The Enthusiasts are a Canadian garage rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, active from 1963 to 1972. considered one of the most influential underground Canadian Rock groups of the 20th Century, the band's style paved the way for the first waves of Canadian Punk Rock and Art Rock. The Enthusiasts are considered pioneers of Indie Rock as well. while the band saw little mainstream success outside of their native Canada, their influence on later music scenes would be tremendous, especially during the 1980s. The Band has been disbanded since early 1972, although they briefly united for a short Canadian tour in 1984. Currently there are no plans for any further Enthusiasts reunions. History Formed in February 1963 by guitarist and vocalist Joseph Farber, drummer Dylan Handelman and bassist Maxwell Goldstein while the trio were attending the University of Manitoba. Farber and Handelman, childhood friends had been playing rock and roll music together since 1954 and collaborated in various Winnipeg area rock groups throughout the 1950s, most notably The Manitoba Mooseman. Goldstein, originally from Fort William, Ontario and a Sophomore at the University in 1963, was a classically trained musician that shared similar Garage Rock tastes to that of Farber and Handelman. with the lineup of Farber, Handelman and Goldstein complete by March 1963, the band began to play regularly around Winnipeg by May of that year. By June 1963, the band's debut single, "Knockin" b/w "Selfish Girl" had been recorded and self-released by the band. A smash hit in the Canadian college underground, it would later become a monument of early garage rock. It was also around this time that the band began their relationship with longtime friend, Dr. Adeen Khokhar, who after graduating from University of Manitoba's School of Medicine became a noted Pakistani-Canadian record producer. He also played the harmonica for the band on several occasions. However, by April 1964, Maxwell Goldstein would part ways with Farber and Handelman, due to musical differences, and to focus more on his other band, Mamojam, who later in the 1960s would go on to become one of the founders instrumental rock. The Split between Goldstein and The Enthusiasts was amicable, as The Enthusiasts would later collaborate and tour extensively with Mamojam. Replacing Goldstein was longtime friend of the band, Matthew "G" Giordano. the lineup of Farber, Handelman and Giordano would become the quintessential Enthusiasts lineup. By mid 1964. the band began to