Elbow Beach Surf Club

Elbow Beach Surf Club
Elbow Beach Surf Club, November 2007
Background information
Also known as	Elbow Beach, EBSC
Origin	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, Surf rock
Years active	2006–2008
Labels	Burnt Oak
Associated acts	Brides Green Go Richard Laviolette
Website	www.myspace.com/elbowbeach
Past members	Michelle Doucette Lindsay Roe Kevin Barnhorst Kirsten Palm Brad McInerney Dave Bazinet

Elbow Beach Surf Club was an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

The band was formed by Michelle Doucette, Lindsay Roe, and Kevin Barnhorst in the summer of 2006, following several jam sessions Roe and Barnhorst had held in the backyard of the "Grange House"; at that time the place of operation for Guelph's Burnt Oak Records. Fueled by the musical activity around them, the band finalized its roster by the end of the summer and began playing shows, with Doucette departing the group to pursue other projects, and Kirsten Palm, Brad McInerney, and Dave Bazinet entering into the fold.

Elbow Beach's initial performances were well-received, and witnessed the group's tacit blending of both surf and indie rock. Enthused by this success, the group released its first self-titled EP Elbow Beach Surf Club 14 February 2007 on Burnt Oak Records. On this release, Helen Spitzer of Eye Weekly and Brave New Waves stated:

Following the release of Surf Club, Elbow Beach played a handful of shows in support of it, earning them broader exposure than they had previously enjoyed, and culminating in a performance at Pop Montreal alongside their Burnt Oak labelmates. Their sound also began to diversify as a seeming result of their improved chemistry, taking on a more visceral and experimental quality, and embracing previously unexplored musical genres. This was acknowledged in Sarah Liss' November review of their 29 October 2007 Burnt Oak Records follow-up EP Billy Club:

In September 2008, after a lengthy hiatus due to an injury incurred by drummer Dave Bazinet, Elbow Beach Surf Club broke up. Following the band's dissolution, several of EBSC's former members discussed publicly the possibility of reuniting as "Billy Club", a new group named after the eponymous album and reprising the band's final line-up minus Roe; however, this did not happen.

Former members of the band include: