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Shit Happens is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Winnipeg in 2018. They have released one full-length album and and EP. They continue to tour as a four piece band.

The band has gone through lineup changes with Kayla Wilding and Dustin Maruca as the only remaining original band members.

They toured Eastern Canada and plan on touring West Canada in the new year.

History
The band was formed in 2018, making their debut performance at Usurper Studios, an underground punk venue. The original lineup featured Travis Nolette on drums, Erica Guzman on bass guitar, Dustin Maruca on guitar, Kayla Wilding as the lead vocalist, and Jes Mo as a secondary vocalist. In 2019, changes occurred within the band as Erica and Travis decided to pursue different paths, resulting in their departure. Subsequently, Bill Perehinec and Evan Sidley joined the band as replacements, assuming the roles of bassist and drummer, respectively. In December of 2022, Jes Mo also departed from the band. Since then, the current lineup has remained unchanged. In 2023 the band joined Punkerton Records

The band released their first single Raiding the Liquor Store and subsequently their five self-titled EP independently. The band would go on to release the singles C.U.N.T. (Cancel Us Next Tuesday) September 2, 2022, Cultivating Collective Confusion March 22, 2023, Re-release Raiding the Liquor Store (with the new lineup) April 1st, 2023, Shitposts and Memes April 21, 2023, Not Cool to Be Homeless, May 12, 2023, and Cynical Asshole, June 12, 2023. All the band's recorded tracks were released as their first LP entitled Verbal Vomit.

In 2022, Paul Gott from Ripcordz asked the band to contribute to the Punk Canada Compilation 2 and the band recorded Love is Shit/Bullshit which are cover songs of Vancouver band The Dishrags. The compilation will be released in the 3rd quarter of 2023.

Current Members

 * Kayla Wilding 2018 - present - lead vocalist, songwriter
 * Dustin Maruca 2018 - present - drums
 * Evan Sidley 2019 - present - guitar
 * Bill Perehinec 2019 - present - guitar

Former Members

 * Jes Mo 2019-2022 - Secondary vocalist
 * Erica Guzman - 2018-2019 - bass guitar
 * Travis Nolette - 2018-2019 - drums

Discography

 * Shit Happens - EP, 2022
 * C.U.N.T. (Cancel Us Next Tuesday) - Single, 2022
 * Cultivating Collective Confusion - Single, 2023
 * Raiding the Liquor Store - Single, 2023
 * Shitposts and Memes - Single, 2023
 * Not Cool to be Homeless - Single, 2023
 * Cynical Asshole - Single, 2023
 * Verbal Vomit - EP, 2023