Toronto-based, but constantly touring Crystal Castles, continue to make an impression with their 8-bit video game electro style. Part thrash, part dance, part pop and part Nintendo Mario Bros, the cacophonous, often violent sound made for one rowdy, very physical performance.

Crystal Castles Vocalist Alice Glass. Full of energy this one is.

Lurking in the shadows, producer and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath.

More photos from a recent show at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA, after the jump.