City bar hopes to be named top music venue
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By ADAM BOWIE
bowie.adam@dailygleaner.com
The Capital Bar, which is located on Queen Street and combined with The Phoenix and Wilser's Room, has become an essential stopover for bands touring through the Maritimes.
Owner and operator Wes Ward said the establishment has been successful in attracting so many talented performers because of the hard work and dedication of show promoters James Boyle and Zach Atkinson.
Ward said the bar has received an outpouring of support because people appreciate their efforts to have popular artists perform in the community regularly.
"A lot of times you're doing your thing, you're working and you don't really know if anyone is noticing the hard work you've put into something," he said.
"And then something like this comes along and you realize that a lot of people have noticed. So it's really nice to make even the Top 10 and to recognize that there are a lot of people out there supporting us."
He said his staff should be considered as another major factor in the bar's success.
"We have quite an eclectic group of guys working here," he said. "They make real friendships with the people who come here, and also with the artists."
Ward said it's still hard to believe that his bar has outlasted such legendary Canadian venues as the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, or the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
But he said smaller centres depend heavily on the support of their community and the variety available in bigger cities might be splitting the votes.
"This contest is totally fan-based and depends on local support," he said. "We're the local watering hole. We've been around for 11 years and everybody knows me and knows (head bartender Fergus Breen), and the local support is what's pushing these small venues into the Top 10."
CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence said in a news release that each venue is working hard to drum up support for one big final push.
"We've collected many thousands of votes, so the clubs that are surviving are definitely getting the word out to their faithful," he said.
By ADAM BOWIE
bowie.adam@dailygleaner.com
The Capital Bar, which is located on Queen Street and combined with The Phoenix and Wilser's Room, has become an essential stopover for bands touring through the Maritimes.
Owner and operator Wes Ward said the establishment has been successful in attracting so many talented performers because of the hard work and dedication of show promoters James Boyle and Zach Atkinson.
Ward said the bar has received an outpouring of support because people appreciate their efforts to have popular artists perform in the community regularly.
"A lot of times you're doing your thing, you're working and you don't really know if anyone is noticing the hard work you've put into something," he said.
"And then something like this comes along and you realize that a lot of people have noticed. So it's really nice to make even the Top 10 and to recognize that there are a lot of people out there supporting us."
He said his staff should be considered as another major factor in the bar's success.
"We have quite an eclectic group of guys working here," he said. "They make real friendships with the people who come here, and also with the artists."
Ward said it's still hard to believe that his bar has outlasted such legendary Canadian venues as the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, or the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
But he said smaller centres depend heavily on the support of their community and the variety available in bigger cities might be splitting the votes.
"This contest is totally fan-based and depends on local support," he said. "We're the local watering hole. We've been around for 11 years and everybody knows me and knows (head bartender Fergus Breen), and the local support is what's pushing these small venues into the Top 10."
CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence said in a news release that each venue is working hard to drum up support for one big final push.
"We've collected many thousands of votes, so the clubs that are surviving are definitely getting the word out to their faithful," he said.
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