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ad campaign, in which they were told that they were being interviewed for a documentary film on undiscovered independent bands. Still, when they arrived at the interview venue they were in fact immediately offered the opportunity to play a show for a packed house comprising the largest audience they
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The band consists of vocalist Densil McFarlane, guitarist Simon Outhit, bassist Joe Brosnan and drummer Colanthony Humphrey. Keyboardist Jemuel Roberts was also a member of the band in the mid-2010s, but is no longer with the band.
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incident, which interfered with McFarlane's plans to attend university in the United States. They released their debut EP,
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production duo consisting of McFarlane and Humphrey. Their music became more punk-oriented after they were arrested in a
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bills, and struggled to break through in the punk scene. This began to change in 2014 after the band was selected for a
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had ever performed for to that point. They subsequently performed at Budweiser's
415:"Collective Arts Brewing Releases Black Box Music Edition of Audio/Visual Lager" 318: 184: 319:"Ooohh Baby Gimme Mores: Board games, Budweiser and busting through to the top" 258: 188: 50: 359:"Budweiser's 'Epic Concert' Provides Canadian Band With Gig Of A Lifetime" 401: 382: 207: 432:"The OBGMs launch hilarious new music, entertainment and comedy podcast" 211: 146: 142: 36: 32: 200:. They released their self-titled full-length debut album that year. 138: 40: 254:"Punk Rabble-Rousers the OBGMs Kick Out the Jams on ‘The Ends’" 295:"Introducing The OBGMs, your new Canadian punk rock overlords" 474: 123: 183:, in their early years the band was often booked on 341:"The OBGMs Need to be Toronto's Next Big Punk Band" 118: 114: 104: 100: 86: 82: 74: 56: 46: 28: 21: 218:as one of four musical acts to be promoted by 8: 378:"The OBGMs Rivoli, Toronto ON, September 12" 164:The band was formed in 2007, initially as a 153:, which was a shortlisted finalist for the 149:. They are most noted for their 2020 album 225:In March 2021, the band also launched the 18: 313: 311: 309: 289: 287: 232:Humphrey is the older brother of rapper 397:"The OBGMs Detail New Album 'The Ends'" 245: 335: 333: 135:The OBGMs (The oOohh Baby Gimme Mores) 7: 179:Because McFarlane and Humphrey are 507:Musical groups established in 2007 14: 1: 497:Black Canadian musical groups 502:Musical groups from Toronto 523: 492:Canadian punk rock groups 194:Made in America Festival 155:2021 Polaris Music Prize 220:Collective Arts Brewing 196:. At the New York City 16:Canadian punk rock band 386:, September 13, 2014. 430:Elizabeth Scarlett, 303:, November 11, 2020. 234:Clairmont the Second 141:punk rock band from 421:, October 13, 2020. 395:Calum Slingerland, 349:, December 8, 2020. 92:Colanthony Humphrey 78:Blackbox Recordings 449:Anna Fitzpatrick, 419:Canadian Beer News 405:, August 12, 2020. 440:, March 30, 2021. 327:, August 7, 2014. 198:Afropunk Festival 132: 131: 514: 478: 477: 475:Official website 460: 459:, April 9, 2018. 447: 441: 428: 422: 412: 406: 393: 387: 374: 368: 367:, July 10, 2014. 356: 350: 337: 328: 315: 304: 291: 282: 281:, July 15, 2021. 269: 263: 250: 170:racial profiling 128: 125: 107: 90:Densil McFarlane 69: 67: 59: 19: 522: 521: 517: 516: 515: 513: 512: 511: 482: 481: 473: 472: 469: 464: 463: 451:"The Smart Set" 448: 444: 429: 425: 413: 409: 394: 390: 375: 371: 364:Canada NewsWire 357: 353: 339:Graham Isador, 338: 331: 316: 307: 292: 285: 270: 266: 262:, July 7, 2021. 251: 247: 242: 181:Black Canadians 122: 105: 95: 93: 91: 65: 63: 57: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 520: 518: 510: 509: 504: 499: 494: 484: 483: 480: 479: 468: 467:External links 465: 462: 461: 442: 423: 407: 388: 369: 351: 329: 317:Sarah Greene, 305: 283: 271:David Friend, 264: 244: 243: 241: 238: 130: 129: 120: 116: 115: 112: 111: 110:Jemuel Roberts 108: 102: 101: 98: 97: 88: 84: 83: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 60: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 519: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 489: 487: 476: 471: 470: 466: 458: 457: 452: 446: 443: 439: 438: 433: 427: 424: 420: 416: 411: 408: 404: 403: 398: 392: 389: 385: 384: 379: 376:Kevin Jones, 373: 370: 366: 365: 360: 355: 352: 348: 347: 342: 336: 334: 330: 326: 325: 320: 314: 312: 310: 306: 302: 301: 296: 290: 288: 284: 280: 279: 274: 268: 265: 261: 260: 255: 249: 246: 239: 237: 235: 230: 228: 227:Band Practice 223: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 199: 195: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 171: 167: 162: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 127: 121: 117: 113: 109: 103: 99: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 61: 55: 52: 49: 45: 42: 38: 34: 31: 27: 20: 456:Toronto Life 454: 445: 435: 426: 418: 410: 400: 391: 381: 372: 362: 354: 344: 322: 298: 293:Rob Hughes, 278:Toronto Star 276: 267: 257: 252:Imran Khan, 248: 231: 226: 224: 203: 202: 178: 173: 163: 159: 150: 134: 133: 106:Past members 96:Simon Outhit 58:Years active 185:urban music 176:, in 2009. 174:Interchorus 94:Joe Brosnan 486:Categories 259:PopMatters 240:References 229:podcast. 216:Northcote 189:Budweiser 51:punk rock 23:The OBGMs 402:Exclaim! 383:Exclaim! 208:JJ Wilde 204:The Ends 151:The Ends 139:Canadian 124:theobgms 70:–present 212:SonReal 166:hip hop 147:Ontario 143:Toronto 119:Website 87:Members 64: ( 37:Ontario 33:Toronto 437:Louder 300:Louder 137:are a 75:Labels 47:Genres 41:Canada 29:Origin 346:Vice 214:and 126:.com 66:2007 62:2007 324:Now 488:: 453:. 434:. 417:. 399:. 380:. 361:. 343:. 332:^ 321:. 308:^ 297:. 286:^ 275:. 256:. 236:. 210:, 157:. 145:, 39:, 35:, 68:)

Index

Toronto
Ontario
Canada
punk rock
theobgms.com
Canadian
Toronto
Ontario
2021 Polaris Music Prize
hip hop
racial profiling
Black Canadians
urban music
Budweiser
Made in America Festival
Afropunk Festival
JJ Wilde
SonReal
Northcote
Collective Arts Brewing
Clairmont the Second
"Punk Rabble-Rousers the OBGMs Kick Out the Jams on ‘The Ends’"
PopMatters
"Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize"
Toronto Star


"Introducing The OBGMs, your new Canadian punk rock overlords"
Louder

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