Soft and hard

Black Squirrel Books hosted a diverse bill of indie-rocking and power-popping bands in the middle of July. Ohio combo Good Shade were on tour through Ottawa, and a trio of local acts jumped on the bill, starting with Future News. Here's Kurt on guitar and vocals!



More guitar with Jacob!



Bass action with Jonah!



The whole lot!



Adam hits!



Up next, The Dant Danners, who I caught just a month earlier at Targ (and then forgot to post about until now).Here's Mike (and a blurry Steve and Scott).



The whole lot!



More Scotty!



Keyboard action with Tony!



Steve hits!



Bendy action!



And a bit more Tony!



Good Shade hail from Columbus, and turn out a a chunky pop sound. Here's Patrick and Shane!



More Patrick!



Shane sings!



Chris hits!



Extra Shane!



The whole lot!



Things took a turn for the sludgier for Soft Life's closing set. Here's some guitar action with Marley!



Percussive action with Robbie!



Vocal action!



The whole lot!



Closeup action!



Non-closeup action!



Great sets from everyone!