The Gathering (band) Canadian

The Gathering
The Gathering
	File:The Gathering - Live at The Venue, 2018.jpg The Gathering - live at The Venue, Vancouver, Oct.2018
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	post-punk new wave 80's
Years active	1985–1989, 2018–present
Labels	Independant
Members	Peter Burns (Vocals, Bass); Gary Economy (Guitar, Vocals); Jeff Pawson (Synth, Vocals); Dave Goodman (Drums);

The Gathering is a Post-Punk band formed in 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band released 1 EP before taking a 30 hiatus in 1988. The band released their ReTransmission EP in June 2018.

History[edit]

Formation and early years (1985–88)[edit]

Originally formed in 1985 from the ashes of Vancouver New Wave band A Cast of Thousands, Gary Economy, Jeff Pawson, Peter Burns and a Korg drum machine became The Gathering. Inspired by such bands as The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Killing Joke they began playing shows at some of Vancouver’s finer local music venues including The Commodore Ballroom, The Town Pump, The Luv-A-Fair and Graceland. Dave Goodman joined the band on drums in 1986 and the line-up was set. From 1986 to 1987 the band demoed material and continued to play local shows with such bands as 13 Engines, National Velvet, X, The Waterwalk and Art Bergmann. In 1988 The Gathering released the Let It Shine EP, produced and recorded by Glen Reely, at Limited Vision Studios in Vancouver BC. The EP earned favourable reviews and plenty of college radio airplay. The Gathering hit the road playing shows across Canada with the likes of 54-40, Weddings Parties Anything, Nash The Slash and After All. In late 1988, after touring, The Gathering disbanded feeling their project had run its course. Pawson and Burns went on to form Shine and Economy joined 6” Maria.

Revival (2017-Present)[edit]

Inspired by the resurgence of the Post Punk, New Wave and 80’s music movement The Gathering reformed in late 2017. Their re-initiation to the stage was in support of local post punk band ACTORS, led by Jason Corbett. In the spring of 2018. The band, Corbett (producer, composer and songwriter) and Shannon Hemmett, also of ACTORS (and Leathers) went into Corbetts’s Jacknife Sound Studio located in Vancouver, BC and the Let It Shine EP was ‘ReTransmitted’. The ReTransmission EP was released in June of 2018. The EP has garnered plenty of airplay and made numerous playlists especially in Germany and other parts of Europe where the Post-Punk Revival movement is thriving. High profile shows have included support slots for The Alarm and The Grapes Of Wrath. The Gathering will head back in to the studio with Corbett in December, 2018 and new material will be released in early 2019.

Members[edit]

Peter Burns (Vocals, Bass)
Gary Economy (Guitar, Vocals)
Jeff Pawson (Synth, Vocals)
Dave Goodman (Drums)

Discography[edit]

EPs[edit]

Let It Shine (1988) Self-released
ReTransmission (2018) Self-released

Music Videos[edit]

Let It Shine (2018)
Hunter (2018)
This Hell (2018)

Tours[edit]

The Let It Shine Tour (1988)

External links[edit]

References[edit]

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