User:MitchPeterson/sandbox

Story of the Unknown is a Halifax, Nova Scotia Indie Trio formerly known as "Surviving Coughlan" from Riverview, New Brunswick consisting of Mitch Peterson (guitars,vocals), Kevin Young (guitars, vocals) and Jonathan MacKenzie (keyboards,percussion,drums). Mitch and Andrew Thorne, met at a Sloan concert in Moncton,NB in September,2011. They then started producing improvised music that they put on recordings called "The Shit Show" as a joke but their first single "Far Away" written by Mitch Peterson came out of it. The band met Canadian indie rock band Arkells in Febuary 2012 giving new musical influence to the duo,but then Peterson's long time friend Jonathan MacKenzie joined a week after they met Arkells. Jonathan recorded an instrumental, which would soon become their next single "Someone Help Me" that would be track 2 of their 3 track EP, Sandcastles EP that was recorded in April, 2012 in Peterson's basement, also called Room 2000. The name "Surviving Coughlan" started when Peterson and Thorne went on a website that matches words and put their teachers names into it. Surviving Coughlan was initially a joke but Petersons mathematics teacher, Sarah Coughlan threatened to take legal action so the band chose another name.

June, 2012 would be a big month for the group as former lead guitarist Andrew Thorne quit for personal reasons and the group was excited to become a duo, but one major thing would happen to member Jonathon MacKenzie. In February, 2012, on MacKenzie's entry to the group, his father had made the decision to move to Halifax,Nova Scotia after the school year finished. During the Summer of 2012, the group focused on side projects both members had. Peterson went on a six week Pilgrimage to find his inner drum line percussion influence, and MacKenzie was part of a new group, Okanagan, who toured the Annapolis Valley and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

August, 2012 was another huge month for the duo, Jonathan MacKenzie's cousin, Kevin Young joined the band replacing Andrew Thorne as lead guitarist. Young brought incredible guitar skills and songs that were down to the groups indie vibe. They are planing on recording professionally.