November 2003. Grey skies, icy streets and temperatures that keep everything but the postal workers inside. After 9 years on the North American punk/rock scene, Calgary mainstays, Downway, decide to pack it in after boasting 5 albums,4 videos,8 years of touring and a slew of fans around the world. Everyone remains friends, but not everyone is ready to call it quits playing music. One month earlier Downway's Dave Pederson and Mac Barber have already begun writing new songs with friend Jesse Fizzel. These songs were never intended to be Downway songs. These new songs were intended to be the first of many new songs for a new band the three were forming. All they needed was a bass player. Bass players are pretty scarce sometimes so they did what anyone else would do. Find a great bass player from a great band and ask the guy to join your band. And that's how Marek from Deville became the final piece in this new un-named band. Fast forward to June 2004. The band has an album's worth of material, They've never played a show. No one outside the confines of a concrete South Calgary basement has heard a note from these guys. Marek is no longer in Deville and is in the un-named band full time now. The first show is slated for June 25th @ The Black Swan in Calgary w/Chixdiggit. At this point this band needs a name and after kicking around more than a few ideas, RED CITY ANTHEM is born. The rest remains to be seen as Dave Pederson.Mac Barber,Jesse Fizell and Marek launch what very well could be your new favorite band.

With an EP slated for a late 2004 release on Triple Threat Records, and shows all over Western Canada, it won't be long until you find Red City Anthem in your local venue or in your CD player.

MP3s coming soon.