Cat people

Sound of Lions have been attracting a lot of props lately, with many respectable folks saying they could be the next big thing out of Ottawa. I did enjoy their February 1 set at Cafe DeKcuf; they made a good impression on a night on which a lot of bands would have been overshadowed by the other acts on the bill.

Christian Awad takes it for a spin.



Whitney Delion gets a grip.



Will Assad frets.



More Whitney!



Marco Campagna hits!



The whole lot! (That's the shadowy Joel Soucy at right.)



Christian gives a shout out.



Fisheye action!



And so on!



Close-up action!



Rhythm section action!



Singalong action!



The end!



Their next show is May 25 with Fevers at Babylon.

• Show reminder: Xiu Xiu, Dirty Beaches and Father Murphy play Mavericks; Patrick Lehman & The Preachers and the Willis Pride Project perform at Zaphod's; Del Bel, Lisa Bozikovic and Rolf Klausener enhance your Raw Sugar experience; 90 Pounds Of Ugly, Sin Sisters Burlesque and Ginger St. James shake up the Rainbow; Lonesome Paul & The Valley Ramblers mosey into Irene's; M.J. Cyr and Social Butterfly are at the Avant-Garde Bar.