The Adamyk bomb

Babylon was the site of the final laps in the great rock'n'roll marathon that is the Ottawa Explosion. Local power pop sensations The Steve Adamyk Band were first on the bill. All these folks have already shown up in one or more bands (many more, in the case of Davey Quesnelle) and had been keeping a hand on the tiller for the entire Explosion in the case of Emmanuel Sayer, and yet kn one expired mid-set ... incredible!

The man himself!



Emmanuel frets!



Steve sings!



Dave shouts!



Guitar action! (Plus Davey, at left).



More Emmanuel!



Davey! "I'm feelin' like a dog ..."



Back-and-forth action!



More guitars!



The headbangin' end!



What happens next I know not.

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