Monthly Archives: July 2009

Phog Phest Re-Cap (with thanks) Part 5 – Scott Barlow

This guy is a machine…He ran the sound board (with bits that HE brought in independently) inside Phog all day for Phog Phest. He never asked for a single thing all day. He never complained, and he not once was … Continue reading

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Black Diamond Bay Canceled, but not Yellow Wood…

Patrick Krief e-mailed me, incensed…that his band would be unable to play the show this Friday. His band is experiencing “health challenges”, and are extremely unhappy that they can’t make the show. They will be rescheduling soon, and when they … Continue reading

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Phog Phest Re-Cap (with thanks) Part 4 – Rino Bortolin

Most of you should know this guy already.He’s known as @bkbrino on Twitter, and as the proprietor of Black Kettle Bistro.Rino Bortolin. He was the man in charge of food inside the licensed area of Phog Phest.That is the lightest, … Continue reading

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The Wooden Sky is coming…

You may remember The Wooden Sky.They used to play Phog often as Friday Morning’s Regret. The roots/folk/rock trio always surprised people when they would perform, as everyone was expecting a calm show. But they would always reach back and pull … Continue reading

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CBC Radio 3 TV!! The Phog Phest Edition!

I will make it known that these episodes are ALWAYS fantastic, and you should go back and watch the ones from the past, but this one blew my mind. The R3TV episode of Phog Phest.Jordan Kawchuk of CBC Radio 3 … Continue reading

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Phog Phest Re-Cap (with thanks) Part 3 – Kevin Kavanaugh

photo by KEVKAVPHOTO When you put on an event, one of the things you generally count on is the recording of that event. In today’s tech-saturated world, everyone has a camera, shooting photos and videos. So you know it’s going … Continue reading

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Black Diamond Bay (Montreal) w/ Yellow Wood at Phog July 31st, 2009

http://www.myspace.com/blackdiamondbayhttp://www.myspace.com/yellowwood Patrick Krief came to Phog a few months ago.We knew there was hype around this band, due to a couple of the members having been in The Dears…so we expected great music…but what we got was WAY MORE. Black … Continue reading

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Julie Doiron return on July 22nd with The Baird Brothers

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Phog Phest Re-Cap (with thanks) Part 2 – George Manury

Photo by kevkavphoto This is what he looked like for a while.Like he went to Ishtar and asked to borrow their look. George Manury was the first man on the scene, aside from the stage dudes, and myself.He pulled up … Continue reading

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Phog Phest Re-Cap (with thanks) Part 1 – Pete Lawlor

There were loads of people who made this event special on Saturday. Phog Phest was bound for failure without these cogs of professionalism that stepped in and made things seamless when the pants were falling apart. I will take the … Continue reading

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