Blue metallic

Now back to that metal I mentioned earlier this week. On Saturday I headed over to the Dominion Tavern for the release of Loviatar's latest, Diva's Hymn. Also on hand were Dark Plains and Monobrow.

Last time I saw Dark Plains at Pressed, they were a duo of Andy Cant and Matt Deline. They've since added Chuck Saso of Mountanaka, Grey and Last Communion fame.



Shouty Matt action!



Chuck frets, Andy hits!



Feedback action!



Extra Andy!



Extra Matt!



Rhythm section action!



Planar action!



Monobrow have never disappointed, and this was an even tighter than usual set from.



Brian hits!



Sam strums!



Paul steps on it.



More tongue!



Closeup action!



Hair-tossing action!



More feedback!



Loviatar wrapped the night up with tunes new and old and a tip of the hat to much-missed Dominion soundman and instructor Mark Valcour.



Justin sings!



J.P. hits!



Mike hits!



More. J.P.!



My pictures were looking awful on the camera's itty-bitty screen so I took a few snaps with flash.



Shane frets!



More Mike!



Tapping action!



The whole lot!



Extra Justin!



Blueish action!



Snarly action!



A very solid evening all around.

Riding the wave

Friday I took a break from letter to check out the surf-influenced sounds of Wakefield's Madafakas, fellow surf fans Casa Lagarto and Nightshades, courtesy of the House of Targ (with a helping hand from the Beau's folks).

Casa Lagarto took the stage first (I actually arrived as they were starting up a number). This was their first gig.



Singalong action! That's Jonny from The Yips at left.



The whole lot!



More Jonny!



The shouty bit!



Hammy action with Sterling!



The end!



The Nightshades provided a garage-styled interlude. Here's Geoff!



Mallory sings!



Bass action with Sarah!



Extra Geoff!



Guitar action!



Harmonious action!



And so on!



Rhythm section action!



The Madafakas tied a bow on the night with some surf and punk inflected sounds. I dare say their wardrobe owes a bit to The Clash, and their sound does too.



Projected action!



Faceoff action!



Danelectro action!



The Madafakas are a lively lot, so I had to switch over to flash.



More guitar!



Percussive action!



More running about!



Crouching action!



Up-and-down action!



Vocal action!



As I said, a really lively bunch and well worth checking out.