We vibrate

On to Bad Vibrations, a Halifax band who could have come out of the East Coast rock heyday when Eric's Trip trod the land. They had a new album out, Black Train, and were touring it hither and yon.

The last time I saw K.C. Spidle he was playing drums in Dog Day ... it was a few years ago!



Evan Cardwell - like K.C. part of Husband and Knife - handles the low end.



Meg Yoshida hits!



Faceoff action!



The whole lot!



Evan sings!



And so on!



More Meg!



Set list-scrutinizing action!



Vibrational action!



And one last K.C. shot.



A most enjoyable set; both their albums are sharp as well.

• Show reminder: London folkie Benjamin Francis Leftwich pops into Raw Sugar Cafe; Natalia & Montuno perform at the Elmdale.

Space and time

There was a super show last night at Babylon, with sets from locals Roberta Bondar, possibly Ottawa's best new band, and Halifax's Bad Vibrations.

Roberta Bondar started things off right, garnishing their post-punk thrum with Christmas lights, free cookies and an innovative free EP giveaway - they handed out unique postcards to mail in to get a copy in return. I was super impressed with them when they played a house show back when the weather was warm in May, and even more so this time around.



Gary multitasks.



I also thought Bad Vibrations sounded great, a real heavy sound that made me think of Eric's Trip with a lot more oomph. I've seen K.C. Spidle before when he was part of Dog Day; in Bad vibrations he's moved up to the guitar position. Evan Cardwell, who also appears in Husband and Knife with Spidle plays bass, while Meg Yoshida drums.



More K.C.!



A super pre-Shameless crowd also helped things.

• Show reminder: Prett Melberts and The Best Friend Patrol, The Walters Family Band and Good Young Catcher play the Umi Cafe; Evil Farm Children and Good2Go will be at The Elmdale Tavern; the Avant-Garde hosts Ladymilk, Street Meat and Niles Thrompton; zombies meet punks at the Legion on Kent St. with sets from Patron Saint Of Plagues, Cadillacs and Cadavers, The Crypt Club, Celery Troff and The Dead Zone; Shunt returns after an 11-year layoff for a show with Brothers Through the Hill at Zaphod Beeblebrox.