Miraculous occasions

Two-Minute Miracles are a fuzzy-meets-folky band based in London; the back porch's answer to Guided By Voices or the Elephant Six. They're well-suited to the night's bill with The Fembots - and not just because both groups should be far better known.

Andy MacGoffin is the group's main man. I took these pictures before moving to higher speed film which is why he's looking even redder than my natural light photos normally look.



Local musician John J. Higney Jr. of The Flaps, Greenfield Main, and a bunch of others, including the Golden Seals (more about them later).



The rhythm section: Eric Howden of Raised By Swans and Aaron Curtis.



In toto.



I corresponded briefly with Magoffin, he says he's also playing in Raised By Swans. They had an album release show recently I gather from their website ... I hope an Ottawa performance is in the offing.

• Show reminder: Vancouver acoustic punks The Doers play Babylon tonight in conjunction with The Golden Seals (now Dave Merritt and The Flaps, according to Kelp supremo John Bartlett) and Run Chico Run. This show carries the Black Mountain seal of approval.