Thursday, July 09, 2015

Arriving at the station

Here's another helping of Ottawa Explosion: Saturday started way before I did, so I missed the chance to catch Shaped By Society, Voicemail, Pretty Pretty and Wet Brain in the courtyard. When I arrived, Earth Girls were starting things up. You'll recognize Joey Kappel from his Boilerman stint the night before.

Earth Girls at Club SAW

And here's Liz Panella and someone who is not Antonio Holguin III, but is in fact Annie Saunders of Bullnettle, This Is My Fist and others (not the only extra hand on board, I might add).

Earth Girls at Club SAW

Liz sings!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

Extra Annie!

Earth Girls at Club SAW
Providing some extra guitar punch, Joey's Boilerman mate Jim Gies.

Earth Girls at Club SAW
Grimacing action!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

Guitar action!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

Rhythm section action!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

Even more guitar!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

The whole lot!

Earth Girls at Club SAW

You want to catch a hot performance? Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band are the men to see. They're from the meat-and-potatoes school of rock'n'roll and made me think a bit of Steve Earle. They rip it up on stage - and how! The BDB has recently had an amicable parting with its bassist, so they had a ringer on hand in the form of Daniel James of infamous glam scumbags Indonesian Junk.

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Nato sings!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band
Mike Cranberry hits!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Extra Daniel!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

The shouty bit!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Singalong action with Sam Beer!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band
Back-to-back action!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Nato gets in a little airtime.

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Luke de Beaumarchais sweeps the keys.

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

More Beer!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Extra Nato!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Blue diamond action!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

More jumping? Why not!

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band

Underground Railroad to Candyland invaded the capital next. Plenty of familiar faces, particularly if you caught either or both of Toys That Kill or Benny The Jet Rodriguez's sets since the two are basically a musical Venn diagram. Here's Laura Freeman of BTJR, for one, along with Toys rhythm crew Ferrara and Fleps, plus extra drummer Trevor Roundhouse.

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

John Predny monkeys around on trombone.

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Todd sings some.

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Double drumming action!

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Lauren gets all Maple Leafy.

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Extra Chachi and Lauren!

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

John extends.

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Touchy action!

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Singalong action with Emmanuel!

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

So much drumming action!

Underground Railroad to Candyland at Club SAW

Then it was off to Vertigo Records for some in-store action

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