Lo and the Magnetics

Montreal, QC

• Influences ranging from early Elvis Costello, to Blondie, to The Pretenders • Band signed to Top 5 Records July 2004 • First video "Pull it All Apart" released March 2006 • Canadian distribution by F>A>B> • Album licensed to (and distributed by) Grover Records in Germany for European territory, including the UK • Major European Tour November through late December 2004 with over 30 dates in Germany, France, Slovenia, Holland, Czech Republic and Austria. • Rave reviews in Montreal weeklies (Mirror, Hour, Voir, Ici), in major newspapers The Gazette & La Presse as well as many European publications. •••••WHAT WAS••••• Formed by ex-members of "The Kingpins" featuring "The Queen of Ska" who boast three full-length albums, over a dozen tours (North American, and European), a performance to over 50,000 spectactors at the Montreal International Jazz Festival 2003, five videos, college and commercial radio airplay , rave concert and CD reviews, showcased at Canadian Music Week (CMW 2000) by invitation of the CBC, Chart Magazine and Rogers Cable. Live national simulcast on CBC "Radiosonic" and a special on Rogers Cable. Numerous televised appearances, played at Hornucopia Festival (IL, USA) 2003, and the list goes on!

Influences

Blondie, Devo, Elvis Costello, Radiohead, The Police

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  • CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence
    CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence

    It launched in June 2005 as one of the world's first music podcasts and has been called ‘Canada’s to …

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    Release Date: Aug 18, 2005
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