What the hell is an Alter Kaker? It’s a Yiddish term; it means an old fart. Is this band a group of Alter Kakers? Probably, but think of it this way: to become an Alter Kaker you need to have the will to never give up or stop trying, and that’s what they have. They go by the adage that the biggest obstacle to a band succeeding is them breaking up. And by the way, the easiest way to pronounce the band name is by remembering how it rhymes: Alter Kakers like mother truckers.
The Alter Kakers are an indie rock band from Toronto with Steve Bronstein on guitar and vocals, Cary Corvair on bass and vocals, and Dan Barsi on drums. They formed after meeting in another local band called The Dropjoys and noticing they had a shared sense of music and humor.
Their current single, called Stopped Being in Love, is a rock/country ballad about a love affair gone sour. The song and accompanying video, shot in and around Toronto, have been met with positive reviews, with Alan Cross saying it’s a twangy thing that wouldn’t sound out of place in a David Lynch movie.
