Phog Phest celebrates best music venue By Cristina Naccarato
Lance Writer
July 8, 2009 In the heart of our Downtown hub sits the small 60-seater bar Phog Lounge, located at 157 University Ave. W.  Inside of Phog, there is a community of creative people who dwell and gather every week for various music and art-related events. This dedicated community is the reason earlier this year, Phog was named the Best Live Music Club in Canada.
In February, CBC Radio 3 created a contest, sending out their searchlight to encourage listeners to vote for who they believed to be the best live music venue in Canada.
The list started with 114 clubs and, as the voting began to narrow the list, the creative class in Windsor grew more and more excited as Phog was bumped to the Top 50 and then to the Top 10. It was a long and exciting wait, but Phog prevailed. >> | Fringe Festival offers something for everyone By Andrea Keelan
Lance Writer July 8, 2009 The Windsor International Fringe Festival is back this summer for the third year. The festival will give Windsor and Essex County residents an opportunity to view both international and local talents at theatres in the Windsor area. With a variety of shows available for both children and adults, this year’s festival offers something for everyone.
Windsor’s International Fringe Festival takes place from Friday, July 17 until Sunday, July 26 and offers performances each day. The festival is divided into regular fringe shows and fringe shows that are specifically for children. The adult shows offer comedy, drama, history, and mystery as a story is told for approximately an hour per show. >> | Warped Tour brings Alexisonfire to Detroit By Lindsey Rivait
Arts Editor
July 8, 2009 Fresh on the scene with their new album, Old Crows/Young Cardinals, and slightly in need of a shower thanks to a rigorous touring schedule, Alexisonfire is stopping nearby as part of the fifteenth installment of the Summer Warped Tour.
 Originally from St. Catharines, Ont., the five-piece post-hardcore group is comprised of vocalist George Pettit, vocalist and guitarist Dallas Green, guitarist Wade MacNeil, bassist Chris Steele, and drummer Jordan Hastings.
Pettit reports that the tour has been going well so far, although it’s not something the band always looks forward to.
“I think it’s something we approach with a certain degree of dread. Warped Tour is a pretty intense style of touring. There’s not a lot of showering. It’s a lot of fun, too,” said Pettit. >> |
