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.

Fest or Famine

There is no famine for lovers of Canadian indie music this weekend (unless you're talking about Windsor's Harvesting the FAM Festival 2011-- you'll just have to go hungry until Sep. 30 - Oct. 8 for that) unless you don't make it to one of these festivals:

Oh! Fest (priced at "pay what you can") kicked off tonight (Fri., Sep. 16) in London, but there's still plenty of music on Saturday (including an after hours show at Call the Office) and Sunday. Scheduled performers include DD/MM/YYYY, Meligrove Band, METZ, Boxer the Horse, Paper Lions, The Danks, The Weather Station, Bruce Peninsula, The Deep Dark Woods, Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, By Divine Right and more.



Phog Phest 3 ($15), in the parking lot of Windsor's Phog Lounge. Music begins at 4 p.m. with ASK, and concludes with Grand Analog and Elliott BROOD, with great bands in between.



Before heading over to Phog Phest, we'll be catching Hey Rosetta! at the DIY Street Fair (free admission) in Ferndale for their 7:20 p.m. set. Hey, we couldn't say no.

BROOD, Grand Analog and more: Phog Phest 3

Phog Phest 2: Young Rival

Tickets are still available for Phog Phest 3, happening this Sat., Sep. 17 in the parking lot of Canada's Best Live Music Venue, Windsor's Phog Lounge. The $15 ticket price is small for a big lineup, plus if you buy in advance at the Phog, Dr. Disc, Jam Space, or the St. Clair College SRC, you'll be entered to win giveaways from CBC Radio 3, Wellington Brewery and more. See you there!

Your Phog Phest hosts: Tom Lucier (l) and Frank Incitti

Phog Phest 3 Facebook Event Page

Phog Phest 3 Band Lineup:

Elliott BROOD
Grand Analog (Toronto/Winnipeg)
The High Strung (Detroit)
What Seas, What Shores (Windsor)
The Swillingtones (Windsor)
Fiftywatthead (Windsor) - AC/DC set
Explode When They Bloom (Windsor)
ASK (Toronto/Windsor)

Photos: Russ Gordon/N2D Images

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