Hard Luck Bar

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 TONIGHT! DOUBLE HEADER! The Short...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:49:03 -0500

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

TONIGHT! DOUBLE HEADER!

The Short Form Richards (formerly known as Creedance Bathwater Revival) will be headlining the brand spankin new Hard Luck on Tuesday December 6th! Doors open at 7:30pm! There will be no karaoke following the show.

Hosted by Adam Downey
stand up by Mischa Cheeseman
****** THIS JUST IN…TEMPLETON PHILHARMONIC, VEST OF FRIENDS and RICHARD LETT join the line up!!

Also Second City alumni and director of the current Second City Mainstage show Kerry Griffin joins us for the improv set!!

$5 entry

Cheap beer and loads of laughs!!

The Short Form Richards was founded when a group of streetwise kids pooled there talents and challenged Satan to game of backgammon. It was a grueling affair that saw many lead changes but in the end the kids came out on top. After that faithful evening they vowed to only use there powers for good. And the have been slaying dragons ever since:)

The troupe consists of dragon slayers…
Jamie Dalzell
B.J. Jeroy
Katie MacTavish
Deanna L. Palazzo

FOLLOWED BY

Biker Build-Off Live & Sons of Anarchy (season finale)

Watch 3-Way Biker Build-Off Live
&
Sons of Anarchy (season finale)
at Hard Luck Bar.

Win prizes (charity raffle), drink beer and eat food.

Crows Nest - http://www.facebook.com/ crowsnestbarbershop

Jason Parker Race Cars - http:// www.jasonparkerracecars.com /

Pabst Blue Ribbon - http://www.facebook.com/ PabstCanada

Cardinal Skate Shop - http://www.facebook.com/ cardinalskateshop

Blue Tile Lounge Skate Shop - http://bluetilelounge.ca/

Flying Squirrel - http://www.facebook.com/ Flying.Squirrel.Motorcycle

Friday, December 2nd, 2011 BLACKTOOTH ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS:ASH...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:35:59 -0500

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

BLACKTOOTH ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS:

ASH LEE BLADE
www.facebook.com/pages/Ash-Lee-Blade/8421361324

JOE THRASHER (OTTAWA)
‘Cries of War’ CD Release Party!
http://www.facebook.com/joethrasher

SANKTUARY (HALIFAX)
http://www.facebook.com/sanktuarymetal

POSSESSED STEEL
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Possessed-Steel/174236319285205

F.A.F
Fast as Fuck - members of Spewgore + Downfall!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/FAF/107559035990607?ref=ts

LETHAL VOLTAGE
http://www.facebook.com/lethalvoltage

Friday Dec. 2nd @ Hard Luck Bar
772a Dundas Street West
19+ / $10
Doors @ 7:00pm

www.blacktoothentertainment.com

Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Nature Move Faster, The...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:54:14 -0500

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Nature Move Faster, The Livin’ Art, & Hot Young Writers

Ya’ll know the drill, come on out and skake yo groove thang at another incredible night of music by Nature Move Faster, The Livin’ Art, and Hot Young Writers!

Hard Luck Bar’s a sweet venue- great sound, chill vibes… they moved recently, just a few doors down- 772A Dundas St. W.

Set Times:

HYW - 09:00pm
TLA - 09:45pm
NMF - 10:35pm

Cover only 5 bucks!

http://www.facebook.com/naturemovefaster
http://www.facebook.com/thelivinart
http://www.facebook.com/hotyoungwriters

Wednesday, November 30th 2011 Laughstache will feature:The...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:59:57 -0500

Wednesday, November 30th 2011

Laughstache will feature:

The Imponderables - 2010 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Sketch Troupe

Illusionoid - A Sci-Fi Podcast featuring Nug Nahrgang and Lee Smart, with special guest SEAN CULLEN!

British Teeth - 2011 Tim Sims Encouragment Award Winners

Daniel Stolfi - 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for Best One Person Show

Hosted by: The National Theatre of the World - 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Troupe or Company

Moustache Judges:
Sean Cullen
Norm Sousa - Video on Trial
Renee Paquette - The Score

November has now become Movember, and men everywhere are donating their faces to the cause. For one month, men’s upper lips are being used as walking billboards to raise money for prostate cancer and men’s health awareness.

As proud supporters of Movember, we thought what better way to celebrate, then to bring everyone together, and have their moustaches judged by some of Canada’s Best!

To start it off though, you deserve an amazing comedy show, featuring some of Canada’s top comedic acts.

How much for this amazing event? Well you can buy advanced tickets at laughstache.eventbrite.com for $10, or you can pay $15 at the door

All proceeds from the night will be donated directly to the Movember Foundation.

But where are we going? Laughstache will be held and the new Hard Luck Bar, located just west of Bathurst at 772A Dundas Street West.

Special Thanks goes out to our sponsors: NOW Magazine, Steamwhistle Brewery, Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, and The Second City

Tuesday November 29th, 2011 REAL HARDCORE ON A TUESDAYTERROR...

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:33:34 -0500

Tuesday November 29th, 2011

REAL HARDCORE ON A TUESDAY

TERROR (LA Hardcore - Lowest of the Low is one of the best records of the 2000s)
http://www.facebook.com/ terrorhardcore

CRUEL HAND (B9 Hardcore Tour Machine)
http://www.facebook.com/ pages/Cruel-Hand/

FORTUNE TELLER (TOHC - First show in over a year!)
http://www.myspace.com/ fortunetellerhardcore

TRAIL OF LIES (Members of Naysayer, Ex-Forfeit)
http://www.myspace.com/ trailoflies

OWL EYES (ex-Eating Glass, bring dough for the new 7”!)
http:// owleyes.bandcamp.com/

at Hard Luck
NEW LOCATION
772A Dundas Street West
Toronto
Doors 630PM

ALL AGES//NO POSERS ALLOWED

$15 in advance
at Rotate This & Online at notdeadyet.bigcartel.com

Friday November 25th, 2011 Doors at 8PM, $10 Cover, 19+

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:13:25 -0500

Friday November 25th, 2011

Doors at 8PM, $10 Cover, 19+

Monday, November 21, 2011 The Boom - Hard Times at the Hard...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:07:10 -0500

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Boom - Hard Times at the Hard Luck

This week Hard Times features one of Toronto’s Best sketch troupes The Boom. Also featuring Two Weird Ladies, Darcy and Bingle, and Jonathon Schabl.

Host by the one and only K. Trevor Wilson

Don’t forget to come put your name in for the stand-up lottery!

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9:00pm

Admission: $5

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For the past year, Hard Times has been providing a stage for new and experienced comics of all genres; sketch, improv, music, and stand ups. Hard Times provides a warm environment to test new material or hone old classics.

For performers we provide full tech options, with new audio equipment and an updated lighting grid.

For the audience, there is full cabaret-style seating, drink specials every Monday including $4 bottle specials, discounted pitchers, and weekly mixed drink features.

For more information on Hard Times, visit impulsiveent.com, and if you’re looking for stage time, email us at info@impulsiveent.com

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7TH,...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:38:22 -0500

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, 2011

OBSCURA

http://www.myspace.com/realmofobscura

ABYSMAL DAWN

http://www.myspace.com/abysmaldawn

LAST CHANCE TO REASON

http://www.myspace.com/lastchancetoreason

THE UNBORN DEAD

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Unborn-Dead/88574066218

Advance tix $15 + Fees @ Rotate This & Ticketmaster

MOVING NOVEMBER 1ST!!!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:09:49 -0400

Just a reminder: This weekend, Hard Luck Bar has 2 locations going. 812 Dundas West(Hard Luck Bar), and 772a Dundas West (Poor Alex Theatre) . they are a block apart. Please pay attention to the address posted on whatever event you are attending, so you know which location to go to.

ALSO: NEW WEBSITE!

http://www.hardluckbar.com

scoot-de-ville: Tina Sixx & Allison Wood’s Double Birthday...

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:45:38 -0400

scoot-de-ville:

Tina Sixx & Allison Wood’s Double Birthday Bash @ Hard Luck Bar!

Come on out and celebrate the b-days of Tina Sixx & Allison Wood!

This party is going to be a blast :)

Doors open at 8pm with the VIP reception including party hats & cupcakes! You’re all very important people so come early and enjoy the party snacks!

Bands start at 9:15!

This year’s line up featuring:

- BATHURST QUEENS - Good looking guys in drag? Win!

- SKULLS - Toronto’s finest Misfits tribute… So awesome :) Really really really good! You’ll be impressed :)

- FRESH MEAT!!! Basically we just like to drink & have fun. We don’t need a band for that but here it is!

- REHAB FOR QUITTERS! - Great band with great songs… Fun to sing along! Where’s my hat?

- A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION - Super hardworking awesome band! Awesome guys! Totally solid! Epic! Come check them out :)

Hope to see you there! Great friends and great bands from begining to end… You won’t wanna miss this!

8pm. $5. 19+.

Saturday April 2, 2011 Baptized In Blood, Arabrot & Wizard...

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:27:20 -0400

Saturday April 2, 2011

Baptized In Blood, Arabrot & Wizard Rifle

Baptized In Blood
http://www.myspace.com/baptizedinblood

Arabrot
http://www.arabrot.com/

Wizard Rifle
http://www.myspace.com/wizardrifle

$10 @ Door, No Advance Tix

Friday April 1st, 2011 Y108 Rock And Roll Challenge The Y108...

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:32:24 -0400

Friday April 1st, 2011 Y108 Rock And Roll Challenge The Y108 Rock And Roll Challenge is coming to Hard Luck Bar in Toronto on two floors.

Featuring:

Noble Rogues - http://www.myspace.com/nob lerogues
Hybrid Radio - http://www.youtube.com/user/Shwabilly75
Rough Boys - http://theroughboys.com/
Poor Young Things - http://www.myspace.com/pooryoungthings
Paint - http://www.thepaintsite.com/
The Bloody Five - http://thebloodyfive.com/
Mittenz - http://www.myspace.com/ilovemittens
FA - http://www.myspace.com/faallday
Chasing Eve - http://www.chasingeve.com/Chasing_Eve/Home.html
BreakAway - http://www.myspace.com/breakawayonline
Amber Long - http://www.facebook.com/AmberLongMusic
New Design -

Doors: 8 pm
tickets: $10
19+

Come on out and support your local music scene! This is not just another indie band contest, this is a Rock & Roll extravaganza!

For more information visit: http://www.rockandrollchallenge.com/

Saturday March 26, 2011 SLAYER Party w/ AGGRESSOR/SHOTGUN...

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:57:58 -0400

Saturday March 26, 2011

SLAYER Party w/ AGGRESSOR/SHOTGUN CURE/HATE GANG

Supporting their new EP “Staring Down At You”, we have Ottawa thrash maniacs:

1:00am AGGRESSOR
www.myspace.com/aggressivemusic
www.facebook.com/aggressivemusic

With support from:

12:00am SHOTGUN CURE
www.myspace.com/shotguncure
www.facebook.com/shotguncure

11:00pm HATE GANG
www.myspace.com/hateganghategang

Slayer party has now moved to Hard Luck Bar exactly one block north of 751 on Dundas! Beers are Cheap, Sound is Killer,

Slayer party is Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Hard Rock & Punk

Come out, its good times and we’re probably gonna have some fire works too

fast music, cold beers & righteous times

prizes and visual stimulation provided by Eyesore Cinema!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eyesore-Cinema/68245065379

Saturday March 19 2011Hey all… The time has come....

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:54:49 -0400

Saturday March 19 2011
Hey all… The time has come. Time for another show and time for our beloved TFC to kick off their season. In spirit of the new season, we figured that we should have a party. We’ve got a really great lineup of bands to join us as well. So watch the game at your local joint and come on out to keep the party going afterwards!

South End
Chosen Ones (from Buffalo)
Broadcast Zero
the Dependents

9PM, $10, 19+

March 18, 2011 $5 at the doorExes for Eyes -...

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:25:15 -0400

March 18, 2011

$5 at the door

Exes for Eyes - http://www.myspace.com/exe sforeyesmusic

Teethmarks - http://www.myspace.com/teethmarksband

Godstopper - http://godstopper.bandcamp.com/

Vices -

THE MATADOR’S ST PADDY’S DAY MASSACRE W/ THE...

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:06:49 -0400

THE MATADOR’S ST PADDY’S DAY MASSACRE W/ THE NIGHTMARES & STRAIGHT RAZORS

Lá Fhéile Pádraig !!!

Creators of the HORRORBILLY genre, masters of balls out rock, foremost motherfuckers in their own right THE MATADORS have been destroying stages and the minds of the youth since the mid 90s with their brand of lucifer driven,booze fueled hate rock.

BRINGING THE MAYHEM FOR ONE BOOZY NIGHT OF MADNESS @ HARD LUCK BAR FOR THE ROWDIEST THROWDOWN THIS SIDE OF DUBLIN!!!

THE MATADORS

www.myspace.com/thematadors

THE NIGHTMARES

http://www.myspace.com/thenightmaresmusic

STRAIGHT RAZORS

http://www.myspace.com/razorsrockandroll

THE OUTBRED INLAWS

www.myspace.com/theoutbredinlaws

$4.50 MICKEY’S BIG MOUTH BOTTLES!

MORE GUESTS, SURPRISES TBA…LIMITED TICKETS ONLY $10!

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Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:56:07 -0500

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THURSDAY MARCH 3RD, 2011 Shabamzy! Pillow Talk! 50’s Rock...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:13:00 -0500

THURSDAY MARCH 3RD, 2011

Shabamzy! Pillow Talk! 50’s Rock and Sock Hop! Push-ups and Pin-ups

Shabamzy and Pillow Talk will be crunching out tunes at this retro 50’s sock hop dance and pin-up rock show.

Come dressed 50’s retro, malt shop, varsity prep, poodle skirts and bow ties. Nerds, Jocks, Greasers, Pin-up Models, Jive Bunnies, and Speed racers.

Opening up the night is Pillow Talk, playing their long-anticipated first ever show. No one really knows what to expect, as their sound, their songs and their staging are… all completely shrouded in secrecy. Come out and be a part of history as the secret is finally demystified.

After Pillow Talk does whatever it is they plan to do, the Rock n’ Roll hurricane that is Boone Helm will take to the stage. Unleashing cyclone-force vocals, dangerous swells of guitars and a typhoon of groove, this is one storm you DEFINITELY want to be in the middle of.

Finally, Shabamzy comes out and gives you exactly what you’ve come to know and love: an irresistibly fun show packed with soul, groove, booze and buckets and buckets of fun.

This show is a very special fundraiser show so Shabamzy can put the sweet tunes you come out to hear down on record. All proceed go to making our bad bones brew of Songs and Showmanship. We thank want to thank EvErYoNe who has helped support us thus far!

Doors at 8:30pm. Madness at 8:31pm

Saturday February 26, 2011

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:20:11 -0500

Saturday February 26, 2011