WHY
Canadian Alternative Rock Band. 4 albums and a 5th on the way.
Their latest singles "Calloused Heart" and "Soul Declares" which have received radio play on iHeart Radio, Stingray Music and SIRIUS XM.
 WHY album "THE LAZARUS EFFECT" had copies of the album given out before U2 concerts in Ottawa and Montreal and were made available at Make Poverty History. A portion of the proceeds from the album went OXFAM. 
 
2007 WHY released the album “RED” The single (and title track) "RED" sat at #1 on the KICK FM Winnipeg Top 40 for 4 weeks in a row, and was named "Song of the Year". Second single, "The Surface" hit #1 on KICK FM and #5 on THE Q FM in Victoria, BC. 
 
2010 an early demo of "PRISONER of HOPE" was released supporting UNICEF's work in Haiti. 100% of the song’s iTUNES profits go directly to UNICEF. 
 WHY have played festivals, have been a opening act for recording artists: DANKO JONES, ILL SCARLETT, EDGAR WINTER and UNCLE KRACKER... WHY headlined the 2024 Winnipeg FRINGE FESTIVAL main stage for 2 nights. The band were nominated for 6 Manitoba LOUD Awards in 2024.
WHY were voted “Best Rock Band In Canada” by INTEL CANADA star search.
WHY where invited by Bono's organization ONE, to film a performance of a iconic Protest Song to be part of Bono's brainchild Agit8 for the G8 to draw attention to extreme poverty. WHY covered The Stones "Gimme Shelter" and invited beloved Winnipeg R&B singer FLO to join the rooftop performance. 
 WHY's performance is featured on ONE.org international site.
WHY were the only Canadian rock band asked to participate. 
SEE IT: VIDEO: Exclusive WHY Featuring FLO performance of iconic #protestsongs for @ONECampaign #agit8 http://bit.ly/1btxsnq
Other artists involved : MUSE, U2, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, GREEN DAY, Tom Morello, Sting, MUMFORD AND SONS, Elvis Costello, One Direction, AEROSMITH, USHER, Will-Iam... 
were also featured in the ONE campaign's Trailer for Agit8. 
WHY released their album "The Leap" in 2013.
The official video for the single "Weep" is now out on Youtube.
SEE IT: WHY - "Weep" official video: http://youtu.be/W3Rs8b8SdVQ via @youtube

Nov 2019 “Despite All Of The Darkness” was finally released. 5 videos for the album have been created. 
WHY released the single  "Soul Declares" at the end of 2024. The song will be on the next album.
See WHY's latest video for "Soul Declares" at: https://www.youtube.com/WHYtheband

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