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Doghouse – The Story So Far
Doghouse – The Story So FarThe doghouse started in March 2005,in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Based
upstairs in the Royal Oak, the venue provides a mix of eclectic live
music in front of interested and musically knowledgeable audiences.The main people involved in setting up the doghouse were Michael
Ainsworth and Shack.
Michael was one of the founders of the now legendary Return Club which
ran in the town between 1989 to 1992 which in its time put on bands
such as Pulp, He promoted his first gig in 1985, anyone remember The
Three Johns?!, but after the Return Club took a 13 year break before
coming back with the doghouse.Over the past three plus years michael and shack have been joined by a
collective of 20 to
50 somethings who look after the web, sound, photography, promo and
merchandise and djs.Their aims and motivations are quite simple, "we both love listening
to music and seeing bands play a small and intimate live venue is
interesting and exciting, we are also firm believers in the notion of
public service and doing things for the public good, consequently in
addition to our regular nights we also hold regular family days and
free outdoor shows". A further development has been the release of a
couple of compilations and a vinly release on the doghouse record
label.In October 2007, a new doghouse night 'El Campello' was launched. This
focuses on folky acoustica and lo-fi.As for the type of music you can expect to hear at the doghouse,
Michael has this to say, "we all have different and wide tastes in
music and we put on anything from ska to low-fi to alt-country,folk,
electronica, hip-hop and alternative rock, often mixing styles on the
same bill"
In June 2008, we ran a stage at the Wychwood Festival. www.wychwoodfestival.co.uk and will do so again in 2009. We've also run outdoor shows at the puzzle hall inn. Finally, we offer pa hire with engineer,photography, website builds & search services.
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