The Winter in Canada

We’re all in this together on planet earth. the winter in canada are an alternative rock and roll punk band hailing from Kingston, Ontario. Led by Mark Deen on lead vocals and guitar, the band is rounded out by Eric Valdez on drums and Steven Carquez on bass. Known for their energetic live performances and dynamic sound featuring blistering guitar riffs, moving basslines, and pulsating grooves, the winter in canada deliver moments of elemental fury and periods of calm texture in their music. Formed as a home recording project by Mark in 2016 with the release of “a new way to find people…”, the winter in canada became a full band in 2018 when Mark moved to Kingston, Ontario. Since then, the band has played local shows and music festivals in the area, such as the Homegrown Music Festival, and the Spring Reverb Music Festival, and even participated in the Kingston Film Festival with a short performance video. During the pandemic, the winter in canada has been hard at work on new music that explores Mark’s experience as a first-generation Canadian and touches on themes of connectivity, agency, equality, anxiety, and late-stage capitalism through the lens of capitalis... more...