C'mon (band)
{{Short description|Canadian rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = C'mon
| image = C'mon at Casa del Popolo in Montreal, 2006.jpg
| caption = C'mon on stage in 2006
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| alias =
| origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| genre = Alternative rock
| years_active = {{Start date|2003}}–2011
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| website =
| 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.[https://nowtoronto.com/news/best-of-toronto-music/ "Best Of Toronto - Music"]. NOW Toronto, October 27, 2005 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[http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=208 "C'Mon With Ian Blurton"]. Soulshine, 2004-01-26, Sherrill Fulghum by Blurton, Campbell and Curnew,{{cite web|url=http://hour.ca/2006/01/26/hot-space-for-rent/|title=Hour Magazine|accessdate=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223829/http://hour.ca/2006/01/26/hot-space-for-rent/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/cmon_feel_noise|title=Exclaim! Magazine|accessdate=24 August 2012|author= Vish Khanna}} and released an album of strident rock music, Midnight is the Answer, in 2004.[https://nowtoronto.com/news/cmon/ "C'mon"]. NOW Toronto, by Jason Richards, November 18, 2004
C'mon toured about Canada in 2005, travelling as far as Charlottetown.[https://www.straight.com/article/cmon-0 "C.mon"]. Georgia Straight, by Steve Newton on September 22nd, 2005 In 2006 the band toured across Canada again, including a performance in Winnipeg.[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"]. Exclaim!, By Rob Nay, May 01, 2006 By that time the group had released four albums, including In the Heat of the Moment, which received airplay on campus and community radio.[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/December/top200.html "!earshot charts - November 2005 - top 200"]. !earshot.
In 2007 the band performed at the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cmon "C'mon"]. Exclaim!, By Vish Khanna, Jun 05, 2007
The band's 2010 album Beyond the Pale Horse appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 campus and community radio chart in 2011.[http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2011-05-10 "The National Top 50"]. !earshot Charts, for the week ending: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Curnew left the band and was replaced by Dean Dallas Bentley on drums. C'mon disbanded in 2011.
Discography
=Albums=
- Midnight Is the Answer (2004)[https://www.proquest.com/docview/438754470 "Cd Reviews"]. Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Dec 16, 2004, Page: K.13
- In the Heat of the Moment (2005)
- Bottled Lightning of an All-Time High (2007)
- Beyond the Pale Horse (2010)
=EPs=
- C'mon (2004)
- Drums Tour (2005)
- Bass Tour (2006)
- The Mountain (2010)
=Singles=
- "City of Daggers" (2009)
- "Peaches Bathroom" (2009)
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.thisiscmon.com/}}
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Category:Musical groups from Toronto
Category:Canadian alternative rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2003
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2011