Rock My World Canada, chapter 101: Hilotrons
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Hilotrons are an indie pop band. Based in Ottawa, the band’s core members are singer Mike Dubue and drummer and engineer Philip Shaw Bova, while past members included Paul Hogan, Damian Sawka and Mike Schultz. Initially best known as an electronic dance music band, they soon began to incorporate a diverse blend of pop styles into their sound.
Their breakthrough album, 2008’s Happymatic, was a longlisted nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. The band performed a show at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec in October 2012, which was its final show with its full original lineup.
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