OXW 2013: Thursday, Part I

Things are starting to get busy at the Ottawa Explosion Weekend. I suppose it's the mark of a good festival that you're guaranteed to miss something you wanted to see. Fortunately I had a great dose of awesome sounds last night to assuage the pain.

First on the bill, Average Times, sounding above-average as usual, with a new bassist on staff: Yes, it's Seiji of Uranium Comeback.


Average Times at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

Stef hits!


Average Times at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

Next up Dagger Eyes, who need no introduction at this point.


Dagger Eyes at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

Ian is ready to mutilate.


Dagger Eyes at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

Then it was the turn of the Explosion's first international act, all the way from Cambridge, Massachusetts, White Pages, who deal in panic attack punk.


White Pages at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

They were quite blurty and frenetic.


White Pages at Ottawa Explosion Weekend, June 20, 2013

Then I left ... yes, left! I came back later, but I had another show to attend so I missed out on Yellow Teeth and Big Dick.