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The Remedials are a three-piece punk band from Vancouver, BC formed in 2004. The band consists of Gabe Gill (Guitar/Vocals), Lionel Cloutier (Drums/Vocals) and Dan Gillis (Bass/Vocals).

Combining down stroke guitar, hard-hitting drums and catchy bass lines, The Remedials music is best described as “Fun Old School Punk Rock”. Add a kinetic live show and The Remedials have made a name for themselves in Vancouver's punk rock community.

So far, The Remedials have released three studio albums, two live albums, one DVD and had songs featured on multiple punk compilation CDs, radio and podcasts.

Monday, February 16, 2009

The Remedials Are Booking

Hey kids! Promoters! Booking Agents! So wanna book The Remedials?! Cause you know The Remedials will make the party! Well, here’s a couple of things you should know before booking them to play a live show. Now that you have been warned, don’t say they didn’t tell ya! Ya got that!

1) The Remedials are a punk rock band and all that that implies! Meaning they have some rather suggestive material in their music and have been known to use course language quite frequently, actually constantly. If you want The Remedials to play a +19 show then no problem, a birthday party for your 13-year-old kid not so much… (although that kid would end up being the most popular kid in school if The Remedials played that party)

2) The Remedials have three band members and they all kinda sing too! Since The Remedials don’t have their own P.A. system, the venue will have supply one and a sound technician as well (you really don’t want The Remedials playing around with technical music equipment and electricity) and they’ll need three microphones and stands.

3) The Remedials have their own drum set, guitar head and patch cords! What they don’t have is a guitar cab and bass rig, if one or the whole back end can be provided by the venue “awesome” if not please inform The Remedials of the other bands on the bill so they can contact them in regards to sharing gear. In doing so this can bring a real sense of community and camaraderie between bands unless The Remedials damage their gear. But that has never ever happened, ever…

4) The Remedials can only play Friday and Saturday shows for now unfortunately, if that changes they’ll let you know! If that doesn’t gel with a date you had in mind for The Remedials to play, please take that up with their bass player. Oh yeah, the dude’s pretty big and we’re pretty sure he was in the Army too, so ah good luck with that!

5) The Remedials play well with others! And they’ll play with almost any band of any musical style at any venue too. They’ve had to unload gear in alleys filled with needle landmines, had to dodge syringes like Indiana Jones when they were thrown at them, deal with zombie junkies and played in venues where they’re more cockroaches than people! Just so you know they’re not a bunch of pussies!

The Remedials Contact Information:

Band Name: The Remedials
Email: band@theremedials.net
Websites: http://www.myspace.com/remedials
http://www.sonicbids/remedials

“If you want your gear broken, your venue graffitied then hire these guys to play your show, other than that they’re great!” Scott Holman (The Remedials Publicist)

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