Repeat as necessary

Boyhood has just released a new album Bad Mantras, and main brain Caylie got a chance to play some tunes from it (along with older stuff) for a packed crowd at Black Squirrel Books on Aug. 10. Caylie was joined by brother Callum and Philippe from Scattered Clouds. She'll be back in town Nov. 2 for a set at the NAC.



Caylie sings!



Callum hits!



Caylie works the crowd!



Fender action!



The whole lot!



An so on!



A very welcome return.

Top to bottom

I took another trip to House of Targ last week, to catch sets by Peaks, Vile Bodies and Bike Thiefs. Peaks were already going when I walked in, and seem like an energetic bunch. Here's singer Nick!



Bass action with Alex!



More Nick!



Dave hits!



Hydrating action!



Peakish action!



The whole lot!



Microphone-sharing action!



Rhythm section action!



And so on!



More Dave!



I enjoyed The Vile Bodies ramshackle rock'n'roll action when I caught them playing with The Mad Ones, Rebelle and Nightshades last year at Targ; they make the think of Memphis combos like The Reigning Sound. Here's some singalong guitar action with Mike and Elliott!



Bass action with Dylan!



Bodily action!



Rory sings!



Extra Elliott!



Closeup action!



Dylan and Rory sing!



Chandler hits (you might recall Chandler hitting the skins for Grime Kings as well)!



Mike sings!



Even more guitar!



More Rory!



Technically difficult action!



More Chandler!



Bike Thiefs come out of Toronto with some deadpan vocals and Cop Shoot Cop buzz - they're a bit McKlusky-like, I'd say. Here's frontman Marko making a very important point!



And so on!



Bass action with Kris!



Kris sings!



Roof-raising action!



More guitar!



Andrew hits!



Singalong action!



Extra Kris!



The whole lot!



Gripping action!



Lots of energy from everyone!

Show me the money

Seasons come and go, but community radio fundraising never really stops - or maybe it just seems that way to me, since I go to a lot of shows in support of Ottawa's two excellent stations, CHUO and CKCU (not to neglect CKDJ, but I can't recall seeing any fundraisers for them). Friday night at Pressed it was CHUO's turn (co-presented by the Debaser crew), with sets from Grime Kings and Brazilian Money for a pretty packed house. Here's Jimmy and Callum.



Alex takes a turn on the keys.



Callum sings!



Chandler hits!



More Jimmy!



Guitar action!



Crowd reaction action!



Brazilian Money formed in Edmonton, and like many a band has since moved on to Montreal. Grime Kings was an ideal opening act for them, since they feature a similar amount of guitar tangle, with the Money men accentuating their sound with a pair of percussionists rocking the traditional kit as well as a standup set.



A bit of preset noodling.



Frontman Garrett Johnson has a revolving cast of musicians to help him out.



Percussive action!



And so on!



Guitar action!



Nonsensical shutter speed action!



More bass!



All very entertaining.