Mad About Rock

RUTS DC will headline the first ever Westworld Calling show, which takes place in London on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at O2 Islington Academy. Joining them on a stellar bill are Chelsea, Chron Gen and 1919, all Westworld Recordings label mates. RUTS DC + CHELSEA + CHRON GEN + 1919 September 2017 2nd LONDON – Westworld Calling @ O2 Islington Academy Doors are at 5:00 pm and tickets are available via Stargreen (02077348932 / www.stargreen.com) With their roots undoubtedly deeply set in the initial mid-to-late seventies punk explosion, The Ruts, and then RUTS DC , very quickly developed into a musical hybrid that took in so much more than the basic three-chord-1234 that dominated much of what was labelled as punk. Already accomplished musicians, they effortlessly weaved reggae, ska, dub, rock and post-punk influences into a musical catalogue that is as inspiring and powerful now as it was when it was created. The tragic death of their original frontman Malcolm Owen in 1980, ...