Friday, September 27, 2019

Hooker and heat

There was some rocking action at the House of Targ at the tail end of August, with Onionface headlining the bill. Also on hand, ace 1970s protopunk revivalists Cherry Hooker and new local grunge gang River's End. River's End started things up; unfortunately I was a late arrival and only caught their last two songs. You'll recognize a couple of familiar faces, starting with Ty (also of The Ven Dreddies, Gnarly Brown and Pretty Little Death Machine).

River's End at House of Targ

Guitar action!

River's End at House of Targ

Sean hits!

River's End at House of Targ

Bass action!

River's End at House of Targ

Guitar action with Summer (also of Holy Christopher)!

River's End at House of Targ

Cherry Hooker really rocked the House with their Stooges-style rock. The glammy quartet not only sounds the part, they look it, too.

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Percussive action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Bass action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Vocal action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Stripey action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Lipsticked action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Cherry action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Behind-the-back action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

More bass action!

Cherry Hooker at House of Targ

Onionface wrapped things up. Here's some singalong action for starts!

Onionface at House of Targ

A shouty bit with Calvin!

Onionface at House of Targ

Jon hits!

Onionface at House of Targ

Calvin sings!

Onionface at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Onionface at House of Targ

More Stefan!

Onionface at House of Targ

Even more Calvin!

Onionface at House of Targ

Bonus Jon!

Onionface at House of Targ

And that's all for now!

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Down in a hole

Wisconsinites Cave Curse rolled through town a few weeks back. The band is fronted by Bobby Hussy (of Hussy), and likes their synthpunk. Opening up was Deja Vu, who I'd seen just a few days earlier at Off Peak Green Barn. Here's Jacob!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Zoey sings!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Jen, a lamp stand, and Dimitri!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

More Jacob!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Tambourine action!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Lamp action!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

More Dimitri!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Extra Mike!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

Loudspeaker action!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

More Jen!

Deja Vu at the Dominion Tavern

On to Cave Curse. Here's Bobby!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Bass action with Tyler!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Keyboard action with Emili!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

More Emili and Ben!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Rhythm section action!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Bobby sings!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Ben hits!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

Cursed action!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

The whole lot!

Cave Curse at the Dominion Tavern

A fun night out!

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Back to the basement

It's been quite a while since I've been to a house show, and I've never been to a show at the Off Peak Green Barn, so this show was a chance to fix both of those problems. Unfortunaetely my camera was acting up. Priors were coming in from Montreal, alongside Dates, with locals The Offers and Deja Vu starting things off. Deja Vu has a couple of folks from the Soft Drugs/Weed Mom nexus. Here's a few Deja Vu-ites, Dimitri, Michael (of several punk bands) and Jacob.

Deja Vu at Off Peak Green Barn

Jacob sings!

Deja Vu at Off Peak Green Barn

Zoey sings, Jen works the keys!

Deja Vu at Off Peak Green Barn

The whole lot!

Deja Vu at Off Peak Green Barn

And so on!

Deja Vu at Off Peak Green Barn

The Offers cranked out some Twin/Tone styled sounds. Here's Seiji!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

Rhythm section action with Tim and Davey!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

Extra Tim!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

Davey sings!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

More Seiji!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

Offered action!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

Even more Tim!

Offers at Off Peak Green Barn

On to Dates, who played a great set of in-your-face rock. Here's Amelie and Iso!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

Thankful action with Eliane!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

Singalong action!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

Mark frets!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

Guitar action!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

The whole lot!

Dates at Off Peak Green Barn

The Priors tore through a brief set - they were born to play basements.

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

Colourful shirt action!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

There's just something about that wall panelling!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

Prioritized action!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

Gripping action!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

Chance works the floor!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

The end!

Priors at Off Peak Green Barn

A fine night out.