Bluesfest: Callers

My memory can't dredge up when and where I heard fulsome praise for Callers, but the New Orleans-via-Brooklyn trio has rustled up several admirers for their combination of twitching minimalist indie rock and singer Sara's vibrant pipes (which remind me a bit of Jane Siberry).

Here's Sara.



Don Godwin mans the drums.



Ryan Seaton rounds out the trio.



Perforated action!



Don applies some mallet.



Extra Ryan!



Bespectacled action!



The whole sun-drenched lot!



Sara busts out the Tele.



Ryan sings!



Sara sings!



Don gets a bit closer to the microphone.



Ryan bends!



Singalong action!



Don goes marching.



Walk this way!



he actually can't go far ...



You can check out the large version of this photo by clicking through to Flickr if you want to see the audience (all 12 or so of us).



Their new album, Live Of Love emerged on Western Vinyl just this week.

• Show reminder: it's a busy Friday, with Vertigo celebrating its anniversary with an instore show featuring Joey Shithead of DOA, Statues and Zebrassieres. Later on, just down the street, you'll find Strange Attractor, Zebrassieres and Rat Tales upstairs at Cafe Dekcuf and D.O.A., Kill City and Raw Raw Riot downstairs at Mavericks; those with a less punk-rock turn of mind can check out Grey Kingdom, Marine Dreaming and Baby Eagle at Raw Sugar or Dan Mangan, The Daredevil Christopher Wright and The Crackling at the Bronson Centre Theatre; like house shows? Infernal Arms, Currents and We Fled Cairo are at 446 Lisgar. The BushPilots and The Sinners perform at the Elmdale House. The Ethics and The Meredith Luce Band are at The Rainbow; and C'mon play their last Ottawa show ever at The Dominion.