The Damn Truth

The Damn Truth's family vibe and down-to-earth accessibility have endeared them to a loyal fan base who have been championing the band by word of mouth, with Lee-la as their unofficial den mother. "I honestly really love interacting with our fans,” she says. “I think they are the sweetest.“I mean, every once in a while you get a hater or someone whose sole intent is to make you feel bad, but, thankfully, it doesn't happen too often. Most of the time, people are overwhelmingly positive and kind. I think our fans get what we are into, and our peace and love and rock 'n' roll vibe still resonates with people out there. As it should!” Lee-la adds with a laugh.

The fans were there when The Damn Truth headlined one of Canada's first drive-in concerts during the COVID lockdown, and especially when the band started a Songs We Love video series of tunes that influenced them. (One cover, Gimme Shelter, deeply resonated during the 2020 summer protests and was picked up by several radio stations.) Where the band truly came into their own was on TikTok, gathering a whole new fan base through their imaginative cover-song videos and by opening their stream to fans’ requests.​

"We were in serious performance withdrawal. After being on the road for years and being used to playing shows just about every night, it didn't feel right to not be performing." Lee-la says. "We set this goal for ourselves: to release a video a day for a month, or something like that. It gave us a purpose and it was fun to get dressed up, revisit some of our favourite rock songs, and be reminded of others once the suggestions started coming in. It was pretty awesome to see the numbers go up and to get so much positive feedback from new fans all over the world. What we learned was, you're gonna find your tribe if you look hard enough."

In so many ways, a rock 'n' roll tribe of love and community is something we can all be a part of, right here, right now