Local Rabbits
Local Rabbits were a Canadian alternative rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, active in the 1990s and early 2000s. The band consisted of vocalists and guitarists Peter Elkas and , bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin.
Background[]
Local Rabbits formed in 1990 when its members were teenagers.[1] At first they performed covers of blues music. The band released two albums on Murderecords.[2]
In 1997 the band went out on a North American tour.[3] They toured with The Super Friendz, The Inbreds, Thrush Hermit, Kelley Deal 6000, and Sloan,[1] and performed as Neko Case's backing band on several Lilith Fair dates. Their second album, Basic Concept, reached No. 1 on the Canadian campus radio charts in 1998.
The band signed to Halifax indie label Brobdingnagianin 2001 for their third and final album, This Is It Here We Go.[4] They disbanded soon after, although they reunited in 2007 to record a track for the Rheostatics tribute album The Secret Sessions.[5]
Elkas and Gunning have each pursued solo careers, Myshrall has been a member of Clark, Tricky Woo and is currently in the band Sister with Carla and Lynette Gillis of Plumtree, and Tustin was in Soft Canyon and worked as a carpenter on Debbie Travis' Facelift. Gunning, Elkas, and Myshrall reunite on an occasional basis as "Oldies 990" in Toronto.
Discography[]
- The Super Duper EP (1993)
- Put on Your Snowsuit, You Are Going to Hell! (1994), 7"
- You Can't Touch This (1995)
- British Knights Coalition: Consolidate & Strike (1997), 7"
- Basic Concept (1998)
- This Is It Here We Go (2001)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b " Local Rabbits". AllMusic, Biography by Roxanne Blanford
- ^ "Pete Elkas Goes Soul Searching". Chart Attack, Oct 18, 2004
- ^ Bottenberg, R. "Hare-raising tales", Montreal Mirror, October 16, 1997.
- ^ "Local Rabbits This Is It Here We Go". Exclaim!, By James Keast Sep 01, 2002
- ^ "Local Rabbits, Inbreds Weeping Tile And Others Record Secret Tribute Album To The Rheostatics". Chart Attack - Mar 21, 2007
External links[]
- Local Rabbits fan site
- Musical groups established in 1990
- Musical groups from Montreal
- Canadian alternative rock groups
- Murderecords artists
- English-language musical groups from Quebec