Ongoing History Daily: Facts about The Beaches

June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Some facts about The Beaches that may have escaped your attention until now.

(1) The group began in 2007 under the name Done With Dolls. After a few lineup changes, they morphed into The Beaches, taking their name after their Toronto neighbourhood.

(2) You would think that “The Beaches” would be a name that had been already taken. Turns out there were bands called Lonely Beaches, Beach House, Dead Beaches and a few others. No one had named their group just “The Beaches,” so they took it.

And (3) Frontwoman Jordan Miller used to be a fan of fantasy live-action roll playing. Anything with elves and knights was okay by her. Meanwhile, drummer Eliza Enman-McDaniel couldn’t get enough of Pokemon.

Friday’s post was about the “Keep ‘Em Separated” guy.

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