Opposition party

Those hep youngsters keep evolving, from the Yardbirds-loving Ride Theory to the Who-enjoying crowd I saw at Barrymore's to their current Simply Saucer-covering iteration. They bring it live (and are pretty snappy on record), so I regretted missing the earlier chunk of their set. On the bright side, they have trophies and letters.

John Smith rocks the bolt.



Shadowy Aron D'Alesio and Noah Fralick ... they're a long way from their besuited days.



Kyle Kuchmey ditches his Tele for some tambourine-smacking action.



What was the name of this band again?



Young action!



Rival action!



The whole lot!



Young Rival is about to embark on a cross-Canada tour and will be returning to Zaphod's with lovable Toronto pop combo The Bicycles Oct. 23.

• Show reminder: Krum Bums, Hands Of The Few, The Zero Hours, Acid Overdose and the charmingly named Knives and Forks for Freedom play The Bayou; The Soiree, release their new CD alongside The Ethics and Gianna Lauren at Babylon; Misters of the Universe, Tonk and the Honkys and Jehan Khoorshed rock Mavericks; The Lymbyc Systym, This Will Destroy You and City Of A Hundred Spires play Zaphod Beeblebrox; The Brothers Chaffey perform at The Rainbow; The County Boys release their new CD at Irene's.