artist The Empty Standards

"...one of Winnipeg's best-kept secrets."

Uptown Magazine

With raw emotive lyricism and a rock solid rhythm section, The Empty Standards will have you slapping a thigh and singing along to their catchy songs in no time. Made with pure country and rocl 'n roll ingredients, this is an authentic roots band with a refreshing flavor. Since forming in the Winter of 2008, The Empty Standards have written a stack of original material and crafted a sound that brings the crowd to the dance floor every time. They have become a staple in the legendary Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club in Winnipeg, have been crowd favorites at festivals such as Harvest Moon Festival, Winnipeg Fringe Festival and Rainbow Trout Music Festival, and are being spun on CBC, UMFM and CKUW.

“Aaron Mallin's superb songwriting and Graham Crellin's hard rockin' guitar combined with the one-two punch rhythm section of Rich Bolton and Sam Klassen make for a first rate package of good tunes and good times. I would book these guys any night of the week, and I usually do!” 

- John Scoles, President Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club.