Ukrainia! Mania

Composed of the entirety of The Double Pumpers plus Tom Werbowetski on drums, Ukrainia! reinterprets the songs of Damien and Paul's ancestral homeland as if Sabbath were playing in 2/4 time, plus the usual wacko banter from Tom. The last of these pictures, along with others from the show, can also be seen at the Birdman Sound website.

Three-quarters of the band rock out, with a light show so powerful you can actually see it cutting through the flash.



Paul, stuck over on the left.



Dave and Tom, not necessarily in that order.



This picture of audience members waltzing to hard rock is a favourite of mine.



Ukrainia will be playing at the Black Sheep in April 1 with The Empiricals.

• Show reminder: Tonight at Mavericks, from the Big Smoke, We're Marching On, Ottawa's very own Weapons of Mass Seduction, plus more of those Torontonians, SS Cardiacs. Good? Bad? Go see for yourself, but beware: There may be art rock and/or post rock.