Keeping it (Mont)real

On an unseasonably hot September evening, Big Brave pitched up at the Moon with Jessica Moss in tow and proceeded to set amps sizzling. Safe to say that there cannot possibly have been any RAAC used in the building's construction - if there had been, it would been reduced to rubble. Buzz review here.

A quirk of fate then presented the opportunity to see the Canadian avant-metal titans and their violin-playing compatriot again a few days later - this time at the wonderful Bush Hall in London, with Dawn Ray'd and Ragana also on the bill. It wasn't one I was going to pass up - and my fourth encounter in the space of a year and a half (pictured) proved to be the best yet.