The Remedials Make Good Friday Great

Hey kids! The Remedials Just Played Two Shows In One Night! This may not really be a big deal to other bands that have done that or are on tour, but for The Remedials everything’s a big deal! So there! The Remedials would like to thank a bunch of people who made this happen, which they will eventually…

Let’s start with Pat’s Pub located just beside The Patricia Hotel. This was the first time The Remedials have played this venue in Vancouver! Surprising since let’s just say The Remedials have played a bunch of different venues in that town! Arriving early enough to set up gear and receive two playing cards from the door girl Chelsea, which can be given to the bartender in exchange for a PITCHER OF BEER! Lionel and Gabe decided to deal some meal and tossed one of the cards ala Gambit to Dan before making their way to the door. Gabe mentions to Lionel that they should buy a deck of cards, to which Chelsea says “Hey, I heard that!” Instead of grabbing pizza at The Balmoral after strolling through Crack Town they detoured into Gas Town to grab a doniar at World Wrap. In actuality this was quite a trek for The Remedials but the end result was well worth it and the pizza didn’t look all that good. On the way back they skipped the Hastings route and wandered by the No. 5 and briefly stopped to think if they had enough time jump in for a bit… Arriving back The Remedials grabbed the second pitcher of beer and hung out with Bev. Davies, Dan from Co-Op Radio 201.7 FM, Malcolm and Ariella before jumping on stage for the first time that night! Blasting though 16 songs in 30 minutes and having Stu from the POGs jump on stage to sing “Superstitious”, the night couldn’t have started any better except for the van incident… Gear and drum set get broken down and set aside and Lionel realizes that he really only needs just one cymbal stand for shows. The other one was damaged by Dan when he jumped through the drum set (Yes Boys And Girls, He Jumped Through The Drum Set) during the “Last Mansion” bash and yeah there is footage of it and yeah he’s done it more than twice! The Remedials had enough time for another few drinks and got to check out a bit of Fuzzcat who threw down a funky dope groove, they’re great check em’ out! Before leaving they ran into Dave who’s now playing drums for UPTOwN RiOT. The Remedials played a bunch of shows with him when he was in Cobweb Society and a couple with The Haz Bins, including their infamous Bowen Island show with Raised By Apes which Dave doesn’t even remember and is probably a good thing. The Remedials remember the show but things got a little fuzzy for them once Raised By Apes busted out the moonshine. Props to DK and Pete for their help hauling The Remedials gear into to the van! Once done, The Remedials said their “see ya laters” and it was off to Pub 340 rolling down Hastings Street and then hanging a right on Cambie Street and then another right into the side alley.

The Remedials haven’t played one of their favourite Vancouver venues Pub 340 in a really long time! Pub 340 was The Remedials CBGBs for a while and they basically helped pay for most of the recording of the “Drop Outta School” album. So when they were asked to play even though they were already playing a show that night and were given like less than a weeks notice they still made it happen! The Remedials arrived on the scene during the last The New Black song (they’ll see them soon or play another show together) and unloaded gear to the side of the stage. Dan and Gabe booked back to Gas Town so Dan could grab a doniar at World Wrap, an establishment The Remedials visited twice that evening! Coincidence or psychic phenomenon? You decide. Or probably just cause their doniars are incredible. The Remedials grabbed another FREE pitcher of beer while checking out Aging Youth Gang. And ya know what. Aging Youth Gang are amazing! That’s all you really need to know about them, well that and go see them when they play next. Throwing down a Pointed Sticks cover and not one but two Misfits covers We Are 138 and Hybrid Moments (a song The Remedials wanted to cover but now there’s no point after hearing A.Y.G. play it, cause they could never play it that well). Once the stage was ready and the drum set put together again (and Lionel got to use someone else’s newer and nicer cymbals due to a gear mix-up) and Dan and Gabe switched sides for the second show of the night. The Remedials were warmed up, drunk and stoked to play again! The Remedials ended up playing 17 songs with the encore! After breaking everything down once again The Remedials grabbed a bunch of beers and hung out with Jay and Dan from Coop Radio, Kristi of The New Black and Nick of China Creeps. Thank you to the girl who bought two CDs and gave up $20! When Gabe said the CDs are free and that he couldn’t take that much money from her she refused to take it back, therefore Gabe transformed that $20 into a few more beers! At the end of the night Lionel was able to get loaded, Gabe still had his voice and Dan was given enough free shots to stun a rhinoceros! The Remedials are happy to have pulled it off and survived the night and are totally looking forward to their next two shows in one night! “All In All One Of The Greatest Friday Nights For The Remedials!”

Thank you to Mykel from Vancouver BandCab and Kill Matilda who transported all The Remedials gear from Gabe’s Crib to Pat’s Pub then from Pat’s Pub to Pub 340 then back to Gabe’s Crib. They hope your van didn’t get too damaged on the concrete fence… They think the bumper will need some bodywork and everything else can maybe be covered with paint? I guess that’s what happens when ya roll with The Remedials? If you need to get your gear places talk to this guy, unless The Remedials are playing that night cause they’ll need it!

Pat’s Pub: Thanks to Malcolm (The Easy Brothers) and Ariella for inviting The Remedials to play Hellcats & Bulldogs, Kyle (Sound Technician), Chelsea (door girl), Pat’s Pub bartenders, Fuzzcat, UPTOwN RiOT (thanks for the CDs and we’ll see ya at The Subhumans show!), Bev. Davies, Dan and Jay from Co-Op Radio 102.7 FM (who both dropped by before their radio show!), Denis Maile (Jones Bones/Skinny Magazine), Stu (the POGs), Brianna and everyone who came out! Hellcats & Bulldogs on the first Friday of the month at Pat’s Pub is a rad night, go out and support your local ska and punk scene starting here!

Pub 340: Thanks to Kristi (The New Black) for inviting The Remedials to play, Stiff Josh, Nick (Sound Technician), Michelle (door girl), Phil (poster), Pub 340 bartenders, Commercial Sex Drive, The New Black, Aging Youth Gang, Bev. Davies (thank you so much for attending both shows, you’re amazing!), Jay and Dan from Co-Op Radio 102.7 FM (who both checked out the show after their radio show!), Denis Maile (caught the Pat’s Pub show but just missed the Pub 340 show and The Remedials are gonna hold ya to singing that Screeching Weasel cover at their next show), Neal (Aging Youth Gang), Nick (China Creeps, props for getting one of your songs in a video game! And a skateboarding video game no less! Priceless! And we’ll check out The Dictators too), the other 20 or so people who came to Pub 340 from Pat’s Pub with Denis that missed the bus and ended up walking through Crack Town in the rain to get there and paid cover again (you guys and girls are outta sight!) and everyone else who came out!

The Remedials wanna also give a shout out Chuck Wurley (Absolute Underground) from Victoria who was in town at the Raised By Apes show at The Cobalt, instead of either one of The Remedials shows that night! Why are The Remedials giving him props? Cause he’s a cool dude and The Remedials kinda wanted to be at that show too. That’s why!

Best heckles from Nick from China Creeps at the Pub 340 show:
“Can Ya Guys Play Anything That Doesn’t Sound Like The Police?”
“You Must Have A Ramones Song In Your Repertoire!”
“Close The Stance Elvis Costello!”
“Just Play One More Song!”