Tainted Meat

Lifespan

January 1981 to August 1981

Members

Vigilance DeLiberte (a.k.a Gregory B. Foisie III) - bass,
Andy Bandrowski - guitar,
Danny Loussier - rhythm guitar
Mike Hillis - vocals
Chris Bandrowski - drums,

Type of music played

punk rock

First gig

The first gig was actually under the name of Agent Orange but they found out there was already a band with that name in California. So the first Agent Orange/Tainted Meat gig was at Shawn and April's wedding.

Some other gigs

Opened for D.O.A. at the Chandelier Restaurant in Hull (the Young Lions and L'Etranger were also on the bill).

Cafe Alternatif at Ottawa U., in Montreal, and then I guess... too many to list...

Last gig

Recordings

"No One Came" on TV. A Roger's cable show hosted by Chopper McKinnon. It was a half-hour show and they performed 7 songs, with a break after the 4th song to accommodate an interview between Chopper & Vig.., Vig was in drag

Claim to fame

According to Dave Champion they had an amazing song called "U.S. Home Murders".

A local station videotaped a full set of the band playing, produced by Chopper MacKinnon.

Band high point

That D.O.A. show

Band low point

the purge where Chris & Danny were replaced by M. Shannon and Stewart Charles Gunyon, and so Vig switched to a Hammond B-3 with a Leslie cabin

Anything else?

was fun

Derivatives

Andy Bandrowski was also in Restless Virgins, Elastic Colission and Zombie X-Terminators, Vig was in Zombie X-Terminators and also Those Barn Bi-Peds

Mike Hillis also fronted the Angry Raisins and Porcelain Forehead., and later the Nth (a.k.a ZutGut), and Varsol

Vig and Andy were from Urban Fate.

Links

Contact information

Where are they now

Info source

Mike Hillis

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