THE CRUNCH
** London & Dublin dates announced for December **
** New single A Little Bit of Grace out on Dec 9th **
** Terry Chimes autobiography The Strange Case of Dr. Terry & Mr. Chimes published in December **
** London & Dublin dates announced for December **
** New single A Little Bit of Grace out on Dec 9th **
** Terry Chimes autobiography The Strange Case of Dr. Terry & Mr. Chimes published in December **
The Crunch have announced they will play two intimate shows in London and Dublin this December. The all-star power pop rock act, which features Sulo Karlsson (Diamond Dogs), Terry Chimes (The Clash), Mick Geggus (Cockney Rejects) and Dave Tregunna (Sham 69 / Lords of the New Church), will appear at Londons Nambucca on December 12th, before making their Irish debut at The Thomas House in Dublin on December 14th.
The London gig is presented by Vive le Rock magazine, who have praised The Crunchs debut album Busy Making Noise in their latest issue as a soon-to-be-classic selection of power-pop anthems. Completing an unmissable bill at Nambucca are Mancunian rising stars Slydigs, whose blues-infused classic rock has recently won endorsement from the NME and BBC Introducing.
Tickets for both shows are on sale now, priced as follows;
Thurs Dec 12th – LONDON, Nambucca (596 Holloway Road, N7 6LB)
Presented by Vive le Rock magazine & Monsta Ents. With Slydigs.
£8 adv. / £10 otd. Tickets available at www.wegottickets.com/event/248258Sat Dec 14th – DUBLIN, The Thomas House (86 Thomas Street, Dublin 8)
25 adv. On sale for one night only on November 29th in Thomas House from 6pm. Limited to 80 / 2 tickets per person.
The live dates coincide with the release of The Crunchs new single A Little Bit of Grace, which is the third to be taken from Busy Making Noise on December 9th. A bantering break-up ballad, which traces the fine line between love and hate, the song hears Sulo take on special guest Idde Schultz in a lively vocal duet-cum-duel. Its themes are evocatively reflected in the form, as a chorus full of irresistible harmonies contrasts with the sharp n snappy retorts Sulo and Idde trade in the verse, and The Crunch show they can deliver spiky pop hooks as skilfully as they serve up high-octane punk rock.
Finally, December sees the paperback publication of drummer Terry Chimes autobiography, The Strange Case of Dr. Terry and Mr. Chimes. Already made available as an e-book in November via Crux Publishing, the book covers the life of a man who made a successful transition from the original drummer of The Clash (he left the band in 1977, only to be asked back in 1982) and a succession of punk and heavy metal bands (Generation X, Hanoi Rocks & Black Sabbath), to a chiropractor offering kind words of wisdom and compassion to the sick. Though recently returning to rock n roll with The Crunch after several years away, Terry continues to practise as a chiropractor and train others. His stranger-than-fiction life story is the first autobiography to be published by any member of The Clash.