A mere 24 hours from his last jaunt to Patronaat in Haarlem to get screamed at by a bunch of loud bands, Jase W was back again to get his face melted again but in this case by one of Pelagic Records’ finest, Oh Hiroshima. It’s only been a short few months since our man in Europe saw these earlier this year at Pelagic Fest in Maastricht and he wasn’t going to pass off round two in a hurry.
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One of the best things about buggering off to another country as a music fan is discovering a treasure trove of bands that you would have never heard of prior to them getting big enough to visit where you lived prior. Tonight’s show at Patronaat in Haarlem, Can Of Worms, is headed up by two bands Jase W had come across through going to shows this year, Throwing Bricks and Ontaard.
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Having experienced a phenomenally successful few years, with their last two albums reaching high in all charts from the “official” listings to the rock charts, this was an early Christmas/end of year celebration for the Llanelli four. My previous reviews have spoke of the band’s humility and appreciation for the fans and their support to get them this success, and this a theme continued in this grassroots gig. The room was packed to capacity and not only because it was an “Christmas show” (albeit at the end of November), and there were many familiar (and family) faces in the crowd. David O will own up to having forgotten about this review with so many competing commitments at the time, but better late than never, eh?
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Legendary glam rock frontman Michael Monroe has added a number of standalone club dates around his two previously announced ÜK festival appearances next May.
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A potentially penultimate jaunt of the year across to Manchester saw DJ Astrocreep take in Grebo legends Gaye Bykers On Acid for the first time. There were two supports labelled – a Buzzcocks tribute band, who had to pull out with late notice, and Hugh Reed And The Velvet Underpants. With names like we have for the bands, it can surely only be a night of chaos and weirdness, right? It seems the big lad knew absolutely nothing of what was to come…
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