The Dinner Is Ruined

The Dinner Is Ruined
Origin	Canada
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1991–present
Associated acts	Gordon Downie, Rheostatics
Members	Dale Morningstar Dave Clark Dr. Johnny Pee
Past members	Don Kerr Al Kelso Jim Field

The Dinner Is Ruined is a Canadian indie rock band. Formed in 1991 by Dale Morningstar, the band plays an experimental and improvisational brand of blues rock.

The band members are Dale Morningstar, Dave Clark and Dr. Johnny Pee. Clark joined the band in 1994 after they were booed on stage while opening for his other band, Rheostatics.

Recording

In addition to their own albums, the members of The Dinner Is Ruined have recorded as part of Gordon Downie's backup band on his solo albums. Downie's band also includes Julie Doiron and Skydiggers guitarist Josh Finlayson.

Discography

The Dinner Is Ruined

• Burn Your Dashiki (1991)
• Love Songs from the Lubritorium (1993)
• Worm Pickers Brawl (1994)
• Ice Cream, Drugs, Rubber Goods (1996)
• Elevator Music for Non-Claustrophobic People (1997)
• A Maggot in Their Heads (1999)
• Ray Charles Kinda Party (2001)
• Legion Hall (2005)

Gordon Downie

• Coke Machine Glow (2001, as members of The Goddamned Band)
• Battle of the Nudes (2003, as members of The Country of Miracles)
• The Grand Bounce (2010, as members of The Country of Miracles)

See also

• Music of Canada
• Canadian rock
• List of Canadian musicians
• List of bands from Canada
• Category:Canadian musical groups