The first A&S slot by ranting stalwart Nick Toczek, and a second-time appearance from Seething Wells.
First of three shows that A&S programmed for the Write On festival, which ran at BAC between September and October. Seemingly A&S’s first event at the venue that has so far hosted the most of their shows.
Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
A particularly rock ‘n’ roll line-up, bringing together the one-time leader of Gong (Allen), an old busking mate of Joe Strummer’s (Dogg), a poet linked to the anarcho-punk scene (Toczek) and a San Francisco squatter (Plate).
A tribute show for the recently deceased Swells, its title punning on ‘The Night I Slept with Seething Wells’, an early cornerstone of Attila’s set. Joolz was unwell and couldn’t make it, and Aki and Nick had to cancel as well. The Nightingales performed as a full band (and how), although ...