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THE DIRTY NIL LIVE AT THE DINE ALONE STORE DINE ALONE RECORDS Having wrapped up their Canadian tour in support of their sixth full-length studio EP, The Lash, The Dirty Nil is closing out their 2025 with Live At The Dine Alone Store. The live [...]
THE DIRTY NIL THE LASH DINE ALONE RECORDS Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, The Dirty Nil have carried the title of being among Canada’s most promising, up and coming punk rock outfits. This sentiment rings true on their sixth album, The Lash. [...]
LET’S FUCKING ROCK A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY NIL’S LUKE BENTHAM As The Dirty Nil return with their sixth studio album, the Hamilton-based punk duo is running leaner and a hell of a lot meaner on The Lash, dropping on July 25 via Dine [...]
BECAUSE BEER FESTIVAL @ PIER 4 PARK, HAMILTON JULY 11-12, 2025 Hamilton’s waterfront was buzzing this past weekend as Because Beer Fest 2025 delivered two jam-packed days of cold pints, food trucks, and explosive live music. The festival [...]
THE DIRTY NIL – “SPIDER DREAM” DINE ALONE RECORDS Hamilton, Ontario’s The Dirty Nil continue peeling back their layers with “Spider Dream,” the latest single from their upcoming fifth studio album, The Lash, [...]