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THIRD TIM FEATURE THE BOXTONES With a new album slated for 2019, The Boxtones – one of the UAE’s biggest bands – is ramping up for a rocking year… Words_Nick Rice There is change afoot in the ranks of the UAE’s hardest working rock band. The close-knit five-piece are bidding farewell to their Canadian bassist Patrick Thibault. The Boxtone’s benevolent dictator, guitarist and vocalist Gary Tierney says: “Pat is going back to Canada so we have a new guy arriving on 11 <strong>December</strong> to pick up where he left off. He’s called Jean- Louis Wittinger and we met him in Canada. He’s been in bands for 20 years and he was really interested in coming out [to Dubai]. Pat’s been amazing, he’s been with us for seven years, but he said he wanted a quieter life so we respect his wishes and say good luck to him.” There’s no winding things down for the rest of the band though – they’re all committed to making The Boxtones work. “We’re in it for life, man,” Tierney says, adding: “We’re all family, pretty much. My sister Gill is the drummer and she’s married to Will the keyboard player, while me and the singer Louise are married and we have a 12-yearold kid, so we can’t leave, we’re in it for the rest of our lives.” This steely resolve has stood them in good stead so far. Soon after forming, the band took the bold decision to bypass the cover band career route and instead plumb for the C 30 DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong>
E HARMER real dream of making a living as a bona fide rock band. The music industry is distinctive in the UAE as corporate gigs, brand alignments and sponsorships for bands comprise a major part of the music scene eco-system. Accepting this as par for the course, The Boxtones earn money with these types of collaborations and from playing some cover residencies, and then plough the funds back into their evolution as an original band. They released debut album In the Pockets of Clowns in 2013. Since then, the band has opened for the likes of Bryan Adams, Stereophonics, Razorlight, Liam Gallagher, Biffy Clyro, Travis and Blur. As well as supporting big league performers, The Boxtones became one of only a few Middle East-based artists to be signed to a major label when they joined Universal in March 2015. Their second LP, Home, followed in 2016 and now they’re HEYMUSIC.COM 31
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