Magneta attraction

Damn, I had forgotten what a thundering rhythm section Magneta Lane had! Between drummer Nadia King and bassist French it's like having a melodic bomb dropped on your noggin. Singer Lexi Valentine wraps everything up with her downstroke guitar and sultry singing. This show was to promote their brand new CD, Dancing With Daggers - and raise some cash to repair their van.

Lexi Valentine sends her love to the audience.



French, nonchalant as usual.



Nadia was looking particularly fabulous.



A few more Lexi shots.





Shutter speed action (which looks much nicer at twice the regular size).



All together.



For their encore they brought up a couple of guys to dance along ("and molest" I think I heard one of them say ... tsk, tsk!).



They ripped through their set - "because we're all hyperactive" Lexi explained - and as before it was a very fine thing.

• Show reminder: If you're a fan of folk, country and its offshoots you'll want to be in three places tonight: Casey Comeau and The Wilderness Club and Sandy play Zaphod's; Cuff the Duke and The Old Soul play Barrymore's; and The John Henrys play Irene's with The Empiricals. Also on tonight, For The Mathematics, The Love Machine, Dear Judah, 11 Minutes Away, ATFR and Beautiful Nothing play Cafe Dekcuf, while The Sweet Janes hold a release party at Club SAW for their new EP, accompanied by The Sick Fits, Sewer Rats and The Revoltz.