Hey everybody,

Just writing to let you know that we have a new myspace layout, in case you hadn't noticed. The layout was designed by myself, through the design company which I'm part of, called Melodic Creative — we hope you like it.

Along with the launch of this layout we have a new video for you to check out, entitled "Today I Caught the Plague vs Newfoundland" and new desktop backgrounds. We will also be posting new tourdates for the fall shortly, so watch for those.

Another new thing you may have noticed is the "Request TICTP" section. This is the first step in an initiative to create an on air presence for ourselves; an initiative that needs your help. If you'd be interested in helping us strengthen our position in the Canadian music scene, then please feel free to check out this section of the page.

Thank you to everyone, for reading this, checking out all the new stuff, and lending a hand if you so choose. Special thanks to Josh Asselstine for lending his photography talents, visible in our current myspace band shot.

Have a good summer, everybody. Much love,
Dave & TICTP

Hey everyone!

Due to unfortunate circumstances with an abundance of sweet tours going through the West Coast at the same time that we wanted to, we will no longer be going through that area this year. We were all really stoked to travel out there this November and it's hard to think that we're going to be at home for such a long time. Thank you to all the promoters that tried so hard to help us out, even if you couldn't, you're replies still gave us a good amount of hope that this would happen!

So we're not really stoked about that news BUT we are very happy to inform everyone that we will be spending the winter months to do a number of things that we feel are very exciting.


The first thing we'd like to remind you guys about is our two upcoming shows this month! If you check the date's on our page you'll see that we are playing with Straight Reads The Line and Arise & Ruin at The Reverb in Toronto on October 29th! We have also been priveledged enough to play Halloween Hardcore this year with bands like Buried Inside and Fuck The Facts! If you're coming out to the show on Halloween make sure you show up early, dressed up better then we are! We are all super pumped to play both of these shows, come talk to us if you see us hanging around there!
As for shows after October, we are planning on doing a couple mini tours around Ontario and Quebec. Also, we will be doing everything in our power to get shows in surrounding areas on the weekends. If you want us to come play in you're city, send us a message on Myspace and we'll get back to you right away!


Incase some of you have been wondering, we have been working very very hard to bring all of you new music. And beleive us when we say, we have been writing a disgusting amount of material since the release of our album. New songs are well on their way and we couldn't be happier with the way the new material has been turning out! We will be keeping all of you very closely updated on all of this. If you want to actually HEAR a new song then don't worry! It bring us great happiness to tell you that we will be announcing a COAST TO COAST CANADIAN TOUR that will begin in 2009 and will stretch into every province of Canada. By the time that hapenns, we will be playing brand new songs that will be released on our next record!


A big thank you goes out to everyone who has helped us since we left for our first tour in July. Anyone who has came to a show, bought a shirt, hated us, liked us, hung out with us, whatever! You guys rule.
Until next time.
TICTP

Hey everyone!

The purpose of this blog is to keep track of all of our previous, current and upcoming tour dates. Unlike the tour date section on our Myspace, these dates won't ever be deleted and will serve as a tool to let us remember where and when we have played. If your ever wondering where you saw us in the past, or where you can see us in the future, stop by this blog and it will tell you EVERYTHING!

Stay amazing
TICTP

RACK EM' SUMMER TOUR 08!

9 Jul 2008 Masonic Hall Oakville, Ontario
10 Jul 2008 The Kathedral Toronto, Ontario
11 Jul 2008 The Casbah Hamilton, Ontario
12 Jul 2008 The Circus Room Kitchener, Ontario
14 Jul 2008 All Stars Bar & Grill Brampton, Ontario
15 Jul 2008 The Salt Lounge London, Ontario
16 Jul 2008 Riverplace Banquet Hall Chatham, Ontario
18 Jul 2008 Fogolar Furlan Windsor, Ontario
20 Jul 2008 The Shadow Guelph, Ontario
21 Jul 2008 The Barrie Lions Hall Barrie, Ontario
23 Jul 2008 The Vintage Sports Lounge Niagara, Ontario
25 Jul 2008 Iroquois Civic Center Iroquois, Ontario
26 Jul 2008 Cafe L'Inco Montreal, Quebec
27 Jul 2008 Le Bar Du Parc St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec
31 Jul 2008 Musik Box Mont-Joli, Quebec
1 Aug 2008 Capital Winter Club Fredericton, New Brunswick
2 Aug 2008 Denis Morris Community Center Saint John, New Brunswick
3 Aug 2008 The Winsloe Lions Club Charlottetown, Prince Edward
4 Aug 2008 The Pavillion Halifax, Nova Scotia
5 Aug 2008 Astor Theater Liverpool, Nova Scotia
6 Aug 2008 Truro Boys & Girls Club Truro, Nova Scotia
7 Aug 2008 TBA Rivieres-du-Loup, Quebec
9 Aug 2008 Casbah Quebec City, Quebec

24 Aug 2008 Williamsburg I.O.O.F Hall w/ Hello Terror, Hail To Thee Williamsburg, Ontario

ONTARIBRO TOUR!

29 Aug 2008 YFC w/ Pysiedius Kingston, Ontario
30 Aug 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Brockville, Ontario
31 Aug 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Belleville, Ontario
1   Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Brampton, Ontario
2   Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Barrie, Ontario
3   Sep 2008 Holy Joe's w/ Pysiedius Toronto, Ontario
4   Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Hamilton, Ontario
5   Sep 2008 DC Music Theatre w/ Pysiedius Etobicoke, Ontario
6   Sep 2008 The Salt Lounge w/ Pysiedius London, Ontario
7   Sep 2008 Fogolar Furlan w/ Pyseidius, Assassinate The Following Windsor, Ontario
8   Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Kingsville, Ontario
9   Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Chatham, Ontario
10 Sep 2008 The Legendary Red Rooster w/ Pysiedius Burlington, Ontario
11 Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius Peterborough, Ontario
12 Sep 2008 Top Shelf w/ Pysiedius Ajax, Ontario
13 Sep 2008 TBA w/ Pysiedius North Bay, Ontario
14 Sep 2008 Primetimes w/ Pysiedius Cornwall, Ontario

EAST COAST TOUR OF EXCELLENCE!

26 Sep 2008 Cafe Linco Montreal, Quebec
27 Sep 2008 TBA St, Jean, Quebec
28 Sep 2008 TBA w/ The Great Sabatini Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
30 Sep 2008 The Carelton Community Center w/ Syracuse Me Saint John, New Burnswick
1   Oct 2008 The Bridgewater Kinsman Club w/ Syracuse Me Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
2   Oct 2008 Pictou County Youth Center w/ Syracuse Me Pictou, Nova Scotia
3   Oct 2008 TBA w/ Syracuse Me Berwick, Nova Scotia
4   Oct 2008 St Albans Hall (All Ages/ EARLY SHOW) w/ Syracuse Me Sydney, Nova Scotia
4   Oct 2008 Maxwell’s Bar (19+) w/ Syracuse Me Sydney, Nova Scotia
5   Oct 2008 Benevolent Irish Society w/ Syracuse Me Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
7   Oct 2008 TBA w/ Dead, Departed Marystown, Newfoundland
8   Oct 2008 TBA w/ Dead, Departed Saint John's, Newfoundland
9   Oct 2008 TBA w/ Dead, Departed Saint John's, Newfoundland
10 Oct 2008 TBA w/ Dead, Departed Cornerbrook, Newfoundland
11 Oct 2008 Sackville Heights Community Center w/ Syracuse Me Sackland, Nova Scotia
12 Oct 2008 The Capital Winter Club w/Syracuse Me Fredericton, New Brunswick

CANADIAN CRUSADE TOUR 2009!

20 Mar 2009 Cactus Show Bar w/ Children of Eve & Laurel Rimouski, Quebec
21 Mar 2009 TBA w/ Children of Eve & Laurel Quebec City, Quebec
22 Mar 2009 Nicky Zee’s w/ Children of Eve Fredericton, New Brunswick
23 Mar 2009 Kinsman Centre w/ Children of Eve Fredericton, New Brunswick
26 Mar 2009 Union Bar w/ Children of Eve Cornerbrook, Newfoundland
27 Mar 2009 TBA/ Children of Eve Marystown, Newfoundland
28 Mar 2009 Junctions AA w/ Children of Eve Saint John's, Newfoundland
28 Mar 2009 Junctions 19+ w/ Children of Eve Saint John's, Newfoundland
1 April 2009 Maxwell's Bar w/ Children of Eve Sydney Nova Scotia
2 April 2009 St Annes Hall w/ Children of Eve Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
3 April 2009 The Pavillion w/ Children of Eve Halifax, Nova Scotia
4 April 2009 TBA MIMEFEST w/ Children of Eve Moncton, New Brunswick
5 April 2009 Coldbrook Lions Hall w/ Children of Eve Coldbrook, Nova Scotia
7 April 2009 The Asthor Theatre w/ Children of Eve Liverpool, Nova Scotia
9 April 2009 Trenton Youth Centre w/ Children of Eve Trenton, Nova Scotia
10 April 2009 Benevolent Irish Society w/ Children of Eve Charlottetown, PEI
11 April 2009 A K Hord w/ Children of Eve Saint John, New Brunswick
18 April 2009 Cafe Linco w/ Children of Eve Montreal, Quebec
19 April 2009 Murphy's Inn w/ Children of Eve Cornwall, Ontario
24 April 2009 Holy Joe's w/ Children of Eve Toronto, Ontario
25 April 2009 The Ford Plant w/ Children of Eve Brantford, Ontario
26 April 2009 The Casbah w/ Children of Eve Hamilton, Ontario
27 April 2009 Level 3 Nightclub w/ Children of Eve St. Catherines, Ontario
29 April 2009 TBA w/ Children of Eve Brampton, Ontario
30 April 2009 The Red Rooster w/ Children of Eve Burlington, Ontario
1 May 2009 DC Music Hall w/ Children of Eve Etobicoke, Ontario
2 May 2009 The Shadow w/ Children of Eve, The Karma Cure Guelph, Ontario
10 May 2009 Jubilee Center Sudbury, Ontario
11 May 2009 Corner Pockets Timmins, Ontario
12 May 2009 Sioux Lookout Youth Center Sioux Lookout, Ontario
14 May 2009 The Zoo w/ Dreadnaut Winnipeg, Manitoba
15 May 2009 North Hill Inn Brandon, Manitoba
16 May 2009 Le Relais Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
17 May 2009 The Elks Hall North Battleford, Saskatchewan
18 May 2009 TBA Regina, Saskatchewan
22 May 2009 The Mead Hall Edmonton, Alberta
23 May 2009 The Stetson w/ Terrorhorse & Faceless Hulk Calgary, Alberta
24 May 2009 TBA Red Deer, Alberta
26 May 2009 The Dirty Jersey Pub Kamloops, British Columbia
28 May 2009 Pub 340 w/ NinjaSpy Vancouver, British Columbia
29 May 2009 OAP Hall w/ NinjaSpy Chilliwack, British Columbia
30 May 2009 The Cambie w/ NinjaSpy Nanaimo, Biritish Columbia
31 May 2009 The Cambie Equimalt Victoria, British Columbia
3 June 2009 TBA Lethbridge, Alberta
4 June 2009 TBA Medecine Hat, Alberta
5 June 2009 Lyric Theatre w/ Strive & She Writes Pheonix Swift Current, Saskatchewan
6 June 2009 Uniplex Curling Rink w/ Strive & She Writes Pheonix Humboldt, Saskatchewan
7 June 2009 TBA Dauphin, Manitoba
8 June 2009 The Station w/ Strive & She Writes Pheonix Altona, Manitoba
10 June 2009 Killroys w/ Fear Before Thunder Bay, Ontario
11 June 2009 Odd Fellow's Temple Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
12 June 2009 Chubby Pickle w/ ATF, Punish Them Windsor, Ontario
13 June 2009 TBA w/ ATF, Punish Them London, Ontario
14 June 2009 TBA w/ ATF, Punish Them Sarnia, Ontario
15 June 2009 KBD Hall w/ ATF, Punish Them Chatham, Ontario
16 June 2009 DC Music Hall w/ Assasinate The Following Etobicoke, Ontario
19 June 2009 Leslie Hall w/ Assasinate The Following + more TBA Kemptville, Ontario

Why hello everybody!

It seems it has been quite sometime since we have given any form of Plague update to you all so here it goes!

As some of you may have noticed, there have been a number of changes going on over here in the crazy land we like to call Myspace. For starters, our very own Dave Journeaux has finally finished up the design for our brand new layout! We are all extremely excited to finally have a new design for all of you to look at and if you'd like to give us you're feedback, we would be whole-heartedly grateful!

Also, we have now put up our very own online Merch Store through Bigcartel. For anyone that is unable to make it out to a show this year, you now have the opportunity to buy any of our merchandise through our store! All the prices of our merchandise are the same as if you were to buy it at a show, simply transacted through the web. Shipping costs can also be viewed through the store and they will vary from wherever you are located!

Alright, so. What else? Oh yeah! TOUR!
Well, it's been just over 3 weeks since we left for the road and I can speak for everyone when I say that we all couldn't be any happier. We would like to take this opportunity to thank EVERYONE we have met on the road so far, you have all made our trip everything we could have asked for. As for the band itself, we have been watching an absolutely disgusting amount of Planet Earth, eating a very unhealthy amount of things like tuna, noodles, chunky soup and peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Mmm, delicacy.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this filthy process, it really means alot to have so much support back home!

We love you all.

Until next time, PLAGUE TEAM ASSEMBLE.

Hey Everyone!
We are very pleased to announce that tomorrow we will be posting the mastered versions of both the songs you see up on our page right now. We're all extremely happy with the outcome of the songs and would like to thank West West Side for doing such an outstanding job and being so easy to work with. Along with the new songs, we will also be posting the front cover of our E.P. entitled Ms Marry Mallon.
In other news, we've posted the flyer for our CD release show on the left of our page. If you want to go ahead and steal that from us, we would appreciate it whole heartedly.

As of right now, we have just under a month until our CD is released independently on July 4th. Within the weeks leading up to it's release, we will be posting a different song on our page every week. On the actual date of it's release, the entire E.P. (yup, the whole god damned thing) will be posted on our Myspace for you to listen to. Your feedback is extremely important to us, so make sure you let us know what you think of the album!

Love,
TICTP

 

Hey everybody,

 

There's only one way to properly introduce this news update. There's good news, and there's bad news.

 

First the bad news…

 

 We are sad to announce that due to circumstances beyond any of our control Matt Belanger will no longer be able to continue with Today I Caught the Plague. We wish Matt the best of luck in all his future endeavors and thank him for all his much appreciated contributions.

 

That being said, it is our pleasure to proudly introduce the 5th and 6th (yes 6th member) of "Today I Caught The Plague". (Drum roll please) We would like to give a warm welcome and an extra high five to ex- "There Were Thousands" members Eric Stone on bass, and Matt Young keyboards. Welcome brothers, there's no turning back now.

 

Now, for all of you out there riding the electronic waves of internet land. Please keep checking back to our myspace for the much anticipated mastered tracks, new songs and tour dates soon to come!

 

Cheers

Ben & T.I.C.T.P.

So round 2 of studio work is officially complete and it was a big round. A big, exhausting round. In the past few weeks we've recorded rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars, keyboard, singing, screaming and backup vocals. As a result we are happy to say that all tracking for the album has been finished.

The road ahead will consist of a fair share of mixing and monitoring to get things exactly where we want them followed by preparation of the material for final public release. It would be a huge understatement to say that we're very excited to finally share with everyone what we've been working on and to start hitting the stages hard.

As such we will be posting our 1st rough mixes of 2 songs tomorrow in appreciation of everyone's patience and support throughout the extensive creative process. We are looking forward with great anticipation to hearing everyone's feedback. We hope you enjoy the material and feel the same as all of us in that the project is the strongest we've been a part of to date.

In terms of hitting stages we will be making our first foray this weekend playing 3 shows with Protest the Hero. North Bay at The Wall on Saturday, and in Ottawa at Babylon both Sunday and Monday. Other bands on the Ottawa bills include Drillpoint on the 20th, Set Fire to Wicker Park on the 21st along with our very good and very talented friends in Pysiedius also joining the 21st bill.

For a look at what we've been up to the past couple months feel free to check out the newly updated pictures section of the page and if you've secured tickets to any of this weekend's shows we look forward to seeing you. Until then, keep well.

Today I Caught the Plague

Hey guys,

So if you haven't heard the past two weeks have been a blast at Addictive Sound Studios. Our bass and drum tracks are done like dinner and Matt and Mike are getting some much needed R&R.

However the rest of us are busy as bee's (killer bees actually) getting ready for the tsunami of a task that is guitars starting in two weeks. In that time our good friends Market Fever will be inhabiting the studio to record there upcoming album due out in the not so distant future.

So until next time we give you some sweet pictures which can be viewed in the new Studio Shots album.

Have a good one,

T.I.C.T.P