Showing posts with label Marvest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvest. Show all posts

Friday, October 02, 2015

Skreedle on

I checked out the second night of Skreedlemania last month at the House of Targ. In addition to local legends such as The Stand Gt and The Banditas, there were local stalwarts in Rex Heck and The Sir John A Macdonalds, with Outtacontroller also making the trip from Halifax. First up, Rex Heck, who I also caught a few weeks before at Targ. Here's Danny.

Rex Heck at House of Targ

Brad in blue!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

More Danny!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

Dave sings some!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

Dave plays some guitar!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

Extra Brad!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

Hollerin' action!

Rex Heck at House of Targ

It's been a while since I saw The Sir John A Macdonaldsc- they were to have played a gig at Irene's in January, but an illness meant frontman and garage rock lifer Patrick Shanks played a solo set instead. The various members are healthy again, so here's a non-solo Patrick.

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Chris Cook sings!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Chris Anderson frets!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Bonus Shanker!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Liam hits!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Extra Chris!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Extra other Chris!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

More Liam!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

And so on!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

Singalong action!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

More Patrick!

The Sir John A Macdonalds at House of Targ

The Banditas were up next; I saw them quite a bit around the time I was starting up National Capital Rock. They haven't quite stopped, but their shows are fairly infrequent these days. Anyway, they still burn the  place up. Here's Liz.

Banditas at House of Targ

Well known Skreedlemaniac Scott frets!

Banditas at House of Targ

Vocal action!

Banditas at House of Targ

CiV hits!

Banditas at House of Targ

Extra Liz!

Banditas at House of Targ

Serious Civ.

Banditas at House of Targ

Outtacontroller followed with a hot set of Ramones-inspired punk rock. Here's James singing.

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Matt handles the low end.

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Their drummer is new to me.

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Terry sings!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Hair-tossing action!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

More Matt!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

Terry sings a bit!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

More percussion!

Outtacontroller at House of Targ

The Stand GT finished the night off; I was glad to see their Irene's gig earlier this year wasn't a one-off. Here's Doug!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Chris sings!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Colin handles the low end.

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Standish action!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Doug strikes a pose.

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Percussive action with Wally!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

You could say it was a checkered performance.

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Chris sings!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Coling sings, checks out the ceiling!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Consulting action!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Bonus Wally!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

More guitar!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

Chris jumps about!

The Stand GT at House of Targ

A great two nights.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Just marvy

With Cityfolk rolling into town in mid-September, there was also a bunch of music going on under the Marvest banner in venues around town. I hunkered down at the House of Targ for a couple of nights of Skreedlemania. Jeff from Neck curated the shows, which featured a bunch of Ottawa bands. Up first on Sept. 18 were Uvula. The trio features Pat and Jamie from The Flaps and soundman about town and Rhume bassist Jarrett Bartlett. Here's Pat!

Uvula at House of Targ

Jamie hits!

Uvula at House of Targ

Jarrett is amused.

Uvula at House of Targ

Unlike the mostly instrumental tunes of previous Lawlor projects, there's actually singing in this one.

Uvula at House of Targ

Jamie is also amused.

Uvula at House of Targ

Pat frets!

Uvula at House of Targ

Rhythm section action!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Last time I saw Slim and Popular, they were unceremoniously shut down one song into their set (the Daily Grind's neighbours appear to be much more  particular about high volume than they once were). No worries about sound levels at Targ; they really blasted it out this time around.

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Lars handles the low end.

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Dave hits!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Brendan sings!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Extra Larry!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Extra Dave!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

Dual vocal action!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Slim and Popular at House of Targ

And now for something actually folky: Tara Holloway.

Tara Holloway at House of Targ

Raspy-vocied action!

Tara Holloway at House of Targ

And so on!

Tara Holloway at House of Targ

Gesticulating action!

Tara Holloway at House of Targ

Then there was some more punky action from Audio Visceral, who hale from Vankleek Hill and who were touring with DOA around this gig. Here's guitarist Steve Beauchesne.

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

Steve sings!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

Bass action with Kevin James!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

Gary Doherty hits!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

More Steve and Kevin!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

More running about!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

Kevin sings a bit!

Audio Visceral at House of Targ

The mighty Monobrow  finished the night off. They recently released a two-song EP, A Handwritten Letter From The Moon. Here's Paul!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Rhythm section action with Brian and Sam!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Brian hits!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Paul frets!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Illuminated action!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Bonus Sam!

Monobrow at House of Targ

Extra Brian!

Monobrow at House of Targ

And so on!

Monobrow at House of Targ

A dynamite set.