Clockwise from top: Nick Dika, Max Kerman, Mike DeAngelis, Anthony Carone and Tim Oxford (Image: Alice Rosenbaum)
In this post-Bieber era, when any bedroom singer with a YouTube account and a good hook can become a global pop star overnight, the Arkells are a throwback to a time when bands proved themselves worthy by hitting the road and hauling their own equipment from gig to gig. The five guys in the group are consummate stage hounds, ready to play anywhere, any time—tiny dives, block parties, half-time shows at football games, and more elegant affairs like the COC’s most recent Operanation gala, where they performed with the soprano Ambur Braid.
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Operanation, the annual party to benefit the Canadian Opera Company, is always one of the year’s biggest fetes (not least in terms of space—the party spans three floors of the Four Seasons Centre). This year, the main draws were musical guests Nelly Furtado and The Arkells, both accompanied by singers from the Opera Company. Before the performance, we spoke with Gabrielle Miller, everyone’s favourite Corner Gas star, about hopping between Canada and the U.S.—the actress is now multinational, having just starred in 
