Animal logic

Once again Akron/Family pays a visit to Ottawa. They've gone from Zaphod's to the First Baptist Church to Barrymore's and put on a swell show every time. This time they had a couple of stateside acts with them: North Carolina's Megafaun and Vermont experimentalist Greg Davis, along with Ohbijou. Megafaun's Appalachian-rooted folk made me think of Ottawa's own Golden Famile, though Megafaun puts a lot more touches of discordance into their work. The band is two brothers, Brad and Phil Cook, and drummer Jan Westerlund. They were in a surprisingly good mood considering that some of their gear was lifted in Toronto a couple of nights previously. They went over very well, and had no trouble in coaxing the crowd into singing and clapping along for a couple of numbers.

First, the lighting of the band incense by b'rer Brad.



Drummer Jan in blue.



And finally Phil.



Brad and a whole lotta incense smoke.





Clap along action!



Phil sings!



As does Brad!



Well, who doesn't these days.



As their set came to a close Greg Davis came on stage to merge his dronescapes with their music.



Some folks may recall his opening set for The Books back in mid-April. He's added a harmonium to his setup for extra droning goodness.



He still has the laptop, of course.





He didn't look like much of a happy camper when his set was coming to a close - there was a fair amount of gesturing directed toward the soundman as the set proceeded.



Ohbijou was up next, giving the men of Megafaun and Davis a chance to take it easy before they joined Akron/Family on stage.

• Show reminder: It's a cross-country get-together as The Winks, Bend Sinister and Poorfolk play Zaphod Beeblebrox.