Blurtonia was a
Canadian
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indie rock group formed by
Ian Blurton
Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer.
Early life
He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973.
Musical career
He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. He ...
, after the break-up of his previous band, Change of Heart.
History
Blurtonia was formed in May 1999 to play live shows in support of Blurton's self-released debut ''Adventures in the Kingdom of Blurtonia''.
The band began performing in Toronto, including at the Rivoli and at Humble & Fred Fest at
Fort York
Fort York is an early 19th-century military fortification in the Fort York neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort housed members of the British and Canadian militaries and defended the entrance to Toronto Harbour. The fort featu ...
, 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
Sonic Unyon is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The label has put out releases by bands including Tristan Psionic, Sianspheric, Shallow North Dakota, Eric's Trip, Hayden, Chore, Frank Black and the Catholics, ...
.
In addition to ''Adventures'', Blurtonia released a self-titled album on
Grenadine Records
Grenadine Records was an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 1997 by Eric Y. Lapointe and Alex Megelas who met at Bishop's University's radio station CJMQ-FM.
The label, initially named B ...
in 2002. At the time, the band was composed of
Ian Blurton
Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer.
Early life
He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973.
Musical career
He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. He ...
on guitar and vox, Al Kelso (ex-
The Dinner Is Ruined
The Dinner Is Ruined is a Canadian indie rock band. the band plays an experimental and improvisational brand of blues rock. The band members are Dale Morningstar, Dave Clark and Dr. Johnny Pee.
History
The Dinner Is Ruined was formed in 1991 by ...
) on guitar, Randy Curnew on drums, Sam De Medeiros on bass, plus
Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning (born 1969) is a Canadian indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used ...
and
Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew (born September 9, 1976) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene. He was also part of the lesser-known KC Accidental, which con ...
. McCann left the band to play with
Guided By Voices
Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio. It has made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard. The most well-known lineup of the band consisted o ...
.
The band made a cross-Canada tour in September 2002 with Eric Larock on bass, in place of Medeiros.
In 2006, Blurtonia released the album ''The Survivalists''.
"Blurtonia The Survivalists"
''Exclaim!'', By Jason Schneider Jan 01, 2006
Blurton later joined the band C'Mon, and worked as a recording and producing engineer at Chemical Sounds in Toronto
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. Drew and Canning went on to solo careers; Canning formed his own record label.
See also
*Music of Canada
The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have History of Canada, shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish-Canadians, Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical Culture of Canada, herit ...
*Canadian rock
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*List of bands from Canada
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References
External links
Blurtonia @ Grenadine Records
Blurtonia profile
at New Music Canada.
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Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups disestablished in 2002
Canadian indie rock groups
Musical groups from Toronto
1999 establishments in Ontario
2002 disestablishments in Ontario