Where are they now?

There were several different flavours of rock on display. Lost Youth, as the name might suggest, are punk rock, crust division.

First up, some monitor standing.



Guitar action!



They've had enough lineup changes that I'm not sure who's who, but I believe this is bassist, now vocalist, Frank.



At least drummer James has remained a steady presence.



Audience participation action!



More singalong action!



And so on!



The whole lot!



Jedi action!



The old switcheroo!



Gripping action!



Bass action!



They've recently gigged to raise funds for multiple sclerosis, and have been mastering tracks for an upcoming EP.

• Show reminder: Ten Second Epic, The Dangerous Summer, Brighter Brightest and Hartford perform at Mavericks; The Curious Issue and CardioPanic play Zaphod's; The Caroline Fe Blues Collective is at the Rainbow; The Tompkins Holmes Lapensee Trio funk-fusions it up at the Avant-Garde Bar.

Shot by both sides

Tuesday night I zipped off to The Rainbow for some punk rock. Four bands were on the bill, and some were luckier than others.

Wizard Party were the first band on the bill and were about half way through their set when I walked in. Musically it's fast-paced punk,  while the lyrics are about Thor, Medua, the Merchant Marine and other mythical beasts, plus such magical stuff as wizard parties, wizard castles and wizard pizza. Here's some rhythm section with their regular bassist and a subsitute drummer.


Wizard Party at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Things got a bit more hardcore on the final song.


Wizard Party at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Next up were Celery Troff, who rocked as they had before when I saw them in August; the sound was particularly good for this set, I thought.


Celery Troff at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

More rhythm section action!


Celery Troff at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

They were followed by quartet Lost Youth, who are a crustier lot.


Lost Youth at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Thank goodness for band patches or these guys would have no pants.


Lost Youth at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Patron Saint of Plagues had the worst run of technical problems I've ever seen afflict a band. First the band went. After realizing they were spending more time dealing with things malfunctioning than performing, they jumped straight to the last song. Then the guitar and vocals went.At least they're a pretty game bunch. Hopefully I'll see them again when stuff is actually working for them.


Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Deadboy's bass went dead, so he borrowed Celery Troff's.


Patron Saint of Plagues at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

Finally, Quebec combo Shot by Jack, a hardcore combo from Hull with a fondness for covers. They were throwing in some ska when my guts started to gripe and I decided to head home.


Shot By Jack at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

There was also some guest saxophone in there ...


Shot By Jack at The Rainbow, November 8, 2011

A fine evening, technical difficulties aside.

• Show reminder: There's more metal at Mavericks, with Death Angel, Aggressor and Joe Thrasher. Fall In Archaea, Your Memorial, Sovereign Strength, The Channel 4 News Team and Eyes of New are upstairs at Cafe Dekcuf. Jon Lajoie plays the Bronson Centre Theatre; Catalina performs at The Rainbow; the Elmdale hosts Alan Gerber and John Sobol.