OXW 2013: Saturday, Part III

Saturday was my last day at the Ottawa Explosion (I missed all the Sunday sets due to a trip to the country to check out lathes and bandsaws and suchlike). After checking out all the fun at the SAW Gallery I zipped next door to Mugshots for some open-air action, as the rain had relented by then.

Dead Weights opened things up, but I arrived to late to catch them, so first act for me was hardcore combo Attention!, out of Montreal.


Attention! at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013

A really fine set from these guys.


Attention! at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013
 
Then DeCracks played some hard'n'fast pop-punk. They came all the way from Klagenfurt, Austria to play - beating out Hamburg's Kidnappers by 400 miles or so for furthest-travelling band.


DeeCracks at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013

This is one of the drummer's less silly faces.


DeeCracks at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013

Milwaukee's Direct Hit! didn't come quite as far, but they still put on a heck of a show, and got a great crowd response.


Direct Hit! at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013

Everyone is friends!


Direct Hit! at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 22, 2013

I also take some photos of The Jetty Boys; unfortunately it looks like they never got uploaded to Flickr and consequently perished when my hard drive went bust. Dang! Anyway, that band is a couple of DeeCrackers and Drew from Sugar Stems and they also put on a good show. See you next year, Exploders!