A few bands in the VBA entered the Emergenza Music Festival at The Media Club when it was here. Not knowing anything about this festival Gabe of The Remedials had to search what this thing was all about since he couldn't even pronounce the name right. There was a little controversy about the whole festival from some of the bands who entered, who are we kidding there was a lot actually. But since it's a battle of the bands were the winner is decided by how many tickets you sell what do ya expect? Scoring tickets for half the suggested retail price Gabe showed up to the weekend long festival to support our buds in bands that played. The first night Dreams of Treason played to their peeps and bands LTG, Novastatik, The Weedies and The Remedials. Since Gabe of The Remedials hung out with them before the show we know Alex may have had a few too many. Regardless, they had a rad show and advanced to next round at Dick's on April 1st! The Remedials were unable to attend the next night cuz they had a house party to play not that they needed to show since Skookum the band we wanted to see advanced to the next round anyways! The second last night The Weedies put on an amazing show as always! The Remedials are gonna give The Weedies props for doing the most punk rock thing ever by playing a cover in the festival! The last night Novastatik played The Remedials tried to get there but were too messed up to make it. Not that it mattered they advanced to the next round as well. Congratulations to all the bands who advanced and The Remedials will be there to cheer ya on (provided ya make with the discount tickets) and drink beer!
This weekend would also end on a sad note as our number one and only fan Brock has left the country. This dude has gone to almost all our shows including our first at the Pic Pub and Denderah's last house party. Even though the guy likes Denderah better, we asked him which band he liked the best after The Remedials and Denderah played at Charts. He said "Denderah!" to which we're like well what about us? "Denderah has more talent" and to which we had no come back to that at all. He's gone to the only place The Remedials would wanna tour Japan! So now The Remedials have a place to stay in the land of the rising sun! He's gonna try and scope out promoters for The Remedials to play out there so we'll have to wait and see how that plays out... So happy trails Brock we'll see ya soon and all the best bro!
For some reason we're still getting props on the infamous New Year's Eve show. In a interview the POGs did for the latest episode of "A New Rock Reality" TV show Kevin from the POGs said "on camera" no less that he loved The Remedials set (while Jerry and Juice tried to contain their laughter) and all the chaos that occurred during the set. Thanks guys the cheques is in the mail. The POGs segment also included a stellar performance of "Johnny" at Charts with an interview with the band. Great stuff so check it. Not only did the POGs give us props but also Gabe of The Remedials got the sweetest compliment from a girl who attended the show. He didn't remember talking to her, her name, the tattoo she showed him or even playing that night. When The Remedials went to the Legion in Lionel of The Remedials hood after jamming to throw down some karaoke (Gabe was gonna do "I Wanna Be Sedated" while being sedated) we ran into her there. When she came up to The Remedials and said she saw us at the New Year's show we figured she wanted her money back (the show was free) or punch us out! She mentioned sticking around for most of the show despite the calamity and when Gabe asked, "Well, why did ya stick around?" she said "Cuz of you". If you were at that show that compliment is even much more sweeter than it sounds! But The Remedials received tons of props on the even more infamous Asbalt show! The crew from CTV that Scott from Auto Switch duped into attending couldn't stop talking about it on Monday morning by the watercooler! Thanks to Kevin, Jerry and Juice of the POGs who spent more time on stage than in the pit, Kwin from Denderah, Alex from Dreams Of Treason, Pomy from LTG and everyone else who showed up! None of The Remedials were able to sleep after cuz we were all too stoked on the show! The Remedials wanna thank Raised By Apes for letting us play and babysitting The Remedials on Bowen Island (we're never drinking Everclear again) and just being the raddest hosts ever! We all had way too much fun that weekend! We're totally looking forward to touring (mother's lock up your daughters) with ya this summer!
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