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THE LEVELLERS
TRASH TALK Green Door // Wednesday 10 July
MS MR The Haunt // Thursday 11 July
Yet more blazing punk rock from California, this time however of a completely different vintage. Trash Talk formed in 2005 and have been widely hailed as the leaders of a new scene emanating out of southern California. They rage hard, they play fast and furious and they play with a relentlessness that is unequalled amongst their peers. This should be some show if it lives up to the material released on the UK-only Shame compilation, released here by Hassle! They will also doubtless be playing songs off their newish 119 album, released towards the end of last year on the hip-hop dominated Odd Future Records.
One of the most talked about bands of the year are coming to Brighton. New York electro-duo MS MR (pronounced Miss Mister) are one of our hot tips for 2013, but don’t just take our word for it, the likes of Usher and Jay Z are also big fans. Formed last year when colourfully coiffed husky vocalist Lizzy Plapinger joined forces with production whiz Max Hershenow, their EP ‘Candy Bar Creep Show’ contained 4 hook-laden tracks including the Lana Del Rey-esque ‘Bones’ and ‘Hurricane’ that suggested there was something special going on. With their alluring debut album ‘Secondhand Rapture’ building on that initial promise, it will be interesting to see what they’re like live.
THE LEVELLERS Dome // Friday 19 July
DINOSAUR PILE-UP Hope // Saturday 20 July
Brighton legends come together to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary of sticking it to the man through their folk-punk sound and incendiary political fury. Over the years they have had their fair share of fame, their fair share of loathing from the hip music press but none of that has stopped them continuing on their path. This show, which doubtless will feature all the hits as well as some of their newer material, is sure to see a huge number of old faces descending on our city to relive the glory days of crust.
They seem to like it here and I seem to be writing a new preview of yet another show by them every month so I’ll keep this one short. Killer old-school indie rock played with a passion and enthusiasm rarely seen. If you haven’t already, go see them now!