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Here's a couple
of Articles written about the band.
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Madison Courier
Jan 13th,
2005 |
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The
members of Shock Treatment. (Photo submitted) |
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Rockin’ hard and having a
blast!
By: Lori Hedges
Courier Staff Writer
“We’re just old guys playing
Punk!” laughed Scott Koerner as he tried to describe his band, Shock
Treatment. Yet when band members pick up their guitars and turn up
their amps, it becomes clear that these guys know how to rock and have
a blast doing it!
A kind of tribute band to the early Punk band, “The Ramones,” Shock
Treatment is bringing their sound to a whole new generation of Punk
music fans.
“The Ramones are bigger now than they ever have been,” said Davy
Harmon, Shock Treatment’s lead singer.
“They were just basically a bunch of hippies playing Punk,” added
Koerner. “We don’t act like them. We can’t look like them. We just
basically try to play with their energy and fire.”
Koerner said the band was born late in the summer of 2003 after he
offered to teach a friend how to play guitar. Soon he added another
friend to his list of students. When another friend was added to the
practice/jam sessions, it only seemed logical to become a band.
“We jammed Friday nights after work and afterwards we headed down to
Joey G's,” he said, noting one night they were invited to play a gig at
that local nightclub. “The only problem was we had three guitars and a
bass player, but we didn’t have a singer or a drummer.” With a couple
of additions and shuffling, Shock Treatment came to be, with their
first concert at Joey G's.
Koerner said they have played at a variety of venues, including one
unforgettable gig outside the stadium at the Colts game. “Of course,
we love playing down at the JayCs for the kids,” added Koerner, noting
they have had a great response from their younger fans.
By day the band members are known as: Scott Koerner (guitar), Mark
Bear (drums), Jeff Corbin (guitar), Davy Harmon (lead vocals), Scott
Perkinson (bass), Dale Davis (tamborine/backup vocals), and Curt
Vanderbur (guitar). However, when they step on the stage, they are:
Shrimpy, Marky, Grungy, Meatball, Scotty, Homey, and Scruffy Ramone
(respectively).
“We play all Ramone songs — all the great ones,” Koerner said.
While the members of Shock Treatment have a lot of fun (a lot of
fun!), they are serious about one important thing: All the proceeds
from their shows go to benefit King’s Daughters’ Hospital’s Hospice
program.
“We do that because the Ramones’ lead singer, Joey Ramone, died of
lymphoma,” explained Koerner. By giving to the Hospice program, the
band is able to help a wider range of cancer victims in the area.
“We raised $2,300 last year. Our last gig at joeyg’s, we raised
$1,300,” Koerner said.
Although the band currently has no shows set — “We try not to play too
much. We try to keep it fun and light,” noted Koerner. — fans can be
sure there will be a gig in the near future.
“We may try to do an all ages show in April,” Koerner said, adding
more information will be forthcoming on their website
www.shocktreatment.us. Stay tuned!
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Vital Signs - Winter
2005 |
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Local Band uses musical gifts to benefit
Hospice
Imagine a group of guys playing "punk rock" music. Doesn't sound
like a typical hospice benefit.
Then again, Scott Koerner and his band, "Shock Treatment," aren't too
typical.
In February, Koerner and his band decided they wanted their love of
music to benefit others. Originally, they sought to help the battle
against
Lymphoma because the lead singer of the "Ramones," a punk-rock band
whose music "Shock Treatment" plays, died of Lymphoma.
However, after talking with Paula Limato, a Chair for the local Relay
for Life, Koerner and his band instead chose to donate their musical
proceeds to the King's Daughters' Hospice program because the money
would benifit many more patients and families in this area. "We wanted
to play, but we didn't get our band together for money," Koerner said.
"We like to have
fun. And by helping others, we know we're making a difference and seeing
a much bigger picture. In talking with those who have experienced
hospice, we
learned how much it helps families." It already has. In 2004, "Shock
Treatment" raised over $1,000. Funds assist with a variety of costs,
including the remodeling of two dedicated Hospice rooms on the
Transitional Care Unit at King's Daughters' Hospital. "When
sharing this endeavor with Hospice volunteers at a recent meeting, the
response was an
overwhelming 'wow'," said Limato, whose full time job is as Director of
Volunteer Services at KDHHS. "The Hospice volunteers were amazed and
appreciative of what their generosity will enable us to provide for our
patients."
Call Limato at 812-265-0129 for details on how you can learn more or
become a Hospice volunteer. |
 Members of
Shock Treatment ... (L to R, counterclockwise) Dale
Davis, Dave Harmon, Scott Perkinson, Mark Bear, Curt Vanderbur, Scott
Koerner, and Jeff Corbin (middle). |
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