Image from http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/yspwsd1.jpg (I would be happy to give the individual photographer credit, but none of the on-line sources that used this photo listed his/her name...)
Drummer Devon Clifford, from the band You Say Party! We Say Die! collapsed during a performance last Saturday night, and died later in hospital. The cause of death was a cerebral hemmorage, a result of congenital defects.
In the photo above, he's second from the right.
This band is from Vancouver, but used to play quite regularly at the Label Gallery on their way through town on various tours. They went from playing $5 shows in front of 20 people in our gritty little space to performing internationally, including tours of Europe and the U.S., and at Osheaga in Montreal and other major festivals, appearing on the cover of Exclaim! magazine, on TV, radio, etc.
They were/are a terribly nice group of people, super down to earth and super cool, and always gave 100% and looked super happy to be doing so even when they were only playing in front of a few mopey teenagers at the Label. I was always pretty happy about their success, because they certainly deserved it.
Anyway, sad news. Devon was a super nice, genuine guy who, when we wasn't touring, worked with drug-addicted street people in Vancouver.
1 comment:
I remeber that show. me, saidman, you and two or three pencil leggers. Super sad. Truly.
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