From Fix to finish

Ottawa Explosion's show at the Dominion started with a set from Mother's Children, but I arrived too late to catch them - Mental Fix was the first act I saw. The Montreal quartet plays some straight up old-school punk rock. Here's bassist Steve1



Marie-Eve hits!



Frank sings!



Extra Steve!



Hugo sings!



Singalong action!



Feedback action!



Extra Marie-Eve!



Extra Frank!



Every year I wonder "Who has travelled the greatest distance to be here?" Some years it's a close call. This year it is not, unless there's a band from Antarctica I didn't hear about, since Dad Jokes came all the way from Auckland, New Zealand. Here's Ian and Matt!



Matt sings!



Danelectro action!



Ian sings!



More Matt!



Mike Krol had his scheduled appearance with his local burglars.



Pat hits!



Johnny handles the low end, Davey bends!



Gripping action!



Steve sings!



Mikey Erg finished things off, backed by a couple of his fellow Worriers, Alex and Lou.



Lou hits!



Closeup action!



Alex handles the low end!



Ergonomic action!



Rhythm section action!



Extra Lou!



Extra Erg!



Another great day.