Look who's talking

After splitting from the rustic sounds at Mavericks I went off to Ritual Nightclub to check out a pair of rock'n'roll bands from north and south: Chattering Class from Toronto and Walnut Kids from Montreal. The latter have a smokin' new 7-inch on Going Gaga Records, and were celebrating its release in conjunction with the club's monthly Bored To Death punk rock DJ night. Chattering Class were the opener. The trio of Dan Glassman, Catherine Ribeiro and Matt Hitch practice a shoestring punk, keeping it simple and shouty in a Reatards/Germs/KBD vein.

Introduction action from Gaga grand fromage Ian Manhire.



Matt shouts. Matt is also in School Jerks.



Dan rocks the traps.



The whole lot! Including Catherine on bass.



More Catherine!



Singalong action!



Smiley action!



Guitar action!



More singing!



The crowd goes wild!



I bought their tape, but much like their music it was fucked up - unlike their music, not in a good way.

• Show reminder: Speaking of Ritual, 3 Inches Of Blood, Goatwhore, Darkness Rites and Immersed play there tonight (but probably not in the downstairs room like CC and Walnut Kids ...); there's more all-ages action at Mavericks with The Word Alive and Stray From The Path; Caribou and Toro Y Moi will probably pack Babylon; High Five Drive, Assemble Me and Jon and Laura are at the Avant-Garde Bar; What Is Heard and The Ginger Fox are at The Rainbow.