Friday, July 24, 2015

The upper crust

Well, my heart was torn in two on Wednesday; should I go to WTCHS and Weed Mom on Gladstone, or Hard Charger, Swarm of Spheres and Slumlord at the House of Targ? I figure odds are slightly better that WTCHS will head back this way before Fredericton's Hard Charger, so I slunk over to Ottawa South for some rock attack. As it happened, this was also the fifth anniversary of Slumlord's inception and singer T.J.'s birthday, which meant there were cupcakes involved. Here's T.J. and his mighty sideburns.

Slumlord at House of Targ

Bassist Sev! Since the band formed more or less to perfor at her and T.J.'s wedding, it was also their fifth anniversary.

Slumlord at House of Targ

Trasha hits!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Sev sings!

Slumlord at House of Targ

T.J. bends!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Extra Trasha!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Guitar-lifting action!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Marital action!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Ponytail-swinging action!

Slumlord at House of Targ

More T.J.

Slumlord at House of Targ

The shouty bit!

Slumlord at House of Targ

And finally a bit more percussive action!

Slumlord at House of Targ

Swarm of Spheres played a really killer, and fairly brisk, set. Here's Mark hitting some stuff.

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Flashy action with Andrew!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Jay frets!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Wah-wah action!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Andrew bends!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Everybody's doing it.

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

More Mark!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Big red action!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

The end!

Swarm of Spheres at House of Targ

Hard Charger also killed it. The New Brunswick combo make me think of latter-era Darkthrone crossed with Motorhead: A bit crusty, a bit metal, and a whole lot of rock'n'roll.

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Percussive action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

The whole lot! The Yeti! The Wolf! The Hammer! Not necessarily in that order!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

The shouty bit!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Singing drummer action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

More bass!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

More drums!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Closeup action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Even more guitar!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

Faceoff action!

Hard Charger at House of Targ

A very solid night of entertainment.

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