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Summer Staple That was in 2012, and since then the Punk Rock Singalong has become the perfect way to spend the sweltering Monday nights between July and September. It’s a major commitment, but one they cherish throughout the season. “It’s really bittersweet, the very last one every year,” Andrews says. As a result, they’ve started breaking up the gaps with an indoor Christmas concert, complete with an actual choir.

Neighbourly Noise Being that it is held on the patio of one of the city’s most popular bars, the singalong’s raucous enthusiasm does not go unnoticed on Monday evenings. “We had the police show up a couple times now,” Andrews recalls. “They’ll show up, they’ll go stand beside Darren and watch for a little bit, and say, ‘So this is what it is? Okay, shut it down before 11.’”

Music for Everyone The neighbours would be well advised to join Gruszecki and Andrews in their weekly party. After all, the pair have cobbled together a songbook that’s suitable for just about everyone. They cover everything from Pup and Blink-182 to NOFX, No Doubt, Green Day and the Pixies. The pair have memorized entire albums and work to ensure that things don’t get too obscure. That’s a lesson they learned when they covered Bad Religion’s seminal No Control before realizing no one knew the lyrics. “Halfway through we just abandoned it, because people were looking at us confused,” says Gruszecki.

Rob & Eric’s Punk Rock Singalong: Mondays, starting July 17 at Ship & Anchor Pub, 534 17th Ave. S.W. 6-9 p.m. Free admission. 403-245-3333, shipandanchor.com.