The Remedials Reminisce

The Remedials Reminisce Once Again...

WTF?! Like That Cockroach Who Climbed Gabe’s Beer At The Cobalt And Got Flicked Away The Remedials Always Return For More! And So Did That Cockroach… The Remedials Astounded Themselves By Being The Most Productive This Year Despite Only Playing For Less Than A Year As A Band! Thus Proving The Remedials Can Cram For The Final Exam! Doesn’t Mean They Would Pass By Any Stretch Of The Imagination...

Highlights From 2009 Include:

New Member Of The Club Dan Gillis! Recorded Third Album “Strike Three” With Jesse Gander At The Hive! Played Two Shows In One Night! Played “The Mansion” Last House Party! Returned To Victoria, BC (Dan’s First Time To The Island Ever!) And Logan’s Pub! Recorded Demo With Mike Maxwell At Blue Wave And Doomeastvan Studios! Two Radio Appearances On “Into The Pit” Show On 102.7FM! “Close Enough For A Punk Rock Band” Included On VPAF Vol. 2 Compilation CD! Played Benefit Shows For VPAF Vol. 2, F.A.C.T. And 102.7FM Co-Op Radio!

Lowlights From 2009 Include:

The Cobalt Gets Shut Down! Richard’s On Richards Gets Demoed! Dan Gets H1N1!

Shows The Remedials Went To:

Shonen Knife, The Queers (x2), Rancid, AC/DC, Propaghandi, Teenage Bottlerocket, Fucked Up, The Subhumans, Agent Orange, Children Of Bodom, Protest The Hero, D.O.A., SNFU, Blink 182, Clutch, Jay Reatard, The Creepshow, The Resignators (Who Crashed At Gabe’s Crib!), The Sounds, Metric, Plus Perfect, The Bad Amps (Reunion Show!) And The Hits! (Last Show!).

People The Remedials Would Like To Thank:

Dan: KP, Randy St. Randy And The Knights Of Langley

Lionel: Jaimie, Dan & Carisa, Natalie & Jay, Tyler, Paul, Walter And Chuck & Tara

Gabe: Gillian, Shauna, Dad, Danny & Ashleigh, Scott & Karla, Brad & Emma, Bev., Carola, DK And Pete

The Remedials: Jesse Gander & Tanis Gibbons / The Hive Studios, ScottRocker, Dave, Tanya & Denis / The Skinny Magazine, Jay, Dan & Caroline / 102.7FM Co-Op Radio, Chuck / Absolute Underground, Cam & Steve / V.P.A.F., Carola / The JEM Gallery, Sati / LiveMusicVancouver, Gord / Three Chord Rebel Productions, Wendy / The Cobalt (R.I.P.), Clay / EarGoggles, Warren, Darren & Kim / Splat! Productions And Everyone Who Went To A Remedials Gig!

Bands The Remedials Would Like To Thank:

ScottRocker, Raised By Apes, the POGs, Bound By None, Boxfiller, Jones Bones, Dreams Of Treason, Finite State Machines, Hector, Mike Maxwell, Denderah, Doomeastvan, Sinister Black, L.I.D., The Role Models, Little Guitar Army, The Getaway Sticks, Kill Matilda, Neo Tokyo, Picking On Toddlers, Third Rate, The Wrecktals, ATF, The Killed Spirits, Life Against Death, Haggatha, Rumsfeld, R.O.C., The Living Deadbeats, Aging Youth Gang, The New Black, Commercial Sex Drive, Uptown Riot, Fuzzcat, The Young Machetes And Set To Go

Remember Kids Support Local Music Even If It Sucks! Thanks For Buying Our Crap!

Venues The Remedials Would Like To Thank:

The Cobalt, Pub 340, Logan’s Pub, Pat’s Pub, The Red Room, Railway Club, The Bourbon And George Preston Recreation Centre

The Remedials In 2010...

Play More Shows, Write More Songs And Have Way More Fun Than Ever Before! Sounds Like A Plan...

“Then There Are Bands That I Never Heard Before Like the POGs And The Remedials Who Just Blow Me Away.” - VPAF Vol.2 Review / Equalizing Distort (Toronto, ON)