Bad Flirt (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bad Flirt

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Origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre = Indie pop
Years_active = 2002–present
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URL = [http://www.badflirt.com/ Official website]
Current_members = Jasamine White-Gluz, Evan Dubinsky, Laura Lloyd, Nick Knowles, Raf De La Durantaye
Past_members = Edmund Lam, Heidi Donnelly, Mark Grinberg, 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.

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,cite news |url=http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2003/10/2113.cfm |work=chartattack |title= LIVE: VHS Or Beta in Montreal |last=Carpenter |first=Lorraine |accessdate=2007-01-24] 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 Mark Grinberg. 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.cite news |url=http://www.cjlo.com/magazine/features.php?ID=66 |work=CJLO Magazine |title= Bad Flirt Tour Diary |accessdate=2007-01-24] The record was played on college, community and mainstream radio stations.cite news |url=http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2005/07/1902.cfm |work=chartattack |title= Charty Chart Chat: The High Dials Declare War |last=Staff |accessdate=2007-01-24] cite news |url=http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2005/August/top200.html |work=!earshot Magazine |title= !earshot charts - July 2005 - top 200 |last=Staff |accessdate=2007-01-24]

In the summer of 2005, Donnely, Lam, and Grinberg 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 Montrealcite news |url=http://www.popmontreal.com/festival/schedule.pdf |work=POP Montreal |title=POP Montreal 2005 Schedule |accessdate=2007-01-24] 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"cite news |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450399/fullcredits |work=IMDB |title=Breakfast of Imbeciles: Full Credits |accessdate=2007-01-24]

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.cite news |url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/badflirt |work=CD Baby |title=Catchy, dancy indie pop with some lo-fi tinges |accessdate=2007-01-24] 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).cite news |url=http://www.smalltownamerica.co.uk/showsarchive.php |work=smalltownamerica listings |title=August, September 2006 |accessdate=2007-01-24] 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. cite news |url=http://www.ellecanada.com/ellecanada/client/en/Today/thismonth.asp |work=Elle Canada - Radar |title=Bad Flirt: from blogosphere to big time |accessdate=2008-05-31]

Currently, Bad Flirt are working on a cross promotion campaign with NASA to make themselves the first band to play live in space. The details of this venture are speculative, but they assert that it is not a joke. Nasa, hoping to reach a new demographic said that "the idea is somewhat unorthodox, but we hope that this opens doors to those who thought this impossible". Bad Flirt have been mum on the topic so far, but hint that October 7th (the album release date) will be both an historical event as well as groundbreaking.

Current Band Members

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

Discography

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

References

* [http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/121902/music3.html Right on Red: Bad Flirt turns her twister on you] "Montreal Mirror," 2002-12-19
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/ Bad Flirt on New Music Canada] CBC Radio 3
* [http://www.wetlabel.com/magazine/Review_Bad_Flirt__6_Ways_to_Break_Your_Heart/05.13.05-12727-a Review: 6 Ways to Break Your Heart] "Wetlabel," vol. 3 issue 4
* [http://www.moregoatthangoose.com/cds/cds.php?cd=00056.xml Review: 6 Ways to Break Your Heart] "Mote Magazine
* "The youngin Ms. Jasamine toys with back-beats and guitars to make tunes that you can bank on," "Village Voice," 2003-01-16
* [http://www.herenb.com/moncton/issues/0232/shameless.html Shameless flirts: Montreal-based foursome is ready to take over your heart] "Here Magazine," 2005-08-11

Interviews

* [http://www.torontomusicscene.ca/interviews/bad-flirt-has-turned-me-into-a-cheater.html Bad Flirt has turned me into a cheater] - Interview from TorontoMusicScene.ca

External links

* [http://www.badflirt.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/badflirt Bad Flirt] on Myspace
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Bad+Flirt Bad Flirt] on Last.fm