Open Scene Archive Studio

05/25/2026

We've just hit the 1/3rd mark on tickets for Open Scene presents GOB at the Capri at the Capri this July, and we're super stoked on all of the names from the old days that are coming out for this guaranteed rocker!

Whether you're an old punk reminiscing on the days of blasting 𝐒𝐨𝐝𝐚 and 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥 on MuchMusic, a later day fan that heard 𝐎𝐡, 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 and 𝐈 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 on the EA Sports NHL soundtracks, or a new school rocker that wants to see the band that paved the path for bands like 𝐒𝐮𝐦 𝟒𝟏, 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧, and 𝐏𝐔𝐏 to flourish, this is the show for you.

The show starts at 7PM and ends by 10PM, with tickets on sale now at 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞.𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 for $45 plus tax and fees. Entry is 19+ only, and IDs will be required on request. Get yours now before you end up sitting in the parking lot trying to heard the muffled sounds of the audience going wild.

What: Gob (Vancouver) with The Sh*thawks
Where: The Capri Cabaret, 235 Charlotte St, Sydney
When: July 10th, 7PM
How: www.openscene.live for tickets, 19+ only
Why: You wanna be rad right? Have the best time?

05/22/2026

New article alert! Check out www.openscene.live for a cynical presenters guide to the five shows that you should make a point to see this weekend in Sydney for East Coast Music Association (ECMA) 2026.

05/18/2026

Just in time for East Coast Music Association (ECMA) in Sydney, we've dropped dozens of posters all around town to bring the hype and get folks excited for Open Scene presents GOB at the Capri on July 10th! Let us know where you've seen them and tag someone you think should come to the show, and we'll draw a few names to get special Open Scene and Gob stickers for you and your friend!

Tickets have been moving really well, but there are still a bit more than half left. Grab yours at www.openscene.live now, before you miss out!

05/18/2026

New article is up at www.openscene.live talking about what it means to be punk in a small city DIY scene. Using a lot of inspiration from folks like Double Lunch Productions and Get Well Booking, as well as reflecting on 25 years as a punk who cares about the community and scene here in Unama'ki-Cape Breton, I talk about the principles that make a DIY scene resilient and longevity. Check it out and maybe consider a subscribe to our substack so I can share articles, music, and other stuff about DIY music, scene history, shows, and design.

05/16/2026

We're named Open Scene from the Closet Monster song, "Open Scene, Open Arms: Your Application is Denied." The premise is that there is no application process to be part of the DIY scene; that every person who drops their admission fee has equal right to be part of the scene.

When you gatekeep and make different rules for different people, then it's no longer a safe space. It's no longer a scene of equals. It's a false meritocracy that is determined by cliques. That's not punk. That's high school. The place most of us hated for that very reason.

People are not just one thing. They have dramatic potential to do great things, as well as awful things. They also have incredible ability to grow, change, and redeem themselves for their past indiscretions. Allow people to become the best version of themselves and leave behind the versions of themself they are not proud of. Embrace and celebrate each other's successes, instead of cementing reputations on mistakes they've taken responsibility for and are working to correct.

We are canceling the show on June 6 at Pickle Park. After the past few days, we realize there are some drastic differences in values between us that are involved. No hate, just differences. When these values are uncompromising, then there is no middle ground to find. So we move on. Thanks to .punch14 .theunderground for being part.

05/13/2026

Are you in Sydney to perform at next week? Need some help and don't know where to turn? has everything you need to turn heads and make waves.

• Fully backlined rehearsal studio - starting at just $50 for three hours
• Backline - from rad amps to killer drum kits to road tested keys at reasonable rates
• Posters, Flyers, EPKs - ditch the awful AI designs and get something that will really be noticed
• Performance Coaching - get advice from an award winning (and 2026 ECMA nominee) Event Producer and Artistic Director on how your performance can wow the buyers

Located in Whitney Pier, just 5 minutes from Downtown Sydney, Open Scene has you covered. Available 8AM-9PM daily, by appointment only.

visit www.openscene.live • email [email protected] • text 902 565-7865 (PUNK)

05/13/2026

Hey jerkweeds. Some of the local rigs from the 'hood are taking over Pickle Park (Brookdale St. Park, Whitney Pier) this June for a punk rock party! For pets! We've got a bunch of the b'ys from north of Broadway and some fresh faces hitting the stage, and we'll be taking donations to support the Nova Scotia SPCA - Cape Breton Shelter just up the hill! Exclamation point!

Under the Underground, Slapdash Records, and Open Scene Archive Studio are the hook up for this shindig featuring revered nuisances Dazed, geriatric punks FRiGGED, young rippers Suker Punch, and our fav folksters John and Bob Gill. DJ Heavy Garbage will be on the 1s and 2s spinning the raddest punk rock tracks, and we'll have all sorts of games, activities, and surprises in store.

AND IT'S FREE! So pick up a donation for the Nova Scotia SPCA - Cape Breton Shelter, pack up your pupper (and the whole fam, I guess), and meet us at the Brookdale St Park (Pickle Park) on June 6th. Maybe Gina will let us all swim in her pool afterwards eh Dylan?

05/12/2026

OH S**T! Thanks to Mark Sparrow for the heads up that Gob's entire 1999 show from St Annes Hall in Glace Bay is on YouTube! Such a trip to watch a packed house crowd surfing and ripping along with these rad bands! At our age, we need a nap after even considering this kind of foolishness.

Let's do this again this Summer when Open Scene presents GOB at the Capri on July 10. Tickets are on sale NOW at www.openscene.live for $45 plus tax and fees. Grab 'em for yourself, your 19 year old kid, your mom who was a cool 30 something year old in the 90s, your neighbour who is secretly a huge punk, and that weird guy who hung out in the Oasis at the dirt mall selling single cigs back in the day. That guy really needs to see a good show these days.

https://youtu.be/LMve-x70H9o?si=UM9MkOp3MhjN6cCN&t=3087

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05/12/2026

We've been chattin' yas up a lot about Open Scene presents GOB at the Capri (and we still will), but tomorrow we're gonna drop a super fun collab with buds .theunderground and . Pickle Park Pete says DON'T EFFIN' MISS IT!

05/11/2026

It's been a really rad few days hearing stories from folks who saw Gob here in Cape Breton back in the day. Wild stories of times had at St. Annes Hall (first photo - Douglas from the UK from that show) and The Locus (second photo - Ten Foot Pole from that show), now (was Pierre from Simple Plan still in Reset in those days?), reminiscing about the Gobblefest 7 show with The Weakerthans and Nothing to Say, and the Savoy Theatre show alongside . Makes you wish CBLocals.com was still ripping so we could be sharing pics and NSFW stories all day long as we get ready for Open Scene presents GOB at the Capri on July 10.

So what's your story? Are you like me and remember seeing the video for Soda on MuchMusic in the mid-90s? Did you get to the all ages shows 25 years ago? Did you hear them while playing NHL 2002-2004? Are you a latecomer that heard of them after Tom joined Sum 41?

Regardless of how you heard them, it's time to get pumped for this Summer! Grab your tickets now at www.openscene.live and help us spread the word by sharing with everyone you know so we can keep bringing rad bands back to the Cape.

Photos courtesy of CBLocals (RIP) via Archive.org. Taken by Dale Fahey.