One Bad Son

One Bad Son
One Bad Son in 2012
Background information
Origin	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genres	Hard rock, Rock and Roll
Years active	2004–present
Labels	604 Records
Associated acts	The Lazys, The Wild
Website	www.onebadson.com
Members	Shane Volk Adam Hicks Adam 'Granny' Grant Kurt Dahl

One Bad Son is a Canadian rock band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, consisting of Shane Volk (vocals), Adam Hicks (guitar), Adam 'Granny' Grant (bass), and Kurt Dahl (drums). Kurt Dahl is also an entertainment lawyer in Canada.

The band formed in 2004 in Saskatoon, when Dahl, Hicks and Volk started writing songs that would become part of their debut album, This Aggression Will Not Stand. The album was recorded in Saskatoon in 2005, and released by U.S. independent record label Versailles Records. The album title is a reference to the movie The Big Lebowski. The single 'Alive in Texas' from the album was a surprise radio success in Saskatoon, after an intern at the local rock station played it to a DJ and it was subsequently added to heavy rotation.

Dahl, Hicks and Volk moved into a house in Saskatoon together in 2006, and started writing songs for their second album, Orange City. The album was again released by Versailles Records and spawned two regional radio successes in "Crooked Mic Stand" and "Sun/Fire." Around this time, the band started touring heavily throughout Western Canada.

In 2007, the band won a regional contest to open a concert in Regina for Grammy-award nominated hard rock band Godsmack. This led to an opening slot for Buckcherry and Default on New Year's Eve 2007 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, following which Default invited the band to join them on tour.

In 2010, the band released The Rustbucket EP independently. The singles 'Rustbucket' and 'Retribution Blues' were released independently, both of which received broader radio play across Canada. Around this time, the band released an iPhone app that allowed users to make their own version of the song 'Rustbucket'. In late 2010, the band moved from Saskatoon to Vancouver, and shortly thereafter signed a record deal with 604 Records.