Milloy (Posted Date: 24 May 2009, 14:25)

Milloy / Lefthand Thirdfinger

23.05.09 AZ, Aachen

It's Milloy again, second German tour within seven months and it's nearly the same venues as in October last year.
So I had to get to Aachen again to enjoy the best British punk band since Leatherface. I didn't know in what mood I'd arrive in Aachen as Borussia had to play their final match of the season and there was still the danger of facing relegation. But fortunately, we grabbed a point which was enough to keep us in the top flight and which also kept our opponents, the other, shitty Borussia from Dortmund, out of European cup competitions next season. With two reasons to celebrate I was quite drunk when I arrived in Aachen. And as shows at the AZ tend to start quite late I spent the time at the bar with another Gladbach supporter who also came from the match to rock out. So I can't really say whether Lefthand Thirdfinger were good as I just don't remember them.
But Milloy were great as always as they "put in a fantastic last performance of the tour" (quote from their myspace blog) and who am I to disagree? No Spiders, no Pockets, but enough good songs to sing along to and lose the rest of what was left behind of my voice from the match earlier.
Cheers guys.

Milloy (Posted Date: 01 Nov 2008, 09:16)

Milloy / Subside / Cord Mikona

30.10.08 Kultus, Grevenbroich

Once is never enough. So I took a second chance to see Milloy on their first German tour. This time they played the small town of Grevenbroich, not really famous for hosting great concerts.
While in Aachen the first band started to play at around 10 pm the whole show had to be finished by this time due to the venue being located right in the city centre.
Two bands from Grevenbroich were also on the bill. First up were Cord Mikona playing boring emo rock. The band looked like pupils and they treated their instruments as if they still had to learn a lot. Sorry, but it was terrible.
Next up were Subside who were much better. Their punk rock has a lot of influences from bands like Muff Potter, Turbostaat or Jupiter Jones and they also sounded really tight. Maybe too tight for many of Cord Mikona's class mates as, again, the crowd thinned out a bit, but the remaining few were ready for some kick ass rock.
And that's what Milloy delivered. The band was in good mood though only playing to a handful of people. They even put up a microphone at their merch stall so that their roadie could sing backing vocals from over there.
After the show he told me that they'd come back for a proper tour next year and guess who'll be there.

Milloy (Posted Date: 26 Oct 2008, 19:55)

Milloy / Dead Vows / Kingdom

25.10.08 AZ, Aachen

In 2001 Hot Water Music and Leatherface toured Europe together. What would a bastard son of these two great bands sound like? Probably like Milloy from Wakefield who released their debut ep in 2001 as well.
Meanwhile, Milloy have released two albums and a handful of eps and were now visiting Germany for the first time starting the tour in Aachen.
First band of the night were Kingdom from Cologne playing a Rollins Band version of hardcore. Next up were Dead Vows from Sweden who reminded me very much of their compatriots Breach.
It was past midnight and the crowd had already thinned out a bit when Milloy started to play. For about an hour they rocked the house with the songs from their two albums More Than A Machine and Creating Problems While Practising Solutions. The band seemed to be a bit tired but still had enough energy to win everyone over.
So this was definitely the best way to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday.