| Chris Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter Novelist |
| Associated acts | Rock Plaza Central |
Chris Eaton (born 1971, Moncton, New Brunswick), is the founder and lead vocalist of Toronto-based indie rock band Rock Plaza Central, as well as a novelist.
Eaton began as a solo artist, with various musicians backing him, often using musical improvisation. In 2003, the current line-up of Rock Plaza Central formed during such a gig in Toronto, and they recorded their first album in that incarnation only a month later. Their second album, Are We Not Horses, was favorably reviewed by influential music journal Pitchfork Media.
Eaton is also a published author.[1][2] His first novel The Inactivist (2003), has been required reading on two university courses at McGill University in Montreal, as well as a graduate English course at the University of South Alabama. His second novel, The Grammar Architect (2006), is a "cover" of a Thomas Hardy book, A Pair of Blue Eyes,[3] using some of the plot, imagery, themes and even some passages of the original and creating something new and personal out of that.