Where the wild things are

The raucous sounds of Topanga were followed by the equally energetic ruckus of Wildlife. For some reason they've got a bucketload of Arcade Fire comparisons, which I don't really hear myself. Anyway, on with the snaps!

Yes, another band with a smoke machine, currently puffing up guitarist Graham Plant.



Mainman Dean Povinsky runs around a bit!



Bending action, with bassist Derek Bosomworth at right.



Feedback action, plus lolly-loving drummer Dwayne Christie!



Dwayne plays a little over here ...



... and a little over there!



Singalong action!



Over on the left, we have the fifth and final member of the combo, keyboardist Tim Daugulis.



Dwayne hits!



Bonus Bosomworth!



Faceoff action!



Jumping bassist action!



Noisy action!



Extra percussive action!



The whole lot!



Smokey, somewhat operatic action!



Tim gets some bass time.



Dwayne takes a stand!



It's catching.



Big finish!



I'm not sure what they're up to ... googling Wildlife is even more of a pain than googling Topanga.

• Show reminder: Ottawa Explosion kicks off, officially, sort of, with The Men, Metz and Pregnancy Scares at Club SAW! Rah Rah, Parlovr and Danger Bot rock Mavericks; Devon Sproule and Snailhouse perform at Raw Sugar; The Wicked Mercy, Delinquent Grubs and Scary Bear Soundtrack play Zaphod's; Fur El and Mad Chatter get funky at The Rainbow; The League of Rock assembles at The Elmdale.