Acting on impulse

A few weeks back I bused over to Black Squirrel Books to check out some punk rock action. Italian hardcore quartet Impulso were in town, so it seemed only fair to give the far-travelling combo a look. Local outfit Bug Bites started things off. Here's Felix, Pat and Anna!



Bass action with Anna!



Pat hits!



Shayla sings!



Buggy action!



Guitar action with Felix!



Next up were Doxx, who played a typically fierce set. Here's Sof!



Kieran hits!



Bass action with Jeff!



Colourful action!



Guitar action with Britt!



The whole lot!



Impulso wrapped things up with a vigorous set that inspired a lot of jumping about from the audience. Here's some rhythm section action!



Guitar action!



Gripping action!



Percussive action!



Audience interaction action!



Impulsive action!



Dancefloor action!



More books and guitar!



A fun night out!

Think!

On March 4 I toddled over to Black Squirrel Books to check out some punk rock action from Philadelphia's Dark Thoughts; they were joined by local acts Empty Nesters and Liquid Thoughts, a newish quartet featuring Felix from Toxic Thoughts (among others) and Brittany and Kieran from Doxx (among others).



Guitar action with Scott (also of Born Wrong and others)!



Felix sings!



Kieran hits!



Liquid action!



Rhythm action!



Next up, Empty Nesters, with their Sonic Youth-goes-shoegaze squall.



Eric sings!



Rhythm section action with Philip and Robert!



More Robert!



Guitar action!



Finally, Dark Thought, who made me think a bit of Marked Men and Radioactivity. Here's Jim, Daniel and Amy!



Jim sings!



Rhythm section action with Daniel and Amy!



Daniel hits!



Extra Jim!



Extra Amy!



The whole lot!



Good stuff all around.