That's crazy talk

Antigonish, Nova Scotia's Mad Chatter - who filled Zaphod's stage after Tim Gilbertson's departure - like to say they're influenced by East Coast music, such as Garrett Mason and Maritimes jam scene stalwarts like The Jimmy Swift Band (minus the electronica, at least for this gig), Slowcoaster and Grand Theft Bus.

Front man Alex Gerrior rocks the stripes.



Josh Dunbar mans the drums.



Juliam Cameron plays bass (not scene, because he wasn't about, keyboardist Matthew English).



Singing and hitting action!



Bending action!



The whole lot!



Bonus Josh!



More guitar!



And, er, that's it ... full credit to the band for keeping their game face on even though the audience was a bit on the spartan side.

• Show reminder: I, Colossus, The Isosceles Project and Collider rock Cafe Dekcuf; Society's Ills, The BCASA, Deadline Arson and Brainhunter are also slated to play Cafe Dekcuf, so I'm assuming there will either be terrible confusion, a battle to the death, or someone getting moved downstairs to Mavericks; Red Light Saints, The Stogies and Micarza Camaro play Zaphod's annual Towel Day; Dean Lickyer and The Led Hot Zili Peppers perform at The Rainbow; the Elmdale hosts Don Amero and Marc Robert Nelson; The Hornettes and Houndstooth are at the Avant-Garde Bar.