A fictional account

The Illuminati put on a great show Wednesday night; the opening acts were no slouches either. The Lords of Vanier started things off. I only caught the last two or three songs, unfortunately. You can catch the lowdown on the Lords at my earlier post of their Aloha Room show. You can catch Yogi and Damian playing with The Double Pumpers at Zaphod's with From Rags to Bitches at Zaphod's on July 28, and Jordy with Kepler tonight. And now, some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Jordy and Damian ...



And Yogi.



Next up was From Fiction ... well, three-quarters of From Fiction, anyway. Seems bassist Owen was MIA. "If anyone has seen a tall blonde guy with a tie-die shirt ... please tell him he's wanted," requested the drummer. Alas he was nowhere to be found (having gone in search of an Internet cafe some time earlier) so the band started without him.



From left to right, above: Guitarist Adam Barnes, drummer Rob Gordon and guitarist Quentin Ede. As you can see, they have the twisting about post punk thing going on. Also some very good, if somewhat hoarse singing from both Barnes and Ede.

Barnes busts a move.



Gordon really pounded his drum kit; his right-hand crash cymbal kept on falling onto the stage - and once he threw it into the audience.



Ede.



Finally Owen did arrive, part way through song No. 2, bounding onto the stage to pick up his bass and join in.



Rob Gordon: "What were you doing, Owen?"
Owen Marchildon: "Writing a love letter."
Rob: "To Allison?"
Owen: "Umm ... yes."
Rob: "I thought you said you would not do that anymore!"
Yes, it's always romance that causes bands to falter ...
Anyway, the show then picked up the pace, with Owen throwing himself about as vigorously as his bandmates. And occasionally into the audience, where he thumped on his bass strings with a drum stick.



And now ... rock action!



A good opening act, if not exactly my cup of tea.

• Don't forget to check out either Kepler at Mavericks (with Robot Kill City and "special guests) ... but as pointed out below, despite my original impression that the Priestess and The Long Timers were at Babylon tonight, the show is actually next Friday, July 29.