The offspring

Mother's Children are garnering ever-more widespread acclaim for their on-the-nail powerpop and this Ottawa Explosion was good demonstration why.

First, Davey, playing his last set of the festival ... No. 5 or 6? I forget which and at this point probably so did he.



Kenneth is feeling pally.



Tim hits!



Michael rocks the specs.



Davey sings!



Ken sings!



Michael sings!



Emmanuel approving action!



Ken frets!



The end! Davey survived!



Dunno what they're up to lately, but they have an ace new EP out, Are You Tough Enough?

• Show reminder: Speaking of festivals, Finish What You've Started punks it up around town, with Substance (last show), Nothing, Constraints, Exalt, La Promesse and Life On Trial at Cafe DeKcuf, while The Sober Dawn, Sparrows, Landslider, Jon Creeden and Robots! Everywhere!! squeeze into the Avant-Garde; Lifestory:Monologue, I Spell It Nature and We Were The Fires Of Rome are at Mavericks; The Bigmuffs play Zaphod's; Adam & The Amethysts (featuring Adam Waito of Telefauna and Miracle Fortress) and Slow Loris play Raw Sugar; The Elmdale hosts Hollis and The Windows, Still Native and The Sonic Defense.