Showing posts with label Lycanthro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lycanthro. Show all posts

Sunday, July 09, 2017

Out come the wolves

At the start of June I headed over to House of Targ for some metal action, headlined by the sui generis Muffler Crunch. It was a chance to catch up with Lycanthro, who I've only seen playing Motorhead covers, and Mad Parish, a combo I last heard a good decade ago. They've been through a few changes since then - in fact, I think singer Josh could be the only guy remaining from that long-ago lineup. Here he is, pointing to a suspicious stain on the Targ stucco!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Keyboard action with Dave!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Flying V action with Bob (who I believe was also playing drums for Eagle Tears last time they were in town)!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Mad action with ceiling-scraping bassist Steve (another Eagle man) and guitarist Aaron!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Bob sings!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Rhythm section action with Paskal and Steve!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

More Paskal!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Extra Josh!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Extra madness!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Lycanthro went on last for the Motorhead tribute show back in January, and their performance was, shall we say, rough but ready. They were a lot sharper with their own material for this punchy set. Here's some in-the-red action from David and James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Bass action with Kyle!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Nathan hits!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

More James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Nathan sings a bit!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Hairy headbanging action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Tipping over action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Behind the back action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Things got a bit more technical for Dead Centuries' set. On the right is Adam, on the left is recent band addition Jacob. They're also playing a house show this Sunday ("Ask a punk").

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Percussive action with Bryant!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Fretful action with Jacob!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

More Adam!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Tippy-tappy action!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Even more guitar!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

And so on!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

The crowd had thinned out a bit by the time Muffler Crunch came on, but as always they killed it.. Here's Luc!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Angie hits!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Crunchy action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

More Angie!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Luc works the crowd!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Shouty action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

More shouty action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Pint-pulling action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

The end!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Ferocious as always!

Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Night of the living Lemmy

After Legendary Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died at the tail end of 2015, it didn't take long for local headbangers to whip up a tribute show featuring tunes from his most famous band. Chris Landy, who organized the last go-around, decided it was time for another tribute/fundraiser, and a bunch of local folks jumped on board to help raise $1,450 for the cancer ward at CHEO. Up first, punk trio Pisser with a run through some of my faves, Killed By Death and Leaving Here, along with I'm So Bad (Baby, I Don't Care). Here's some guitar action with John!

Pisser at House of Targ

Tammy sings!

Pisser at House of Targ

Ryan hits!

Pisser at House of Targ

More Tammy!

Pisser at House of Targ

More John!

Pisser at House of Targ

Even more Ryan!

Pisser at House of Targ

Microphone-sharing action!

Pisser at House of Targ

And so on!

Pisser at House of Targ

The Hot Snake Handlers, as you might expect from a rockabilly band, leaned a bit more toward Lemmy's HedCat output. Here's frontman Greg!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Standup action with Timmy!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Tom hits!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

More Timmy!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Greg sings!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

The shouty bit!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Serpentine action!

Hot Snake Handlers at House of Targ

Loviatar provided the high-point of the evening, even if you're not a raving Hawkwind fan (like I am). They turned the reverb up to "Grand Canyon" and tore through The Watcher, Golden Void and Silver Machine. Here's Justin and J.P.!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Bass action with Mike!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Shane sings!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Justin sings!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Golden action!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Feedback action!

Loviatar at House of Targ

More Mike!

Loviatar at House of Targ

J.P. hits!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Guest vocal action with Chris!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Snuggly action!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Bass-lifting action!

Loviatar at House of Targ

Extra J.P.

Loviatar at House of Targ

Chris was back for the next set, fronting Motormouth with Liam on drums and Jordan on bass for renditions of Bomber, Iron Fist and Speed Freak!

MotorMouth at House of Targ

Rythm section action!

MotorMouth at House of Targ

More Liam!

MotorMouth at House of Targ

Guitar action!

MotorMouth at House of Targ

Extra Liam!

MotorMouth at House of Targ

Like Motormouth and Hot Snake Handlers, In Heat made a return appearance (and are also playing at Zaphod's this Saturday); Here's Lexxi!

In Heat at House of Targ

Guitar action with Tony!

In Heat at House of Targ

Guitar action with Brent!

In Heat at House of Targ

Bass action with the Handlers' Greg!

In Heat at House of Targ

Extra Lexxi!

In Heat at House of Targ

And so on!

In Heat at House of Targ

Some 50/50 action, accompanied by a few words from Liam, a former patient of CHEO's cancer ward.

50/50 draw at House of Targ

It wouldn't be a Lemmy tribute without a cover of Ace Of Spades, would it? Here's bar staffers Josh (aka Remi Royale) and Val doing their karaoke version!

Lemmy Royale at House of Targ

Closeup action!

Lemmy Royale at House of Targ

Lycanthro finished the evening off with some appropriate millinery. They'll also be playing this Saturday at Cafe DeKcuf.

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Bass action with Ben!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Guitar action with David and James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Extra David!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

More James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Nathan hits!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Gripping action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

A great night out for a great cause.