Close shave

The Rookers are four chaps with shaved heads and working class pride - yes, they're an Oi! band, and their chosen symbol is a set of brass knuckles. I missed most of their set at the Dominion because I was over watching Feu Therese next door, but I did have time to snap a few pictures from behind the relative safety of the right hand PA speaker - my favourite hiding place at the Dom's occasionally rambunctious shows.

Craig on throat!



Bassist Mike shouts along!



Drummer Scot also shouts along!



Guitarist Clayton also - well, you figure it out!



Audience participation action!



Oi action!





They have a CD release party coming up shortly. "How shortly?" As short as their haircuts - that is, tonight (May 12, for those of you arriving late)! Union Made, The Sewer Rats and Four Stroke round out the bill at Mavericks.

• Show reminder: Skins not your thing? Then you might want to check out Future's Past, Relief Maps (who put on such a fine performance in the basement of End Hits), A Broken Trigger and Kill Christine at Zaphod's or Heavy Trash with the The Sadies and The D'Rangers at Babylon.