Solo scene

A couple of weeks ago I headed over to Targ to get the solo debut of Danny Van Sceney - aka Matt Spag from Hellbros, Big Jeezus Truck and Knives For Kids (and no doubt other bands I haven't seen). On hand to help out with rocking sounds were The Haig and openers Sweet Rocket. Here's Rocket guitarist Ryan and bassist Ross doing some singalong action!



Mike hits!



Ryan jumps about!



Rhythm section action!



More Ryan!



Extra Mike!



More Ross!



And so on!



Even more Mike!



On to The Haig, as inimitable as ever! Here's Dean. Last time I saw The Haig, he had collar-length hair, so I'm guessing it's been a while ...



Keyboard action with Treawna!



Aaron hits!



Bass action with Richard!



Guitar action!



More Aaron!



Guitar and vocal action with Treawna!



Dean sings!



Rhythm section action!



More guitar!



The whole lot!



More Treawna!



Haigly action!



And finally a bit more Aaron!



On to the bass-and-drum stomp rock of Danny Van Sceney. Matt brought his own light show for the occasion! He's also playing August 25 at The Dom.



Matt sings!



And so on!



Even more Matt!



Percussive action with Astar!



Colourful action!



The whole lot!



Scenic action!



And, er, that's it!

That's progress for you

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like there was a lot bass playing going on at the House of Targ on Thursday. That was the night Winnipeg's Moon Tan rolled through town. The prog-rocking-and-proud-of-it power trio were joined by Auto Racing and The Haig for a night of brainy entertainment. Here's Cosmo from Auto Racing doing a bit of tapping.



Cosmo sings!



Even more Cosmo!



Aaron hits!



Even more hitting!



Yet more Cosmo!



The whole lot!



Moon Tan worship at the altar of 1970s rock, and covered Rush and Led Zeppeling (Spirit of the Radio and Black Dog), and have also embraced the facepaint esthetic of such artists as Alice Cooper and KISS. Here's bassist Adrian doing a little soundchecking!



Nick hits!



Bell-bottomed action!



Bass action!



Guitar action with Brady!



Adrian sings!



Brady sings!



More Nick!



Feedback action!



Faceoff action!



Singalong action!



Even more guitar!



Although Moon Tan topped the bill, The Haig finished the evening off (something similar happened with the Public Animal show two days later). Here's Dean!



Treawna was down to one working keyboard.



Biblical action with Richard!



Percussive action with Chris!



Singalong action!



The other side of singalong action!



Dean sings!



A very intriguing trio of sets.