Crosville Club, Bangor (with Emissaries Of Syn, Maines, Los Muchachos, Red Or Dead)
Ghetto Scum / Top Knot / Service Resumed / Fuck Off / Dentist / Fucking Jerk / Look Frank It's Over / Nazi Line Dancers / Arseholageddon / Life's A Bastard / Hate You / How Can You Die / Boys With Beards
(review by CombiChris Markwell)
Last, but not least, we have Spam Javelin rounding up the night. As punk as plaid pants, they roar through their set with a confidence and swagger that perks every member of the audience up. With bassist Steve Brute dedicating ‘Ghetto Scum’ to his child’s awful headteacher, his anger adds a little extra energy to the night. To his left, we have Neil Crud on guitar, and if you don’t know him by now, then you should educate yourselves. This night finds him donning a be-scarved top hat and lurid shirt, in what is no doubt a heartwarming tribute to his idol Noddy Holder. Behind them and fairly kicking the ever-loving shit out of that poor drumkit (I did feel for that kit, it went through such a mauling this night) is Gwion Griffiths, a living avatar of talent and anger. They blast through song after song after raging song, leaving the audience dazed and sonically concussed. When they closed their set with (I think) ‘Boys with Beards’, Steve leapt from the stage, planted his mic stand down like a flag on a beachhead, and proceeded to belt out the words with an anger that could level cities.
Five bands, one night, no entry fee. The Crosville is an awesome place to see live music, and for those of us who did attend this event, we know just how awesome the local scene can be. I picked up a vinyl from Spam Javelin and Emissaries of Syn, and it’s so rewarding to see local bands make these things happen. You guys who didn’t manage to grab some merch should do so ASAP, as there’s a limited amount of these things left, a and you’ll be sorry to have missed out on grabbing something like this.
So to each of these bands that came, saw, and conquered the Crosville, I would like to say ‘thank you’ and ‘fucking hell, my ears are still ringing!’
The gig was also recorded and mixed by Simon Darvell, two tracks which we subsequently released on our Bandcamp page.
