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Van Allen Belt (band)

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Van Allen Belt was a Canadian alternative rock group from Kingston, Ontario, active in the 1990s. An experimental rock band whose sound included forays into electroacoustic music, they were best known for appearing on the Another Roadside Attraction festival bill in 1997.

History

Van Allen Belt was formed in 1994 by Queen's University students Shawn Savoie, Mark Fraser and Jason Joly. The group won a university battle of the bands competition before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1996. They performed in support the album as an opening act for The Tragically Hip at several concerts in both Canada and the United States.

Van Allen Belt followed up in 1997 with The Brown Bomber, a concept album about a faith healer named Bishop Brown who had grown up as the child of circus freaks, and performed on the Tragically Hip's Another Roadside Attraction bill that year.

They were selected by Billboard as a band to watch in 1998, but ultimately broke up before recording another album.

References

  1. ^ "Van Allen Belt strives to innovate". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 11, 1996.
  2. Larry LeBlanc (18 October 1997). "Kingston Music Scene Thriving". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 51–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. "Van Allen really belts it out". Ottawa Citizen, September 19, 1997.
  4. "Roadside cranks up heat: Nine bands rock at Another Roadside Attraction as fans bake". The Province, July 18, 1997.
  5. ^ "Mahones Rise Again with new CD". Kingston Whig-Standard, September 12, 1996.
  6. "Fans hyped on The Hip". Medicine Hat News, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. July 21, 1997, page A4.
  7. "Trio's second rock album tells a story". Kingston Whig-Standard, July 10, 1997.
  8. Mike Bell. "Five Lost Canadian Treasures of the 90s Indie Boom: The View from Chore’s Van." Label Obscura, April 10, 2016
  9. "All eyes on Van Allen Belt: The group's second album has blessing of none other than Norman Perry". The Province, July 15, 1997.
  10. Michael Barclay (3 April 2018). The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip. ECW Press. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-1-77305-206-9.
  11. "Most Likely to Succeed: Talent Picks for '98". Billboard, January 10, 1998.
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