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And the secret band was ... Off With Their Heads! The Minneapolis quartet was in town thanks to their tour with Bouncing Souls and Youth Brigade and decided to round out their evening with a second set at the Rock'N'Roll Pizza Party. Year Zero also played, but I missed them due to work demands, curse it. OWTH play a gravelly oicore with a bit of a pop-punk injection lurking under the gruff surface.


Off With Their Heads, Atomic Rooster, September 24

The crowd was really into the show, and essentially packed the place. There wasn't a huge crowd outside like during the Gaga Weekend kickoff, but a few folks did have to cool their heels outside the sweatbox that was The Atomic Rooster.

• Show reminder: There's vast punkitude at Bellhouse (at 62 Bell St.) with Hated, Thrashards, Obscene Bastards, Boozounds, Whiskey Shits, Second Generation Bastards and Destroyer Scene (also barbecue); Harvey Cartel, The Ornaments and FutureSnake play Zaphod Beeblebrox; Little Girls, Giant Hand and Centretown Cripplers are at Cafe Dekcuf while downstairs at Mavericks you can catch Golden Dogs and Acres. Blue Venus and My Tiny Circus perform at Irene's. Due to a brain malfunction I said The Polytones, The John Punch Band and The Village Bicycles played the Elmdale House Tavern last night. No! In fact it is tonight.