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Taking Meds

Punk band from New York, NY · formed 2013

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Shows on record
60
Rooms played
53
Cities
41
Releases
21
Last show
Dec 1, 2023No Fun

About

Taking Meds is a band from New York, NY, formed in 2013, tagged emo, indie, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2023, across 53 rooms in 41 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20161 show
  2. 20172 shows
  3. 20183 shows
  4. 20199 shows
  5. 20205 shows
  6. 20217 shows
  7. 202212 shows
  8. 202321 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Dec 1, 2023No Fun · TroySupportwith Prize, Lurk, Sunbloc, +1
Nov 29, 2023Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleSupportwith Lurk
Nov 28, 2023Deep Cuts · MedfordSupportwith Lurk, Cherubhead, oldsoul
Nov 27, 2023PhilaMOCA · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Lurk
Nov 26, 2023Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Lurk, Classic Traffic, Only Sibling
Nov 25, 2023Skid Row Garage · YorkSupportwith Lurk, Chrome Rodeo, Sharp Darts
Nov 24, 2023Pie Shop · WashingtonSupportwith Lurk, Jivebomb
Nov 14, 2023The Rino · North Kansas CityHeadlinerwith Public Opinion, Squint
Nov 12, 2023Healer · IndianapolisSupportwith Lurk, D.R.L.N., Kiddo
Nov 11, 2023Little Rose Tavern · ClevelandSupportwith Lurk
Nov 10, 2023Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Lurk, Instill, Turquoise, +1
Nov 9, 2023The Stache, The Intersection · Grand RapidsSupportwith Lurk, Bitter Truth, split up
Oct 26, 2023Loosey's · GainesvilleHeadlinerwith Carly Cosgrove, Dollar Signs, Bong Mountain, +1
Sep 3, 2023Brighton Music Hall · BostonSupportwith Smoking Popes, Future Teens, Colleen Green
Jul 23, 2023The Meadows · BrooklynSupportwith 7Seconds, Jivebomb
Jun 5, 2023Dirty Dungarees · ColumbusHeadlinerwith Lurk, Dead Body on the Web, Wasp Factory (US)
Jun 4, 2023Cactus Club · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Lurk, Shamewave, Endswell
Jun 2, 2023Globe Hall · DenverHeadlinerwith The Ridgeway, Public Opinion
May 30, 2023Sunset Tavern · SeattleHeadlinerwith The Ridgeway, Ponyboy.
Apr 22, 2023Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Gel, Peace Test, Dogbreath
Feb 5, 2023Pie Shop · WashingtonSupportwith The Casket Lottery, Dosser, Celebration Summer
May 21, 2022Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Bad Luck, Dollar Signs, out of service
May 20, 2022Knitting Factory - Brooklyn · BrooklynSupportwith Bad Luck, Dollar Signs, Common Sage
May 17, 2022The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls · MillvaleSupportwith Dollar Signs
May 15, 2022Comet Ping Pong · WashingtonSupportwith Dollar Signs
May 14, 2022Riffhouse · ChesapeakeSupportwith Dollar Signs, Red Weather
May 13, 2022New Brookland Tavern - Old Location · West ColumbiaSupportwith Dollar Signs, Stress Fractures, Tourneforte
May 12, 2022The Masquerade - Purgatory · AtlantaSupportwith Bad Luck, Dollar Signs, Bummer Hill
May 6, 2022Henao Contemporary Center · OrlandoSupportwith Bad Luck, Dollar Signs, 0 Miles Per Hour
Apr 28, 2022Bottom of the Hill · San FranciscoSupportwith Dollar Signs, Kilroi
Apr 22, 2022The Treasury · St. PaulSupportwith Dollar Signs
Apr 21, 2022Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith Dollar Signs
Apr 20, 2022Mahall's 20 Lanes · LakewoodSupportwith Dollar Signs, Motiv-e-s
Oct 13, 2021New Brookland Tavern - Old Location · West ColumbiaSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Oct 9, 2021Brighton Music Hall · BostonSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Oct 4, 2021Crafthouse Stage & Grill · PittsburghHeadlinerwith Weakened Friends
Oct 3, 2021Mahall's 20 Lanes · LakewoodSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Oct 1, 2021Cobra Lounge · ChicagoSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Sep 27, 2021Woodlands Tavern · ColumbusSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Sep 25, 2021The Masquerade - Hell · AtlantaSupportwith Elder Brother, Weakened Friends
Apr 12, 2020The Milestone Club · CharlotteSupportwith Mike Watt, J. Robbins, Ceschi, +8
Mar 25, 2020The Garage · BurnsvilleSupportwith Niiice
Mar 23, 2020The Vanguard · TulsaSupportwith Niiice
Mar 12, 2020New Brookland Tavern - Old Location · West ColumbiaHeadlinerwith Niiice
Feb 6, 2020Funk 'n Waffles - Downtown · SyracuseHeadlinerwith Short Fictions, Closure, Outside Voices
Nov 4, 2019Springwater Supper Club · NashvilleSupportwith Wine Lips, Ghost Town Remedy, Jibber Jabber
Sep 13, 2019Oakdale House · AkronHeadlinerwith Biitchseat, Bare Walls, I hate it too
Jul 23, 2019Hawthorne Hideaway · PortlandSupportwith Dikembe, Pool Kids, Luna Vista
Jul 17, 2019The Handsome Daughter · WinnipegHeadlinerwith Fox Lake, Sit Calm
Jul 15, 2019Paperhouse · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Niiice
Jul 14, 2019Nausicaa · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Niiice
Jul 13, 2019Side Street Studio Arts · ElginHeadlinerwith Niiice
Apr 20, 2019Gutter Bar · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Answering Machine (BK), Mala Vista
Mar 8, 2019The Space Hall of Columbia · ColumbiaSupportwith Infant Island, Dryrot, Stress Fractures, +1
Sep 22, 2018NACHOHOUSE · New PaltzSupportwith Teenage Halloween, SCHMAVE, Jordan Fiction, +1
Jul 26, 2018Trans-Pecos · RidgewoodSupportwith Field Mouse, Dikembe
May 6, 2018Zone One, Elsewhere · BrooklynSupportwith Tomato Dodgers, You Bred Raptors, Dolly Spartans
Aug 18, 2017Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Original Sharks, Birthday Boy (PA), Caracara
Feb 5, 2017Mahall's Locker Room · LakewoodHeadlinerwith My Mouth Is the Speaker, Dark Spring, Left
May 7, 2016Union Pool · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith dot and logic, fortunaut, Boompa

Where they play

53 rooms in 41 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn6 shows
  • Chicago3 shows
  • Lakewood3 shows
  • Philadelphia3 shows
  • Washington3 shows

and 36 other cities

Live history

60 shows on record
Shows counted
60
First on record
May 2016
Latest on record
Dec 2023

Shows per year

  1. 20161
  2. 20172
  3. 20183
  4. 20199
  5. 20205
  6. 20217
  7. 202212
  8. 202321

Top rooms

  • New Brookland Tavern - Old Location, West Columbia · 3
  • Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, Brooklyn · 2
  • Pie Shop, Washington · 2
  • Subterranean, Chicago · 2
  • Brighton Music Hall, Boston · 2

Top cities

  • Brooklyn, NY · 6
  • Philadelphia, PA · 3
  • Washington, DC · 3
  • West Columbia · 3
  • Lakewood · 3

Often on the bill with: Dollar Signs, Weakened Friends, Elder Brother, Bad Luck, Dikembe, JIVEBOMB, Public Opinion, Stress Fractures

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

21 releases, 2013–2024

Lineup

  • Ben Kotin

Former

  • Matt Battle

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

8 members on record
  • Alex Saltertenure unknown
  • Ben Kotintenure unknown
  • Dan Abzugtenure unknown
  • James Palkotenure unknown
  • Jon Marksontenure unknown
  • Matt Battleleft, years unknown
  • Noah Linntenure unknown
  • Skylar Sarkistenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Such Gold (via Ben Kotin)

Shares members with: All 4 All (via Skylar Sarkis), Champagne Colored Cars (via Noah Linn), Deal With God (via Skylar Sarkis), Dot And Logic (via Jon Markson), Gold Line (via Noah Linn), Highway Sniper (via Skylar Sarkis), I Am The Avalanche (via Jon Markson), Jimmy Montague (via James Palko) and 5 more

Photos, art and posters

Taking Meds — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Taking Meds — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Taking Meds — EXT MEDS
Release art · EXT MEDS — release
Taking Meds — Dial M For Meds
Release art · Dial M For Meds — release
Taking Meds — Terrible News From Wonderful Men
Release art · Terrible News From Wonderful Men — release
Taking Meds — The Meds You Deserve
Release art · The Meds You Deserve — release
Taking Meds — No Fun, 2023-12-01
Poster · No Fun, 2023-12-01 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Deep Cuts, 2023-11-28
Poster · Deep Cuts, 2023-11-28 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Brighton Music Hall, 2023-09-03
Poster · Brighton Music Hall, 2023-09-03 — Songkick
Taking Meds — The Meadows, 2023-07-23
Poster · The Meadows, 2023-07-23 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, 2023-04-22
Poster · Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, 2023-04-22 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Pie Shop, 2023-02-05
Poster · Pie Shop, 2023-02-05 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Kung Fu Necktie, 2022-05-21
Poster · Kung Fu Necktie, 2022-05-21 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Riffhouse, 2022-05-14
Poster · Riffhouse, 2022-05-14 — Songkick
Taking Meds — New Brookland Tavern - Old Location, 2021-10-13
Poster · New Brookland Tavern - Old Location, 2021-10-13 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Springwater Supper Club, 2019-11-04
Poster · Springwater Supper Club, 2019-11-04 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Hawthorne Hideaway, 2019-07-23
Poster · Hawthorne Hideaway, 2019-07-23 — Songkick
Taking Meds — The Space Hall of Columbia, 2019-03-08
Poster · The Space Hall of Columbia, 2019-03-08 — Songkick
Taking Meds — NACHOHOUSE, 2018-09-22
Poster · NACHOHOUSE, 2018-09-22 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Trans-Pecos, 2018-07-26
Poster · Trans-Pecos, 2018-07-26 — Songkick
Taking Meds — Zone One, Elsewhere, 2018-05-06
Poster · Zone One, Elsewhere, 2018-05-06 — Songkick

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Taking Meds on Last.fmArtist facts
Taking Meds on DiscogsArtist facts
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.