After school special

The School Jerks came up from Toronto to dish out some mush-mouthed hardcore, a la Pagans crossbred with The Brutal Knights. The quartet is made up of Luke, Ben, Matt and Ivan, but I'm not sure who does what so here's a bunch of photos.

Feedback action!





The Bayou backdrop makes every drummer photo look better.



Yelling action!



Bending action!



Do the twist!





And one last singer photo.



They have a show coming up at Toronto's Rancho Relaxo on February 7.

• Show reminder: Fairyboy, Story., The Rough Sea and Dylan Taylor perform at the Exile Infoshop; Good2Go usher in the new year at the Royal Oak on the Rideau Canal. The Polytones, Arms of the Girl, Urban Aesthetics and Politique do the same at Zaphod Beeblebrox. Mavericks' New Year's Eve bash features The Spades. Hank's Hangover plays The Elmdale House.