Gig: Autistic Youth - 9th July - Glasgow

GuideBot · 15th April 2008, 8:13pm

Acoustic Youth with Intentions, The Lie Detectors & citizens

When: 9th July 2008

Where: Glasgow The Twisted Wheel

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metallideth · 9th June 2008, 12:59pm

Autistic Youth hail from Portland USA, are barely out of school, and they're already making some of the best punk rock I've heard for years. An absolute treat for anyone into late 70s/early 80s American punk - Adolescents, The Wipers, The Avengers etc - but just as good for everyone else, AY get the balance right between aggression and melody.

Local support comes from Intentions - melodic hardcore from Dundee/Edinburgh. The fact that they've got ex-members of Engage and In Decades Decline on board should suggest something as to their style and quality.

Rounding up the line-up will hopefully be Jer Reid & Shane Connolly, a minimalist duo pounding out something akin to The Ex or The Minutemen in one of their more 'freeform' moods. I can't vouch for Mr Connolly, but Jer's been playing in or releasing records by some of the best punk bands ever to come out of Scotland - Dawson, Whirling Pig Dervish, Badgewearer - so you know this won't disappoint.

Wednesday 9th July
The Twisted Wheel
(73 Queen St)
Doors 8.30pm £5

monkey star · 9th June 2008, 6:52pm

I'm into it, when's it end?

metallideth · 9th June 2008, 6:58pm

Punk rock never ends. As for the gig, probably 11.

monkey star · 9th June 2008, 7:27pm

Punk died a long time ago, I'm working in Garage at 10.50ish so get them on early enough for me to catch. Or I can get Sancho to cover me.

metallideth · 23rd June 2008, 3:24pm

Jer and Shane can't make this unfortunately, so they've been replaced by The Lie Detectors. I saw this lot the other night and they're easily one of the best pop-punk bands in the UK, sound more like The Lillingtons than the Lillingtons do. Citizens are going to be playing as well, everyone in Glasgow's seen them by now so you know what they sound like.

If you miss this gig you've got a face like a blind joiner's thumb.

monkey star · 23rd June 2008, 3:27pm

And if you turn up a month early your a spastic.

monkey star · 29th June 2008, 6:56pm

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metallideth · 2nd July 2008, 7:55pm

This is a week today. You might have heard this is one of the last gigs UPC will be putting on this year (ever?), which I say as further encouragement to drag people out.

metallideth · 8th July 2008, 4:54pm

Tomorrow. That's the real tomorrow by the way, not the 9th of June like some thought.

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