Odds and ends

What to see after Dave Alvin? My first stop was the Main Stage, where a relatively small crowd had gathered to catch the headlining Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I got a free copy of their concert DVD a few months before Bluesfest and was quite entertained by it, despite the fact I'm not a huge fan. Despite a stirring rendition of the Cramps' Human Fly, they still couldn't keep me, so I split after a few songs.

Karen O's light-up spiral mask doesn't show up well in this photo - actually nothing does.



The crowd loved the confetti.



Karen and Nick.



After that I went off to see Jennifer Warnes. The lady famed for Famous Blue Raincoat might have gone over well with the crowd (it was hard to tell, they were almost all sitting down) but I couldn't find it in my heart to enjoy someone who uses a lectern.



It's not very punk rock.



Mind you my photos of her did turn out a little better.



Anyway, back to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' and their splintery new wave tracks.



All we photographers ask for is more blue, less red in the stage lighting ...



That, and gigantic eyeballs.



Anyway, they still didn't grab a hold of my earlugs, so I went off to witness the last man who can really get the party started: Buckwheat Zydeco. Besides the obvious popular choices (i.e., White Cowbell Oklahoma and their scantily clad lasses), Buckwheat Zydeco is one of the most popular hits on my Flickr photostream.



There is something about a big accordion that makes for a good photograph.



After a few more songs I was ready to head home ... so I did. And there goes Bluesfest for 2009. From now on it's nothing but basements and nightclubs - at least until next July.

• Show reminder: In the most anticipated show of the season, The Action return for a show at The Dominion with The White Wires; they're also playing Sunday with The Suppositories. The Cat Empire and Hey Ocean! drop into Bronson Centre Theatre; Neuraxis, Revocation, The Last Felony, Darkness Rites, Fumigation and A Darker Day play loud at Cafe Dekcuf; Good2Go and The Cutmen perform at Irene's Pub; The Rainbow hosts Take The Boys, The Dirty 30s and Stick 'Em Up. David Gogo pops into Mavericks.