Monday, June 27, 2016

Explosive ending

I had a bit of a late start on Ottawa Explosion activities Sunday, and missed a chunk of Nice Try's set (along with all of BB Cream, The Lonely Parade, Faux Cults and Mixer); still, the Bloomington, Indiana duo made a good start with some lo-fi pop. Here's some closeup action with singer Madeline!

Nice Try at Club SAW

Kahler hits!

Nice Try at Club SAW

Extra Madeline!

Nice Try at Club SAW

Danelectro action!

Nice Try at Club SAW

Extra Kahler!

Nice Try at Club SAW

Chiller were a more rocking affair, which is unsurprising when you consider it includes Erin from Black Tower and The Visitors, Tim from Year Zero and Million Dollar Marxists, and Eric and Ilisha from Feral Trash (and a bunch of other bands, including Fear of Lipstick, in Eric's case). They're playing July 17 at Pressed.

Chiller at Club SAW

Eric sings!

Chiller at Club SAW

Bass action with Erin!

Chiller at Club SAW

Tim hits!

Chiller at Club SAW

Guitar action with Eric!

Chiller at Club SAW

More guitar action with Ilisha!

Chiller at Club SAW

Head-banging action!

Chiller at Club SAW

Chilling action!

Chiller at Club SAW

A shouty bit!

Chiller at Club SAW

The whole lot!

Chiller at Club SAW

Extra Tim!

Chiller at Club SAW

More headbanging!

Chiller at Club SAW

Even more Eric!

Chiller at Club SAW

Cassie Ramone made a name for herself with The Vivian Girls. When that band split at the start of January 2014, Ramone headed out on her own and released a solo album that August. Those tunes made for a nice come-down, sit-down set.

Cassie Ramone at Club SAW

Cassie sings!

Cassie Ramone at Club SAW

And so on!

Cassie Ramone at Club SAW

Ramone is touring with Colleen Green and they make an excellent double bill. For this set her band was in her iPad, which wasn't functioning at 100%.

Colleen Green at Club SAW

Colleen sings!

Colleen Green at Club SAW

Guitar action!

Colleen Green at Club SAW

Hair-tossing action!

Colleen Green at Club SAW

Her final number was going to be guitarless but her iPad finally klonked out so that was it for the Explosion at Club SAW.

Colleen Green at Club SAW

And that's it for this year (I missed the closing party at Pressed). Can't wait until July 2017, when it looks like OXW is going to be hunting up a new home.

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