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| Model Citizens |
Having seen Anhrefn for the first time a couple of months ago and establishing connections with the Bangor punk fraternity, we got wind that they were returning to our town.
The Norwest Holst Room is a lifeless square function room at the Leisure Centre in Colwyn Bay - it could probably hold about 500 people. No chance of that tonight but still, a smattering of we 'punks' and a pile of Model Citizen's school mates did our best to fill the empty void.
That aside, we had a great time. Everyone piled to the front and made a 'gig' of it. Model Citizens were not long out of their 'practicing in the bedroom' phase, playing rudimentary punk rock, but were good fun. Fuelled by Kestrel lager and spurred on by my mates, I got up and sang Anti-Nowhere League's Woman with them, which was a giggle*.
Anhrefn by now had been proper bigged up as a decent live band by myself and I was eager to share my enthusiasm with my friends, and after their 45 minute set of punk rock, those friends agreed. They played the songs we knew, having recorded their John Peel session, including the excellent Defaid and Action Man.
I loved the band's humour, notsomuch in the songs, but as people; particularly Sion and Dewi, who seemed up for a laugh, drummer Hefin too. Bassist Rhys was more the organiser, keeping it all together and we spoke at length about creating a scene across the North Wales coast, bringing together like minded people to spread the punk manifesto.
*[I'm pretty sure I sang 'Woman' with Model Citizens on more than just this occasion, which means I've obviously seen them before or after this gig - probably in Colwyn Bay - but sadly I don't have any record of it]
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