The Owl Acoustic Lounge was  hopping, Saturday, Sept. 3. for some alternative rock with local experimental rock and punk band J Blissett and the Renny Wilson Punk Explosion. J Blissette, featuring Jackson Tiefenbach on vocals and guitar, Cory Fischer on guitar , bassist Arnaud and drummer Matthew Rederburg alternated between more dissonant numbers and more straight ahead scrappy punk with just a touch of ’80s new wave.

Edmonton based Renny Wilson Punk Explosion were a hoot especially when they brought up Martine Menard to add a second bass to the mix .

Frontman Renny Wilson had a distinctively high adenoidal voice. They had elements of metal, punk, pop and garage rock which sounded like a mix of Budgie and AC DC which had a receptive audience on their feet.

They ended a short and frenetic set with “Escaping Alive” that sounded like Rush’s “Working Man” and were called back for an encore.