Peter Elkas (born July 24, 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, signed to

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. Born in

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, Quebec, Elkas spent twelve years as part of the Montreal band Local Rabbits, with whom he started playing as a teenager. He released his first solo album, ''

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'', in 2004, and has opened for such artists as

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, Feist and k-os.

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produced Elkas' 2007 release, '' Wall of Fire''. Along with Ian McGettigan, Elkas produced an album of all original material, 2011's ''

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'' on New Scotland Records.

Discography

Local Rabbits

*1993: ''The Super Duper EP'' *1994: ''Put on Your Snowsuit, You Are Going to Hell!'' ( 7") *1995: ''You Can't Touch This'' *1998: ''Basic Concept'' *2001: ''This Is It Here We Go''

Solo albums

*2004: ''

'' *2007: '' Wall of Fire'' *2011: ''

'' *2018: '' Lion (Peter Elkas Band)''

With Other Artists

*2009: ''

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'' Joel Plaskett

References

External links

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1976 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian indie rock musicians Musicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian male singer-songwriters {{singer-songwriter-stub