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.
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.
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