Gold Winner Dumpster Mummy Silver Winner Graboids Bronze Winner Rich Aucoin “We started playing together in 2011 and we’ve come a long way since then,” says Dumpster Mummy’s Brad Holman, adding that the metal band got its start at Monday night open-mic $Rockin 4 Dollar$. That was over 175 shows ago. Since breaking onto the […]
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Watch this wrestling promo for GussleMania
Alright wrestling fans, you think you’re the cream of the crop? If you’re such a high-flyin’ hot-shot then why don’t you watch this promo for the most anticipated wrestling event of the season. Next Sunday, GussleMania: Showcase of the Mortals goes down only at Gus’ Pub (October 11, 8pm). We’ll finally get to see a step-ladder match […]
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HPX Saturday
i diggit Woke up on Saturday morning under a blanket of cat body and felt the week weighing down my bones. I walked through my apartment and it looked like a bomb had gone off. We rapidly fled the house to go to the CKDU brunch at Gus’. The burritos looked delicious but I got […]
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Where to Play: Fairlanes
For a long time, I associated bowling alleys solely with the Cosmic Fridays of my youth, watching pals throw gutter balls under disco lights while Dance Mix ’95 blared in the background. It also turns out that you can put bands in a bowling alley, compounding the good times for all. Musician and CKDU host […]
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Where To Play: Pro Skates
Chantal Routhier The Graboids at Proskates Skateboarding and good music go together like peas n’ carrots, and the people at Pro Skateboards and Snowboards (6451 Quinpool Road) are proving that the skate shop’s current space is an ideal spot for relaxed, entertaining all-ages shows. After the shop opened at its new location between Subway and […]