Saturday, February 17, 2018

Let there be Mega

Megaphono descended on Ottawa last week, bringing with it scores of musical acts and music industry folks for a whole mess of networking and discussion grouping and performing. I went to House of Targ to see Michael Rault perform; the first act on the bill was Toronto's Queen of Swords, a new project from Aerin Fogel of The Bitters.

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

Keyboard action with Kritty!

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

Aerin sings!

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

Regal action!

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

And so on!

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

More Kritty!

Queen of Swords at House of Targ

Thunder Bay/Toronto/wherever groovers Sunshine & The Blue Moon played next; here's frontman Sunshine!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Percussive action!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Keyboard action!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Sunshine sings!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Bass action!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

And so on!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

More percussion!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

More vocals!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Sunshine & The Blue Moon at House of Targ

Ottawa's own Expanda Fuzz followed them with some fuzzy stuff of their own. Here's Leila!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Bass action with Chris!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

More Leila!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Chris sings!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Guitar action with Leila!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

More Chris!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Michael Rault brought things too a most satisfying conclusion with his classic rock and pop-loving sounds. Here's Michael!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

I made a note of who the other musicians in his band were, but my iPhone ate it, so all I can say is there's a two-in-five chance that at least one of these guys is named Matthew.

Michael Rault at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

More Michael!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

Pecussive action!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

Michael sings!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

More vocals!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

And so on!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

More guitar!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

Keyboard action!

Michael Rault at House of Targ

A swell night out.

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