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July 15th 2002	The Final Countdown
July 11th 2002	Wayside Announces a Last Minute Show Tonight at Silvertone
July 11th 2002	Wayside - bandFEST2002 Lower Mainland Finalists!
July 9th 2002	bandFEST Semi-Finals Announced On The Fox
July 4th 2002	Wayside's bandFEST2002 Semi-Final Giveaway
June 27th 2002	Wayside Advances To The bandFEST Semi-Finals
June 26th 2002	New West Welcomes Wayside
June 21st 2002	Wayside Readies For Next Round of bandFEST2002
June 17th 2002	Wayside Relocates!
June 7th 2002	Wayside Advances In bandFEST2002
May 28th 2002	Wayside Hits The Road For bandFEST2002
Apr 23rd 2002	Complete Rebirth
Mar 7th 2002	Wayside Reunites With A New Look
May 2nd 2001	Wayside Selected for New Music West 2001
Nov 5th 2000	Wayside Performing at the Marine Club with Protoculture
Sep 27th 2000	Bill Semrau Rejoins Wayside
Nov 1st 1999	Wayside @ The Starfish Room
May 10th 1999	Wayside at New Music West 1999
May 8th 1999	Introducing our new bassist!
Feb 1st 1999	The Discorder Review of Wayside's "...Until Now" EP
Jan 11th 1999	Vancouver Seeds 13 CD released!
Nov 6th 1998	Wayside Full Length Song Samples
Apr 30th 1998	DemoListen Derby '98
Mar 24th 1998	Internet Broadcast
Mar 18th 1998	Wayside CD Release Party
Mar 15th 1998	Showarama - Battle of the Bands

The Final Countdown

July 15th 2002

Wayside @ Barfly on Wednesday, July 17th 2002, 12:00am
BandFEST2002 Finals
Address: 140 6th Street, New Westminster [Map]
Phone Number: 604-519-0333

The bandFEST Lower Mainland Finals are coming up very soon... Wayside has advanced through 3 rounds in this CFOX sponsored battle-of-the-bands event. The next obstacle is the Finals. And now we need your support more than ever. Fan support is one of the judging criteria and so we need you.

We have been handed the unfortunate midnight time slot. The benefit of this is that we'll be compared to the previous bands much like how voting occurs in figure skating. The obvious drawback is that it will be much harder to get people out to cheer for us due to the late time slot.

Here is a recipe for staying up late for those that want to help us win this thing:

Take a nap... and show up later on in the evening before we go on.

Bring your pillow and sleep during the first 4 bands. We'll wake you when we go on.

Think about the fact that there are 3 days down in the week and only 2 left.

Drink coffee... lots of coffee. I don't drink it but I might consider it. :)

You can help us win! With this, we'll finally be able to record our new material.

You get to hear the results right after we perform!

If you don't think you can stay up that late then come early and check out some of the earlier bands. Just mention that you're there to see Wayside at the door. That's good enough.

We have been thinking long and hard about what we can do to provide some extra incentive for people to come to the show to support us. We came up with The Wayside Sweepstakes. Come to our show and you'll get a Wayside Sweepstakes card.

The Wayside Sweepstakes

Swing open the door on the Wayside Sweepstakes card to see what you have won... Possible prizes include free beer, Wayside T-Shirts, Wayside CDs and an A&B Sound Gift Certificate. All cards contain prizes. Prizes can be redeemed by one of the Wayside band members. One card allowed per person while quantities last. Those without cards should see the band members anyway. Those who win Wayside T-Shirts or CDs but already have them may request to have a beer instead.

The Wayside Handbill

If you do intend to make it out that night, please print out the handbill below and bring it with you to show to whoever is at the door. Please mention that you're there to see Wayside. If you have a Wayside T-Shirt, please wear it and show the judges that you're there to see us!

Click here for a printable version of the handbill

So once more, please come out Wednesday to Barfly before midnight and help us win this battle. The first band goes on at 9:00pm. There should be a wide range of musical styles from ska to rock that night so come and share an evening of fun with us.

Join our mailing list at the top of this page to get information on gig announcements and Wayside news. You can also find out more about bandFEST at their website here: www.bandfest.ca

Wayside Announces a Last Minute Show Tonight at Silvertone

July 11th 2002

Wayside @ Silvertone Tavern on Thursday, July 11th 2002
Address: 2733 Commercial Drive, Vancouver (near 12th Ave)
Phone Number: 604-877-2245
Map: http://www.wayside.ca/images/silvertonemap.gif

We are a last minute addition to a show tonight at the Silvertone Tavern. We are playing with Speedbump and will be hitting the stage at 11:00pm. Trent flew in from Toronto for the bandFEST gig but had to fly back to Toronto today so we will be performing as a trio without Trent... The Wayside Trio...

It's a chance to check out a relatively new live music venue and have a few drinks with the band... Come and celebrate us getting over 3000 unique hits on our website and drink to our advancement to the finals of bandFEST!

Wayside - bandFEST2002 Lower Mainland Finalists!

July 11th 2002

Thanks to the incredible support we have received from all of you, Wayside has moved on to the bandFEST Lower Mainland Finals, coming in first with a score of 89% followed closely by Bushleague with 88%. Both bands move on to the Finals and join 3 other bands Los Furios, The Naked Apes and Halogen to compete for the big prize.
A BIG thank you goes out to all of you who came to see us. Your presence made a huge difference and we thank you for the support.

We will be performing once again in the finals next Wednesday, July 17th at Barfly. More details to come.

For more information on the show last night along with a flattering picture of us, check out: http://www.bandfest.ca/2002/Mainland/semifinals/july10/index.asp

bandFEST Semi-Finals Announced On The Fox

July 9th 2002

Wayside will be in the bandFEST Lower Mainland Semi-Finals tomorrow (Wednesday) at Barfly in New Westminster. Come and see us and earn a chance to win a $50 A&B Sound gift certificate. See Wayside's bandFEST2002 Semi-Final Giveaway for more details on the giveaway, the gig location and other information.
I happened to catch the gig announcement on CFOX 99.3FM. Click here to listen to the announcement by April Cruz on the FOX.
Our very dedicated guitarist Trent is flying back from Toronto for this gig and then flying back the next morning... No one's commute will compare to that! :)

Wayside's bandFEST2002 Semi-Final Giveaway

July 5th 2002

Wayside @ Barfly on Wednesday, July 10th 2002, 11:00pm
BandFEST2002 Semi-Finals
Address: 140 6th Street, New Westminster [Map]
Phone Number: 604-519-0333

The bandFEST Lower Mainland competition is an event that has featured 32 promising bands from Vancouver and the Lower Mainland areas. 16 of those bands moved on to the quarterfinals. Now 8 bands remain and Wayside enters the semi-finals as one of those 8.

Wayside will be performing at Barfly on Wednesday, July 10^th. We need your support more than ever as the competition continues to get tougher and tougher. As an extra incentive we are giving away a $50 A&B Sound Gift Certificate to some lucky fan who attends this show.

Click here for a printable version of the handbill

All you have to do is print out the above handbill, fill in your name in the white box and give it to whoever is at the door. Also, anyone who attends wearing a Wayside T-Shirt will get an extra entry. Otherwise, only one entry per person.

So once more, please come out Wednesday to Barfly before 11:00pm and help us get to the Finals. The first band goes on at 9:30pm.

Join our mailing list at the top of this page to get information on gig announcements and Wayside news. You can also find out more about bandFEST at their website here: www.bandfest.ca

Wayside Advances To The bandFEST Semi-Finals

June 27th 2002

What a sight... It was great to see everyone donning Wayside T-Shirts. The Wayside name was plastered all over Barfly... as well as all over its patrons. We ended up making 30 Wayside T-Shirts and all were gone. We couldn't ask for better fans!!!
It was an extremely enjoyable gig for us. I know a lot of you came out of your way to see us in New West. Thanks for supporting us and for being great company. It was a fun night!
Four bands performed including Wayside, Halogen, Well Oiled Machine and Harmless Heroes. Two bands moved on. Wayside came in first with 83% followed by Halogen with 79%. Check out the Reviews section for some of the judges comments that we received.
Stay tuned for more details regarding the semi-finals of bandFEST. Join our mailing list at the top of this page to get information on gig announcements and Wayside news. You can also find out more about bandFEST at their website here: www.bandfest.ca

New West Welcomes Wayside

June 26th 2002

Wayside @ Barfly on Wednesday, June 26th 2002, 9:30pm
BandFEST2002 Quarterfinals
Address: 140 6th Street, New Westminster [Map]
Phone Number: 604-519-0333

Five bands are competing for two spots in the bandFEST2002 quarterfinals tonight at Barfly in New West. We will be the first band on and we need your support. We go on at 9:30pm sharp so try to get there early. As an extra incentive, we will be giving away free Wayside T-Shirts to the first 20 people who arrive and say that they are there to see Wayside.

If you do get a T-Shirt, we would encourage you to wear it if possible. This will help demonstrate your support for us to the judges. The judges have a lot of bands to listen to and we want to be memorable.

If you do intend to make it out that night, please print out the handbill below and bring it with you to show to whoever is at the door. Mention that you're there to see Wayside.

Click here for a printable version of the handbill.

More details can be found here:
www.bandfest.ca
bandFEST is a CFOX sponsored event. Information on the CFOX website regarding bandFEST can be found here:
www.cfox.com/fox_features.html

Wayside Readies For Next Round of bandFEST2002

June 21st 2002

As many of you know Wayside is participating in BandFEST2002 Lower Mainland (see details at www.bandfest.ca). We have advanced to the quarterfinals and our next showdown has been announced. We are playing at Barfly (140 - 6th Street) in New West on Wednesday June 26th at 9:30pm. While still not exactly on our home turf, it's a lot closer than our last gig at Tommy's in Maple Ridge.
Once again we would like to make a plea for fan support. 20% of our BandFEST score comes from the number of people we bring out and we really need to max this score to move to the next round. Now for the extra incentive:

THE FIRST 20 PEOPLE TO ARRIVE AT BARFLY AND SAY THEY ARE THERE FOR WAYSIDE WILL WIN A BRAND NEW ******* WAYSIDE T-SHIRT *******

How's that for a deal.... the only catch is that you have to wear the T-Shirt that night to do a little promotion for us (another 20% of our score comes from promotion.)

Hope to see you there.

Wayside Relocates!

June 17th 2002

We've moved.... just not physically. We have decided to make it a little easier for potential fans to remember our website address.
Our existing address at http://www.wayside.dhs.org will exist for another month or so but our new website address is http://www.wayside.ca as of now.
Unfortunately, Wayside Furniture managed to grab our dot com counterpart but we have managed secure the dot ca address allowing us to promote ourselves appropriately as Canadian.
Welcome to
www.wayside.ca

Wayside Advances In bandFEST2002

June 7th 2002

A big thanks goes out to all of our fans who came out to see us in Maple Ridge. It was a lot to ask and you guys came up big. Thanks for the support!
Four bands performed that night (June 3rd 2002) including The Hits, Hardrive, Lester's Wagen and Wayside. Two bands advanced to the next round including Hardrive and Wayside with 82% and 81% respectively. Both excellent marks when compared to other winners of the first round.
The following was written in the bandFEST write up: "Wayside made some new fans along the way including several of the judges..."

Source: http://www.bandfest.ca/2002/Mainland/1stRound/June3/index.asp

Stay tuned for more details regarding the next round of bandFEST. Join our mailing list at the top of this page to get information on gig announcements and Wayside news. You can also find out more about bandFEST at their website here: www.bandfest.ca

Wayside Hits The Road For bandFEST2002

May 28th 2002

Wayside @ Tommy's Bar and Grill on Monday, June 3rd 2002
Address: 22222 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge [Map]
Phone Number: 604-463-3811

Wayside will begin its first tour on June 3rd... well sort of.... here's the deal.

Wayside has been accepted as an entrant in BandFEST. This is basically a round-based battle of the bands, etc... etc... and we are in it... well sort of. We were supposed to participate in the Vancouver area BandFEST but we had to turn down our slot due to our drummer's solo tour of Ontario. We have, however, been accepted into the Fraser Valley version of BandFEST and are now scheduled to play in Maple Ridge on Monday, June 3rd.

This is where we need some help. A major component of the judging criteria is fan support so please come and support the band. Check us out at 11pm - Tommy's Bar and Grill - 22222 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge - Monday June 3rd.

There are four bands competing that night (beginning at 9pm), and we are the third band on. Follow the band to Maple Ridge and enjoy the Wayside soundtrack. If you do intend to make it out that night, please print out the handbill below and bring it with you to show to whoever is at the door. Mention that you're there to see Wayside.

Click here for a printable version of the handbill.

More details can be found at www.bandfest.ca

Complete Rebirth

April 23rd 2002

Wayside @ The Side Door on Friday, April 26th 2002

Side Door Address: 2291 West Broadway (2 blocks west of Arbutus) [Map]
Side Door Phone Number: 604-733-2821

Wayside has had its fair share of imploding bassists. With all the excitement, Mark, their keyboardist at the time, decided to find out exactly what it was all about. So he packed up his keys and chose to use his magic fingers for the purposes of good. Thus our new bassist was born.

Enter Trent... A prototype of guitar mastery. A sensei to those that don't know him but really really want to. He makes a mockery of guitar greats with one strum. Trent was chosen to lead us into temptation with his devilish glare and supernatural aura. New to the band but old to our ways.

The Sticks of Chaos are the deadly weapons of our drummer Craig. He has chosen to harness their power for musical enjoyment rather than violence but those who cross him should fear for their existence for the Sticks of Chaos will spare no one. Drums should be wary too.

Our front man Chris has led by example all these years with his unwavering determination and true grit. He changed his name from "Brilliance" to "Chris" due to modesty but outsiders will agree that he continually lives up to his birth name with his powerful vocals and guitar trickery.

All have come together to share their abilities and talents with those that come to witness them. The time is coming. See Wayside at the Side Door this Friday April 26th 2002 at the Side Door (on Broadway, 2 blocks West of Arbutus.)

The Side Door is under new management and now features bands and more seating space. We have been told that cover will be $5 before 10pm and $8 after 10pm. There will be at least one other band. More details will be available on our web site as soon as we get them. Come and partake in the pleasure that a night of drinking and entertainment will bring!

Wayside Reunites With A New Look

March 7th 2002

After taking a break for the summer, the members of Wayside decided to get back together but this time we wanted to try something a little different. Bill (our bassist at the time) had moved on and so our keyboardist Mark decided to take over on bass. With the loss of keyboards, we found a need to fill the void with a lead instrument. We welcomed our new guitarist Trent into the band who quickly developed his own style that fit extremely well with our sound.

In addition to the minor adjustments in the lineup, we decided to concentrate heavily on creating new material, only keeping our most popular songs in our repertoire. We have been working on writing and rehearsing since September 2001. We are excited about our new material and can't wait to perform it for everyone soon.

Wayside Selected for New Music West 2001

May 2nd 2001

New Music West is one of the biggest West Coast music festivals in Canada. It is an event that spans over four days (Thursday May 10th to Sunday May 13th.) It features lots of excellent bands and a variety of musical styles. It is a great chance for bands to meet people in the industry and make a name for themselves. There were over 1000 entries and just over 200 hundred bands selected. We were selected as one of the bands to be featured in the New Music West festival for the third year in a row.

Wayside will be performing at The Purple Onion Lounge on Thursday, May 10th 2001 at 12:00am sharp. Derek Hemmes will be filling in on bass for Bill Semrau for this show.

For more information on the New Music West Festival including the event schedule, check out their website at:

http://www.newmusicwest.com

Wayside Performing at the Marine Club with Protoculture

Wayside's first gig with returning bassist Bill Semrau is scheduled for the Marine Club [573 Homer Street] (phone: 683-1720) on Thursday November 9th 2000.

Wayside will be opening for a band called Protoculture (formerly known as South Of Main.) This is a reunion of sorts as both bands haven't performed together few quite a few years.

Wayside goes on stage at 10:00pm with Protoculture following soon after.

Bill Semrau Rejoins Wayside

After a year's absence from the band, Bill Semrau has taken over bass duties from Derek Hemmes. The past month has been spent rehearsing old songs and working on new material. Bill is ready to return to the world of Corporate Rock! The addition of Bill is promising with solid bass playing and an extra set of vocals adding more harmonies to the Wayside songs.

Wayside @ The Starfish Room

If you're looking for a night of catchy pop/rock, you will enjoy this reunion. The Special Guests, The Salteens and Wayside have played together before - almost a year ago. They've come together once again to play for you at one of Vancouver's Best music venues - The Starfish Room (1055 Homer.)

The Special Guests have just been signed to a multi-record deal by Attic who originally signed The Tragically Hip and The Watchmen. Come and see why. This will be their last show before they start working on their new album.

Doors open at 9pm. Wayside goes on at 10pm. Book Thursday November 4th off and come and see some of the best bands Vancouver has to offer.

Wayside At New Music West 1999

New Music West is one of the biggest West Coast music festivals in Canada. It is an event that spans over three days (Thursday May 6th to Saturday May 8th.) It features lots of excellent bands and a variety of musical styles. It is a great chance for bands to meet people in the industry and make a name for themselves. There were over 1000 entries and only about a hundred bands selected. We were selected as one of the bands to be featured in the New Music West festival.

We performed to a packed house at the Picadilly Pub in downtown Vancouver. We opened the night on Friday May 7th at 9:30pm. Despite the brief set (only 30 minutes,) we set the tone for the rest of the evening. Adrenaline pumping and tension mounting, we produced a high energy set that seemed to impress the audience. We gave away over 25 CDs to celebrate the night.

There are two video clips of our performance on this website in RealVideo format. Unfortunately, the quality is not the best but "Feels Good To Me" is available in the Music Section for your viewing pleasure.

For more information on the New Music West Festival, check out their website at:

http://www.newmusicwest.com

Introducing Our New Bassist

Deciding on a replacement in a band is quite a tough thing to do. Thankfully, the bassist that we selected fits in very well. Bill Semrau is new to the band but is picking it up faster than expected. His debut performance was at the Picadilly Pub for New Music West 1999. Our regular bassist, Derek Hemmes, has gone to Africa for half a year.

Discorder Review

Check out the February 1999 issue of The Discorder for a review of our debut CD "...Until Now". The Discorder review is also available in the Reviews section on this website.

Vancouver Seeds 13 Released
	Vancouver Seeds 13 was released on January 11th 1999 and is now available at A&B Sound on Seymour Street (downtown Vancouver.) This CD features music from some of the best local bands in Vancouver. This is a product of an annual contest called DemoListen Derby which is put together by CFOX 99.3FM and the Pacific Music Industry Association.
We would like to thank all the people involved in this project. The music on the CD is quite diverse. Pick up a copy if you see it in the store. There are 15 tracks on the CD including a Wayside song called "Jubilee". Check out our Music section for a short clip of our latest song.

Full Wayside Song Samples Online

Special Thanks to Daniel Chosy who created a page for us with two samples for people to listen to. Check out this web site:

http://www.unsignedradio.com/wayside/wayside.html

It features full length RealAudio files of Discontent and Return To Begin.

Also see our Music Section for a full length version of Merger and Discontent along with clips of Return To Begin and our latest song, Jubilee in RealAudio format. Discontent is also available in MP3 format.

DemoListen Derby '98

Vancouver's most popular radio station, CFOX 99.3FM, The Pacific Music Industry Association, and Tom Lee Music sponsor a contest called DemoListen Derby every year. Independent bands from around the province are asked to submit their demotapes and CDs for consideration. There were approximately 300 entries in last year's event. A panel of Music Industry professionals narrowed it down to these 12 semi-finalists:

Bleed, James Grant and the Small Mercies, Hissy Fit, The Loving Dead, Shannon Lyon, Pleasure, Random Damage, Susann Richter, 69km, Smarm, ThreeSixty, Wayside.

In the second segment of the contest, CFOX 99.3FM aired 1 song by each band each week for 3 weeks without mentioning the name of the band. People had to call in a cast their votes.

They chose to play the first song on our current EP "...Until Now" - Discontent. After the on-air portion of the contest, the bands were narrowed down to 9.

Three bands played each week at Studebaker's on March 26th, April 2nd and April 9th 1998.

March 26th - Hissy Fit, Pleasure, Shannon Lyon
April 2nd - Wayside, Three-Sixty, 69km
April 9th - James Grant and the Small Mercies, The Loving Dead, Smarm

The Finalists were announced on April 13th. They were Three-Sixty, James Grant and the Small Mercies and The Loving Dead. They played on April 16th.

The winner of DemoListen Derby was a blues band called James Grant and The Small Mercies followed by ThreeSixty and The Loving Dead.

As one of the 6 runners up, we won recording time at Turtle Studios and the Columbia Academy to record a song for the Vancouver Seeds 13 CD. We chose to record a catchy pop song called Jubilee.

Internet Broadcast

On Saturday the 21st of March, we were broadcasted over the Internet on a show that began at 7:00pm Vancouver time. It was aired on the Vancouver Live website. (www.travel-live.net) Derek, our bassist was sick so the rest of us played an acoustic set that included Why Believe?, Return To Begin, Discontent, Merger and Pop Song. Craig made a smooth transition from drums to bass. We were also interviewed before the performance.

Wayside CD Release Party

The CD Release Party is scheduled to be at The Pit Pub at UBC on Thursday the 26th of March 1998. It starts at 9pm and cover is $5.

Other bands will include:
Speedbump
Four Bone Chain
Flannel Jimmy (the winner of Totem's Showarama contest)

The new album is called "...until now". We recorded, mixed and mastered the album with Craig Zurba at MR&D Studios in Burnaby, BC. I've put a couple of sound samples from the new album. Be sure to check those out.

There will only be 500 copies of this CD made unless it becomes extremely popular....

We'll be selling our CD through this web page soon so keep an eye out if you are interested.

Showarama - Battle of the Bands

On Saturday March 14th, we hosted Showarama at Totem residence at UBC. Showarama is a battle of the bands between two residences - Totem Park and Vanier. We were the judges and played two sets - one at 7pm and the other at 10:30pm. It was held at the Totem Ballroom.

The lineup was:
7:00pm - Wayside
7:30pm - Steveo's Custard Factory
8:00pm - Flannel Jimmy
8:30pm - Svelte
9:00pm - Zephyr
9:30pm - The Drowners
10:00pm - Blue Wail
10:30pm - Wayside
11:00pm - Lactating Men
11:30pm - Townhouse

At 12:00am, we announced the winner - Flannel Jimmy.
They won a $100 A&B gift certificate and a 3 song set at our CD Release party at the Pit Pub.

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