Butch Kassidy

Name, where are you from?
Butch Kassidy from West Ealing (Fionn, Aron, Levent and Tom).

Describe your style in three words?
Secretion, competition, desk.

Best gig you’ve ever been to?
L: Lightning Bolt (Underworld Camden, 2019). Even though Lightning Bolt is 'just' a two-piece band, they are definitely the loudest and most energetic live band I've seen so far.

If you could be on the line up with any two bands in history?
F: Roger Miller and Cannibal Corpse. I like Robin Hood, roller skating and large necks.

Which Subcultures have influenced you?
T: New York no wave. Wacken Open Air Facebook group.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
A: King Henry VIII or George Harrison.

Of all of the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
F: The Alley Cat Bar on Denmark Street. Unfortunately, the Alley Cat has now closed down but we played some of our first shows there. They were hectic and erratic. It was dark, damp and dirty with mucky water coming up from the old wooden floorboards but anything went. With 1am sets and generally no time constraints Max more or less let us do whatever we wanted. This is cool, I approve.

Greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
L: Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. He has just this really unusual, calm, creative style of playing the guitar while managing to write catchy riffs, chord progressions and songs throughout the whole BRMC discography. His unique voice and the fact that he's playing multiple instruments just adds to him being underrated.

For more on Butch Kassidy, including where to stream their debut EP 'Heath' and details on all upcoming shows visit linktr.ee/butch_kassidy_.