Sunday, February 23, 2014

To the finish line

Reading week is coming to a close, so I grabbed my last chance for showgoing yesterday and headed over to Luneta Cafe to catch some Montreal punks and whatever category Muffler Crunch fits under. First on deck were The Shitizens, who may be the first-ever punk band I've seen use a 12-string guitar.I got a bit of a Social Distortion vibe from them.

Toge sings! I'm not sure if he's a naturally gravelly vocalist, or if was due to the condition that made his doctor order him not to sing ...

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

Twelve-string action with Dillon!

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

Max pauses.

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

Extra Toge!

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

Bonus Dillon!

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

The whole lot!

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

Guitar-lifting action!

Shitizens at Luneta Cafe

They were followed by fellow Montrealers The Lovely Haze, who were quite impressive.

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Johnny handles the low end.

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Faceoff action!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Jon counts in.

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Epi action with Paul!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Extra Emily!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Singalong action!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

The whole lot!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

The end!

Lovely Haze at Luneta Cafe

Muffler Crunch finished the night ... or perhaps the night finished them, they had to bring things to a quicker-than-usual conclusion as the clock ticked past 11 p.m. Here's Luc!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

Angie sings!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

Luc gets down!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

The whole lot!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

Luc works the crowd!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

Prior to the show I was wondering what Luc would find to stand on ... well, he always does.

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

In a pinch, there's always the bass drum!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

Low-density fibreboard action!

Muffler Crunch at Luneta Cafe

They played one last song. "Damn, I don't know how to finish, that's our middle song!" said Angie at the end.

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