Bad Flirt (band)

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Bad Flirt

Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s) Indie Pop
Years active 2002–present
Website Official website
Members
Jasamine White-Gluz, Evan Dubinsky, Laura Lloyd, Nick Knowles, Raf De La Durantaye
Former members
Edmund Lam, Heidi Donnelly, Mark Greenberg, Adam Brown, Alex Rabot, Matt Holden

Bad Flirt is an indie pop band from Montreal, Canada, originally formed as a solo project by singer/songwriter Jasamine White-Gluz in 2002. The band was launched in its current form in the winter of 2004 and has since played more than 200 shows.

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[edit] History

Starting in the spring of 2002, White-Gluz performed extensively as a solo arist in Eastern Canada and the US using the name Bad Flirt. Bad Flirt shared the stage with One Candle Power and Jade Tree recording artist Onelinedrawing during an early performance in Montreal. Bad Flirt performed again with Onelinedrawing in 2003 and in the same year shared the stage with Victory Records' The Sleeping, Bayside and Glasseater as well as the now defunct group The Unicorns.

Bad Flirt released an EP in the summer of 2003 entitled The August Issues; a tour followed the release of this album. Bad Flirt played shows with Relapse Records band Buried Inside, Astralwerks dance punk group VHS or BETA,[1] and played at the 2003 edition of POP Montreal.

In 2004, White-Gluz took a break from touring and began working on her second EP. It was during this time the project expanded to a band. White-Gluz enlisted ex-A Vertical Mosaic members Heidi Donnely and Edmund Lam, as well as guitarist Marc Greenburg. The first release by the newly-formed band was 6 Ways To Break Your Heart, completed in 2005. This incarnation of Bad Flirt toured extensively throughout 2005. During the tour, the band appeared at The Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey, among other notable venues.[2] The record was played on college, community and mainstream radio stations.[3][4]

In the summer of 2005, Donnely, Lam, and Greenburg left the band amicably to pursue other projects. White-Gluz recruited guitarist Laura Lloyd (granddaughter of Canadian social-democratic politician Woodrow Lloyd) and keyboardist Evan Dubinsky to join the band. The group then played a number of shows along the east coast of Canada. The band also played the 2005 edition of POP Montreal[5] and shared the stage with The Kills, Magneta Lane and Rogue Wave. During 2005, the band also composed and performed music for the Canadian film Breakfast of Imbeciles[6]

In the winter of 2006, the band released a 7" on the New York City-based label Frigid Ember. The single, entitled "Head On," was a poppy, dancy melange of 80's pop jams and 90's shoegazer riffs.[7] Bad Flirt continued to perform at high profile shows with bands such as Say Hi To Your Mom and Sub Pop's The Elected (members of Rilo Kiley). Following the release of the 7" in the summer of 2006, Bad Flirt performed at the Montreal Fringe Festival and recruited two new members: Matt Holden and Rafael De La Durantaye.

In August 2006 Bad Flirt embarked on an extensive US tour with the Irish duo Oppenheimer (Bar None Records).[8] In early 2008, the band completed their first full length record, produced by Howard Bilerman and released by Kartel/Universal, and completed an extensive tour of the US and Canada. [9]

[edit] Current Band Members

  • Jasamine White-Gluz: vocals/guitars
  • Evan Dubinsky: keyboards/vocals
  • Laura Lloyd: guitar
  • Nick Knowles: guitar/bass
  • Raf De La Durantaye: drums

[edit] Discography

  • The August Issues (2003)
  • Six Ways To Break Your Heart (2005)
  • Head On - 7" (2006)
  • Virgin Talk (2008)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Lorraine. "LIVE: VHS Or Beta in Montreal", chartattack. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  2. ^ "Bad Flirt Tour Diary", CJLO Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  3. ^ Staff. "Charty Chart Chat: The High Dials Declare War", chartattack. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  4. ^ Staff. "!earshot charts - July 2005 - top 200", !earshot Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  5. ^ "POP Montreal 2005 Schedule", POP Montreal. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  6. ^ "Breakfast of Imbeciles: Full Credits", IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  7. ^ "Catchy, dancy indie pop with some lo-fi tinges", CD Baby. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  8. ^ "August, September 2006", smalltownamerica listings. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
  9. ^ "Bad Flirt: from blogosphere to big time", Elle Canada - Radar. Retrieved on 2008-05-31. 

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