C'mon | |
|---|---|
 C'mon on stage in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Past members | Ian Blurton Katie Lynn Campbell Randy Curnew Dean Dallas Bentley |
C'mon was a Canadian rock band based in Toronto, known for its explosive live shows. [1] The core members were Ian Blurton on guitar and vocals, and Katie Lynn Campbell (formerly of Nashville Pussy) on bass and vocals and with Randy Curlew and later Dean Dallas Bentley on drums.
The band was formed in 2003 [2] by Blurton, Campbell and Curnew, [3] [4] and released an album of strident rock music, Midnight is the Answer, in 2004. [5]
C'mon toured about Canada in 2005, travelling as far as Charlottetown. [6] In 2006 the band toured across Canada again, including a performance in Winnipeg. [7] By that time the group had released four albums, [3] including In the Heat of the Moment, which received airplay on campus and community radio. [8]
In 2007 the band performed at the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario. [9]
The band's 2010 album Beyond the Pale Horse appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 campus and community radio chart in 2011. [10]
Curnew left the band and was replaced by Dean Dallas Bentley on drums. C'mon disbanded in 2011.
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