A new leaf

As December hit I went to Ritual to see Austra. The artist also known as Katie Stelmanis has made quite a name for herself in the chillwave genre and as a stylistic descendant of Siouxsie and The Banshees. Part of her live act is the Lightman sisters, Romy and Sari, who also perform as Tasseomancy. They opened the night, and sounded great,though some guitar problems.

Here's Romy.



And here's Sari.



Gesturing action!



Sisterly action!



I don't know the keyboardists .. looks a bit like Emmanuel Sayer though, doesn't he?



And so on!



Guitar action!



Sari sings! I don't know the name of the drummer either.



Last I heard, they were just chilling to Robbie Basho records.

• Show reminder: Dead Party, Critical Convictions and Second Go! rock the house at 443 Kent St.; Skip The Foreplay, Be The Saviour, Hemispheres, Kill For Change and Nights On Weekends play  Mavericks; We Surrender, Paint and Richt By Midnight perform at Zaphod's; the Elmdale hosts The Wicked Mercy and Daydreams for Dollars.