History
The band formed in 1991 in Surrey, B.C. [1] and started out playing locally and in Vancouver. [2]
In 1992 they were winners of CITR-FM's 1982 SHiNDiG live performance contest, which awarded them some studio time. [3] [4] They used it to record their first EP, Summertime. [5] Influences of 7 Seconds and Dag Nasty can be heard on Summertime with Kulhavy, while later recordings feature a more post-hardcore feel with hard-hitting live elements.
In 1993, they were included on Crank It Up - Volume 11, part of Thrasher Magazine's Skate Rock series. [6] In 1994, they released their first album, Under The Big Top. [7]
Brand New Unit toured constantly and expanded their following into the US market. [8] In 1995, they released three EPs [9] and, by 1997, had enough material to release a compilation album, Looking Back Again. [10] [11]
In 1998 the band released the album Diddly Squat through the Creative Man label. [12] [13] In 1999, they released a split EP with Kill Sadie, and were included in a VML Records compilation album with The Pist, Supernova and The Gain. [14] They released one more EP in 1999 [15] and broke up in 2000.
In February, 2010, Brand New Unit played a reunion show in Vancouver. [16] They continued to play occasionally, last appearing in Victoria in 2018. [17]
In October 2021, Gary Lavallee passed away; his cause of death was not released. In November 2021, Garnet Kulhavy died of COVID-19. [18]
This page is based on this
Wikipedia article Text is available under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
