Hollerado

Hollerado
Hollerado performing at the Liberation Day festival in The Hague, 2014
Background information
Origin	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock Power pop
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Royal Mountain Records, Arts and Crafts
Associated acts	Stella Ella Ola
Website	http://www.hollerado.com/
Members	Dean Baxter Jake Boyd Nixon Boyd Menno Versteeg

Hollerado is a Canadian indie rock band from Ottawa. Formed in 2007, The band consists of Menno Versteeg (lead vocals, guitar), Nixon Boyd (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dean Baxter (bass, backing vocals) and Jake Boyd (drums, backing vocals). The band has toured extensively, including time in North America, South America, Europe and China, playing with bands such as The Flaming Lips, Weezer, Fucked Up, Black Lips and Passion Pit. They were nominated for the Best New Group Award at the 2011 Juno Awards.

Three of the four members of Hollerado grew up on the same street in Manotick, Ontario a suburb of Ottawa. Hollerado later recorded and periodically lived in Montreal, Quebec where they gained attention as one of Montreal's "top up-and-coming bands". The line-up includes lead singer and guitarist Menno Versteeg, lead guitarist Nixon Boyd, bassist Dean Baxter, and drummer Jake Boyd. Since its inception in April 2007 the band has shared the stage with hard-rocker Andrew W.K. and Montreal's The Stills and Malajube, and was hand-picked by Jack White to open for his newest group, The Dead Weather. The band has also played festivals such as SXSW, NXNE, Pop Montreal, Rifflandia Music Festival and Sled Island in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.