Let's have a war

The Bytown Tavern has dedicated their Tuesday's to hardcore acts. I don't know how close the other bands came to fitting the bill a week and a half ago (I was too late to see any of them, having come fresh from Islands' performance), but Biipiigwan is at least in the ballpark. They're a grindcore trio named after the Ojibway fife played before going into the battle (according to the writeup in the Ottawa City Guide). I didn't stay long since my camera alarmed me by suddenly going on the fritz (low battery I figure - it's all better now) but here's the few pictures that survived.

Musqwaunquot Rice - Musky for short - sings.



Drummer Andrew Baird looks away, bassist Mike Shrives is the new guy.



And so on!








They warn an EP is imminent.

• Show reminder: Jon-Rae - sans River - Entire Cities, Alex R. Newman and Rich Aucoin perform at Babylon; Tokyo Sex Whale, The Magnificent Butchers (some Double Pumpers folks, among others) and Speedhair rock Zaphod Beeblebrox. An eclectic lineup kicks out the jams to help cyclone victims in Burma: Bob Wiseman, Monkey Junk and The Murder Plans do good at Barrymore's. The Sheepdogs and The Deep Dark Woods play Irene's. Ball and Chain and the Wreckers whoop it up at the Elmdale House Tavern. Paul Fenton and Rattle Snakin' Daddy get the blues at The Rainbow.