Olympic event

The Diableros return to town, and this time I was actually off work at the right time to catch them. They came to town with Uncut, who will be accompanying them on a tour of Ontario and out west. It's a natural match since bassist Ian Worang also plays guitar in Uncut. They also both mine that mid-to-late-80s British sound.

Uncut action! Laconic vocals and Sonic Youth guitars put me strongly in mind of Bailter Space.



And The Diableros - with Mike Rubba on organ for this outing.



Good show - unfortunately there was no sign of Sylvie.

• Show reminder: These Arms Are Snakes, Mouth of the Architect, Young Widows and more play an early show at Babylon, later that night Clothes Make The Man, The Love Machine and more perform; Canadian punk legends The Subhumans play Mavericks with The Riptides, four-stroke, International Maniac Institute as support. Mint recording artists The Awkward Stage perform at Irene's Pub.