Over the next few days we will be profiling the
Top Ten Searchlight Clubs. Don't forget to support your favourite neighbourhood live music venue!
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Venue:
Phog LoungeLocation:Windsor, ON
How Long has the Club Been Open:We've been open just over 5 years.
Why It Should Win Searchlight: We are THE anchor for culture, art, and MUSIC in this southernmost point in the country. If we aren't here, the fabric of cultural magnificence is hamstrung in a way we don't want to think about.
Five Of The Best Bands That Have Played Your Club:Best bands? Julie Doiron & Company, Final Fantasy, Patrick Watson, Joel Plaskett, Holy Fuck...too many...
One Of The Most Memorable Moments:Care Failure from Die Mannequin running into traffic while playing guitar wirelessly, stopping traffic in both lanes of traffic until settling on playing, on her knees ON THE HOOD OF A STRANGERS CAR that she stopped in traffic. There are photos of this!
A Little-Known Fact About Your Club: Phog Lounge has a quote book behind the bar that we keep to copy down things we overhear. Usually it is absurd and crazy, but when we decide to look back and recite them, we get little drinking done as we are laughing ourselves silly.
Your Secret To Success: Our secret to success is likely the same as the other 9 finalists: We love independent music, and we do everything we can to enrich the lives of the people in our city. We know we're a needle in the haystack, but we try to be the biggest, shiniest, and most sharp needle, sitting on the very TOP of the pile of hay.
What You Would Do To Celebrate If You Win:If we won, we'd likely have to have a big event in our HUGE parking lot attached to our building. We'd need permission from the landlord, and the city, but we'd likely throw a massive outdoor party, with a big stage outside and the small stage inside...staggering performances inside and out. It would be a city-wide party, and everyone within 300 miles would know that they were invitied to see what Windsor has to offer to the cultural fabric of Canada.
(Thanks to Tom Lucier & Frank Incitti for sending in this profile!)
