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The Flairs are a 21st century band ready to take the world by storm with their catchy, hook-laden rock songs harkening back to the days of '80's hard rock and punk, seasoned with a whole-lotta attitude! Vancouver based band, The Flairs, created quite the buzz with their 2004 debut EP, described as being a magical blend of youthful spirit and undeniable talent by a group determined to unleash their vision on an unsuspecting public. Those starving for real living, breathing punk-coloured hard rock with smart pop sensibilities will eat this up for any meal. The Flairs are on a kick ass mission to rock out even harder with their new full length CD, 'Shut Up and Drive.' The first single and video was a spin on Skid Row's "18 & Life", which received airplay on rock radio stations across North America as well as rotation on Much Music. Shortly after this, The Flairs embarked on an intense 14 week summer tour, which took them across Canada, the US, and impressively, Indonesia! The powerful presence of The Flairs once again created a big enough buzz on MTV Asia, Indonesiar TV and the Soundrenaline Festivals, where upwards of a whopping 90,000 people attended. To date, The Flairs have released 4 other successful videos from the cd 'Shut up and Drive' including 'Sorry For Lovin' You', 'Falling Into Pieces', 'Ready to Roll', and most recently, 'Stinger'.After virtually growing up in their previous pop/punk band Tuuli, and opening for bands such as The Donnas, Disturbed and rock legends Cheap Trick, Dawn Mandarino (vocals and guitar) and Jen Foster (drums and vocals) decided it was time to form their own band. The Flairs story began in the summer of 2002 when Dawn and Jen met Bif Naked's guitar slinger, Gillian Hanna (lead guitar and vocals) as they played North American outdoor festivals and concerts. All three found common ground, added Gillian's brother Ryan Hanna (bass), and the band was officially born. The Flairs attribute their unique sound to their individual influences. Dawn's love for bands like the Ramones and Garbage, Jen's ska-influenced punk in the vein of the Dance Hall Crashers, and the Hanna's passion for heavy guitar rock groups like Metallica, Guns 'N Roses, Stone Temple Pilots and Led Zeppelin. In the mix they have created a sound The Flairs can truly hail as their own. The new album is fast, loud, and extremely addictive, 'Shut Up and Drive' literally kicks this band up a notch into overdrive and gives us a taste of what The Flairs music is really about.Having created such a raw, vibrant buzz across Canada, The Flairs constant touring regimen has included a successful run with rock legend David Lee Roth, highly praised performances at three consecutive Vancouver's New Music West festival, and sold out shows at Toronto's NXNE and Canadian Music Week. They have also showcased at New York City's esteemed punk rock venues, Los Angeles' International Pop Overthrow Festival and headlined the ROCKRGRL Music Conference in Seattle. Most recently, The Flairs have just returned from their 1st, and very successful 2 week European tour in April 2008. This took the band to a new level as they traveled across France and Belgium sharing the stage with punk legends, The Buzzcocks. The Flairs are a forceful live act that continue to expand their already rabid fan base with passion, intensity and a power that can melt faces! The Flairs are definitely a force to be reckoned with!! JOIN THE FLAIRS FAMILY NOW!!!
LIVE IN LE MANS, FRANCE 2008
Sorry For Lovin' You

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Member Since: 9/4/2004
Band Website: theflairs.com
Band Members:DEE DEE - vocals, guitar
GINGER - guitar, vocals
RYAN - bass, vocals
J-FO - drums, vocals

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Sounds Like: ROCK N' ROLL

Record Label: THE FLAIRS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

European Tour...and MORE!!!

HEY FLAIRS FRIENDS & FANS!Well our 1st ever European tour was totally KICK ASS!!!  Now that our livers have finially recovered it's about time we updated ya!  It took us all over the bea...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:34:00 PST

win a date with dawn mandarino!

okay not really. sorry. but i'm sure ryan will set up a kissing booth at this handful of shows we have coming up before Europe: THURS. MARCH 27TH @ LICK CLUB (455 Abbott St) FLAIRAOKE:The Flairs with ...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:08:00 PST

’Shut Up & Drive’ now available in EUROPE!!

    That's right kids!!! Get it while it's HOT!!  http://www.badreputation.fr/produit?id=172 ...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:22:00 PST

Stuffffffffffffffffffffffffff...

Hey Hey!!!!Here's a quick update to what The Flairs have been doing and what we have coming up!!First off, we will be rocking The Media Club with one of our favorite bands Mass Undergoe on September ...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST

YOU TUBE SITE

Hey Hey!!Check out some Videos and such on our brand spankin' new You Tube site....www.youtube.com/theflairsHere you can see never before seen footage such as, The Flairs being chased by cows in Tenin...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:30:00 PST

New Music West Review

Our favourite writer Trevor Hargreaves (I think he was our 1st official Flairs interviewer!) was hauling ass all around town reviewing as many shows as humanly possible for New Music West last weekend...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Wed, 09 May 2007 03:33:00 PST

NEW LIVE VIDEO and NMW SHOW!!

Check out the live video for 'STINGER' at the bottom of our page that our friend Dave Montgomery created when we played in Seattle a little while ago!!  Thanks Dave!!  Also make sure you c...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:38:00 PST

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Posted by THE FLAIRS on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:38:00 PST

THE FLAIRS UPDATE & BUFFALO CLUB SHOW!!!

Hey Hey!!  Just thought I'd give you all a bit of an update as to what's going on in the world of The Flairs these days.  Since we've returned home from our long-ass North American/Indonesi...
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:59:00 PST

The Flairs on Chartattack

Info on our Indonesian Tour: http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/09/1501.cfm Speaking of....word on the street is we'll be back in early December so stay tuned.........
Posted by THE FLAIRS on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:14:00 PST