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Dragonette is a Canada-born, London, England-based electropop band consisting of Canadian singer Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz, drummer Joel Stouffer, and British guitarist Will Stapleton (who replaced original guitarist Simon Craig following the band's move to London).

At one point, the band shared management with the Scissor Sisters.

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Sorbara was a moderately successful singer-songwriter before starting Dragonette. She released two albums (1998 and 2000) and also provided vocals for a track on the 2003 movie soundtrack for Uptown Girls. Kurtz has since referred to Sorbara's early work as "tampon music" or "the soundtrack to a girl riding a white horse wearing white pants, feeling very confident she won't stain anything."{{Fact|date=December 2007

Kurtz, who is also a member of the livetronica trio The New Deal (band)|The New Deal, had produced Leslie Feist|Feist's album ''Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)''. Craig, Dragonette's original guitarist, also worked on a track for Monarch.

Stouffer co-wrote the track Gold Rush on Galore (Dragonette album)|Galore. He previously drummed with Flux a.d.

The Fuzz/ The EP
Sorabara and Kurtz met at a music festival; their early relationship is the inspiration for the song Competition. Calling themselves The Fuzz, they began making music togeth... read all

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1. Juliette & The Licks + MSTRKRFT + Dragonette at Razzmatazz, Barcelona on 4 Jul 2008
Location: Carrer dels Almogàvers 122, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
2. Dragonette at Razzmatazz, Barcelona on 4 Jul 2008
Location: Carrer dels Almogàvers 122, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
3. Ed Fest on 17 Jul 2008
Location: Edmonton Canada
4. Wakestock on 25 Jul 2008
Location: Toronto Canada Friday July 25 CAVALERA CONSPIRACY DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN THROWDOWN AGE OF DAZE KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE FAREWELL TO FREEWAY DEAD AND DIVINE Saturday July 26 GZA & RZA of WU-TANG CLAN HOT WATER MUSIC SILVERSTEIN CLASSIFIED REBEL EMERGENCY + More TBA Sunday July 27 METRIC WE ARE SCIENTISTS DRAGONETTE LIGHTS CRASH PARALLEL SHAWN HEWITT + More TBA
5. Parklife on 27 Sep 2008
Location: North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia As the sun begins to break through the winter clouds and the temperature starts to rise, so does the anticipation among the true party crowd as they gear up for the event that will kick off the summer festival calendar in truly unforgettable style: PARKLIFE. From small beginnings in 2000, PARKLIFE has evolved into a national institution renowned for delivering cutting-edge line-ups of incredible talent from around the globe. In 2007, the PARKLIFE National Tour proved to be the standout success of the calendar year, showcasing what many regarded as one of the most diverse, eclectic and ground-breaking line-ups ever assembled to a combined crowd of over 100,000 people across the country. Now in its ninth year, PARKLIFE is as much an Australian icon as the eucalyptus trees under which it was first staged, and once again in 2008 will be bringing an unrivalled array of fresh and experienced international live acts and dj’s to Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. Parklife is a world of its own [i]Tickets on sale midday Monday 14th July First release: $85 + bf ($92 including bf from Ticketek) Final release: $95 + bf ($102 including bf from Ticketek) (This is an over 18’s event only. No entry without photo ID) Available from: www.parklife.com.au and Venuetix (www.venuetix.com.au) or (08) 8225 8888.[/i]
6. Parklife on 28 Sep 2008
Location: Melbourne Australia Tickets on sale midday Friday 11th July First release: $109 +bf Final release: $129 + bf Tickets available from www.parklife.com.au and Ticketmaster
7. Parklife on 29 Sep 2008
Location: Perth, Western Australia Australia
8. Parklife on 4 Oct 2008
Location: Brisbane Australia As the sun begins to break through the winter clouds and the temperature starts to rise, so does the anticipation among the true party crowd as they gear up for the event that will kick off the summer festival calendar in truly unforgettable style: PARKLIFE. From small beginnings in 2000, PARKLIFE has evolved into a national institution renowned for delivering cutting-edge line-ups of incredible talent from around the globe. In 2007, the PARKLIFE National Tour proved to be the standout success of the calendar year, showcasing what many regarded as one of the most diverse, eclectic and ground-breaking line-ups ever assembled to a combined crowd of over 100,000 people across the country. Now in its ninth year, PARKLIFE is as much an Australian icon as the eucalyptus trees under which it was first staged, and once again in 2008 will be bringing an unrivalled array of fresh and experienced international live acts and dj’s to Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. Parklife is a world of its own. Tickets on sale midday Tuesday 15th July First release: $99 + bf Final release: $119 + bf (This is an over 18’s event only. No entry without photo ID) All available from www.parklife.com.au, www.tenpoundcrew.com and Ticketmaster. Last year Parklife was staged for the first time in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens. In a beautiful riverside location with expanses of lawn, palm groves and flower beds alplenty, this beautiful venue (which includes Riverstage) is perfect for Parklife. In 2008 Parklife returns to this idyllic location, using more of the Botanic Gardens and showcasing an unrivalled array of the world’s best DJs and live acts, all of which will make for another unforgettable Fuzzy experience.
9. Parklife 2008 on 5 Oct 2008
Location: Sydney Australia
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