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House Of Targ
House of Targ is a live music venue, arcade and pierogi restaurant in Ottawa, Canada. The venue opened April 17, 2014 with a live performance from Toronto band PUP. Owners Paul Granger, Mark McHale and Kevin Berger acquired a 10-year lease on the 1077 Bank street location. The 4,000 sq. ft. basement venue formerly housed the Bayou Blues bar, The New Bayou and The Underground. Most of the bands booked belong to the rock, indie, alternative, punk, hardcore, metal, ska, synth categories. Some bands and artists that have performed at House of TARG include Pup, The Nils, Rational Youth, The Real McKenzies, UK Subs, Neil Hamburger, Angry Samoans, Agathocles, Extreme Noise Terror, Dead Brain Cells, David Liebe Hart, B.A. Johnston, Rich Aucoin, Chixdiggit, Anciients, Hibria, Dayglo Abortions, Screaming Females, The Courtneys, C. J. Ramone, Ian Blurton, Truckfighters, Bob Log III, Re-Animator, Gorod, Mike Krol, Weaves, Hard Skin, Antidote, Blanks 77, A Wilhelm Scream, Days N' Daze, Moon Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Game
An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are presented as primarily games of skill and include arcade video games, Pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games or merchandisers. Types Broadly, arcade games are nearly always considered games of skill, with only some elements of games of chance. Games that are solely games of chance, like slot machines and pachinko, often are categorized legally as gambling devices and, due to restrictions, may not be made available to minors or without appropriate oversight in many jurisdictions. Arcade video games Arcade video games were first introduced in the early 1970s, with '' Pong'' as the first commercially successful game. Arcade video games use electronic or computerized circuitry to take input from the player and translate that to an electronic display such as a monito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibria
HIBRIA is a Brazilian power metal/ speed metal band, known for their technicality and speed. The band cites influences from traditional metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, thrash bands such as Metallica and Megadeth, and progressive bands such as Dream Theater. HIBRIA toured across Europe in 1999, in the "Against the Faceless" demo tour, playing 29 concerts through Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Poland. The band was on the roster to perform at ProgPower USA XVI in September 2015, which would have been their first time performing in the United States. However, the band was not allowed into the country, and they did not get to perform at ProgPower USA. In December 2017, it was announced that Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Renato Osorio, and Ivan Beck would be leaving the band. One more release titled ''Moving Ground'', featuring this lineup, was released in February 2018 in Japan. Discography Albums Demos * 1997 – ''Metal Heart'' (demo) * 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanks 77
Blanks 77 is an American punk rock band active from 1990 to 2001, and again from 2004 onward. Originally based in Hillside, New Jersey, they have since relocated to Denville. The band has maintained a prolific career, having released three albums and numerous EPs, appeared on numerous compilations, toured Europe twice, the U.S. countless times, and shared the stage with other well-known punk acts such as the Misfits, Rancid, Dwarves, the Business, Bad Brains, the Bouncing Souls, One Way System, Anti-Nowhere League, Anti-Heros, Dropkick Murphys, GBH, the Criminals, UK Subs, and Total Chaos. History Formation, early years, first record (1990–1996) The band formed in 1990 when high school friends Mike (vocals) and Chad (drums) were joined by guitarist Renee, whom they had met through a musician wanted ad. Their first bassist was a friend of Renee's named Brendan. The new group named themselves the Blanks after finding their minds blank as to what to name the band. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antidote (band)
Antidote was a Dutch Punk rock band from the Netherlands, formed in 1996. Inspiration for the band came when the band members had a jam session at the squat ''De Blauwe Aanslag''. The band has released five full-length studio albumsinterview with ukpunkandoi.com and toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Russia with prominent US punk bands such as and The Virus.list of shows on the band website Anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Skin
Hard Skin is an English punk group from Gipsy Hill, London who play in the early UK Oi! style. History Hard Skin is an oi band founded in 1996 and their first album ''Hard Nuts and Hard Cunts'' appeared that year. The band were: bassist "Fat Bob" (Sean Forbes of Wat Tyler), guitarist and lead vocalist "Johnny Takeaway" (Ben Corrigan of Thatcher On Acid) and drummer "Nosher" ( Chris Acland of indie/Britpop band Lush). After Acland's death, he was replaced on drums by "Nipper" (Scott Stewart) for second album ''Same Meat Different Gravy'' in 2005, which like its predecessor was received positively in punk and Oi! circles despite (or perhaps partly because of) the band's parodic tendencies. Third album proper ''On The Balls'' was released in 2013, alongside companion album ''Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear'' featuring alternate versions of its songs voiced by female vocalists, including Joanna Newsom, Manda Rin, Miki Berenyi, Beth Jeans Houghton, Debbie Smith, Alela Diane, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weaves (band)
Weaves is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, consisting of vocalist Jasmyn Burke, guitarist Morgan Waters, drummer Spencer Cole and bassist Zach Bines. History The band was formed in 2012 by Burke and Waters, who first met each other in a bar and began recording demo songs based on files of song ideas Burke recorded on her iPhone. In 2013, Bines and Cole joined the band shortly before recording commenced on their debut EP. They released the self-titled debut EP in 2014, and followed up with a self-titled full-length album in 2016. The 2016 album was shortlisted for both the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year and the 2017 Polaris Music Prize"Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Krol
Michael Frederick Krol (born May 19, 1984) is an American musician and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. After releasing two albums on Counter Counter Culture, Krol released his third album ''Turkey'' on Merge Records August 28, 2015. ''Power Chords'' was released in 2019, described by ''Dagger'' as "hitinga nerve here with some real classic catchy, garage rock." Discography Studio albums * ''I Hate Jazz'' (Counter Counter Culture, 2011) * ''Trust Fund'' (Counter Counter Culture, 2013) * ''Turkey'' (Merge Records, 2015) *''Power Chords'' (Merge Records, 2019) Singles/EPs * ''Live At Vera'' (Roekie Records, 2016) * ''An Ambulance B/W Never Know'' (Merge Records, 2018) Compilations * ''Mike Krol Is Never Dead: The First Two Records'' (Merge Records, 2017) * ''Dog Songs'' (2017), "Beethoven (Beethoven)" * ''You Wish: A Merge Records Holiday Album'' (Merge Records, 2019), "Won't Be Alone Tonight" Other media Merge Records announced that Krol's music would be mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorod (band)
Gorod is a technical death metal band from Bordeaux, France. History Gorod originally formed in 1997 under the name Gorgasm, but later changed their named to Gorod in 2005, to avoid confusion with an American death metal band of the same name. They released their debut album ''Neurotripsicks'' on Deadsun Records in 2004, which was later re-released by Willowtip Records a year after. They later followed up with ''Leading Vision'' in 2006. Their original drummer, Sandrine Bourguignon would also leave the band around this time. In 2008, Gorod announced they had written six new songs, which were to be a part of their upcoming album. In May 2009, the band announced their new album ''Process of a New Decline'' as well as releasing another track from that album, "Programmers of Decline" on their Myspace as well. The album was released a month after to fairly moderate critical acclaim. This album would also be their last with their original vocalist Guillaume Martinot, who would late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Log III
Bob Log III (born November 21, 1969) is an American slide guitar one-man band based in Tucson, Arizona, and Melbourne, Australia. During performances, he plays old Silvertone archtop guitars, wears a full body human cannonball suit, and a helmet wired to a telephone receiver, which allows him to devote his hands and feet to guitar and drums. His show has been described as a blues punk guitar dance party. Log tours internationally, performing about 150 shows each year; he has made tours of North America, Europe, Japan and Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Taiwan, and Iceland. Early life Bob Log III was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Growing up, Log listened to musical artists such as AC/DC, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Bo Diddley, Hasil Adkins and Chuck Berry.''Kansas City Star'' Interview from Bob Log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truckfighters
Truckfighters are a Swedish rock band from Örebro, formed in 2001. History Truckfighters was formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2001. After releasing EPs in 2001 and 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. In 2005 they released their debut album '' Gravity X'' on both Fuzzorama Records and MeteorCity Records. Their follow-up album, ''Phi'', was released in 2007 by Poison Tree Records in the U.S. and on the Fuzzorama label elsewhere. Their sound has been described as classic desert rock, similar to bands like Dozer, Fu Manchu, and Kyuss. They have been featured on the MTV Sweden show "Fuzz". The band has done extensive touring over the years, playing more than 300 live shows, most of them in Europe. Their first USA tour, in July 2011, included stops in New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland. The film '' Truckfighters'' (Fuzzomentary) by Joerg Steineck and Christian Maciejewski portrays the band's life. It was released in December 2011 and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Blurton
Ian Blurton (born 1965) is a Canadian musician and record producer. Early life He was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1965, and moved to Toronto in 1973. Musical career He has been a part of Toronto's indie music scene since the early 1980s. He was playing drums in the original line-ups for Cowboy Junkies and A Neon Rome before he became the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for Change of Heart.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . He also performed on Jolly Tambourine Man's single "Apple Strudel Man". After the breakup of Change of Heart in late 1997, Blurton formed Blurtonia. After that, for a short period he was a member of Bionic before forming C'mon in 2003 with his girlfriend, bassist Katie Lynn Campbell, formerly of Nashville Pussy, and drummer Randy Curnew. Curnew left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Dean Dallas Bentley. In late October 2011, C'mon played their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
