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STRUMMERFEST 2021
FOR THE FIRST TIME - ALL ONLINE

PREMIERING AUGUST 21, 2021 ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE

WHO'S IN IT?

THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO UPDATES. CHECK IT OUT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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For Strummerfest's first online event, Danny provides the capstone, a headlining 45-minute set to complete the program, replete with songs and stories. Look forward to an intimate visit with an authentic artist. ​Want an early taste? Check out this video from the same year that Strummerfest was born.

DANNY MICHEL

Described as a musical chameleon, and an adventurous & fearless artist, three-time JUNO nominee, recipient of the Polaris Prize, the CBC "Heart Of Gold" and with a pile of albums under his belt, Danny Michel is unquestionably one of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters. He's known for his thoughtful lyrics and compelling music.  Danny's also a fan of Joe Strummer and native of Kitchener, the city where Strummerfest started in 2012. Could there be anyone more suited to be part of this show?

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Making people dance since 1989, Skaface is one of Canada's legendary ska bands. Founder and lead vocalist, Lynne Scott describes them as always underground, never hugely mainstream,  but with a huge fan base!  With only the COVID pandemic getting between them and the actual Strummerfest stage in 2020 and 2021, we're thrilled that Skaface is one of our great contributing bands this year!

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Waterloo Region's favourite ska punk superstars, TNB returns to Strummerfest with a virtual roar.  Since forming out of the ashes of a previously popular ska ensemble, TNB  has more than kept their promise to "flourish against the grain," with high energy and good vibes. They are a welcome sound and sight on any stage, even a digital one.
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BRENT HAGERMAN &THE ​​PASSIVE RESISTORS

Brent Hagerman is one of the region's best known rub a dub reggae performers, the lead man of the hugely popular Baudelaires who have played in multiple Strummerfest shows. This year, Brent brings us his new project, The Passive Resistors. We're utterly stoked to be reintroduced to one of our favourite ​ local artists.
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and now for something truly unexpected...

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Making Strummerfest history, the Media Whores join this year's COVID-friendly online event all the way from  their home in Scotland, where they have been playing rampaging punk rock since 2008. 
The first band to headline on a Strummerfest stage, SFH finally returns (after appearing in 2012 and 2013) for Strummerfest 2021 with a message and a song suited to our pandemic times but with the sound and smell of 1977!
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Replicating their sound, mood, and songs (the do covers, after all) The Dead Souls bring Joy Division to life. As long-time Strummerfest participants, it's just natural that they'd be resurrected for this event.
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Our favourite visitors from Canada's "sin city" AKA "city of a hundred steeples" and "Paris of North America," we're glad to have Montreal's dynamic punk rock warlords (to borrow a name Joe Strummer earned), The Nailheads, back  for this online event. No travel involved this time, guys!
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Let by the unstoppable Terry DCHC, KW's most outstanding oi  band, Backbreaker, is relentlessly pro-labour, relentlessly anti-fascist, and  relentlessly  political.  They're just relentless. Expect aggression. Expect integrity.  Expect to be impressed, and maybe even inclined to kick something down.

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Two Ontario bands that will never actually let you down.
The inimitable 
Letdowns.ca and the ever faithful Essential Letdowns are set to come back for this year's online event
​with some screaming punk rock.
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 matt groopie

Matt Groopie comes to Strummerfest for the first time in 2021, and, frankly, we don't know what to expect, other than that we expect it to be really good. 
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Matt's the creative multi-instrumentalist behind King Beez and The Phoenix Complex and we're excited to have him on board, whatever he might choose to do.

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ROSE CORA PERRY

Another returning player, Rose and the Truth Untold offer heartfelt rock music and a real commitment to people's mental health and well-being. 

Check out part of Rose's interview with Camyl Buenaventura last year, here, talking about being your authentic self.



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hello hopeless

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Claiming dark pasts and a brighter future, Hello Hopeless has quickly become a fan favorite alt/punk rock band around Kitchener-Waterloo.  We're stoked to have them come back to Strummerfest after appearing for the first time in our last pre-COVID concert.
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Bad Raven Lucy - a band we once described as punk, rock and honky tonk.  Maybe you'd say they combine some of the sounds of yesterday with the musical sensibilities of today, with some kicking original songs as well as reinterpretations of a few classics.  We're glad they're coming back for this year's show.

CHARLIE ANGUS

Torn from the pages of yesterday's punk rock scene in Toronto, and appearing in the politics of today, Charlie Angus (currently MP of Timmins-James Bay and former candidate for leader of the federal NDP) is synonymous with sincere commitment to the ideals that make punk meaningful. Way back in 2013, Charlie wrote to us that "Strummerfest is a great project to bring the Strummer spirit to community action," and this year he'll be part of the action with a contribution to our COVID-free online concert.

JESSE
​WEBBER

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One of Waterloo Region's musical lightning rods, Jesse has performed for years locally and internationally, as a solo performer and band leader.  Jesse first joined the Strummerfest "family" in 2018, and it's great to have him back this year.
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Not his first time with us, T.C. Folkpunk has been a Strummerfest mainstay since he played our StrummerJam event at the Linsmore Tavern in Toronto in 2016.
One of Ontario's originals, a singer-songwriter-actor-folk-punker
of the first order, ​we're glad T.C. keeps coming back.
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The rock duo that wowed KW as Skylar Valli returns to Strummerfest after being reinvented as Friday Empire, while staying committed to "emphasizing the technicolored cynicism of contemporary music while staying grounded to the influences that paved the path."
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The music of the Antisocial Surf Club has been described as contemporary, beachy, indie, and authentic. Self-described as "kinda indie, kinda punk," it's kinda cool they're coming back. 
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You didn't think that the guy who produces Strummerfest could let his own band get away without contributing to the program, did you? Southwestern Ontario's best vintage punk (and more) cover band might not be able to produce a new video, but they promise to offer something worth a minute's listen or so.
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