In 1985, they were awarded Quebec’s coveted Felix award for group of the year, and nominated for a Juno award for most promising group. Their refreshing new wave/pop/art rock sound produced chart topping hits like “ Must I Always Remember”, “ Walk Away“, and “L’Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)” from their first two albums. They would eventually achieve their greatest commercial success between the mid 1980’s to the early 1990’s. The Box was formed in 1981 by singer/songwriter, Jean-Marc Pisapia, who had been a former member of Men Without Hats. It was a musical odyssey that gave us a glimpse into their past and current experimentation in flavours of new wave, rock, art rock, and neo-progressive styles. We were treated to a perfectly mixed set of some of their more recent material, along with favourites and chart toppers from several of their earlier albums. The room was filled wall-to-wall with friends and fans, who were there to celebrate the on-going power of this band…and those who heard them for the first time, were no doubt blown away with the rest of us. Montreal-based band, The Box, brought their sensational six-member collective to Ottawa’s Brass Monkey this past Friday night.
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