TARG EXCLUSIVE! Hear The New BA JOHNSTON Single NOW.

Self described “failed showman” BA Johnston never stops. He never stops touring, he never stops making us piss out pants with laughter & he never stops putting out records. “Shit Sucks”, BA’s 10th studio album will be officially released on Feb 27th (Mammoth Cave Recording Co.).

House Of TARG is arguably the closest thing this strange performer has to a natural habitat so we are honoured and excited to be the place where you can hear the first single off this album - “Gonna End Up Working In Fort McMurray”. Enjoy! 

Catch BA Johnston Live at House Of TARG on FRIDAY MARCH 27 2015.

GET MORE INFO HERE

In With The New, Shout Outs To The Old. Issue #10 of TARG Zine Is In The House.

The January Zine is very much about old & new, beginnings and endings and how they all coexists in a mysterious cocktail called life. We hope you laugh and learn, flipping through the pages while you wait for your perogies or take a break from your favourite game.

IN THIS ISSUE
Did you know House Of TARG started off as a warehouse rehearsal studio 13 years ago? Get the full scoop on how we got from there to here in Yogi’s column “Words From The Wizard”. Young Felix breaks from his Classic Album reviews to offer you something a little different. Spectrasonic’s Shawn Scallen shares some of his amazing punk concert photos from the 80’s & 90’s. Andrew’s Pinball Solutions features a guide to mind blowing scores on our 1991 Williams Hurricane pinball machine. Klingon Korner will teach you some conversational phrases from the Star Trek universe. Big news for bacon lovers. The January Pin Up features 4 fiesty grrls who will be celebrating one final hurrahRawRawRiot at TARG this month and of course Elixir Wizard Jennilee gives us an adorable colouring page that could get you a free plate of perogies. Get yer copy at House of TARG or download it here: 


WHAAAAAT! Issue #9 Of TARG Zine is Out.

The year is drawing to a close and we can’t believe we managed to put on nearly 150 concerts & serve bazilions of perogies since we opened in April... WHAAAAT! we also can hardly believe issue #9 of TARG zine is now out. Thanks for flipping’ through and downloading issues 1-8.

The December TARG zine is a look back on what made 2014 so special, a glimpse into the future and everything you need to know to make the present killer.

Ska Jeff counts down his top 5 Ottawa record releases for the year. There’s a photo essay featuring some of our favourite performers who played at TARG. Felix the millennial reviews a seminal album by a pioneering Florida death metal band. Slo’ Tom treats us with a Christmas story of greed, deceit, punishment and repentance. Big news from Ottawa’s little punk/metal label "Uncle D Records”. Andrew has some hot pinball tips for you. There’s a gift guide for those of you who have trouble leaving the arcade + news about a bunch of new games at TARG, another fantastik colouring page form Elixir Wizard Jennilee & an out-of-this-world (thankfully) pin-up. We hope to see you for games, xmas parties & record releases all month long as we count down to 2015. Get yer copy at House of TARG or download it here:


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Mustaches For Kids & TARG Join Forces To Help Kids

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For the entire month of November 2014 all quarters pumped into WrestleFest will be donated to a cool charity called Mustaches for Kids (www.m4kottawa.org). 

They grow lip hair to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Since 8 of the 10 selectable characters in WrestleFest are afflicted with facial hair, we thought we would lend some of our House Of TARG arcade mustache power to this great cause. The Ottawa chapter of M4K has been growing since 2005 and has raised over $150,000. Amazing.

Countdown To Stache Bash 2014

The brave M4K men who have sacrificed their beautiful mugs to help kids will be gathering at House Of TARG on Fri Nov 28th to parade their lip gardens. These facial hair stuntmen will be in full costume as they get judged by their peers in various events at this years Sweetest Mustache Competition. Let's show these gentlemen some support and see how much they managed to raise for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

FRIDAY NOV 28th 7pm - 9pm
House of TARG

After the Stache Bash Stick Around For:
YUMA COUNTY + Chris Page + Chops & The Holics
Presented by: House Of TARG
Doors: 9pm / Show at 10pm
Cover: $5
 

Gentlemen Start Your Moustaches: Issue 8 of TARG Zine Is Out

The November edition our zine features: Ska Jeff counting down the 5 most functional moustaches in Rock, young Felix reviews a legendary Venom album, Elixir Wizard Josh lets us into his toy chest and challenges us to identify 6  moustachioed action figures, Wizard Yogi gets all Undercover Boss on us and sneaks into TARG to discover what this Brunch business is all about, DJ KJMAXX gives us his Tough Twenty Can-Con Records, Wizard Jennilee gives us a sassy colouring page plus everything you need to know about all the wicked shows happening this month. WARNING this issue contains 38 moustaches. 

You can pick it up at the arcade or download the PDF version here

The Hilarious House Of TARGenstein: Issue #7 of TARG zine

Halloween is obviously our favourite time of year and we are celebrating with a 20 page edition of TARG zine. The cover features some fantastic illustrations by Ottawa Horror Master Jennie Lynn MacDonald. Inside there’s Info about our new weekend hours and Rustic Brunch, Young Felix reviews one of the most evil records ever made, Slo’ Tom shares some advice for bands, THE picture of Jeff is back in his column “Ska Jeff’s Hi Fives” plus a hilarious interview with BA Johnston, Yogi's Perogram will guide you through all 21 concerts we have planned for October and also . … hey why not stop reading this and grab you copy at House Of TARG or download PDF copy

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, a whacked 1971 Canadian kids TV show was the inspiration for the zine this month. Take a trip down memory lane or have your mind blown for the first time with this first episode.

Back To Old Skool: The September issue of TARG zine is out!

It’s always depressing when summer draws to a close but we have some whimsical content in our 6th edition of TARG zine to soften the blow.

Start by trying to connect the high school yearbook photos on the cover with the present day faces of TARG wizards... yes we are willing to embarrass ourselves for your amusement.

Also in this edition: Young Felix reviews “Rust in Piece” in his internationally acclaimed column “Classic Albums Reviewed By A Millennial”, a hilarious first day of school comic in our pal Curtis’ “The Adventures Of TARG” series, an Arcade SAT test (complete with those annoying little circles you have to fill in perfectly), back to school fashion tips, an adorable colouring page by Elixir Wizard Jennilee, new advances from the wizards in the TARG kitchen + info about the eclectic line-up of concerts we have planned for September that will satisfy all music tastes. See you at TARG.

Drop by the arcade to grab a copy or download the PDF version here.