Hunter Valentine
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| Hunter Valentine | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004– Present |
| Labels | True North Records (Canada) |
| Website | HunterValentine.com |
| Members | |
| Kiyomi McCloskey Laura Petracca Adrienne Lloyd |
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Hunter Valentine is an alternative rock band based in the Queen West area of Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2004. The current members are Kiyomi McCloskey, Laura Petracca and Adrienne Lloyd. Hunter Valentine is a girl band with a moderate fan base in southern Ontario. They officially formed in 2004, all having different musical tastes. The band signed to True North Records in fall 2006, and released their first full-length album, The Impatient Romantic, on April 10, 2007.[1] Hunter Valentine has also been the staff band at Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp in New Milford, Connecticut.[2]
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[edit] Members
[edit] Kiyomi McCloskey
Kiyomi McCloskey is the lead guitarist and vocalist in the band Hunter Valentine. Some artists that inspired Kiyomi include:
[edit] Laura Petracca
Laura Petracca is the drummer in Hunter Valentine. She began playing drums at a very young age, and competed successfully in many local drum competitions. She was inspired by many classic rock and grunge rock artists.
[edit] Adrienne Lloyd
Adrienne Lloyd is the bassist in Hunter Valentine. She, like bandmate Laura Petracca, began her musical career at a very young age. She studied many bass types, but particularly the upright bass performance. She is a classically trained Bassist.
[edit] Bands Hunter Valentine Has Played With
Along their touring of Southern Ontario, Hunter Valentine has played with many similar bands, including:
- The Cliks
- Dragonette
- Gentleman Reg
- Kids on TV
- Kelly and the Kelly Girls
- Clothes Make the Man
- Dead Letter Dept.
- Hexes and Ohs
- Drowning Girl
- Love Kills
- Dance Yourself to Death
- Sam Roberts
- Social Code
[edit] Discography
[edit] Album
[edit] EP
[edit] Music videos
- Staten Island Dream Tour
- Typical
- Break This
[edit] References
- ^ "Hunter Valentine Are Impatient To Release New Album". Chart. 2007-01-03. http://www.chartattack.com/news/42866/hunter-valentine-are-impatient-to-release-new-album. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Leaving town Hunter Valentine drops everything after signing record deal to work summer camp". http://www.sceneandheard.ca/article.php?id=2023. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
[edit] Interviews
- Love, sex and rock ‘n’ roll with Hunter Valentine - TorontoMusicScene.ca
