Showing posts with label Bearshark. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 21, 2017

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!

Onionface at House of Targ

Guitar action with Stefan!

Onionface at House of Targ

Jon sings!

Onionface at House of Targ

Stefan sings!

Onionface at House of Targ

Calvin sings!

Onionface at House of Targ

Jon hits!

Onionface at House of Targ

Extra Calvin!

Onionface at House of Targ

Faceoff action!

Onionface at House of Targ

And so on!

Onionface at House of Targ

More Jon!

Onionface at House of Targ

Clapping action!

Onionface at House of Targ

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

Onionface at House of Targ

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!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Hamish hits!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Extra Jeff!

Bearshark at House of Targ

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

Bearshark at House of Targ

Jeff sings!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Hamish sings!

Bearshark at House of Targ

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!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Matt hits!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Cam, Keith and Pat!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

More Cam and Matt!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Even more Pat!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Guitar action with Keith!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Pat sings!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Sick action!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

The whole lot!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

Faceoff action!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

The end!

The Sick Things at House of Targ

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

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Hot and greasy

As July rolled in I returned to the House of Targ for various flavours of old-style rock'n'roll action. The lineup was local blues duo Bearshark, The Hot Snake Handlers (the new combo from Lefty McRighty), and Toronto's Greasemarks, a really spot-on rockabilly combo. Bearshark were already ripping things up as I descended the stairs. Here's Jeff Coghill.

Bearshark at House of Targ

Hamish hits!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Omnivorous action!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Even more Hamish!

Bearshark at House of Targ

Jeff sings!

Bearshark at House of Targ

The end!

Bearshark at House of Targ

The Hot Snake Handlers are Greg Harris's post-90 Pounds of Ugly band, more rock'n'roll and less twang than previous efforts; he's joined by Jason Andersson, Timmy Jay Meathook and Tom Birkhan.

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Upstanding action with Timmy Jay!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Tom hits!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Jason frets!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Extra Lefty!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Bonus Timmy Jay!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Lefty sings!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Bonus faceoff action!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

The Greasemarks really knocked it out of the park with some dead on straight-outta-Memphis 1950s sounds. The Toronto combo has been touring a lot and features three guys named Mark and one guy named Murry.

Greasemarks at House of Targ

More standup action with Mark!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Murry hits!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Mark twangs a little.

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Singalong action with Mark and Mark!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Murry and his stripped-down kit!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Guitar action!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Single-coil action!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Stage banter action!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

Greasy action!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

And some final bass action!

Greasemarks at House of Targ

And let's not forget the matching shirts or The Misfits cover ....