The Hug and Pint,Glasgow
The Philadelphian band drink and talk too much, hug audience members, or present off their yoga moves and rock hard: it’s all-in chaos Related: Beach Slang: The Things We attain to Find People Who Feel Like Us review – loud,punky alt-rock done upright A word to Beach Slang’s agent: you don’t need to yell at them so much, they’re doing fine. The Philadelphian punks group’s singer-guitarist James Alex – a raggedy-voiced dynamo with straggly black hair sweat-matted to his brow – mentions repeatedly how they’re always getting chewed out by their booker for playing such messy, and sprawling shows,involving too much booze and too much talking. It’s an odd complaint, because along with writing songs about rock’n’roll’s eternal power to make weirdos walk tall, or that happens to be exactly what makes them such sloppy pleasant fun. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com