Local Rabbits were a

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band based in

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, active in the 1990s and early 2000s. The band consisted of vocalists and guitarists

Peter Elkas Peter Elkas (born July 24, 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, signed to MapleMusic Recordings. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Elkas spent twelve years as part of the Montreal band Local Rabbits, with whom he started playing as a teenager. He rel ...

and Ben Gunning, bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin.

Background

Local Rabbits formed in 1990 when its members were teenagers." Local Rabbits"
''AllMusic'', Biography by Roxanne Blanford At first they performed covers of blues music. The band released two albums on

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. In 1997 the band went out on a North American tour. They toured with

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, Kelley Deal 6000, and Sloan, and performed as

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's backing band on several

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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''. They disbanded soon after, although they reunited in 2007 to record a track for the

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tribute album '' The Secret Sessions''."Local Rabbits, Inbreds Weeping Tile And Others Record Secret Tribute Album To The Rheostatics"
''Chart Attack'' - Mar 21, 2007 Elkas and Gunning have each pursued solo careers, Myshrall has been a member of

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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 ''

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''. 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

External links

Local Rabbits
fan site {{DEFAULTSORT:Local Rabbits Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups from Montreal Canadian alternative rock groups Murderecords artists English-language musical groups from Quebec