Springing into action

The Hot Springs blew me away when they opened for Malajube at Club SAW a year ago. It was a killer show - great music and a bordering-on-crazy performance. Frontwoman Giselle Webber is a real spitfire; the rest of the band is very active as well. They're supposed to be on a melodic kick of late. I always thought they sounded pretty tuneful, but this show didn't seem any less tough than before.

Giselle rocks the Hagstrom.



And just plain rocks.



The rhythm section: Fred Sauve and Anne Gauthier of Kickers (their old drummer Karine is off having a baby).



Guitarist Remy.



Spring action!

















Just before the encore, Webber spilled a drink over some leads "If any of you put this your blog tell everyone we're really punk rock for playing with this electrical hazard!"



Escaping the (non-existent) wrath of Remy after switching off one of his effects pedals.



Finally, some use for the post!



For the show's finale she went into the crowd and rolled around on the floor ... unfortunately her landing spot was the exact same place where a glass had broken earlier in the show. I thought she'd escaped unharmed by some fluke, but upon closer examination I see she actually did cut up her arm a bit.







Oh, and she spanked Fred with her microphone.



The end! So to speak!

• Show reminder: Quebexico, Nervous Sleepers and Embassies of Denmark play 59 Argyle Ave.; heavyosity reigns at Babylon with Unearth, All That Remains, A Life Once Lost, The Red Chord, Walls Of Jericho and If Hope Dies; The Rookers and The Uncooperatives play the Dominion; Don Caballero, The Grey and Black Actors play Barrymore's.