The nutty boys

The Acorn opened the Malajube/Hot Springs show at Club SAW; this was a later show than usual for the club (there was an AA punk show scheduled for before it that didn't come together). The two Montreal bands were down as part of an outgrowth of Pop Montreal's Fringe Pop events. The Acorn skipped on the sleeveless Ts, bowties and Daisy Dukes this time around - probably still in the laundry from their show on the previous Friday.

Here Jeff Debutte, Howie Tsui, T. Jeffrey Malecki and Rolf Klausener lounge about before preparing to art-rock the assembled masses.



Tsui and Malecki skip the tie and wig.



Rolf croons ...



Jeff grimaces ...



And more Jeff, Howie and T. percussing away.



An unflattering photo of Malecki.



There's something unsettling about a pulsing pink furry bass drum head, by the way ...

• Show reminder: Sleeping Pilot, Cobra Noir, Expatriates and Chairs play 59 Argyle St. Zaphod's is holding a Bluesfest showcase with Trevor Alguire and The Mercury Pickup Band, The Bella Bombs, The Patsies, Stone Melodies and Quarter Life.