Prickly business

Shannon Rose was a capable follow to Rebekah Higgs; she's got a good voice and an excellent backing band in The Thorns. It's singer-songwriter stuff with a lot of folk in it.



Shannon, with guitar and without.





Guitarist Steve Matylewicz, last seen at The Avant-Garde backing Damo Suzuki.



Drummer Tim Watson.



Bassist Ashley Newall.



Thorny action!









The whole lot!



They play Zaphod's again on Nov. 23.

• Show reminder: The Acorn, Bruce Peninsula and Male Nurse play Barrymore's; Robyn Hitchcock and Sean Nelson perform at Zaphod Beeblebrox; Ladymilk, Good2Go and Andrea Warren rock Irene's; The Ethics release their new CD at Babylon with The Soiree.