Blurtonia

Blurtonia was a Canadian indie rock group formed by Ian Blurton, 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. Chart Attack, by Philip Saunders-Arratia and at Humble & Fred Fest at Fort York,. Chart Attack, Howard Druckman, August 28, 1999 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."Adventures in the Kingdom of Blurtonia". AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers

In addition to Adventures, Blurtonia released a self-titled album on Grenadine Records in 2002."Toronto bands help keep Can-rock alive". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Apr 28, 2001. page J.20 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." Blurtonia Blurtonia ". AllMusic Review by Sean Carruthers 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."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

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. Drew and Canning went on to solo careers; Canning formed his own record label.

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