Live4ever Presents: Working Men’s Club


Working Mens Club 1




Who?

Syd Minsky – Vocals, Guitar, Programmer
Giulia Bonometti – Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Jake Bogacki – Drums, Guitar
Liam Ogburn – Bass, Keys

Where?

Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Italy, Widnes.

Why?

The Velvet Underground, Television, Talking Heads, The Clean, Gang of Four, Delta 5.

How?

We formed out of boredom at college.

Past?

We were all in different bands before forming WMC, Syd was (and still is) in a band called Liberal Violence, Jake was in a band called Charlies Girls, Giulia was in a band in Italy called Own Boo and Liam’s been in countless bands but still plays in one band in particular called Dream English Kid.

Present?

Post punk for the 21st century.

Future?

We’d definitely like to release more music and play some festivals this summer, Green Man and End Of The Road in particular.

Did you know?

There’s loads, but to start with we’ve gone through seven bass players within a year of forming this band. We parted ways with one after he fell off a chair onto his back mid-set, and then introduced Giulia as an Italian mistress down a microphone onstage.



What’s next?

We’ve got loads of shows lined up this year so keep your eyes peeled for what’s next.

Live4ever:

The drums and hi-hat hit you first, before being joined by a bassline Peter Hook would be proud of. Then in comes the guitar that scratches against your psyche before Sydney Minsky-Sargeant addresses you with his forthright vocals. The guitar moves on, whirling your ear waves around as Giula Bonometti channels The Strokes in their pomp whilst delivering subtle but powerful harmonies. The outro combines layers of spiky guitar, that solid bass and drums whilst sprinkling what is surely a snippet from the Doctor Who theme tune.

‘Be happy when the sun shines, when it’s too bright don’t close your eyes’ may go against your optician’s advice, but it’s an excellent mantra on which to build a platform for what will surely be great things to come.

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