Bluesfest: Amos The Transparent

I am apparently fated to only see Amos The Transparent whenever they play Bluesfest. This is fortunate for two reasons: They seem to play it with some frequency, and they frequently need the stage space to accommodate their revolving membership.

Dan bows, Jonathan blurs!



Jonathan sings!



Dan gets his Jimmy Page on.



Tambourine action!



Violin action from one of the many supporting characters brought in to help out. Their lineup doubled to 10 for this gig.



Here's some more of the regular staff: Drummer Chris Wilson, guitarist Mark Hyne and bassist James Nicol.



The shouty bit!



Bass action!



Barefoot action!



Katie Sargent looks smashing.



Transparent action!



Mark frets!



Chris hits!



Lots of folks!



You can check my Flickr account for photos of out-of-focus cellists and the like if that's your fancy. In a fit of brilliant timing, their next show is tonight at Greenfields. They're also playing February 18 at Ritual for their album release show.

• Show reminder: It's Christmas party time at Babylon with Silken Laumann, Uranium Comeback and The Male Nurse Band; XXXmas, Jon Creeden and Wooka Tribe rock 558 Gladstone Ave. At the Rainbow you'll find Wise, Young & King, Ellie May, The Glorious Moonrockets and Fantastic Flow; The Brothers Chaffey are doing a little fundraiser for the Ottawa food Bank at Irene's; Poorfolk and Kevin Hersak play the Downstairs Club at the Clocktower Pub.