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Combining portions of Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock and Electro into one melodic element of noise, welcome to the new innovative sound of The LaFontaines
Formed at the dawn of 2008 and hailing from Motherwell, the old industrial heartland of Central Scotland, The LaFontaines have already forged a dedicated local following after showcasing their energetic live set at venues such as King Tuts, Carling Academy and the Live at Loch Lomond Festival ‘08. Their unique genre mash-up has gained critical acclaim from press and radio throughout Scotland and continues to spiral as the band strive to conquer new ground.
“It shouldn’t work, but it does. The LaFontaines are the real deal†- Rachel Devine (The Sunday Times)
The young, fun and exciting five piece fronted by boyish teenager Kerr Okan express their views on everything from partying hard to their Spock-tastic views on Star Trek and then round everything off by using their socially conscious lyrics to take pop shots at today’s unvarying rap scene.
"After they were described to me, I was almost expecting a Rage against The Machine clone. Thankfully The LaFontaines have a hell of a lot more to offer." - Jim Gellatly (BBC Radio Scotland)
The bands name stems from no other than the late great Don LaFontaine. The band were huge fans of the voice-over legend and were thrilled when the man himself wanted to work with the guys on some voice-over material for their live shows and CD’s. Sadly to the bands deep despair, Don LaFontaine passed away shortly after committing to the project. The LaFontaines carry on his name and legacy as a tribute to the legend that was Don LaFontaine.
So far ‘09 has brought the band a sold out headline show in Glasgow’s top venue ABC2, where they released their debut self titled EP. On the back of this success they hope to build on what has already been achieved by supporting top acts such as “The Cool Kidsâ€, “Mongrel†(Artic Monkeys, Reverend and the Makers) and
Beardyman (UK beat boxing Champion).
Recently you may have caught The LaFontaines out and about all over Glasgow as part of the NME/Guitar Hero sponsored Britbus tour, which saw them take to the roads on an open top double decker tour bus playing live to thousands as they were driven slowly around the city. In a similar vain the band took their explosive live show to the bustling city centre of Glasgow to play a surprise gig to a crowd of unsuspecting onlookers.
To book or get in touch with the band directly please contact through myspace or email @ [email protected]
“The time is surely ripe for the world to take notice of Motherwell’s The LaFontaines†– (The Herald)
“I can't remember the last time I heard a song that so obviously screams hit, it has to be the strongest debut of the year.†- Steve McKenna (Real Radio)
"The LaFontaines make Glasvegas sound like they come from Bearsden†- Tom Morton (BBC Radio Scotland)
“Sounds cool†- Mikey Rocks (The Cool Kids)
“That was sick!†- Beardyman (UK BeatBox Champion)
* The Vulcan *
First Music Video - WATCH IN HD!!!
Kerr's freestyle backstage with Beardyman!
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Cheers go to our chum Bruff for helping to design this myspace. Hope you enjoy your time in Switzerland mate. For designs - [email protected]
Nathan Sawaya over in New York for the amazing artwork he does - www.brickartist.com
Clare Coulter for the amazing job she did with our photos.(PhotoShop is a marvel of science)
Sandy Jones for giving us our much needed direction and to all at Foundry Music Labs for all their help with recordings and pleanty else.
Everyone that has taken the time to help us out with live photos, Fraser Anderson, Keef, John Bell, Lesley, Cam you know who you all are...
Shootback Productions for their filming expertise ala The Vulcan Video etc, always a pleasure
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