Saturday, October 12, 2013

Blood on the tiles

I have good memories of several sets among this year's Ottawa Explosions, and offerings from Montreal's Thee Nodes and Hamilton's TV Freaks were among them. When I heard both would be performing at Mugshots this Friday as part of Funhouse!, I knew just were I'd be last night. In addition to those crazy characters, Brannock, Pennsylvania's Blood Red were on hand to start things off with some polemical punk.

Prepare for re-education, people of Ottawa!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Bass action with Cassie Staub!

Blood Red at Mugshots

A shouty bit with Dave Rosenstraus (formerly of Pissed Jeans)!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Double action with Cassie!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Garrett Corbin hits, turns 30!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Fisheye action!

Blood Red at Mugshots

The whole lot!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Cassie sings!

Blood Red at Mugshots

Dave works the crowd!

Blood Red at Mugshots

With some guest guitar action courtesy of Dave from TV Freaks.

Blood Red at Mugshots

On to Thee Nodes and TV Freaks, after the jump!

Well, if there's one thing Freaks and Nodes share, it's extroverted frontmen. The Node-in-Chief probably takes things a bit further. Half man, half mummy, half monkey, you can be sure if there's something to climb on, it will be ascended and/or swung from. But first, half-naked drummer action with Vietnam Sam!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

And they're off!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

Up, up and away!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

And down again!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

More guitar from Marc the Narc!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

Bass action with Slick Nick!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

Mr. Node gets close!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

What a swinger!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

Rhythm section action!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

More Node!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

The end!

Thee Nodes at Mugshots

Finally, TV Freaks came on and wrapped things up with a bunch of tunes from their new album plus a bunch of old favourites. Things were getting pretty hectic, so I stood back for most of their set.

More rhythm!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Tattooed action with Dave!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Those Freaks!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Dave works the crowd!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Fisheye action!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

After that I retreated a bit ....

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Shirtless action!

TV Freaks at Mugshots

Wild stuff!

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