BLOX Arts Centre

BLOX Arts Centre A brand-new arts and culture venue in the ! Brought to you by the Beltline BIA

08/31/2026

Two absolutely UNHINGED nights at The Blox. 💀🔥

From crust and grind to hardcore, death metal and everything filthy in between, these shows brought some serious intensity through our doors. Huge energy from the bands, the crowd, and everyone who came out to support heavy music in Calgary. 🤘

⚔️ 2 nights back to back Featuring: Skunk, Raw Addict, Messiahlator, Deathknell, Dermoid Cyst, Azure, Archagathus, Sulfuric Cautery, Fermented Mess, Casket Mush, Weapon World, Herb, Banzai, Congealed Flesh, Hideodorous & Divine Apprehension.

Two shows. Sixteen bands. Absolute mayhem.

Thanks to every artist, organizer, and person in the pit who made these nights what they were. 🤘

📸 NEW AT BLOX: CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES!!!We’re excited to welcome a new creative program to Blox Arts Centre this...
08/30/2026

📸 NEW AT BLOX: CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES!!!

We’re excited to welcome a new creative program to Blox Arts Centre this October! ✨

In partnership with We Did It! School-Age Care and InSight Creative Group, kids ages 7–12 can learn the fundamentals of photography in a fun, social, hands-on environment.

Over the course of the program, participants will get to explore photography through:
• Weekly lessons, games & creative challenges
• Professional instruction
• Cameras available to borrow
• Lunch provided
• Prizes & certificates 📷🏆

📅 Fridays, October 2–23
⏰ 1 PM–4 PM
📍 Blox Arts Centre : 834 11 Ave SW
🎟️ Early-bird registration ends September 6

Only a limited number of registrations are needed to help get this new program off the ground, so if you know a young creator who would love to get behind the camera, please share this with their family! 💛

Register through the link/QR code on the poster. Or through this link : https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/childrens-photography-classes-oct-2-23-tickets-1997699254246?aff=oddtdtcreator

🚨 ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: The Blox Arts Centre is excited to feature Toxic Fem a Mohkínstsis (Calgary, Alberta) based feminis...
08/27/2026

🚨 ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: The Blox Arts Centre is excited to feature Toxic Fem a Mohkínstsis (Calgary, Alberta) based feminist punk band blending punk, metal, blues, rock, and jazz into a sound entirely their own.

Formed in 2021, Toxic Fem combines thrashy guitars, powerful drums, melodic vocals, catchy lyrics, and genre-bending songwriting with a strong focus on community, audience connection, and creating space for marginalized voices within the punk scene. 🔥🤘

Releases:
⚡ Act 5, Scene 3 (2023)
⚡ Sick Obsession (2024)
⚡ Toxic Fem Just Won’t Shut Up : Debut EP (2024)
⚡ Night Witches (2026)
⚡ Say My Name so I’ll Never Die (2026)

Released May 30, Night Witches was inspired by the all-female bomber regiment that earned the legendary nickname “Night Witches.” Fueled by thrashy guitars, anthemic vocals, and powerful drums, the track combines history, storytelling, and unapologetic heavy music.

The song also inspired the title of the band’s larger project, Say My Name so I’ll Never Die, which explores historical and fictional stories of womanhood through new perspectives, shifting tones, themes, and genres throughout.

Toxic Fem is about community, representation, storytelling, and challenging labels. Their music brings together punk attitude, experimentation, socially conscious themes, and high-energy audience engagement to carve out a space in Calgary’s scene that is distinctly their own.🤘

📲 FOLLOW:
Toxic Fem



🗓️ Saturday August 28th
📍 The Blox Arts Centre (834 11 Ave SW)
⏰ Doors 7 PM || Bands 8 PM
🎟️ $25 at the door
🔞 ALL AGES!!!

08/19/2026

⏪ Another unforgettable week at The Blox Arts Centre. 🤘

Built for community, connection and live music that makes you feel something, every week reminds us why we do this. ❤️

🎡 THURSDAY: Rockin4Dollars
Local bands hit the stage for 15-minute sets, then spin the wheel for prizes or the grand cash prize! A chaotic, fun Calgary tradition that brings the music community together.

🖤 FRIDAY: Alberta Emo Takeover
An electrifying night with Folded Hand, July Crowd, Howells & Astrology Girl. 🎸

🌎 SATURDAY: Circular City Community Fest
Hosted by Sarah Goodmedicine, with vendors, raffles, clothing swaps, community activities and performances from The Jasmine Band, Tissa Rahim & Astrology Girl. ✨

🔥 SUNDAY: MomentsFest Fundraiser
We closed the week LOUD with Open Eyes, No More Moments, retcon., TIMBERFANG, Owls & Eagles and What’s The Plan. 🤘

Thank you for continuing to support local music and local art.

The Blox isn’t just a venue… it’s a family. ❤️

Haven’t experienced a night at The Blox yet? This is your sign. 😉

See you at the next one!!!

- The Blox Arts Centre

✨ ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: TISSA RAHIM📸 daman? The Blox Arts Centre is proud to highlight Tissa Rahim, the Persian Powerhouse b...
08/15/2026

✨ ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: TISSA RAHIM

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The Blox Arts Centre is proud to highlight Tissa Rahim, the Persian Powerhouse bringing R&B/Soul together with a contemporary Middle Eastern flair.

A 2023 YYC Music Award winner with a 40-city tour under her belt, Tissa has built a distinctive sound that blends soulful R&B with her Persian roots.

Her latest single, “Rush,” was released this June, with a new collection of music and accompanying music videos coming throughout the rest of the year with support from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

🔥 Catch Tissa performing TODAY at Community Fest at The BLOX Business Improvement Area , where she’ll be sharing new music alongside dancers.

She’ll also be performing at ContainR in Inglewood on August 30.✨

Follow Tissa → Tissa Rahim



🎥 Miguel Oblea

🗓️ Saturday August 15th
⏰ 3 PM
📍The Blox Arts Centre (834 11 Ave SW)

08/02/2026

⏪ Another unforgettable night at The Blox Arts Centre. 🤘

This space was built for community, connection, for live music that makes you feel something and for moments that feel like home. Every show reminds us why we do this.

Another amazing night of talent at The Blox Arts Centre. We had Victoria Morley and ✦ 𝒞𝒶𝓈 𝒥𝒶𝒹𝑒 ✦ absolutely wow the audience with some rockin tunes! 🤘Black Pontiac first tour and they left the crowd speechless! What an amazing night of music!✨

Thank you to everyone who comes out to support local music. The Blox isn’t just a venue..It’s a family.

If you haven’t experienced a night at The Blox yet… this is your sign. 😉

See you at the next one!!! ❤️

- The Blox Arts Centre

08/01/2026

⏪ Another unforgettable night at The Blox Arts Centre. 🤘

This space was built for community, connection, for live music that makes you feel something and for moments that feel like home. Every show reminds us why we do this.

What a night of spectacular talent. (un)decided and SHY FRiEND with yet another incredible performance supporting Yasin Elahee for out of this world music. All the bands this night had everyone feeling the vibes!!✨

Thank you to everyone who comes out to support local music. The Blox isn’t just a venue..It’s a family.

If you haven’t experienced a night at The Blox yet… this is your sign. 😉

See you at the next one!!! ❤️

- The Blox Arts Centre

🚨 ARTIST HIGHLIGHT 🚨The Blox Arts Centre is proud to feature Black Pontiac. Born out of tension and shaped by Vancouver’...
07/24/2026

🚨 ARTIST HIGHLIGHT 🚨

The Blox Arts Centre is proud to feature Black Pontiac. Born out of tension and shaped by Vancouver’s DIY underground, Black Pontiac is a quartet balancing grit, glam, garage-rock edge, and indie-pop hooks into an energetic live show that has earned them a cult following across North America.

What makes Black Pontiac stand out is their independence. With no label support for the past several years, they’ve produced, released, and promoted their own music, made and shipped their own merch, and even helped book their own tours.

Black Pontiac is an independent Vancouver, BC quartet whose sound thrives in a push and pull of chaos and control. Drawing inspiration from acts like Cage the Elephant and The Clash, their music blends alternative rock, garage-rock edge, and indie-pop hooks into something reckless, swaggering, and full of feeling.

Their latest release, A Danger to Himself and Others, is their second full-length LP and captures the contradictions that define the band. It’s anxious yet tender, chaotic yet deeply human. The record dives into themes of danger, fear, falling apart, and the search for joy and belonging in the mess.

Emerging from a reshaped post-pandemic DIY community, the band has continued to build their name on their own terms. With over 10 million Spotify streams, multiple tours, festival appearances, and support slots for artists like lovelytheband and Peach Pit, Black Pontiac has created serious momentum while remaining proudly independent.

Catch Black Pontiac The BLOX Arts Centre this Sunday July 26th 7:30 PM with ✫ C A S J A D E ✫ & Victoria Morley and experience one of Vancouver’s fiercely independent rising rock bands live.

07/24/2026

⏪ Another unforgettable night at The Blox Arts Centre. 🤘

This space was built for community, connection, for live music that makes you feel something and for moments that feel like home. Every show reminds us why we do this.

Amazing performances by some pretty amazing bands at The Blox Arts Centre on July 19th!! Thank you to everyone who came to the show to support this talented lineup of artists!!🤘 Mourning Joy Still There Coup D’état 🌹 Astrology Girl

Thank you to everyone who comes out to support local music. The Blox isn’t just a venue..It’s a family.

If you haven’t experienced a night at The Blox yet… this is your sign. 😉

See you at the next one!!! ❤️

- The Blox Arts Centre

07/23/2026

⏪ Another unforgettable night at The Blox Arts Centre. 🤘

This space was built for community, connection, for live music that makes you feel something and for moments that feel like home. Every show reminds us why we do this.

So many amazing bands in one space Come Quick SHORTS Rubber Cement The Pagans Of Northumberland Quit It! Every band was electric that night and brought the best energy into the venue! So much talent, such great music!🤘

Thank you to everyone who came out, supported local music and filled the room with energy. The Blox isn’t just a venue..It’s a family.

If you haven’t experienced a night at The Blox yet… this is your sign. 😉

See you at the next one!!! ❤️

- The Blox Arts Centre

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834 11 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB
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