Strong like Ox

When I was a wee lad, heavy metal meant two guitars and leather pants. Nowadays the field is so stylistically diverse you can find Italian Moog-prog and ambient soundscapes in the metal bin - and that's fine by me. Which brings us to Musk Ox, possibly not metal, but admired by metal fans and containing metal fans and musos.

Here's one now, Raphael Weinroth-Browne, most recently seen behind the kit for Argus Panoptes at Mavericks. He's also in local heavy proggers Cholera.



On the left, head Ox Nathan Larochette.



At left, Evan Runge, ex-Urban Aesthetics.



Musky action!



Raphael fingers a bit.



More Nathan!



And, er, that's it.

• Show reminder: Lefty McRighty & The Sinister Six and Chris Landry & The Seasick Mommas will perform at Irene's to celebrate Lefty surviving another year; Dave Kerr is also a year older, and Muffler Crunch and The Hook Up will be providing the musical accompaniment for that event at the Elmdale; The Tammy Jones Band, Blue Switch and Brave The Third perform at Zaphod's; Loon Choir unleash their new CD at the Rainbow; Graydon James & The Young Novelists, Hinterlandband and Kevin Hersak play the Avant-Garde.