Phog Phest 5 is Sat., Sep. 14

Real bathrooms. A real late end time. You can take your alcoholic beverage into the theatres for real. And a real great lineup in two great venues.

This year's Phog Phest 5 moves indoors to the Phog Lounge and three stages in the Capitol Theatre. The $15 advance ticket price ($16+$2 online, $20 at the door) is worth it just for the headliners, a trifecta of Polaris-nominated bands from Montreal : The Besnard Lakes, Suuns and Young Galaxy.

But for that same ticket, you also get more Windsor bands than you have ears for, including The Locusts Have No King, The Blue Stones, Learning, The Vaudevillianaires and many more. Here's the full schedule.

PHOG PHEST 4

Tickets only $15 ~ http://phoglounge.com

Cellos (Windsor)
www.cellos.bandcamp.com

Club Thunderbolt (Windsor)
www.clubthunderbolt.com

Cobra & Vulture (Montreal)
http://music.cbc.ca/artists/Cobra-Vulture

Gypsy Chief Goliath (Windsor)
www.reverbnation.com/gypsychiefgoliath

James O-L and the Villains (Windsor)
http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/James-O-L-and-the-Villains

Learning (Windsor)
www.wearelearning.bandcamp.com

New Country Rehab (Toronto)
www.newcountryrehab.com

Rural Alberta Advantage (HEADLINER from Toronto)
http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/The-Rural-Alberta-Advantage

The Unquiet Dead (Windsor)
www.music.cbc.ca/artists/the-unquiet-dead

Vultures? (Windsor)
www.facebook.com/groups/vultures.canada/


With a special 90-minute opening set by Jam Space Academy bands:
9 Volt, 24 Sussex, Arcadia, Jinx, Lawless, Lost Weekend, Tremors
www.jamspacewindsor.com/JamSpaceAcademy.php

Show Alert: Bend Sinister

Thu., Mar. 8 @ Call the Office, London
w/ Teenage Kicks

Fri., Mar. 9 @ The Dugout, Windsor
w/ James O-L and the Villains and LEARNING

We have Bend Sinister (Vancouver) to thank for adding one of our favourite words to our vocabulary: flummoxoned. We think you will be flummoxoned too by Dan Moxon and Bend Sinister's 88-key powered indie pop/rock. Check out their CBC Radio 3 artist's page for a list of influences; but their sound is more ode than old. They're touring now in support of their just-released EP, On My Mind. Whatever you're doing tonight or tomorrow, give it a rest and go to one of these shows-- $5 in London, free in Windsor. (More tour dates below)




Mar 10 Toronto at Cherry Cola’s
Mar 13 Winnipeg, MB at The Pyramid Cabaret
Mar 14 Regina at The Exchange
Mar 15 Saskatoon, SK at Amigos
Mar 16 Calgary at The Gateway
Mar 17 Edmonton, AB at The Starlite Room
Mar 18 Banff at Wild Bill’s
Mar 19 Jasper at The Horseshoe Club
Mar 20 Fernie at The Northern
Mar 21 Nelson at Hume Hotel
Mar 22 Kamloops at Cactus Jack’s
Mar 23 Vancouver, BC at Venue Nightclub
Mar 24 Victoria at Club 9One9 

Show Alert: The Mark Inside, Explode When They Bloom and a prodigy

Thurs., Nov. 3 @ Phog Lounge

Don't let this show be a blip on your radar. Just because you don't see any "big" names doesn't mean this lineup isn't stacked with big talent. For $7 (that's only $1.75 per band) you'll get:

The Mark Inside (Toronto): riding on only one full-length album (Static/Crash), a couple of EPs (including their latest, False Flag) and a couple of hits ("Carousel," "Sweet Little Sister"), this bluesy alt-rock band has been leaving their mark for more than a decade on the strength of their live shows.

Explode When They Bloom: according to their Facebook page, this will be the last show for the year from this staple of the Windsor indie music scene. Get your fix of "wailing guitars, thunderous vocals, and a groovy rhythm section that won't quit" now.

Learning: the latest project from Murad Erzinclioglu ((wh)y.m.e.)            

Kess Carpenter: Stevie Ray Vaughan reincarnated as a 15-year-old girl. We heard a recording of her playing when she opened for The Pack a.d. and The Locusts Have No King a couple of weeks ago. Amazing.