the Delegates

The Delegates burst onto the Montreal scene in late 1999 with an explosive mix of punk, ska, and nitroglycerine. However, we later opted for a more chemically stable mix of punk and ska, after an unfortunate incident where our drummer and explosives expert Karim lost all his once-proliferate chest/pubic hair. Lacking a bass player, we taught Asch to play bass in two months, a feat previously thought possible only by highly trained apes (it still is). It was about this time that we discovered the roadie-in-a-suitcase Sean Jain. We would carry him to shows in a suitcase and he would pop out when it was time to setup and dismantle, and occasionally to sing Cheech and Chong songs. We were very sad when we found out he had to leave for Calgary at the end of the year. Then, we were happy because les Canadiens scored a goal in third period. Then we were sad again. In March 2000, we recorded our first CD. Then, in May 2000, we played a short tour of Quebec and eastern Ontario. Later that summer, we also played Warped tour. Through the rest of the year, the Delegates somehow managed to acheive a small but loyal fan base. Some credit Eric's powers of Tibetan mass hypnosis, thinly disgu... more...