Remember when you woke up this morning and wondered, “What am I going to do this month?” We have the answer. You’re going to see Lavotchkin, Crocus and run,WALK! crush a venue somewhere near you. If you live in Sheffield, you’re going to see these three great British hardcore bands TONIGHT. Yeah, that’s right.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve spotted a word (or rather a hashtag) popping up on Twitter when a few good people are tweeting at each other. That word is #UKSWELL. We thought we’d have a chat with Holy Roar Records co-founder and Pariso guitarist, Alex Fitzpatrick and see what all the fuss is about.
Read the title again. Lavotchkin, Crocus and run,WALK!. Three great bands driving around the UK playing gigs together. We are happy about this. If you’re not happy about it, you’re a fool.
Lavotchkin/Crocus/run,WALK! June 2011 tourdates
07 Sheffield The Earl
08 Edinburgh The Banshee Labyrinth
09 Newcastle The Northumberland Arms
10 Leeds The Well
11 Kingston The Cricketers
12 Southampton Crushtival @ The Hobbit
13 Brighton The Hydrant
14 London The Old Blue Last
15 Birmingham The Flapper
From: London
Sounds Like: Spastic noise assault
Website: Myspace.com/runwalk
Thrash Hits Verdict: Straight outta the Holy Roar stable, which has previous brought you good shit like Rolo Tomassi and Throats two piece lunatics run,WALK! are here to smash you apart with their Daughters-esque noise then glue you back together with some tasty ambience. Catchy, driving and VERY FUCKING LOUD. Go see them, but dont say we didn’t warn you. Tom Doyle spoke to Matthew P-C…