Zeus perform in The Current Studio (session + interview)

Zeus, 'You Could Have a Lover' performed at The Current

Zeus, 'First One In' performed at The Current

Zeus, 'Miss My Friends' performed at The Current

Zeus - Miss My Friends (Live on 89.3 The Current)

Toronto rockers Zeus have had a lot of labels thrown at them — "retro", "indie", even "Southern rock" — but the label that suits them best is simply "friends."

Ever since Carlin Nicholson and Mike O'Brien met in grade 10 and as the rest of the guys (Rob Drake, Neil Quin and Jason Collett) were brought into the band, all the members of Zeus are good friends who share a common love for playing music. In town for a show at the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Zeus stopped in to The Current's studio to play some songs and to chat with Mary Lucia.

Declaring a range of influences as diverse as Nirvana, New Kids on the Block, NOFX, Queen and Michael Jackson, Zeus have always recorded their own music, but on their most recent record, 

, the band went "whole hog" and mixed and produced the album themselves.

Listen to the complete interview to learn more about Zeus, including more about their evolution as a band, their studio on the east end of Toronto and a bit of the friendly intra-band debate on whether to spend their extra time in Minneapolis at Brit's Pub for lawn bowling or at a Twins game.

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Zeus - official site

Between 2005-2022, Mary Lucia earned a large fan base with her work as a broadcast personality, writer, actor, and voice-over talent at The Current. Lucia began her media career doing evenings at REV 105, co-hosted mornings on Zone 105, and hosted a talk show, Somethin' Stupid, on 1500 KSTP.


Mary Lucia

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Zeus

In town for a show at the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Toronto rockers Zeus stopped in to The Current's studio to play some songs and to chat with Mary Lucia.


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