Give 'em the boot.

There was still more wandering to be done so I headed over to the Black Sheep Stage, taking the long way to see what was going on at the Subway Stage. The Rhythm Council was wrapping up their set. From what little I heard the band is mostly focussed on the keyboards of outstanding blues pianist Henry Butler. It also features a Sousaphone player Kirk Joseph of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Papa Mali, along with Mali's drummer Robb Kidd.

The Butler did it, and won several W.C. Handy awards in the process.



Sousaphonic action!



Mr. Mali himself.



And, er, that's it, since I then trotted over to the Black Sheep Stage to see That 1 Guy. He's a busy fellow. First he did the festival circuit, now he's crossing the continent on his Mustaches and Lasers tour. He had one Canadian date, in Montreal on Wednesday, and is now on his way to Philly. It's a little hard to pigeonhole his act - he's best known for playing on a series of pipes linked end to end, each one equipped with its own bass string. I imagine Primus fans might get a kick out of his act.

He also plays his own boot.



This song's a real toe-tapper.



That 1 Guy - a.k.a. Mike Silverman - sings!



Pipe-whacking action!



Can't say I've ever seen that before ....



Quite entertaining.

• Show reminder: Speaking of strange sounds emanating from pipes, Dead Wife, Army of St. Joan, Cousins of Reggae, Sick Llama, Cotton Museum and Self Surgery are at Leaky Pipes, better known to the postal authorities as 636 Somerset St. W.; You Say Party! We Say Die!, Think About Life and The Centretown Cripplers get the party started and finished at Babylon. Pilot Speed, Misstress Barbara, Eppiphane and Elias rock Mavericks; Ann Walton and the Crooker Brothers drop in at Cafe Umi; Lindsay Ferguson, Jadea Kelly, Dave Borins and Phlegm perform at The Rainbow; The Withering Pines and Nathan Hunter are at Irene's; Filly and The Flops, Iz and The Two Tone Rockers and the Honky Tonk Hearbreakers play the Elmdale House. Rep By Pop are back at the Avant Garde. The Most Serene Republic and The Windup Radio Sessions perform at Zaphod's.