Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Who was that masked man?

Country singer Orville Peck has been garnering a lot of attention these days, both for the quality of his music and his masked persona, so it's no surprise that he played to a packed house at the Dominion Tavern earlier this month. Local country singer Ommie Jane opened. Here's Ommie!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

More Ommie!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

Bass action with Buddy Smiles!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

Percussive action with Brad (also of Sparklesaurus)!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

Even more Ommie!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

More drumming!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

Rhythm section action!

Ommie Jane at the Dominion Tavern

She was followed by the desert noir sounds of Casa Lagarto. Here's some guitar action with Jason!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

More guitar with Jonny!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Bass action with Brandon!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Arturo hits!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Closeup action!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

More guitar!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Rhythm section action!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Keyboard action!

Casa Lagarto at the Dominion Tavern

Finally, Orville Peck ended the night. This was the first show of his tour (backed by Toronto's Frigs). Here's Kris on drums!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

The man himself!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

Guitar action with Duncan!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

Rhythm section action!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

More Peck!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

Extra Peck and Bria!

Orville Peck at the Dominion Tavern

Good stuff all around.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Strange places

As April arrived I headed over to the Glebe for a rare show at the Clocktower. The basement space was quite packed for a mostly instrumental outing from Room Control, Forgotten In The Woods Again, The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol and City Gates. FITWA were up first, reduced to a trio for this occasion. Here's Skotty on hooded guitar!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Bass action with Greg!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Mike hits!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Greg!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Extra Mike!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Bonus Scotty!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

The whole lot!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Adjusting action!

Forgotten In The Woods Again at the Clocktower Brewpub

Next up, TBWNIAS! Here's Bill!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Guitar action with Dave!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Bill and Scot!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

John hits!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Scott!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Jason adjusts!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

More John!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Fisheye action!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Bass action with Nate!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the 
Clocktower Brewpub

More Dave!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

And so on!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Extra Jason!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Scott!

The Band Whose Name Is A Symbol at the Clocktower Brewpub

Montreal's Room Control busted out the lights for their spacey set. Here's Robert and Dan!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

Keyboard action with Byron!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

Adjusting action!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Robert!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

Nico hits!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Byron!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Nico!

Room Control at the Clocktower Brewpub

The City Gates introduced some vocals into the mix - they made me think a bit of The Chameleons. Here's Max!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Bass action with John!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Justin hits!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Singalong action!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

More Justin!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

John sings!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Municipal action!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Rhythm section action!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

The whole lot!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

Illuminated action!

The City Gates at the Clocktower Brewpub

A super night of music.