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WADE is an independent progressive rock band from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Its members are Cody Harper, Anton deGroot, Michael Petersen, and Joel Goundry.
While all acting in the University of Calgary’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, the then five band members met and began rehearsing rock covers for a school event. After writing a few original songs, the then unnamed band decided to push their work further, getting bookings in bars all over Calgary. The name WADE was eventually chosen almost arbitrarily, taking it from the company logo on all the water fountains in Craigie Hall, where the university’s drama department is located.
Originally a five-piece band, founding member George Wong left the band to pursue his solo work in late 2002. The remaining four members added an acoustic guitar – played by vocalist Harper – to the regular line-up, filling out the music to the sound heard today. The band has performed all across Alberta, including shows with the…
