C'mon (band) explained

C'mon
Origin:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Alternative rock
Years Active: - 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 Curnew and later Dean Dallas Bentley on drums.

History

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, 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.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. https://nowtoronto.com/news/best-of-toronto-music/ "Best Of Toronto - Music"
  2. http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=208 "C'Mon With Ian Blurton"
  3. Web site: Hour Magazine. 24 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223829/http://hour.ca/2006/01/26/hot-space-for-rent/. 3 March 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Exclaim! Magazine. 24 August 2012. Vish Khanna.
  5. https://nowtoronto.com/news/cmon/ "C'mon"
  6. https://www.straight.com/article/cmon-0 "C.mon"
  7. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cmon_hot_live_guys_louisiana_cockfight-royal_albert_arms "C'mon / Hot Live Guys / Louisiana Cockfight Royal Albert Arms Hotel, Winnipeg MB - April 13, 2006"
  8. http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/December/top200.html "!earshot charts - November 2005 - top 200"
  9. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cmon "C'mon"
  10. http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2011-05-10 "The National Top 50"
  11. https://www.proquest.com/docview/438754470 "Cd Reviews"