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If You Want Me 2:340:00/2:34
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Froggy Bottom Blues 3:200:00/3:20
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Hometown: Edmonton, AB
You might hear the tunes of the Misery Mountain Boys drifting from behind a rotating bookcase of a 1930’s speakeasy. Harkening back to a simpler time, the MMB’s create a soundscape infused with tongue in cheek wit, playfulness, and nostalgia. The band's performance delivers as both classic and fresh, offering a generous variety of speakeasy jazz numbers, velvety love songs, and swingin' jump-blues.
“The Misery Mountain Boys have truly created a sound all their own — playful, energetic, melodic, fun- loving, and toe-tapping. With their groovin' musical sophistication and whip-smart song- writing, this is a band that can win over any audience, of any age — from punk rockers to devotees of old-time country, jazz, and blues.”
- Grant Stovel (CKUA Radio)
Steven Gevenich - lead vocals & guitar
Keith Rempel - upright bass, harmony vocals
Joe Semple - clarinet & saxophone
Ethan Markwart - drums, washboard, harmony vocals
"With the release of the Misery Mountain Boys third album, Somebody Stole My Peaches, this feisty and focused group continues to establish itself as a top drawer example of a retro-cool roots group.
Fuelled by a big bouquet of sounds, some of the group’s musical touchstones have been in the wind for a century, while others are of a homemade variety that have enabled this quintet to create a recognizable spin on classic feels.
Comprised of ten songs, all written by The Misery
Mountain Boys chief navigator, guitarist and lead vocalist Steven Gevenich, Somebody Stole My Peaches has a pulse that is fed by everything from ragtime rhythms to blues-basted ensemble arrangements injected with dynamic solos influenced by classic jazz pioneers. Then there's the vocals, at one turn dripping with angst and heartbreak, before turning to lighthearted revelry at another."
- Peter North (Edmonton Blues Hall Of Fame inductee)
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Recent Performance Highlights
Edmonton International Jazz Festival (2026) - Edmonton, AB
ArtsWells (2026) - Wells, BC
Bella Coola Music Festival (2026) - Bella Coola, BC
Blizzard Fest (2026) - Rossland, BC
Weayaya Music Festival (2025) - Bentley, AB
Manitoba Showcase (2024) - Brandon, MB
Highlandia Festival (2024) - Edmonton, AB
Lilac Festival (2024) - Calgary, AB
Jasper Folk Festival (2023) -Jasper, AB
Kaslo Jazz Festival (2023) - Kaslo, BC
Starbelly Jam Music Festival (2023) - Crawford Bay, BC
OSAC Showcase (2023) - Regina, SK
North Country Fair (2022) - Driftpile, AB
A musical rarity in an industry busy with melancholy, The Misery Mountain Boys are a confident celebration of all that is moving about being alive. The project firmly asserts that playfulness & ease are sacred, and we all have the right to boogie.