Doghouse – The Story So Far
The main people behind the venue are 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. Michael runs the doghouse with Shack, another ‘veteran’ of the Halifax music scene, having played in bands such as Broadcast. In recent years he’s devoted his time to another interest, community radio. 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”. Michael believes “Halifax should have a live venue that gives bands from the area and region the chance to play in front of an appreciative audience”. As for the type of music you can expect to hear at the doghouse, Michael has this to say, “we both have different and wide tastes in music and we want to put on anything from ska to low-fi to alt-country, hip-hop and alternative rock”. With new members joining the doghouse organisation, we’ve branched out into a record label, doghouse photography. |
