Rising from the underground of the Edmonton music scene, Real Sickies brings melody and songcraft to a street-smart style that will please fans of The Ramones, Gob, The Copyrights, Teenage Head, and early Green Day. Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day has even name-dropped them on several occasions as his favourite Canadian band!
Name:
Real Sickies
Genre:
PUNK, Power pop, rock, pop punk
Founded:
2014 ish
# of Albums:
5 LP’s multiple eps
Latest Album:
UNDER A PLASTIC BAG
Latest Single:
Triage, Should have seen it coming, Wild Imagination
Latest Video:
Favourite musician growing up:
Ramones
Favourite musician now:
Depends on the day…
Guilty pleasure song:
I don’t feel bad for liking anything. Hello featuring Dragonette
Live show ritual:
Attempt to lightly drown myself in the sink. Gets the adrenaline going ya know? Stretching is very important as well
Favourite local musician:
Home front
EP or LP?
LP
Early bird or night owl?
Sleep??
Road or studio?
Both are really important. Performing helps solidify songs and get them tight. It’s a heightened rehearsal. Having songs recorded obviously helps touring. In the studio, you have a chance to be a lot more creative with sounds and explore your songs differently.
Any shows or albums coming up?
We just released a new Album titled “UNDER A PLASTIC BAG”. We have some tours in the works as well.
Where can we follow you?
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Rapid Fire Local Questions:
What is your favourite local restaurant?
Padmanadis, when I was couch surfing in high school they would sometimes give me free dinners. I think I was just walking by and they invited me in.
What is your favourite street in your city and why?
I’m going to say Ada blvd, even though there are these huge houses with lots of money sunk into them.. they have a view of the industrial area and sewage plant.. the plumes of smoke often get blown over towards the houses. Something about that gives me satisfaction that even the rich can’t have it all.
What is your favourite park in your city and why?
It’s a toss up between gold stick and the provincial science park. Gold stick reminds me of playing Oregon Trail. It’s very Wild West feeling. Provincial science park though feels like and abandoned park. It’s desolate, yet mid century sci fi feeling. It would be a great spot for a skate park.
What is your favourite music venue in your city?
Space and Stars are the venues I miss most. New City also was a huge part of many people’s formative years. I like supporting 9910, the aviary and star lite.
What is your favourite music store in your city?
Freecloud was a big one for me as I went to high school right next to it. Terry from the flee market though has always had perfect insight on music and I’ve bought the most records off him in my life.
