The Vermicious Knid

For the creatures of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, see vermicious knid.

The Vermicious Knid
Origin	Brantford and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, Post-hardcore
Years active	2000–2006
Labels	AntiAntenna Recordings Ford Plant Recording Co.
Past members
Tim Ford (vocals, guitar) Ryan Stanley (guitar, vocals) Brian Ward (bass, vocals) Jesse Shanks (drums)

The Vermicious Knid was an indie rock band from Brantford, Ontario. Formed in October 2000,.^[1] They released an EP independently in 2001 and released a second EP, Days That Stand Still, on AntiAntenna Recordings in 2002. However, after releasing their first and only full-length album, Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion, in 2005 they officially disbanded, and played their final show at The Ford Plant on 10 February 2006.^[2]

The band's name is taken from extraterrestrial creatures in Roald Dahl's novel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

Tim Ford continues to be an active member of the music scene of Brantford and Southwestern Ontario, operating a concert venue (The Ford Plant) and a related record label (The Ford Plant Recording Co.). He contributed a solo track, "The Brantford Song", to the 2007 Friends in Bellwoods compilation. Ford is currently in a band called Racoon Wedding [sic], with Jesse Shanks (The Vermicious Knid), Tyler Springall, Drew Ayerhart and Scott Wilson (The Ford Plant).

Ryan Stanley and his wife, Jackie Stanley, perform as a duo called Cursed Arrows.

Discography

• The 20 Year Design Theory (Compilation), AntiAntenna Recordings, 1 June 2001
  • features "A Signed Photo of Anne"
• Days That Stand Still (EP), AntiAntenna Recordings, 2002
• The Vermicous Knid / The Sourkeys (Split 7"), July 2005
  • features "The Problem's in My Muscles"
• Smalltown Devotion/Hometown Compulsion, Ford Plant Recording Co., 2005

Notes

1. ^ Profile on CBC Radio 3
2. ^ The Sour Keys' past shows

External links

• The Ford Plant − Brantford-based concert venue and record label, established in 2002 by Tim Ford.
• Cursed Arrows − Ryan Stanley and his wife Jackie Stanley perform as a duo called Cursed Arrows.
• BRIGITTE - Brian Ward currently plays in this Toronto based band