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ryder -lrb- bass -rrb- scott freeman -lrb- bass/vox -rrb- arch -lrb- havdale guitar/vox -rrb- cory price -lrb- guitar/vox -rrb- paul goertzen -lrb- danny bass -rrb- samir mallal -lrb- bass -rrb- kemal sev -lrb- miles bass -rrb- rob josephson -lrb- drums -rrb- josh lindstrom -lrb- -lrb- drums -rrb- jon pearce -lrb- guitar/vox -rrb- matt godin -lrb- drums drums -rrb- eamon mcgrath -lrb- guitar -rrb- -rrb- clay jones -lsb- http://whitewhale.ca/label/artist/themohawklodge/ the mohawk lodge -rsb- octoberman eamon mcgrath , handsome furs , the abramson singers , dan mangan , kids these days , 2003 -- present white whale records first love records the mohawk lodge
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the mohawk lodge

the mohawk lodge is a canadian indie rock group , fronted by singer and songwriter ryder havdale , who tours with different collaborators and guests .
formerly based in vancouver , british columbia , the band was formed in the early 2000s as a side project for songs havdale did n't feel fit with his other bands , kids these days and second narrows .
their first album , `` rare birds '' , was released in 2004 on havdale 's own label , white whale records .
the mohawk lodge subsequently became havdale 's primary project after the earlier bands broke up , and followed up with `` wildfires '' in 2007 .
havdale relocated to toronto , ontario in 2008 .
the band 's third album , `` crimes '' , followed in 2010 , and was supported by two european tours with toronto 's eamon mcgrath who also played lead guitar for havdale in the 2010 incarnation of the band .
other members on those tours included peter dreimanis and danny miles of july talk , tim mccready , lee klippenstein of slates , and rob josephson who also formerly played with havdale in kids these days .
2011 began the recording of the follow-up to `` crimes '' , entitled `` damaged goods '' , which was self-recorded in havdale 's toronto bloor street apartment and featured songs that were written and arranged on the 2010 european tours .
the album was released in canada on havdale 's own white whale imprint and in australia on first love records .
inspired by the frequent visits to europe , havdale uprooted to berlin in early 2012 where he lived at the famous schokoladen squat in mitte and focused on an international touring schedule which took him to the usa , canada , the uk , australia and across europe until the end of 2013 .
in 2013 the mohawk lodge played nearly 100 shows and continued to commit to the fierce diy ethic that havdale has commonly espoused .
although historically the mohawk lodge has been a primarily guitar-driven group , citing swervedriver and neil young as influences , havdale has hinted that upcoming music will feature a more electronic influence and make use of `` drum machines and synths '' .
