The Saint Alvia Cartel

The Saint Alvia Cartel Now Known As Saint Alvia Is Burlington Ontario’s Latest Contribution To Good Music…. And These Guys Are No Strangers To The Music Scene As They Have All Enjoyed Success With Former And Current Projects Including Boys Night Out Jersey The Video Dead And Hardcore Legends Grade. ‘Nuff Said. Pasalic Comments On The Inception Of The Band That Is Named After Ernest Alvia “Smokey” Smith Canada’s Last WWII Veteran . With Their Roots Firmly Planted In Punk-Rock The Band Also Draws Inspiration From Almost Every Genre Out There Roots Rock And Roll Blues Soul Dancehall Reggae Country New Wave And Hip Hop. The Saint Alvia Cartel Gave The World A Taste Of Their Eclectic And Infectious Melodies After Recording And Releasing A Couple Demo Tracks Via MySpace In 2006. It Was Enough For Montreal’s Noted STOMP RECORDS Who Inked The Deal As Soon As They Got The Chance. The Saint Alvia Cartel Has Been Hitting The Road With A Vengeance Performing At The Vans Warped Tour Scene Fest Wakestock Casby Awards Edge Next Big Thing AMP’d Live Montreal Int’l Jazz Fest POP Montreal CMW Halifax Pop Explosion And Have Shared The Stage With Billy Talent Manu Chao Attack In Black Operation MD Matthew Good Bad Religion K-Os And Many More. If That Wasn’t Enough The Saint Alvia Boys Also Played Across The Country With Bedouin Soundclash And The Union Tour . The Saint Alvia Cartel Have Picked Up A Slew Of Award Nominations From CBC’s New Music Canada The CASBY’s The Hamilton Music Awards And Even Received A JUNO Nomination For Rock Album Of The Year. Release Dates Self Titled 29/05/2007 "Between The Lines" 09/09/2008 Members GREG UMETSU TAYLOR BEN RISPIN
MATT RICHMOND
ROB PASALIC
GREG FISHER
BRANDON BLISS read less