The City Streets | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | punk rock indie rock rock and roll |
| Years active | 2005–2013 |
| Labels | Clamour Records |
| Members | Rick Reid (guitar/lead vocals) Matt Leddy (bass/vocals) Mark Chmilar (drums) |
The City Streets were a Canadian independent rock and roll band from Edmonton, Alberta.
The City Streets self-released their debut full-length album, These Things Happen, in 2005. The band then went on a tour of Canada and the USA. [1] They followed with the full-length Concentrated Living [2] and supported the album with two North American tours in 2008.
"Concentrated Living" entered !earshot , Canada's national campus radio chart, at No. 44 in November [3] and also received a record number of plays on CJSR-FM, Edmonton's campus radio station.
"The Jazz Age" is the band's third full-length album, released in June 2010. [4] [5] Winter Lightning was recorded with Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Godspeed You Black Emperor) at Hotel2Tango in Montreal and released simultaneously with 'Sawdust & Rum' which was recorded and produced by the band themselves in a cabin in Nova Scotia. Winter Lightning was released on vinyl and Sawdust & Rum on CD. [6]
Other releases include the EP's 'Peacemaker' with Myrol and 'Decline of the West'.
In 2012 the band released a video, "Tristesse". [7] The City Streets announced their breakup spring of 2013. [8]
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