Jet boy

Flecton Bigsky and the Dreamcatchers is the lovechild of Miche Jette, well known on the Ottawa music scene for his playing with Jehovah's Wetness, Werbo and a few other local noteworthies. He doesn't play out all that often ... I saw him at Bluesfest (2003 on the Birdman Stage, if memory serves) and opening for Royal Trux. I've missed gigs at Bumpers and a couple at The Aloha Room and Manx to celebrate the release of his CD on Kelp (recorded with folks from The Grifters and Califone, don't you know) - but I still say they're as rare as hen's teeth and about as odd. It's robust rock with a strange edge and some spaced out banter.

Flecton in face paint ... hey, it worked for Bob Dylan!



Speaking of Werbo, here's drummer and well-known heckler Tom Werbowetski.



Scott Terry - also of The Banditas, Fucking Machines, Andrew Vincent and the Pirates and various other outfits - gets on down.



More Flecton!



Odd rock action!



What a character.

• Show reminder: Quebexico, For The Mathematics, September Is Falling, The Discord of a Forgotten Sketch bring damaged punk and strange guitar noises to Mavericks Bar. Newfoundland's Mark Bragg and The Black Wedding Band have been getting a lot of praise for their hothouse roots music - they play Zaphod's.
• Late notice: The Soiree is doing a post-Thanksgiving show at The Manx. That's the band The Soft Disaster (see the post below) borrowed Bryce Colenbrander from.