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Joanie Loves Chachi is a rock band from Canada that came to life in the mid-nineties. The founding members are Dean Young, Norm Thody and Nathan Langdon. The band experienced a few lineup changes between the 90's and 2019. In November 2019, the band won a Fraser Valley Music Award in the punk category.

History
During the early 2000's Songs from Please Keep Of the Grass and the Self-Titled EP were selected for a Space Channel television series named Alienated (TV series). Shortly after, the band was also featured at Slam City Jam in Vancouver. The band reassembled in 2018 and are releasing a new, full-length record in 2020 labeled My Brother's Karate.

Musical Style
Joanie Loves Chachi considers themselves a rock band, despite winning a Fraser Valley Music Award in the Punk category. Their music genre contains elements that range between rock, alternative, pop, and punk.

Alumni

 * Current members
 * Dean Young – vocals, guitars (founding member - present, songwriter)
 * Norm Thody – bass, backing vocals (founding member - present)
 * Barry Higginson – drums, backing vocals (2018–present)
 * Jay Slye – guitars (Nov 2019–present)


 * Former members
 * Nathan Langdon – drums (1992–1996)
 * Luke Rogalsky – guitar (1998-2004)
 * Aaron 'Boon' Gustavson – bass (2002–2004)
 * Mario Nieva – drums (2002–2004)

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