Showing posts with label Man Made Hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Man Made Hill. Show all posts

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Are they not men?

August 28 is a day that shall live in history - mostly because jumping from the 27th to the 29th would be really confusing. But it's also the 40th anniversary of the release of Devo's debut album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! To celebrate the occasion a bunch of Toronto Devo fans got together to pay tribute. They played a gig at House of Targ on the preceding Saturday with support from Douce Angoisse, Man Made Hill and opening things up, Expanda Fuzz. Here's Leila!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Chris sings!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

More Leila!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Expanda Fuzz at House of Targ

Last i heard Douce Angoisse had decamped for her homeland, so either she hasn't left yet, or she came back for a bit> Either way, here she is with a guitar and a Fifth Element themed outfit.

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

Vocal action!

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

And so on!

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

Gripping action!

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

Grounded action!

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

And finally a bit more guitar!

Douce Angoisse at House of Targ

Man Made Hill followed with one of his trademark bonkers sets, featuring some touch-activated noise triggers on his suit.

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Hilly movement action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Self-activating action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Keyboard action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Man Made action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

And so on!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

"Play me! Play me!"

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

On to the act know as Are We Not Devo? We Are Not!, doing a remarkably true to form run through of the weirdo icons' debut. Here's Mike from First Base on, er, bass!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

And his fellow First Baser Fraser on guitar and vocals!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Singalong action with a couple of Century Palm-ists, Alex and Andrew!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Mike sings!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Simply Saucer author and man of many bands Jesse on drums!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Devolutionary action!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

More Alex!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Extra Fraser!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Half-a-costume-change action!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

T-shirted action!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

Short action!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

There was a guest appearance by Booji Boy!

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

And of course the classic "flowerpot" look.

Are We Not Devo? We Are Not! at House of Targ

A fun night out!

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Hello, strangers

I was hungering for some oddball sounds last week, and what could be odder than a bill featuring Slow Dawn, Pink Noise and Man Made Hill? Psychedelic slugs Slow Dawn were on first. Here's some rhythm section action with Chris and Jesse!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

Blurry action with Sean and Dan!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

More Sean!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

Extra Chris!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

More Dan!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

Extra Jesse!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

Dan sings!

Slow Dawn at Black Squirrel Books

Last time I saw Man Made Hill, I called him a synth-funk B.A. Johnson, plus pro wrestling. I think I'm going to add a bit of Mick Farren to that mix. Here's the one and definitely only Man Made Hill!

Man Made Hill at Black Squirrel Books

Off he goes!

Man Made Hill at Black Squirrel Books

Microphone arm action!

Man Made Hill at Black Squirrel Books

Spinning action!

Man Made Hill at Black Squirrel Books

Pink Noise brought things to a close; for this outing they were down to a duo: Mainstay vocalist Mark, and guitarist Graeme.

Pink Noise at Black Squirrel Books

Graeme frets!

Pink Noise at Black Squirrel Books

Gripping action!

Pink Noise at Black Squirrel Books

The whole lot!

Pink Noise at Black Squirrel Books

And, er, that's it!

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Strange, solo and tough

For my second night of Megaphono, I went to House of Targ to see some Petra Glynt - I'm a big fan - and Tough Age. Also on the bill, Man Made Hill, who turns out to be a combination of pro-wrestling and a synth-funk B.A. Johnson. Here he is starting stuff off in his homemade mask, fur hat and purple-fringe jacket.

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Fringed action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Keyboard action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Did I mention the leotard and fur kneepads?

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Hilly action!

Man Made Hill at House of Targ

Petra Glynt always puts on a super show, and she was in excellent form for this set.

Petra Glynt at House of Targ

Percussive action!

Petra Glynt at House of Targ

And so on!

Petra Glynt at House of Targ

Petra hits!

Petra Glynt at House of Targ

Tough Age wrapped things up - they played as a trio, just Jarrett, Ryan and Penny. They donated their merch proceedings from the show to Black Lives Matter, and Bandcamp sales went to Trans Lifeline and the National Centre for Transgender Equality. Here's some guitar action with Jarrett, who I recently saw with Protruders at Bar Robo!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Penny sings!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Ryan hits!

Tough Age at House of Targ

More Jarrett!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Extra Penny!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Even more Penny!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Tough Age at House of Targ

More Ryan!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Penny takes a turn on guitar!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Bass action with Jarrett!

Tough Age at House of Targ

Aged action!

Tough Age at House of Targ

A great end to the week.