March 7, 2008 at 10:44am
NO TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS!
reads the sign on the door of the imperial hotel in the forgotten town of crewe. anyone who's spent any time in crewe in recent years will appreciate what a bold decision that is for a pub to make. in days of yore, crewe was englands railway nerve centre, the central hub for travellers heading north, south, east and west. those days are gone and nowadays you could be forgiven for thinking that, for it's next claim to fame, crewe is vying for the position of 'chav-opolis'. however, i think you'd be wrong...
though, understandably, the last time we played at 'the imp' it was to a room of around a dozen people. last night however, proved that the "no trackies" stance has paid off. a pretty good turn-out for a week night in crewe, with an audience who defied any kind of demographic pigeon-holing. from punks to oap's to what appeared to be a contingent of fraggles, and not a burberry cap in sight. so fair play to the management and staff of the imp for sticking at it - in a time where venues are closing left, right and centre, i can see this place going from strength to strength.
so yeah, a rather spiffing gig was enjoyed by both band and audience. so cheers to the peeps at the imp for having us and we'll look forward to returning in the not too distant future.
www.myspace.com/theimpcrewe
next post will be following saturdays gig at the swan in stone, from where our annual st paddy's week of madness will begin in earnest...
hare krishna
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