Vacuity (band)

Vacuity
Origin Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2004 (2004)–2013 (2013)
Website vacuity.net
Past members Rob McFee
Paul McGough
Greg Osborn
Emeri Schweigert

Vacuity were a Canadian indie rock band from Kitchener. Vacuity's albums include The Middle Ground, released in 2004, and 2006's Come On Get Real. The band released its 2008 album, At the Command of a Blanket Sky on CD, USB Drive, and as a free download via their website, and released the song "The 5th of November" as a single. According to some critics, the band's sound is similar to that of Radiohead.[1][2]

Band members included Rob McFee on guitar and vocals, Paul McGough on bass, Greg Osborn on guitar, and Emeri Schweigert on drums.[3]

In 2006, Vacuity played the North by Northeast festival,[4] and in 2008–09 the band toured Canada in support of At the Command of a Blanket Sky.[5][6][7] Vacuity disbanded in January 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Schneider, Jason (March 20, 2008). "Lessons and rewards: Vacuity's members have learned some things about the music business and just finished their most rewarding project", The Record. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  2. ↑ Bliss, Karen (May–June 2004). "Vacuity", Canadian Musician 26 (3): 78.
  3. ↑ Grant, Adam (November 24, 2009). "Vacuity", Echo Weekly. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  4. ↑ McDougall, David (June 10, 2006). "Vacuity @ NXNE 2006", Chart. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Jason (December 11, 2008). "Vacuity: Road edition", The Record. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  6. ↑ Fama, Livia (February 25, 2009). "Nothing Vacuous Here", Toro. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  7. ↑ Swanson, Samuel (March 25, 2009). "Music for nothing and the hits for free", The Uniter 63 (25). Retrieved 2009-09-03.


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