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Blue Dog bar to become full-time live music venue with help from Turbo Haüs’s Sergio Da Silva

by Lorraine Carpenter

“It’s a 30-year-old dive bar on St-Laurent — we’re not going to sell you $19 cocktails. We’re gonna throw a can of PBR at you while you’re trying not to get crowd-killed.”

Turbo Haüs owner Sergio Da Silva has joined forces with the proprietors of St-Laurent Boulevard bar Blue Dog and will soon be taking over the booking with the goal of optimizing the space for live music.

Located at 3958 St-Laurent, between Bagg and Duluth, Blue Dog has been operating for three decades, primarily hosting DJ nights and parties, and featuring an in-house barbershop. Da Silva says he didn’t want to make major changes, leaving the venue’s name intact, but will be tweaking the sound system and stage.

“Blue Dog has been a Montreal staple for decades and I’m excited to be a part of it. The goal ultimately is to bring in more shows, make some improvements where we need to and not fuck up what already works. It’s a 30-year-old dive bar on St-Laurent — we’re not going to sell you $19 cocktails. We’re gonna throw a can of PBR at you while you’re trying not to get crowd-killed.”

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Blue Dog bar to become full-time live music venue with help from Turbo Haüs’s Sergio Da Silva

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.