Empire state

As nice as free music is, I'll take a dry place and a modest entry fee any day - particularly if the bands on the bill rock with the vigour of Pretty Little Death Machine, Tiny Empire and Muffler Crunch. Every band plays loud, with PLDM favouring the hard rock I'll forever associate with the early output of The Hellacopters, Muffler Crunch leaning toward monster mutant blues thunder and Tiny Empire stripping rock down to its bones and then beating you with them.

And hear they are! Gen Jones on vocals, drummer Spencer Warren and bassist Alex Seliger.



Alex has also played with The Frenetics, though he joined after I caught that band playing a show at the Dominion (I think).



Gen rocks the Dusenberg.



Rhythm section action!



Alex sings!



Gen sings!



Hair-flipping action!



Singalong action!



Spencer hits!



The shouty bit!



More Alex!



More Gen!



More Spencer!



The end!



Now I want to see some recorded material ...

• Show reminder: I see that Ian Blurton had a part in recording The Motorleague's latest sounds, so I think I'll zip over to Zaphod's to see them play with The Music Box; Prett Melberts and the Best Friend Patrol, Miss Polygamy, Hot Jupiter, Tyler Bell Band, The Five Georges are at the Avant-Garde Bar; A Wilhelm Scream, Cunter, Fractures and Sparrows play Mavericks; The Elmdale hosts John Pippus and Marie Josee Houle.