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Alberta Metalheads Part with Pub After Fight

Fast Forward Weekly | September 25, 2008

A local metal promoter is looking for a new venue after a fight broke out during a Sept. 13 show at the Thirsty Dog Pub, where she'd been booking shows for about five months. "It was like a scene from Road House."

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Tags: metal, metalheads, The Gods of Now

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While studying poverty issues, non-profit group discovers that men are losing jobs while women are making gains.

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