Forecast cloudy

Back on December 14 I trotted over to Cinqhole for some post-punk action from Scattered Bones recording artists Pop. 1280 (the third time I've seen them) and local trio Scattered Clouds. Here we go with Phillippe and Jamie!



Bondar bassist Gary was on hand to fill out the low end.



More Jamie!



The whole lot!



Bendy action!



Singalong action!



I've always enjoyed Pop. 1280; they were a little bit less frenzied this time around, but still good. Here's frontman Chris!



Guitar action from Ivan!



Chris hits!



Closeup action!



Adjusting action!



Shadowy action!



All good fun.

Two, three and more

I had a hankering to see Deux Trois again after their October show at Targ, and just my luck they were back in town on a bill with Scattered Clouds and Greathunter. This was my first time seeing Greathunter, but there's a few familiar faces, starting with guitarist and singer Andrew (also of Those Gulls and Decathlete).



Violin and bass clarinet (there's an instrument you don't see a lot of) action with Neil and Antoine!



Percussive action with Leigh (of World War 4 and many others)!



More violin!



More clarinet!



Double-bass action with Aaron!



Predatory action!



More Andrew!



Deux Trois were their usual intense self. Here's  Nadia!



Guitar action with Ben!



Bass action with Benjamin!



Bonus Ben!



Rhythm section action!



A shouty bit!



More Nadia!



Gripping action!



Benjamin sings!



Scattered Clouds put on a fine show as well; here's Jamie in full-on demonic librarian mode.



Bass action with Jeff!



Jamie hits!



Fender action with Phillippe!



And so on!



More bass!



Cloudy action!



Jeff sings!



Scattered action!



A super triple bill.

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.

Ottawa Explosion: Day 2, Part I

Day 2 at the Ottawa Explosion added the Dominion Tavern to the list of venues, so showgoers could bounce back between the Dom and The 27 Club. Scattered Clouds kicked things off. Last time I saw them was also at Ottawa Explosion, back in 2016 at Club SAW. They're playing a few shows out west, then coming back to Ottawa for a Bluesfest gig. Here's Philippe!



Illuminated action!



Jamie hits!



More Philippe!


Jeff from Pony Girl was rounding out the trio this time.



And so on!



Even more Jeff!



The whole lot!



The bands at The Dominion ran to a more punk sound, starting with Omerta. Here's Sierra!



Guitar action with Rick!



Patrick hits!



Bass action with Aaron!



More Sierra!



Extra Aaron!



More Pat!



Even more Sierra and Aaron!



Punk action!



Quebec City trio Victime are also pretty punk rock, in a jittery kind of way. Here's bassist Laurence!



Drummer Samuel hits!



More Laurence!



Guitar action with Simon!



More Samuel!



Laurence sings!



Well-decorated guitar action!



Extra Laurence!



Rhythm section action!



I forget who was supposed to play at the Dom next (I believe it was Strange Attractor), but Faze, who were headlining, couldn't make it, so Ottawa's The Shame were called in as a replacement. Here's Mikey!



Kieran (also Doxx, Creep Wave) hits!



Bass action with Derek!



More Mikey!



Extra Kieran!



Hold-on-a-second action!



Even more bass!



There was plenty more that night, but that's for another post ....