Monday, July 04, 2011

Canada's got talons

I feel like I've seen Demon's Claws a bunch of times ... maybe it's just because various members, notably Ysael Pepin, keep popping up in other bands. Anyway, they were the first non-Ottawa band at the Ottawa Explosion and played it pretty straight. My fuzzy memory of previous performances seems to involve a far freakier, bluesier output. This time I heard a lot more '60s sounds, particularly Love.

Ysael on bass!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Lester Del Rey in bare feet!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Pat Meteor frets!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Singalong action!

Demons Claws at Babylon

More Lester! (Or Jeff, as he is sometimes known.)

Demons Claws at Babylon

B-Man LeDuke hits!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Lester gets a leg up.

Demons Claws at Babylon

Hair-flipping action!

Demons Claws at Babylon

More Meteor!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Toe-curling action!

Demons Claws at Babylon

More B-Man!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Faceoff action!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Ysael declares victory over the microphone stand.

Demons Claws at Babylon

The whole lot!

Demons Claws at Babylon

Ysael works the crowd!

Demons Claws at Babylon

No word on what they're up to next.

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