associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape name background instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
the weakerthans , propagandhi 1980s -- present epitaph , anti- john k. samson
 yes john k. samson solo_singer vocals , guitar , bass folk punk punk , indie rock , post-punk , hardcore weakerthans guy , by tao zhyn.jpg winnipeg , manitoba , canada john kristjan samson musician , songwriter
john k. samson

john kristjan samson -lrb- born 1973 -rrb- is a musician from winnipeg , manitoba , canada .
he is a singer-songwriter and currently the frontman of the canadian indie folk/rock band the weakerthans .
he also played bass in the punk band propagandhi during the mid-1990s .
samson is married to canadian singer-songwriter christine fellows .
he is an adjunct professor with the creative writing program at the university of british columbia .
