Lock up your daughters!

Last time I saw The Sweet Janes, if memory serves, was at Bumpers - so you can see we're talking about a couple of years back. I can't recall what I thought of them then, but I liked them a whole lot last Thursday. Yes, they love the 1970s punk rock and want you to know what love is, Dead Boys style. Good frontman, good musicians, good songs - and a really energetic show.

Grady Finch howls like a man possessed! Likely by John Lydon or Stiv Bators.



Toddy Fokks on guitar.



Captain Carl has uncanny powers of string breakage prediction.



JackOv Jeff on bass. None more black!



Chris Smith on drums ... come on, what kind of made-up name is Chris Smith?!?



Toddy's down because a) rock! and b) he had strap problems. Lot of that going around.



Carl needs water!



Fun with microphone stands.



Some backup singing action!



Yeah, yeah, yeah!



Them Janes!



Punk rock action!



Good stuff! The band's next show is with the Botched Suicides and Bella Bombs Sept. 9 at Babylon as they give Million Dollar Marxists a tour sendoff.

• Show reminder: Big Jeezus Truck, The Rookers, Disgraceland and Four'n'Giv'r play The Dominion; Of Montreal and The Management play Barrymore's.