Blurtonia
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1999–2002 |
| Labels | Grenadine, Sonic Unyon |
| Past members | Ian Blurton Brendan Canning Randy Curnew Al Kelso Sam De Medeiros Eric Larock Kevin Drew |
Blurtonia was a Canadian indie rock group formed by Ian Blurton, after the break-up of his previous band, Change of Heart.
History[edit]
Blurtonia was formed in May 1999 to play live shows in support of Blurton's self-released debut Adventures in the Kingdom of Blurtonia.[1] The band began performing in Toronto, including at the Rivoli[2] and at Humble & Fred Fest at Fort York,[3] The album was co-produced by Daryl Smith, Jon McCann played drums in the original line-up and it was later re-released by Sonic Unyon.[4]
In addition to Adventures, Blurtonia released a self-titled album on Grenadine Records in 2002.[5] At the time, the band was composed of Ian Blurton on guitar and vox, Al Kelso (ex-The Dinner Is Ruined) on guitar, Randy Curnew on drums, Sam De Medeiros on bass, plus Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew.[6] McCann left the band to play with Guided By Voices.
The band made a cross-Canada tour in September 2002 with Eric Larock on bass, in place of Medeiros.[7]
In 2006, Blurtonia released the album The Survivalists.[8]
Blurton later joined the band C'Mon, and worked as a recording and producing engineer at Chemical Sounds in Toronto. Drew and Canning went on to solo careers; Canning formed his own record label.
See also[edit]
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of bands from Canada
- List of Canadian musicians
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Barclay; Jason Schneider; Ian A.D. Jack (June 2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press. pp. 905–. ISBN 978-1-55490-968-1.
- ^ "Live Reviews: Blurtonia May 2, 1999, The Rivoli, Toronto"[usurped]. Chart Attack, by Philip Saunders-Arratia
- ^ "Live Reviews: Humble & Fred Fest August 28, 1999 Historic Fort York, Toronto"[usurped]. Chart Attack, Howard Druckman, August 28, 1999
- ^ "Adventures in the Kingdom of Blurtonia". AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers
- ^ "Toronto bands help keep Can-rock alive". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Apr 28, 2001. page J.20[dead link]
- ^ " Blurtonia Blurtonia ". AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers
- ^ "Web diaries musical must-reads ; Performers keep fans in touch and help promote themselves with notes from road". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont.Pacienza, Angela. Oct 3, 2002 Page: A.27[dead link]
- ^ "Blurtonia The Survivalists". Exclaim!, By Jason Schneider Jan 01, 2006
External links[edit]
- Blurtonia @ Grenadine Records
- Blurtonia profile at New Music Canada.
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