That'll do, pig

Coastal Pigs have a new album out, Becomes a scene, becomes the nothing (available on the Internet), and celebrated its release on Thursday with a gig at House of Targ. They were joined by The Jerry Gross Organization (who I arrived too late to see) and Expanda Fuzz. Here's Leila and Chris kicking things off!



Shady action!



Bass action with Chris!



Leila sings!



Singalong action!



Chris sings!



On to Coastal Pigs, who played a sharp set. Here's Leigh, also of World War 4, Hamn, Street Meat and sundry others!



Jeff (of Werbo and Mystic Zealots) sings!



More Jeff!



Extra Leigh!



Bass action with Scott!



Bearded action!



The whole lot!



Bendy action!



A fine show.

World of Werbo

I was mighty tempted by the Skeletonwitch/Collider show last night at Mavericks, but when I heard that the mighty Werbo was reconvening, I knew I had to head off to the House of Targ Friday night to check them ut live for what my crumbling memory tells me was the second time (I seem to recall them opening for Guided By Voices at Barrymore's back in 2000). There was a who's who of local musicians in the crowd (not atypical for the shows I go to, but it seemed to be the case more so than usual this time around).

First up, Camp Radio, who were sounding particularly on.



Pushing and shoving action!



On to Werbo. They brought the sandwiches and pickled eggs (no takers for either) and the awesome indie rock. It was the original trio of Jeff Kainz, Colin Majid and Tom Werbowetski.




They also had Scott Terry up to play on one of the tunes. Here he is with the Marshall stake used t provide all the guitar volume.
 


They finished things off by massacring Loving Clowns Loving Kittens with some help from Chris Page, Dave Draves and Jim Bryson.



They play tonight in Wakefield at Kaffe 1870.

Jet boy

Flecton Bigsky and the Dreamcatchers is the lovechild of Miche Jette, well known on the Ottawa music scene for his playing with Jehovah's Wetness, Werbo and a few other local noteworthies. He doesn't play out all that often ... I saw him at Bluesfest (2003 on the Birdman Stage, if memory serves) and opening for Royal Trux. I've missed gigs at Bumpers and a couple at The Aloha Room and Manx to celebrate the release of his CD on Kelp (recorded with folks from The Grifters and Califone, don't you know) - but I still say they're as rare as hen's teeth and about as odd. It's robust rock with a strange edge and some spaced out banter.

Flecton in face paint ... hey, it worked for Bob Dylan!



Speaking of Werbo, here's drummer and well-known heckler Tom Werbowetski.



Scott Terry - also of The Banditas, Fucking Machines, Andrew Vincent and the Pirates and various other outfits - gets on down.



More Flecton!



Odd rock action!



What a character.

• Show reminder: Quebexico, For The Mathematics, September Is Falling, The Discord of a Forgotten Sketch bring damaged punk and strange guitar noises to Mavericks Bar. Newfoundland's Mark Bragg and The Black Wedding Band have been getting a lot of praise for their hothouse roots music - they play Zaphod's.
• Late notice: The Soiree is doing a post-Thanksgiving show at The Manx. That's the band The Soft Disaster (see the post below) borrowed Bryce Colenbrander from.