Saxophist, composer, one half of Fresh Pepper, and sometimes Destroyer live member Joseph Shabason has announced a new album, Welcome to Hell, which will be out October 20 via Western Vinyl / ...

Fresh Pepper are the gastronomically inclined Canadian duo of singer-songwriter and visual artist Andre Ethier (The Deadly Snakes) and in-demand saxophonist Joseph Shabason. Inspired in part by their ...

Joseph Shabason and Spencer Zahn are two of the best in the game — the game of composing and performing high-minded yet populist ambient-leaning instrumentals in the jazz and classical realm. (You’ve ...

A member of Vancouver indie rock band Destroyer and Toronto pop outfit DIANA, and a go-to session performer for acts like Fucked Up and the War On Drugs, Joseph Shabason has built a career on an ...

Joseph Shabason has spent much of his career in service to others. Whether it's through his work as a member of synthpop group DIANA, sideman in Destroyer or session musician, the Toronto-based ...

In 1996, the skate company Toy Machine released a short film titled Welcome To Hell. The 32-minute movie features some of the best skaters of the ’90s, including Elissa Steamer, Brian Anderson, Donny ...

The Canadian saxophonist Joseph Shabason, who plays with Destroyer, and his wife watched his father-in-law, a professor whose "mind was everything," slowly degenerate from Parkinson's. Eventually, his ...

JOSEPH SHABASON with SANDRO PERRI at Array Space (155 Walnut), Thursday (January 10), doors 7:30 pm. $15 at the door. Many people first heard Joseph Shabason’s saxophone in a pop music context. He’s ...

Dawn Richard and Toronto saxophonist Joseph Shabason have teamed up for a tribute to Sade. “Broken Hearted Sade” blends lyrics from several of the legendary British band’s classic songs—“No Ordinary ...

Joseph Shabason knows what it's like to watch a close family member face a terminal illness. He's a Toronto-based musician and one third of the band DIANA. A few years ago, Shabason's mother, Anne, ...

October 25, 2017 • In the face of degenerative illness, a mechanic decides to take his life — it's a concept directly inspired by Shabason's own experience. July 11, 2017 • We open this week's ...

The Canadian saxophonist Joseph Shabason, who plays with Destroyer, and his wife watched his father-in-law, a professor whose "mind was everything," slowly degenerate from Parkinson's. Eventually, his ...