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SAM ROBERTS

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Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, ''The Inhuman Condition EP|The Inhuman Condition'', became one of the bestselling indie rock|independent releases in Music of Quebec|Quebec and Music of Canada|Canadian music history.
Biography
Born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, to South African parents, he attended Loyola High School (Montreal)|Loyola High School and McGill University. Roberts formed the band that was eventually known as ''William'' in 1993. The band's name was changed to ''Northstar'' in 1996. Although the band gained some notice in independent rock circles, they couldn't break through to a national audience, and broke up in 1999. Roberts' bandmate George Donoso went on to significant success in indie rock circles with The Dears, but Roberts struggled for several years afterward.

After disbanding Northstar in 1999, Roberts promptly recorded the full-length and now very collectible independent debut ''Brother Down'' at home. In 2001, Roberts recorded and released a six-song EP, ''The Inhuman Condition EP|The Inhuman Condition'', independently. The EP sold slowly at first, but following a re-release of the EP in the summer of 2002 on MapleMusic Recordings, his first single "Brother Down (song)|Brother Down" became one of the biggest Canadian hits of the year, and the second single... read all

Sam Roberts top albums

  1. We Were Born in a Flame
  2. Chemical City
  3. The Inhuman Condition
  4. The Inhuman Condition EP
  5. Inhuman Condition
  6. 2003-02-21: Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    7. ...show all albums

Sam Roberts top songs and lyrics

  1. Bridge To Nowhere
  2. Don't Walk Away Eileen
  3. Brother Down
  4. The Gate
  5. With A Bullet
  6. Hard Road
  7. No Sleep
  8. The Gate (Edit)
  9. The Bootleg Saint
  10. Uprising Down Under
  11. Mind Flood
  12. Mystified, Heavy
  13. Where Have All the Good People Gone?
  14. The Resistance
  15. A Stone Would Cry Out
  16. An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay
  17. Every Part of Me
  18. Taj Mahal
  19. Dead End
  20. The Canadian Dream
  21. On the Run
  22. Higher Learning
  23. This Wreck of a Life
  24. Paranoia
  25. Rarefied
    26. ...show all songs

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    Events for Sam Roberts

    Sam Roberts will be playing at these Events
    1. Edgefest '08 on 12 Jul 2008
    Location: 35 Carl Hall Road, Toronto M3K 2B6, Canada

    Edgefest will make its triumphant return to Toronto in 2008 – with 15 acts confirmed to perform at Downsview Park on July 12th. Multi-platinum Grammy-winning act Linkin Park will be headlining along with newly reunited rock legends Stone Temple Pilots.

    Rounding out the headlining bill of incredible talent are Sam Roberts Band, The Bravery, Ashes Divide and Attack in Black. More artists to join in on the festivities will be Arkells, The Coast, Creature, The Flatliners, Hostage Life, Modernboys Moderngirls, The Stereohoax, Sweet Thing, and USS [Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker]. These 15 artists bring the rock at Downsview Park all day on two stages.
    2. Ed Fest on 17 Jul 2008
    Location: Edmonton Canada
    3. Calgary Folk Music Festival on 24 Jul 2008
    Location: Calgary, AB Canada
    4. Magnetic Hill Music Festival on 2 Aug 2008
    Location: Moncton Canada
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