My Broken Hero make its return

Jul 9 2010

My Broken Hero are back in their beloved hometown and will perform at The Academy on Sunday night.

They'll be joined by Victoria's On Call Heroes, local rockers The Moonstones (formerly Rockwell) and Saskatoon's Prom Night in Black and White.

"We are very, very excited to play in Port again. It's our hometown and there's nowhere we love to play more than for our own family and friends," said lead vocalist Dustin Dame. "Without the support of the people of this city, we would never have been able to accomplish the things we did and so performing for those people is an honour."

In 2004, a group of five young men embarked on an epic and unexpected journey into the wilds of a vibrant Western Canadian music scene. The band emerged from a humble beginning, jamming in a church basement for a small group of friends at a local youth group. Without any intentions of becoming anything more, they soon found themselves playing more and more often for an unexpected and fast-growing fanbase. It wasn't long before My Broken Hero was performing for audiences all across Western Canada.

Perhaps it was this humble and unassuming beginning that lent a certain honesty and integrity to their music that seemed to strike a chord with people. Or maybe it was the colourful combination of driving aggression, soaring ambiance and whispered fragility, woven seamlessly throughout their songs. Or it could have been their consistently explosive and energetic live show that elicited such a reaction. Whatever the reason, their music left
its mark on people of all ages and walks of life.

For the next five years, they set out with a purpose - to create and perform
music that would bring light and hope to people's lives. Booking their own
tours, they hit the road in a beat up old van, armed with nothing more than
determination, a solid work-ethic and a love for music and for people. Night
after night, tour after tour, they bared their souls on stages in the cities
and small-towns of Western Canada, and it wasn't long before they were
hearing word of their music being heard all over the world.

Over the past six years, they have played hundreds of shows and have shared
the stage with just as many talented musicians, including Ten Second Epic,
Thousand Foot Krutch, Gob, Needtobreathe, Secret & Whisper, Stereos, We Are
The City, A Textbook Tragedy, Theory of a Deadman, Theset and Maurice, to
name a few. With fans worldwide and CD sales numbering in the thousands, My
Broken Hero has made their mark in the competitive world of music, while
still managing the seemingly impossible task of remaining true to themselves
and the music that they want to create. After almost a year on hiatus, My
Broken Hero is poised to return with a vengeance.

"We get feedback from people all over the world who tell us how much they
love our music and what it means to them, and we don't even know how they
heard about us," Dame said. "So we may not have the biggest fanbase, but the
fans we do have are amazingly passionate about our music. There are cities
that we've played in where we feel like absolute celebrities due to the
overwhelming response we get. And then other places, we're just another
band, so its kind of funny how it works out like that."

My Broken Hero will play at The Academy, 5350 Margaret St. on Sunday, July
11. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. This is
an all-ages show, no drugs or alcohol permitted.

To check out this My Broken Hero's music, go to their Myspace page
www.myspace.com/mybrokenhero