The Perpetrators are a Canadian rock / blues band formed in 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The band was nominated for a 2006 Juno Award in the Blues Album of the Year category for The Gas and the Clutch.
They have played back up for Hubert Sumlin, Louisiana Red, Paul "Wine" Jones, Downchild Blues Band, George "Wild Child" Butler, Jim Byrnes, Kenny Brown, and Cedric Burnside, as well as recording with Juno winners Sue Foley and Big Dave McLean.
The album was released in April 2007 and was nominated for two 2008 Western Canadian Music Awards - best blues and best independent recordings.
The Perpetrators continue to play shows in and around Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and occasionally tour as the members' schedules permit.