Reading week is coming to a close, so I grabbed my last chance for showgoing yesterday and headed over to Luneta Cafe to catch some Montreal punks and whatever category Muffler Crunch fits under. First on deck were The Shitizens, who may be the first-ever punk band I've seen use a 12-string guitar.I got a bit of a Social Distortion vibe from them.
Toge sings! I'm not sure if he's a naturally gravelly vocalist, or if was due to the condition that made his doctor order him not to sing ...
Twelve-string action with Dillon!
Max pauses.
Extra Toge!
Bonus Dillon!
The whole lot!
Guitar-lifting action!
They were followed by fellow Montrealers The Lovely Haze, who were quite impressive.
Johnny handles the low end.
Faceoff action!
Jon counts in.
Epi action with Paul!
Extra Emily!
Singalong action!
The whole lot!
The end!
Muffler Crunch finished the night ... or perhaps the night finished them, they had to bring things to a quicker-than-usual conclusion as the clock ticked past 11 p.m. Here's Luc!
Angie sings!
Luc gets down!
The whole lot!
Luc works the crowd!
Prior to the show I was wondering what Luc would find to stand on ... well, he always does.
In a pinch, there's always the bass drum!
Low-density fibreboard action!
They played one last song. "Damn, I don't know how to finish, that's our middle song!" said Angie at the end.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Back to base
My reading week showgoing continued Friday with a quick jaunt over to Yips House for some power-pop. Unfortunately I procrastinated before wading out to 614 Gladstone (thank goodness for galoshes) and missed the first bit of Mother's Children's opening set. Here's the view from the back of the basement.
Then I snuck around to the stairs for a better view.
Back-to-back action
Ken sings!
Tim hits!
Michael sings!
On to first base, making a quick return visit after their gig at the House of Targ at the end of December. They're actually in town to do a bit more recording with Yogi for some upcoming singles and had a few new songs for the crowd. Here's Joel!
And here's Connor and Fraser.
Singalong action!
Fraser sings!
The whole lot!
Percussive action!
Guest vocal action with Davey!
There was also a requested-by-Davey cover of Mamma Mia and The Undertones' My Perfect Cousin.
Then I snuck around to the stairs for a better view.
Back-to-back action
Ken sings!
Tim hits!
Michael sings!
On to first base, making a quick return visit after their gig at the House of Targ at the end of December. They're actually in town to do a bit more recording with Yogi for some upcoming singles and had a few new songs for the crowd. Here's Joel!
And here's Connor and Fraser.
Singalong action!
Fraser sings!
The whole lot!
Percussive action!
Guest vocal action with Davey!
There was also a requested-by-Davey cover of Mamma Mia and The Undertones' My Perfect Cousin.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Birthday boys
If you've been to many of the shows that I've been to, you'll have noticed yet another omnipresent photographer (somewhat more omnipresent than I am these days), Ming Wu. As you can see from his PhotogMusic blog, he gets around. Since he turned 34 on Thursday (along with his twin brother Lenny, also a blogger and snapper), some pals decided to throw him a birthday party at Babylon along with a couple of his favourite bands, Big Dick and Flying Horses to provide some of the soundtrack.
First, the Ming Zone!
Jade winds things up.
And takes a spin on piano.
Raphael (also of Musk Ox) and Karolyne pitch in some strings.
Extra Raphael!
Bonus Karolyne!
Eye contact action!
Sparkler-waving action!
Then it was Big Dick's turn - who you gonna call!
Johnny sings!
Pat sings!
The whole lot!
Closeup action!
Extra Johnny!
Ming gets surfed.
The end!
And happy birthday Ming and Lenny.
A swell celebration.
First, the Ming Zone!
Jade winds things up.
And takes a spin on piano.
Raphael (also of Musk Ox) and Karolyne pitch in some strings.
Extra Raphael!
Bonus Karolyne!
Eye contact action!
Sparkler-waving action!
Then it was Big Dick's turn - who you gonna call!
Johnny sings!
Pat sings!
The whole lot!
Closeup action!
Extra Johnny!
Ming gets surfed.
The end!
And happy birthday Ming and Lenny.
A swell celebration.
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