Official bio from The Impatiens MySpace page:

"The Impatiens formed in Toronto during the humid summer of 2005 when artist, poet, photographer, singer-songwriter Emma-O met the food loving, bass pounding, Canadian scene veteran, hockey nut Johnny. Realizing they shared a love for melodic punk bands from the 70's and 80's, they decided to start writing songs together, the first of which was the very X-inspired "When I Go to Sleep". Before long, Emma-O and Johnny were joined by Diablo Red frontman Robbie Hare who filled in on drums and the trio bashed out a ten song rawkin', boppin' set that certainly brought some warmth during the winter months of 2005-06. In the spring of 2006, Robbie's commitments to the Diablo Red juggernaut became priority, so he parted ways with the Impatiens. So this brings us to another season and another drummer, Dave Johnny, the backbone of Toronto's garage rawkin' grooveoholics, The Johnnys, who joined the Impatiens in the autumn of 2006. Dave's dynamic Keith Moon meets Marky Ramone style perfectly compliments the melodic-abrasive brand of punk rock that the Impatiens serve up."

The Impatiens called it quits in March 2007, and below are the only Impatiens recordings ever made. They are raw rehearsal tracks recorded in January 2006, with Robbie on drums. Coming soon will be some recordings made when Dave was on drums. Unfortunately, the band never got off the ground enough to play live shows, nor were there any photos taken of the band.

Emma-O: lead and rhythm guitar, lead and back-up vocals
Johnny Vine: bass, lead and back-up vocals
Robbie Hare: drums (July 2005-Jan 2006)
Dave Johnny: drums (2006-2007)

Click on a song title to listen:

Music by Johnny Vine and Emma-O
Lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music and lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music and lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music and lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music by Emma-O
Lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music by Johnny Vine

Music and lyrics by Johnny Vine

Music and lyrics by Emma-O

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