Secret Trial Five

ST5 Fun Facts #1

Sidra — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:40:00 +0000

Did you know?
…. that lead singer Sena was spotted eating pie and holding hands with Lindsay Lohan?
… that guitarist Nat is actually half-unicorn, half-carrot cupcake?
… that drummer Kareem owns three of the world’s four largest bow-tie manufacturing unions in North America?
… that guitarist Sidra owns no less than 28 different sets of dental appliances?
… that bassist Gabi was last seen 13 months ago traversing through the Spanish Himalayan peaks?

Upcoming Show: ST5 and Rae Spoon at McGill Rad Frosh

Sidra — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:33:55 +0000

Rae Spoon, with Secret Trial Five and Ayo Leilani

Saturday, September 3 2011 at 8:00pm
Il motore
179 Rue Jean-Talon
Montreal, QC

All proceeds will go towards the Immigrant Workers Centre!
Tickets sold at the door! ($5-$10 or PWYC)
FREE for Rad Frosh participants!

Co-presented by CKUT, the Rough Diamond Collective, and QPIRG McGill.
Event Website

Secret Trial 5 gets Queeriot Love!

Sidra — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:58:24 +0000

We played Queeriot in Kingston last month, and a couple of days ago this letter appeared in the mail…

Dear organizers: we obviously love you right back, and appreciate having the chance to tear shit up at the Grad Pub. We particularly enjoyed the piano and Jenga, and the opportunity to engage in an all-member band grind on multiple occasions in one evening.

Attitude problem, we’ve gots ‘em.

Sidra — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:25:50 +0000

We played Attitude Problem last night, and it was a pretty great show – personal and very positive despite the fact that we were missing Nat so hard. Our co-performers brought it – Amai Kuda, Takiaya, and SF’s Cher Horowitz blew us away with their vibes. We love playing shows like this. Thank you to Ali for taking the videos below.

An important service announcement: Sena’s hamster Fuzz Ahmed Fuzz is missing, and we’re trying to figure out ways to find him. Please let us know your best hamster catching tips.

-Sidra

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Middle Eastern Zombies

Sidra — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:56:38 +0000

secret trial five is a punk band that write songs about zombies eating world leaders, freeing prisoners in guantanamo bay, and more. they started out in 2006 in vancouver (unceded coast salish territory), and when lead singer sena moved to toronto in 2008, she connected with toronto-based musicians sidra and kareem, who ended up joining the band. then in 2010, they added nat and gabi to the band.

the band’s name comes from the name given to five Muslim men, who in 2006, were detained using ‘secret evidence’, spending most of their time in solitary confinement in canadian prisons without charge, but since all have been released (under strict bail conditions/house arrest).

the band has been identified as being part of a genre called “taqwacore”, but they now actively reject that association, as it not only limits them, but also, taqwacore has caused a racist, islamophobic and sensationalist media frenzy. it has also been wrongly reported that the inspiration behind secret trial five are the writings of michael muhammad knight: which is false…

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