Yes, it's them Phobics again! They are liable to pop up at any gig in London, but especially on their home turf in Deptford. Actually, I'm not sure there
is any turf in Deptford - but if there was then The Phobics would be on it. Instead they are on the stage in the intimate confines of the Birds Nest pub.
This band must have played this punk rock toilet venue countless times over the years - on occasion as the same night as me in another old punk band. But no one is interested in that - instead everyone want's to see Tom's famous white shoes! Since the Witchdoktors wrote a song about Tom Crossley's shoes and the much missed 12 Bar Club they are more often found in here.
The Phobics are chaotic fun as usual and now promoting their excellent new album 'Burnt Rubber' - featuring songs like 'Gentrification' - a subject which is even starting to affect places like Deptford. 😟
The Phobics are always worth seeing, but tonight I am particularly excited to finally have the chance to see a band I've wanted to see for many years but never thought I would as their shows are as rare as rocking horse shit. That band is Los Coyote Men.
I first became aware of this band quite a few years ago after hearing their song 'Any Port In A Storm' on the radio. It was filthy raw garage rock 'n' roll and straight away I knew I wanted to go and see this band. But where? And When? Those questions remained unanswered - until now. In the meantime I managed to track down the 2003 album the song came from - '
Los Coyote Men Vs The Illegal Movers'. It's presented as two different bands taking one side of the album each, but it's said that The Illegal Movers are actually Los Coyote Men. Anyway, it's a great album of dirty scuzzy garage rock 'n' roll dripping with punk attitude.
This band take being 'underground' to new depths, and as they don't even have a website it's difficult to find out what (if anything) they are up to. But here they are playing at a small pub venue in South London. Los Coyote Men explode onto the stage in a blitz of rock 'n' roll chaos! Wearing wrestling masks and ridiculously OTT gear they could hardly look more rock 'n roll - this is a band out to make an impression! And they do - the music is incendiary.💥 Their energy level is off the scale, and they are often off the stage too - even the drummer can't be contained behind his kit!
Rock 'n' roll doesn't get much more primal than this, and the band's costumes lend an air of mystery, not to mention menace and danger. I wasn't around in the early days of rock 'n roll, but I can imagine seeing a red hot band in a small club in the 1950's might have been something like this.
In spite of the 'show business' look of the band's attire, there is a primitive punk attitude underneath, and with the less than Politically Correct lyrics of the song 'Any Port In A Storm' you get the feeling that this band really don't give a fuck and will get right in your face!
This is pure rock 'n' roll in it's most distilled form, but although there is a punk edge the playing is sharp. These guys
mean it man.
This is possibly the most full-on totally in-your-face rock 'n' roll show I have seen all year - I really hope I can see this band again some time.
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