Saturday, March 31, 2012

Daughter of death

November 25 I went off to Mavericks to see super heavy metal combo Red Fang. So did a lot of other folks; the place was quite full. Red Fang have spread their name around with a bunch of amusing videos, and kept people's attention with some kickass rock. They also had a couple of local heavyweights opening things up for them: First, Loviatar.

Mike and Justin rock!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Guitar action!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Justin sings!

Loviatar at Mavericks

J.P. hits!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Downstroking action!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Shane frets!

Loviatar at Mavericks

The shouty bit!

Loviatar at Mavericks

More J.P.!

Loviatar at Mavericks

The whole lot!

Loviatar at Mavericks

The other side of J.P.!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Feedback action!

Loviatar at Mavericks

Mike steps on it!

Loviatar at Mavericks

The end!

Loviatar at Mavericks

They're on a bill with KEN Mode, Cauldron and Klovenhoofs at Cafe DeKcuf Saturday as part of Juno week.

Friday, March 30, 2012

A shot of Jack

Shot By Jack finished the night off. The Gatineau outfit like a bit of a soul twist on their hardcore, and also threw in a bit of ska.

Rhythm section action with bassist Alex Paquet and drummer Erik Sincennes.

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Guitar action with Pascal Crites and singer Eric.

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Pascal frets!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

The shouty bit!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Extra Eric!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Extra kicking!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Erik hits!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Gripping action!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

The whole lot!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Harp action!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Monitor standing action!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Guest vocal action!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

Gripping action!

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

There was also some guest saxophone.

Shot By Jack at The Rainbow

A solid set.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Plagued with problems

Up next, Patron Saint of Plagues. I can't really say much about their performance, because just about everything stopped working for them except the drum kit.

A rare, functional moment with guitarist/singer Opi, drummer Dread and bassist Dead Boy.

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Deadboy and a soon-to-be-dead bass.

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Opi sings! He also did a lot of the sound.

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Dread drums!

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Faceoff action!

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Rhythm section action!

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

Extra Opi!

Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow

A good demonstration of how to muscle your way through total disaster.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Where are they now?

There were several different flavours of rock on display. Lost Youth, as the name might suggest, are punk rock, crust division.

First up, some monitor standing.

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

Guitar action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

They've had enough lineup changes that I'm not sure who's who, but I believe this is bassist, now vocalist, Frank.

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

At least drummer James has remained a steady presence.

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

Audience participation action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

More singalong action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

And so on!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

The whole lot!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

Jedi action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

The old switcheroo!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

Gripping action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

Bass action!

Lost Youth at The Rainbow

They've recently gigged to raise funds for multiple sclerosis, and have been mastering tracks for an upcoming EP.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Celery men

Next up, the only band I'd actually seen before, just a few months previous, Celery Troff.

Them Troffers!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

Rhythm section action!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

Aaron sings!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

Andrew hits!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

Mike's under there somewhere.

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

Aaron bends!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

The whole lot!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

The end!

Celery Troff at The Rainbow

The band plans to release Hind Leg Highness in May.