- Belvedere
- Beneath the Massacre
- Benefit Of A Doubt
- The Besnard Lakes
- Bet.e & Stef
- Big Dirty Band
- Big Sugar
- Big Wreck
- Bif Naked
- Billy Talent
- The Birthday Massacre
- Black Cat 13
- Black Jays
- Black Lung Inner City Choir
- The Black Lungs
- The Black Maria
- Black Mountain
- Black Ox Orkestar
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
- Blasphemy
- Blessed by a Broken Heart
- Blinker the Star
- Blood Meridian
- Blue Dog Pict
- Blue Peter
- Blue Rodeo
- Blurtonia
- Bob's Your Uncle
- Bobby Kris & The Imperials
- Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
- Bombs Over Providence
- The Boomtang Boys
- Bootsauce
- Born Dead Icons
- Born Ruffians
- La Bottine Souriante
- Boulevard
- Bourbon Tabernacle Choir
- Bowser and Blue
- The Box
- BOY
- Boys Brigade
- Boys Night Out
- Braided
- Bran Van 3000
- Brandon Paris Band
- BrassMunk
- Brasse-Camarade
- Brasstronaut
- The Brat Attack
- Brave Belt
- Breach of Trust
- Les Breastfeeders
- Brighton Rock
- Broken Social Scene
- The Brothers Creeggan
- The Brothers-in-Law
- Brown Brigade
- Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers
- Bullmoose
- Bunchofuckingoofs
- Burnthe8track
- Burnt Project 1
- Bush
- By Divine Right
C
- CANO
- The Call-Up
- The Cameron Family Singers
- Camouflage Nights
- Canadian Brass
- Canadian Bush Party
- The Canadian Sweethearts
- Cancer Bats
- Candi & The Backbeat
- The Cape May
- The Capitals
- Captain Tractor
- Career Suicide
- The Carpet Frogs
- The Cash Brothers
- Cats Can Fly
- Cauterize
- Chalk Circle
- Change of Heart
- Chango Family
- Che: Chapter 127
- Chéri
- La Chicane
- Les Chiens
- Chilliwack
- Chimo!
- Chixdiggit
- The Choir Practice
- Chokehold
- Choke
- Chore
- Chris Brown and Kate Fenner
- Chromeo
- Chucky Danger Band
- City and Colour
- Cities in Dust
- Clark
- Clarknova
- Classic Albums Live
- The Cliks
- Closet Monster
- Closure
- Clumsy Lovers
- Code Revivial
- Coley
- The Collectors
- Les Colocs
- Comeback Kid
- Cone Five
- Coney Hatch
- Conjure One
- The Consonant C
- Constantines
- The Consumer Goods
- Contrived
- controller.controller
- Copyright
- Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
- Corky and the Juice Pigs
- Th' Corn Gangg
- The Corn Sisters
- The Cottars
- Les Cousins Branchaud
- Cowboy Junkies
- Les Cowboys Fringants
- Crash Test Dummies
- Crash Vegas
- The Creeping Nobodies
- The Creepshow
- The Crew-Cuts
- Criollo
- Crowbar
- Crush
- Crush Luther
- Cry of the Afflicted
- Cryptopsy
- Crystal Castles
- Cub
- Cuff the Duke
- Cursed
- Cyberaktif
- Cyprian
D
- D-Cru
- D.O.A.
- The Daggers
- Dahmer
- Daniel Wesley
- Danko Jones
- Darkroom
- The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
- Dayglo Abortions
- Dead Brain Cells
- Dead Celebrity Status
- Dead and Divine
- Deadbeat
- The Deadly Snakes
- Dear Jane, I...
- The Dears
- Death from Above 1979
- Debaser
- Decoded Feedback
- Default
- The DeFranco Family
- Deja Voodoo
- Delerium
- Deliverance
- The Demics
- Despised Icon
- Despistado
- Destroyer
- Detective Kalita
- The Devin Townsend Band
- The Diableros
- The Diamonds
- Die Mannequin
- Dig Circus
- The Dik Van Dykes
- The Dinner Is Ruined
- The Diodes
- Dionysos
- District 7
- Do Make Say Think
- DobaCaracol
- Doc Walker
- Doctor
- Dr. Draw
- Dog Day
- Donkey Heart
- The Dope Poet Society
- Doubting Thomas
- Doug and the Slugs
- Doughboys
- Downchild Blues Band
- Downhere
- Download
- Dragon Fli Empire
- Dragonette
- Dream Warriors
- Dubmatique
- Duchess Says
- The Dudes
- The Duhks
- Dunk
- Duplex!
- The D'Urbervilles
E
- 11:30
- Eagle & Hawk
- Econoline Crush
- Eden Ants
- Edward Bear
- Egger
- Eight Seconds
- El Pollo Diablo
- Electro Quarterstaff
- Elevator
- The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
- Elliott Brood
- Emerson Drive
- Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
- The End
- The English Teeth
- Epsilon Minus
- Eric's Trip
- Esmerine
- The Essentials
- Esthero
- L'Étranger
- Eudoxis
- Euphoria
- Evans Blue
- The Evaporators
- Exciter
- Exhaust
- eXterio
F
- 54-40
- FM
- FM Static
- Faber Drive
- Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
- Failed States
- Fair Ground
- Farm Fresh
- Farrell Brothers
- Faunts
- FemBots
- Femme Fatale
- Feu Thérèse
- Fifth Column
- Figgy Duff
- Final Fantasy
- Finest Kind
- Finger Eleven
- First Words
- Five Man Electrical Band
- Flashlight Brown
- Fly Pan Am
- Flybanger
- Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band
- The Flying Circus
- Fond of Tigers
- A Foot in Coldwater
- Forest City Lovers
- Forgotten Rebels
- Forgotten Tales
- Forty Foot Echo
- Four80East
- The Four Lads
- Fraser & DeBolt
- Frog Eyes
- Front Line Assembly
- Frozen Ghost
- Fucked Up
- Fun 100
- Furnaceface
G
- GFK
- The Gandharvas
- The Gay
- Genetic Control
- Les Georges Leningrad
- Germans
- Ghetto Concept
- Ghost Bees
- The Ghost Is Dancing
- Ghosts Of Modern Man
- Ginger
- Glass Tiger
- Glissandro 70
- Glueleg
- Goat Horn
- Gob
- God Made Me Funky
- Goddo
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Go Ghetto Tiger
- The Golden Dogs
- The Gorgeous
- Gorguts
- The Government
- Grade
- Grand Analog
- Grand Theft Bus
- Grant Smith & The Power
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Great Aunt Ida
- Great Big Sea
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Greek Buck
- Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople
- Grievous Angels
- GrimSkunk
- The Groove Kings
- Groovy Aardvark
- The Gruesomes
- Guerilla Welfare
- The Guess Who
- The Guthries
H
- hHead
- H'Sao
- Handsome Furs
- Hangedup
- The Hanson Brothers
- Hard Rock Miners
- Hardliner
- The Hardship Post
- Harem Scarem
- Harlequin
- Harmonium
- Hart-Rouge
- Hawk Nelson
- Haywire
- Head Hits Concrete
- Headpins
- The Headstones
- Hedley
- Helix
- Hello Beautiful
- Hello, Blue Roses
- Hemingway Corner
- Henri Fabergé and the Adorables
- The Hermit
- Hexes and Ohs
- Hey Rosetta!
- The Hidden Cameras
- The High Dials
- High Holy Days
- Hinterland
- Hokus Pick
- Hollowphonic
- Holly Cole Trio
- Holy Fuck
- The Home Team
- Hometown Band
- Honeymoon Suite
- Hot Hot Heat
- Hot Little Rocket
- Hot Nasties
- Hot One
- Hot Springs
- Hrsta
- Huevos Rancheros
- Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
- Human Highway
- Humanifesto
- Hummer
- Hunter Valentine
- Hylozoists
I
- I Hate Sally
- I Mother Earth
- I Spy
- Ian and Sylvia
- Idle Eyes
- Idle Sons
- IllScarlett
- Images in Vogue
- Immaculate Machine
- In-Flight Safety
- The Inbreds
- Infernäl Mäjesty
- Infidels
- Instruments
- Intermix
- Into Eternity
- Ion Dissonance
- The Irish Rovers
- Ironhorse
- Islands
- Ivory Knight
J
- Jack London & The Sparrows
- Jacksoul
- Jades
- Jakalope
- Jale
- Jane Vain and the Dark Matter
- Japandroids
- Jasper's Mindmelt
- Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra
- Jeff Healey Band
- Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra
- Jet Set Satellite
- Jets Overhead
- Jimmy George
- The Jimmy Swift Band
- Joel Plaskett Emergency
- Johnny and the Moon
- The Johnstones
- Jon and Lee & The Checkmates
- Jon-Rae and the River
- JoSH
- Joydrop
- Judy & David
- July Fourth Toilet
- The Junction
- Junior Blue
- Junior Boys
- Junkhouse
- The Just Us
K
- KC Accidental
- Karkwa
- Kashtin
- Kataklysm
- The Kelele Brothers
- KEN mode
- Kensington Market
- Kepler
- Kermess
- Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle
- Key Witness
- Kick Axe
- Kids on TV
- Kill Cheerleader
- Killer Bunnies
- Killer Dwarfs
- The Killjoys
- Kinetic Ideals
- King Apparatus
- King Cobb Steelie
- The King Khan & BBQ Show
- The Kings
- Kiros
- Kittens
- Kittie
- Klaatu
- Kon Kan
- The Kramdens
- Kubasonics
L
- Lace
- Ladyhawk
- Land of Talk
- Last Man Out
- The Latency
- Lava Hay
- Leahy
- Left Spine Down
- Leigh Ashford
- Len
- Lesbians on Ecstasy
- Leslie Spit Treeo
- L'Étranger
- Lighthouse
- Lightning Dust
- Lili Fatale
- Lillix
- Limblifter
- Lime
- The Lincolns
- Little Caesar and the Consuls
- Live on Arrival
- LiveonRelease
- LMDS (also known as Les Messagers Du Son)
- Local Rabbits
- Loco Locass
- Lola Dutronic
- The Look People
- Lost Dakotas
- Lotus Child
- Love Inc.
- Love and Sas
- The Lovely Feathers
- Loverboy
- The Lowest of the Low
- Low Level Flight
- Luke & The Apostles
- Lummox
- Luther Wright and the Wrongs
M
- MCJ & Cool G
- The MRQ
- MSTRKRFT
- MacLean & MacLean
- Machete Avenue
- Magneta Lane
- Mahogany Rush
- The Mahones
- Main Source
- Major Maker
- Malajube
- Malhavoc
- Mandala
- Mannequin Depressives
- Manteca
- The Manvils
- Maow
- The Marble Index
- Marianas Trench
- The Mark Inside
- Martha and the Muffins
- Mashmakhan
- The Matadors
- Matt Mays & El Torpedo
- Matthew Good Band
- Max Webster
- The McDades
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- McKenna Mendelson Mainline
- McMaster & James
- The McRackins
- Me Mom & Morgentaler
- Mean Red Spiders
- Means
- Mecca Normal
- The Meligrove Band
- The Memories Attack
- Memphis
- Men Without Hats
- Mercey Brothers
- Merlin
- Merryweather
- Mes Aïeux
- Metalwood
- Metric
- The Midway State
- Mir
- Miriodor
- Mobile
- Moev
- The Moffatts
- Moist
- Moneen
- Moneyshot
- Monster Voodoo Machine
- Mood Ruff
- The Most Serene Republic
- Mother Mother
- Motion Ensemble
- Mountain City Four
- Moxy
- Moxy Früvous
- Mr. Pine
- Mudmen
- The Musical Box
- The Mynah Birds
- Mystery Machine
- Mythos
N
- NQ Arbuckle
- Nathan
- National Velvet
- Negativa
- NEON BLUE
- A Neon Rome
- Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra
- Neuraxis
- Neurosonic
- Neverending White Lights
- The New Breed
- The New Deal
- The New Grand
- New Meanies
- The New Pornographers
- Nick Buzz
- Nickelback
- The Nils
- Nine Mile
- Ninja High School
- No Kids
- Noise Unit
- Nomeansno
- Norteño
- A Northern Chorus
- Northern Lights
- The Northern Pikes
- North of America
- Not by Choice
- Novacosm
- Novillero
- Numb
- The Nylons
O
- 1-Speed Bike
- OK Cobra
- Obscene Eulogy
- Ocean
- Odds
- Offenbach
- Ohbijou
- Okoumé
- Oliver Black
- One to One
- The Organ
- Organized Rhyme
- Our Lady Peace
- Our Mercury
- Ours to Destroy
- Out of Your Mouth
- Ox
P
- P:ano
- Pain For Pleasure
- Painted Thin
- Paper Moon
- The Paperbacks
- The Paperboys
- Parachute Club
- Paradox
- Partland Brothers
- A Passing Fancy
- Patrick Watson
- The Paupers
- Payolas
- The Perfect Dystopia
- A Perfect Murder
- The Perpetrators
- The Pets
- The Pettit Project
- The Philosopher Kings
- Pholde
- Phono-Comb
- Picastro
- Piledriver
- Pilot Speed
- Pink Mountaintops
- Plaid Tongued Devils
- The Planet Smashers
- Plants and Animals
- Platinum Blonde
- Plumtree
- Pluto
- Po' Girl
- Pocket Dwellers
- Pointed Sticks
- Poledo
- Pony Up
- The Poppy Family
- Porkbelly Futures
- Prairie Oyster
- Precious Fathers
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- The Priddle Concern
- Pride Tiger
- Priestess
- Prism
- Project Wyze
- Projektor
- Projet Orange
- Promise Ring
- Propagandhi
- Protest the Hero
- The Prowlers
- Prozzäk
- Psyche
- Pukka Orchestra
- Pulse Ultra
- Punky Brüster
- Pure
- The Pursuit of Happiness
Q
R
- The Raes
- Raggadeath
- Raised by Swans
- Raising the Fawn
- Random Killing
- The Rankin Family
- Rascalz
- Rational Youth
- Rawlins Cross
- Ray Condo and His Hardrock Goners
- Razor
- Re:
- Real McKenzies
- Red Rider
- Redeye Empire
- Republic of Safety
- Le Rêve du Diable
- Reverie Sound Revue
- Revised Edition
- The Revols
- Rhea's Obsession
- Rheostatics
- Rhinoceros
- Rhythm Activism
- Ripcordz
- Ripped
- Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars
- Rock Plaza Central
- Rockets Red Glare
- Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails
- Rose Chronicles
- Rough Trade
- Royal City
- Rubber
- The Rugrats
- The Rural Alberta Advantage
- Rush
- The Russian Futurists
- Rusty
- Ryan's Fancy
- RyanDan
- Rymes With Orange
S
- SNFU
- Sackville
- The Saddletramps
- The Sadies
- Saga
- Sagapool
- Saint Alvia
- The Sainte Catherines
- Saints & Sinners
- The Salads
- The Salteens
- Salvation Air Force
- Sam Roberts Band
- Samba Squad
- Same Same
- Sandbox
- Sattalites
- Sea Snakes
- Secret and Whisper
- Sect
- Sector Seven
- Serial Joe
- The Sessions
- Set Fire to Flames
- Shades of Culture
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
- Shaker
- Shalabi Effect
- Shapes and Sizes
- Sharon, Lois & Bram
- Shaye
- Sheavy
- Sheriff
- Shit From Hell
- Shotgun & Jaybird
- Shoulder
- Shout Out Out Out Out
- Showbusiness Giants
- The Shuffle Demons
- Sianspheric
- A Silver Mt. Zion
- Silverstein
- Simani
- Simon Caine
- Simple Plan
- Simply Saucer
- Siobhan
- Skinny Puppy
- The Skulls
- Sky
- Skydiggers
- Slaughter
- Sloan
- Sloche
- Slow
- Slowburn
- Slowcoaster
- Small Sins
- The Smalls
- Smoother
- The Smugglers
- Snailhouse
- Social Code
- Social Deviantz
- Sol
- Son
- Sons of Butcher
- Sons of Freedom
- SoulDecision
- The Sparrows (pre-Steppenwolf band)
- A Spectre is Haunting Europe
- Spiral Beach
- Spirit of the West
- Spoons
- Stabilo
- Staggered Crossing
- The Stampeders
- Stars
- Starfield
- Startools
- State of Shock
- Static in Stereo
- Steel River
- Steppenwolf
- The Stills
- Stink Mitt
- The Stolen Minks
- Stonebolt
- Strange Advance
- Strapping Young Lad
- Stratochief
- Streetheart
- Streetnix
- Stringband
- Stripper's Union
- Stutterfly
- Subhumans
- Submission Hold
- Sugar Jones
- The Suits XL
- Sum 41
- Sunset Rubdown
- The Super Friendz
- Supergarage
- Sven Gali
- Swallowing Shit
- Swan Lake
- Sweatshop Union
- Sweeney Todd
- Swing
- Switchblade Valentines
- Swollen Members
- Sword
- Sylvie
- Synæsthesia
T
- 2preciious
- 3 Inches of Blood
- 13 Engines
- Taima
- Tanglefoot
- Tapps
- The Tea Party
- The Tear Garden
- Teenage Head
- Tegan and Sara
- Ten Second Epic
- Ten Too Many
- Tenth of May
- Tetrix
- Theory of a Deadman
- Theset
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
- Thine Eyes Bleed
- Thor
- Thornley
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- Threat Signal
- Three Days Grace
- Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie
- Thrush Hermit
- Thunder Road
- Tiga_(musician)
- Tin Foil Phoenix
- Tokyo Police Club
- Torngat
- Toronto
- Touch and Nato
- The Town Pants
- The Tragically Hip
- Tranby Croft
- Trans-X
- Transylvania 500
- The Travellers
- Treble Charger
- Tricky Woo
- Les Trois Accords
- The Trews
- The Tripp
- Tristan Psionic
- Triumph
- Les Trois Accords
- Trooper
- Tropism
- True Myth
- Tú
- Tudjaat
- Tupelo Honey
- Turn Off the Stars
- Tvangeste
- Two Hours Traffic
- Two-Minute Miracles
U
- Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
- UHF
- UJ3RK5
- The Ugly Ducklings
- Uisce Beatha
- Uncle Seth
- Uncut
- The Undecided
- Unexpect
- The Unicorns
- The Unintended
- Unit 187
- The United Steel Workers of Montreal
- Universal Honey
- UnKindness Of Ravens
- Unravelled Broken Orchestra
- Uzeb
V
- Valley of the Giants
- The Vanity Project
- Veal
- Velvet Empire
- Venetian Snares
- Le Vent du Nord
- Verbal Deception
- The Vermicious Knid
- Vilain Pingouin
- The Viletones
- The Vincent Black Shadow
- The Violet Archers
- Vincat
- Visible Wind
- Vishten
- vitaminsforyou
- Voggue
- Voice Industrie
- Voivod
- La Volée d'Castors
- Vulgaires Machins
W
- The Wailin' Jennys
- Waiting for God
- The Waking Eyes
- The Waltons
- Warsawpack
- The Watchmen
- Water on Mars
- Watermen
- Wave
- We Are Wolves
- The Weakerthans
- Wednesday
- Wednesday Night Heroes
- The Weekend
- Weeping Tile
- West End Girls
- The Western Investor
- What's He Building In There?
- Whitey Houston
- Whitfield
- Wide Mouth Mason
- Widelife
- Wild Strawberries
- Wild T and the Spirit
- The Wilkinsons
- Will Currie & The Country French
- Windwalker
- Winston
- Winter Equinox
- Winter Rose
- Wintersleep
- Wolf Parade
- Women
- Wonderful Grand Band
- The Wooden Sky
- Wooden Stars
- Woodhands
- Woodpigeon
- World on Edge
- Wyrd Sisters
X
Y
- Yellow Plastic Bucket
- You Say Party! We Say Die!
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- Young and Sexy
- Young Canadians
- Young Galaxy
Z
See also
- List of Canadian musicians
- Category:Canadian musical groups
- Category:Music festivals in Canada
- Category:Canadian record labels
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