INTERVIEW – Barenaked Ladies & Steven Page: Special Exhibit Launches at Studio Bell

It was a performance we never thought we’d see. On March 25th, 2018 at the Juno Awards in Vancouver the Barenaked Ladies – Ed Robertson, Kevin Hearn, Jim Creeggan, Tyler Stewart – reunited with founding member Steven Page to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Their first performance together in a decade – One Week and If I Had 1000000 – was the top-rated segment on the show. It was a thrill for fans to see them together for one night only, and the comfort level of the band members together.

BNL and Page reunited again May 16th at the National Music Centre at Studio Bell in downtown Calgary for launch of Milestones: Barenaked Ladies. Running until February 2019 the exhibit features treasures from the band’s founders, Ed Robertson and Steven Page, including early songbooks and lyric sheets, an acoustic guitar used by Robertson in the music video for "Falling for the First Time," and Page’s 8-track cassette recorder used to make early demo tapes for "Jane" and "Old Apartment." The exhibition will also include an assortment of memorabilia from members of Barenaked Ladies and Page, such as behind-the-scenes photos from the band’s formative years, press clippings, album artwork, and awards.

"This is now the third exhibition that we’ve launched in collaboration with our official partners at CARAS since opening Studio Bell in 2016," said Andrew Mosker, President and CEO, NMC. "We are proud to be the physical home of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and look forward to each induction and producing a coinciding exhibition every year to recognize...