Don't fret

Last night was an evening of fretless bass. Shahman, Toronto's Isosceles Project and Argus Panoptes were shifted downstairs so a small crowd could get their weirdo rock-death metal fix. I actually arrived too late to see Shahman (whose bass is so fretless they don't have one at all). Isosceles Project was in full swing when I walked in the door.

They barely took a break in their onrushing instrumental prog-metal juggernaut. "We have two songs left... that's about half an hour," said bassist  Scott Tessier.


Isosceles Project at Mavericks, May 16, 2012

Let there be headbanging!


Isosceles Project at Mavericks, May 16, 2012

Argus Panoptes is made up a bunch of local metal vets; most recently I saw drummer Raphael Weinroth-Brown playing cello for Musk Ox. The band goes for the full on cookie monster death metal assault.


Argus Panoptes at Mavericks, May 16, 2012

Growly action!


Argus Panoptes at Mavericks, May 16, 2012

It was all good'n'loud.

• Show reminder: After The Fall, Tightrope, Life On Trial, Lost Youth, Anchoress and The Possessed perform at Cafe Dekcuf; Daniel Wesley and Dane Hartsell play Mavericks; The Living Deads and George Stryler & The Bandits bring the rockabilly to Zaphod's; Miss Quincy & The Showdown and The Jimmyriggers are at the Elmdale. Errunriv is as the Avant-Garde.