Luters will be shot

On to March 22, and a last-minute show at the M4rcury Lounge. I have a fondness for such acoustic fret-wizards as Ben Chasney (a.k.a. Six Organs of Admittance), Jack Rose and their ilk - a category into which Jozef Van Wissem falls, though his instrument of choice is one whose form was cemented around the 17th century, the baroque 13-course lute. As mentioned earlier, one of the few local performers that leap to mind in the same vein, and here he is, Nathan Larochette of Musk Ox, who finagled himself onto the bill at the last moment.



On to Van Wissem's tourmate, Bobbie Lee. I can see him playing with some of Ottawa's more experimental - dare I say Bruised Tongueian? - acts if he ever returns to Bytown.



There was a heavy electronic component to his work.



Here he is performing with Van Wissem for a tune.



And I already used both Van Wissem photos in the post-show roundup, so that's it! Last I heard, Nathan was over in Europe coping with broking instruments. Musk Ox will also be playing a few dates with Agalloch this summer.

• Show reminder: Burnt Church, Powercup, Weak Ends and The Vanishing Act rock Assholehaus (a.k.a. 297 Powell, near Bronson); A Darker Day and Brainhunter perform at the Avant-Garde; The Nobs play the Rainbow; it's a laugh riot at the Ottawa Explosion's funnyperson sideshow with Todd Glass, Brody Stevens, Magnus Betner, Hampton Yount, Rob Mailloux, Chris Locke, Nick Flanagan, Dave Mcknoell and Nick Carter; Shotgun Wedding, The Musettes and Dany Laj & The Looks play the Elmdale; Still Winter Hills and The Reverb Syndicate are at Irene's.