Psych over 9000

Roaring Female Blues Punk Tsunami BOYTOY Turned Up The Decibels In Belgium….

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12 May 2018

Wham bloody bam! Holy cow! Hell bloody yeah! Out of Brooklyn, NY came three-headed punk rock turbine, called BOYTOY to play and impress Belgium as part of PSYCH OVER 9000 FESTIVAL . in my hometown Ghent, last Thursday. To be honest, I never heard of
this red-hot trio before, but now, after their smashing show I will never forget them. So who are these badass ladies? Their record label says: “Boytoy a summer-time strut down
a New York City sidewalk as the sun slips behind the horizon where cement meets the shore
and waves crash on the pavement. Their sound ebbs and flows between natural harmony
and destruction—embodying the bright grooves of the 1960’s with heavy guitar riffs
snatched from the Lower East Side of the 1970’s.”

Loud! Filthy! Hungry! Thunderous! Plain-spoken! Sexy! Sensual! Rowdy! Thrashy! Bluesy! Heated! Exciting! Hefty! Sweaty! Scorching! Hammering! Cracking! Pounding! Clamorous! This is how this mean badass punk rock machine sounded and looked like and made them the absolute highlight of this splendid town festival. This 2017 live footage will give you an idea of the band’s dynamic impact, burning live energy and hot-blooded presence…

And here’s the trio’s brand new, pretty poppy
and relaxing, 2nd album NIGHT LEAF

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Picture this.
Gig photos by Turn Up The Volume!


Trash trance…


Wham bloody bam!…


Play that funky music, wild girl…


Sexy, swirling and steamy…


Hottest band of the night…

BOYTOY: Facebook – Website

LAGÜNA – Belgian Post Punk Steamroller Hits Big Time At PSYCH OVER 9000 Festival…

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LAGÜNA – Charlatan, Ghent, Belgium – 10 May 2018

LAGÜNA is an up and strongly coming post-punk force who scored, recently, 2nd place
at Belgium‘s most renowned talent competition. A couple of months ago I checked them out for the first time to see if the hype was for real. Impressions: I saw a young promising group with solid musicians, an intriguing sound and some well-crafted songs BUT when closing my eyes I heard EDITORS anno 2015 . You know, those gloomy British rockers who’s 2005 debut LP ‘The Back Room‘ is still a haunting classic in my book, BUT (here we
go again) who became more and more a money-grabbing parody of themselves afterward, album after album.

That said, yesterday as part of the PSYCH OVER 9000 FESTIVAL in my hometown Ghent, Belgium I witnessed LAGÜNA again. Actually by accident, as another group on another stage cut their set midway due to technical problems. My, oh my! Holy cow! Was this the same band I wasn’t really excited about when I saw them for the first time. Obviously not! The Antwerp squad nailed it big time last night. Much nastier, filthier, sharper and punkier than last March with frontman Elsermans‘ impressive vox cutting like a Swiss knife, drummer Bravo pushing the pace like a hammering madman and guitarist Mauro Bentein doing what he does best: going completely bananas now and then. What a flaming performance that was! Like a sonic steamroller on a swirling mission. Yes, there are still Editors echoes, BUT this cracking Belgian 5-piece rocks harder, rolls heavier and roars fiercer than those mega-stars who lost their soul and energy over the years. Hail hail LAGÜNA! The future is yours! Here’s an idea of their live dynamics…

Click here to stream for, not yet released tracks

Picture this from yesterday’s gig…


Mental guitarist…


These boots are made for walking…


Hell yeah…


Trash…


In trance, in the back…


The drummer has left the building…

LAGÜNA: Facebook

(all concert pics by Turn Up The Volume!)

THE COATHANGERS – High Voltage Punk Party Delirium In Belgium…

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THE COATHANGERS – Trefpunt, Ghent, Belgium – 24 May 2017

My hometown Ghent (Belgium) is a paradise for national and international alternative music. Yearly you can attend countless small festivals giving a podium to all genres of enthralling non-mainstream music. Fabtastic! Yesterday another new event was organized for the very first time. PSYCH OVER 9000 (9000 : postal code of Ghent) presented ten – you already guessed it – psychedelia fueled bands from different continents. It was a really hot (temperature) night with several hot (performances) acts! And the hottest of them all… THE COATHANGERS. A flaming and experienced garage punk rock turbo out of Atlanta, Georgia. After five albums and a million gigs they know perfectly how to start and end a delirious party. You bet! 1-2-3-4! Yes, at times I had hallucinations about the Ramones.
The fervent ladies turned red-hot from the first nasty riff on and never looked back,
except when they swapped instruments in the steamy finale. This is what memorable shows are all about. Sultry, fervid and non-stop energy! When you play this clip at max volume you’ll get an idea of what I try to stutter here…

Live…


Delirium…


1-2-3-4…


PJ Harvey…


Meet and greet…


Happy Birthday, Crook Kid…

And here’s their brand new EP…


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THE COATHANGERS: Website – Facebook – Twitter

(concert pics: Turn Up The Volume!)


Thirsty party indeed…

THE SHIVAS – Sweaty Garage Rock Ecstasy In Belgium…

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THE SHIVAS – Café Afsnis, Ghent, Belgium – 24 May 2017

My hometown Ghent (Belgium) is a paradise for national and international alternative music. Yearly you can attend countless small festivals giving a podium to all genres of enthralling non-mainstream music. Fabtastic! Yesterday another new event was organized for the very first time. PSYCH OVER 9000 (9000 : postal code of Ghent) presented ten – you already guessed it – psychedelia fueled bands from different continents. It was a really hot (temperature) night with several hot (performances) acts! One of them: the stellar trio THE SHIVAS from Oregon, Portland. After seeing/hearing them going berserk I’m quite sure they are the gloriously noisy grandchildren from garage rock legends THE SONICS . Wow! Their live set was steamy, swinging and smoking from the very first kick. This footage will give you an idea about their intensity and glowing fever…

Don’t’ miss this heated three-piece when they invade your neighbourhood. They are on a holy mission to turn you on. Trust me, they can and they will, they showed it yesterday …

THE SHIVAS: Facebook – Twitter – Bandcamp


Sweaty…


Screamy…


And fans of… Death Valley Girls

(pics by Turn Up The Volume!)