Let's hang out

For a little while now I've been noting the presence of shows at Mugshots, a bar named for its criminal past. Yes, the outdoor venue's high walls were built to prevent any escapes by the venue's previous residents, some of who left feet-first. You can walk just a few feet from the stage and look up to see the trapdoor where men dropped from the gallows. A while before the show began a collection of tourists, including a gaggle of pre-teens, came through on a sight-seeing - good family fun, folks!


Gallows trapdoor at Mugshot, July 26, 2012

The reason for my first-time visit was to see Boyhood and Fet. Nat. Up first, Boyhood, down to a duo for this occasion because regular skinsman Callum has other band duties in Belleville. Caylie's already shown she can drum, subbing for Allie of The White Wires during Bluesfest, so the band went guitarless and sounded just fine doing it.

Caylie hits!


Boyhood at Mugshots, July 26, 2012

Luke, and that courtyard tree!


Boyhood at Mugshots, July 26, 2012

Fet. Nat also played a great set with audience singalongs, weirdo guitar, stop-start rhythms and some stick-splintering percussion. Here they go!


Fet. Nat. at Mugshots, July 26, 2012

Something's gonna break!


Fet. Nat. at Mugshots, July 26, 2012

It's a fine place to see a show - assuming it doesn't rain, of course.

• Show reminder: Bruce Boris, World War 4 and KREMLIN rock the House of Targ; The Funk Hunters go hunting for funk at Raw Sugar; Los Gringos perform at Irene's; The Neil Young’uns and Brock Fownes & The Keltic Cowboys play the Elmdale. Iman Wain and 1980HD are at the Avant-Garde.