#theenvy

The hate of the envy

You are driving a fucking Buick. Envy is literally the last word that comes to mind.

Sadly. Pathetically. Clueless.

This is The Envy's tour bus. Its school bus number three for them as a band. Once upon a time I went on tour with them in their first bus, as well as their second one. This one looks identical though, so it brought back some good memories getting on it the other day. I also took this photo with my new Yashica T4 that I just got the other day. Now I have way too many cameras to know what to do with them.

In 2004 I met a band from Vancouver called Crowned King at a show in Regina Saskatchewan. I kept in touch with them for a few months after that and they told me they were looking to book some shows in smaller towns across Canada. I was living in a small town called Dauphin at the time, so I put on a show for them. It went well, and the next time they were touring across Canada they asked if I wanted to come with them for a month to hang out and take some photos. That was pretty much the first time I had ever left Manitoba other than checking out shows in Regina every few months. Needless to say, it was a fun experience. I met up with them in Winnipeg, and we made our way into Ontario then continued on to Montreal and Quebec City in a giant school bus. I saw a hell of a lot of things for the first time on that tour and it opened my eyes to a whole new world outside of the small town I grew up in. The next time Crowned King were going on tour was the same time I was moving to Ontario, so I got them to pick me up in Dauphin and take me with them to Winnipeg, where I caught a flight to Toronto, and Ive been living here ever since. After that tour, Crowned King ended up going to Japan for three years and I didnt hear much from them until a few months ago when I ran into their singer, Shaun Frank, who told me that the band had moved to Toronto and has changed their name to The Envy. Shaun emailed me a week ago and said they were playing a show at The Mod Club with The Midway State and asked if I wanted to come out. These photos are from The Envy's set. I have a lot from The Midway State as well which I will be posting soon enough.