The Dollyrots and The Buzzcocks
October 3rd, 2014
The
Ritz, Manchester
Tonight we made the short road trip to
Manchester for a night of punk. The show
was being held at The Ritz, a medium sized venue, right in the city
centre. It's a venue we have been to
before and enjoyed as it has great acoustics and a sprung floor (so
dancing/moshing takes less effort than usual).
Starting the night were The Dollyrots from
California, who are made up of Kelly Ogden and Luis Cazebas. On this tour they are also joined by People
On Vacation drummer Michael Richards.
It has been two years since we last saw these guys as Kelly took last
year out from touring outside of the US as she and Luis decided to start a family. 
Starting the night with 'Hyperactive', The
Dollyrots started as the meant to go on.
Each song was delivered with energy and enthusiasm and it was obvious
that they really enjoyed what they were doing.
The Dollyrots played a good range of music
from earlier hits such as 'Satellites', 'Brand New Key' and 'Twist Me To The
Left' as well as songs from their latest album 'Barefoot And Pregnant',
including as 'Bury Me In Ireland' and 'First World Anarchist'.
Headlining tonight were Bolton band the
Buzzcocks. The Buzzcocks are made up of Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle,
Chris Remmington and Danny Farrant.
Formed in 1976, these guys have been playing punk for years and their
old school punk sound made a nice contrast to the contemporary punk that we
heard from the Dollyrots.
Although not as fast paced and bouncy as
the Dollyrots these guys played a great set including 'Fast Cars', 'Keep On
Believing', 'You Don't Say You Don't Love Me', 'Chasing Rainbows/Modern Times' and
'What Do I Get'.
The contrast of the two different punk
sounds made for a very enjoyable evening as the old school punk and pop punk
complimented each other perfectly.
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