It must be F8

I took a quick jaunt to House of Targ last week for a bit of nosh and some video-game themed music courtesy of F8-BIT, who bit a jazz spin on some classic arcade tunes. Without further ado, here is bassist Jake and keyboardist Steve!



Percussive action with Michel!



Guitar action with Alex!



Rhythm section action!



Extra Steve!



More Alex!



Even more Michel!



A fun evening for fans of jazz and games alike.

Right and wrong

Julie Doiron has put out a wide range of music: I've seen her play quiet, sing-songwriter stuff, and eardrum-crushing rock. With Julie and The Wrong Guys, things are definitely on the loud end of the spectrum. The gal and the guys did an Ontario mini-tour in mid-December, and stopped off at The 27 Club for a show with Mushy Gushy and Saint Clare. Here's Matt from Saint Clare, getting ready to rock and roll!



Guitar action with Richard!



Nick works the trombone!



More Richard and Ryan!



Keyboard action with Casey!



Saintly action!



Daniel hits!



More guitar!



Matthew sings!



More Ryan!



More Casey!



The whole lot (regular saxophonist Morgan was elesewhere for this gig)!



Mushy Gushy were up next with some rocking action. Here's Daniel!



Guitar action with Cory!



More Daniel!



Mushy action!



Jon sings!



Percussive action with Kyle!



More John!



The whole lot!



More Kyle!



The last time I saw Julie and The Wrong Guys was at Cafe DeKcuf back in September 2012, where they turned up the volume and jumped around quite a bit. I think they were even louder this time around. Here's Eamon McGrath and Jaye from the Cancer Bats!



Julie sings!



Julie sings!



Mike hits!



Singalong action with Eamon and Jaye!



Jaye adjusts that dial!



Hair tossing action!



Extra Julie!



More Eamon!



And now for some closeup action, starting with Julie.



Peter.



Eamon works the keys.



Face-to-face action!



More guitar!



A great bunch of sets.

Faces, sharks and things

I hit up another great show at House of Targ last week; locals Bearshark and Onionface were opening for Montreal's Sick Things. Despite an exceptionally cold night, there was a pretty good-sized crowd on hand. Onionface were up first. Here's Jon and Calvin!



Guitar action with Stefan!



Jon sings!



Stefan sings!



Calvin sings!



Jon hits!



Extra Calvin!



Faceoff action!



And so on!



More Jon!



Clapping action!



Well, I guess Calvin had to leave his bass somewhere ....



It's been a couple of years since I last saw Bearshark - not much has changed though, it's still Jeff and Hamish cranking out rough and ready blues. Here's Jeff!



Hamish hits!



Extra Jeff!



More Hamish (who's also keeping busy in Thunderkok these days).



Jeff sings!



Hamish sings!



If you caught the Anciients show at House of Targ in August, you likely also heard Barn Burner frontman Kevins' new combo Dead Quiet; well, they're not the only swell band to form in the wake of Barn Burner's flameout. Cam and Pat both served in Barn Burner; Pat also played with Trigger Effect back at their 2010 show at Mavericks opening for Early Man and Priestess. Metal roots aside, The Sick Things sound definitely hails from the 1970s rock'n'roll era: Think Cheap Trick and the like. Here's Cam!



Matt hits!



Cam, Keith and Pat!



More Cam and Matt!



Even more Pat!



Guitar action with Keith!



Pat sings!



Sick action!



The whole lot!



Faceoff action!



The end!



Fine stuff. They plan to release a record early next year.