On and on and on

Ah, September! There are shows everywhere, the last shot at hitting the cottage, the start of school (for some of us). In a nutshell, everyone's pretty busy. Unfortunately that means show turnout can take a hit. There certainly wasn't nearly the number of folks at last night's metal gig at Babylon that the assembled performers deserved.

First, Loviatar put on a great set. Every other show I've been to felt like an EP release concert, this time around they were just rocking out their boss tunes about frost druids (and their usual cover of Partisan).


Loviatar at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

Shane frets!


Loviatar at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

The treat of the night for me was Squamish heavyweights Hoopsnake. With an album named Knucklehead featuring a skull and motor silkscreen I was expecting something more in the heavy boogie line, but these guys were just full on, high-grade doom - and I do mean high-grade!


Hoopsnake at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

Good stage presentation as well.


Hoopsnake at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

Drones of North America also did a great job; this is Andrew Tweedy from Buried Inside's new band.


Drones of North America at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

Guitar action!


Drones of North America at Babylon, Sept. 20, 2013

You'll definitely want to check out Hoopsnake if they're coming to your town and you have any affection for bands like Reverend Bizarre, Eternal Elysium or Electric Wizard.