King Cobb Steelie

King Cobb Steelie
OriginGuelph, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie rock, grunge[1]
Years active1991–present
LabelsRaw Energy Records, EMI Canada, Outside Music
MembersKevan Byrne
Kevin Lynn
Websitehttp://www.kingcobbsteelie.net/

King Cobb Steelie is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1991 from Guelph, Ontario,[2] and later based in Toronto.[3] The band's most successful single was 1997's "Rational",[4] from the album Junior Relaxer. Their music fuses elements of punk, grunge,[1] funk, jazz and dance. The core of the band is singer/songwriter Kevan Byrne and bassist Kevin Lynn. A variety of other collaborators, including Sam Cino, Al Okada, Gary Dutch, Geoff Walton, Steve Clarkson, Mike Armstrong, Nathan Lawr, Don Pyle and Michelle McAdorey, have contributed to individual albums.

  1. ^ a b Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian. Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995. ECW Press, 2011
  2. ^ "Sonuvafreakin' Eh!". Dropd, Review by Darren Kerr of July 18, 1997 concert in Vancouver.
  3. ^ Reviews. CMJ Network, Inc. March 2001. pp. 72–. ISSN 1074-6978. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Larry Flick (27 September 1997). "Major Label Compilations Mix It Up With Flair". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 31–. ISSN 0006-2510.