BBQ’s Not Dead: Sunday Punk Rock and Cookout at Windmill, Brixton
As the warmth returns and brings with it a vaguely Spring-like feel to London, those of us with more eagerness than sense are digging out the coals and buying up grill-able food by the ton. I’ve done it on more than one occasion in the last couple of weeks, only to find myself standing around a limply glowing pile of coals, trying to force enough heat into a burger to not wake up with a new friend in salmonella. Lucky for me, the London Punk Sessions are a group harnessing these BBQ-icidal tendencies and are taking over the Windmill in Brixton on regular Sundays over the spring and summer months to bring you a selection of good old fashioned punk rock as the soundtrack to your sausages.
The inaugural feed will kick off at 3pm on Sunday the 26th of April with a solid selection of London punk purveyors (as well as one crew of Bristol visitors) providing the sounds from 5pm onwards.
The line-up contains an eclectic mix of sounds and genres, with the fact that I haven’t seen any of the day’s bands making me feel very much like I’ve been blowing it when it comes to supporting independent punk gigs recently. As such, my sketch of what you can expect from the day is drawn entirely from Bandcamp and Soundcloud accounts but judging by that, we are in for a killer afternoon’s boozing!
The set times have yet to be released, so this is by no means the order of proceedings but here goes:
The Cereal Box Heroes’ melodic punk brings to mind Jawbreaker or the Down and Outs – I hesitate to use the terms ‘pop punk’ or ‘emo’ because of how diluted those labels have become. However, with these bands both phrases can apply in the non-whiny or dog-shit sense.
The Kadt’s crossover thrash meets UK82 assault is a much angrier, heavier beast; raging hardcore that can’t fail to suck you in and is bound to garner a few new fans on the day. The Migraines bring the Bristolian contingent, as well as vintage shouty punk in the mid-80s anarcho vein with a metal influence twisting through its core.
The Merry Gang harness the indie-led sounds of later releases by The Jam, while London punk nutters SHOT! bring a furious melding of styles – a street punk, ska, psychobilly mash up that advances with a delirious swagger that powers relentlessly through their self titled debut. Get down next Sunday, have some food, a drink and a dance, then go home happy and enjoy the fact that the standard post-gig whiff is at least partially masked by charcoal smoke!
Check out the Windmill Website for more info!
Jono Coote
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