Iron Lung, Slant, Direct Threat and Crawl Space / WHAT WE LIKE Fest, Show 1/ Cat Rose photos

Direct Threat (All Cat Rose photos)

Crawl Space.

It was a ripper.

There's Something Hard in There was present for Show 1 of the blistering 3-day WHAT WE LIKE Fest to celebrate Iron Lung Records' 18th anniversary on April 18 at the Vera Project in Seattle.

Pounding the stage to bits were Iron Lung (Seattle), Slant (South Korea), Direct Threat (Denver) and Crawl Space (Seattle).

"We call it WHAT WE LIKE because every single band and person contributing something is fucking awesome and well worth your attention, and well because it’s what we like," Iron Lung says.

Here are Cat Rose's photos from the night:

Direct Threat

Crawl Space

Iron Lung

Slant

RIP Mike Peters of the Alarm

Andy photo from Seattle in 2017.

Mike Peters of the Alarm left a massive impact on us all with his uplifting songs and captivating spirit. Through him, we receive the never-ending drive to live our lives to the fullest. A hero and an inspiration.

Cat and I visited Peters' hometown of Rhyl, Wales in 1993, strolled down to the beach, stayed at the Imperial Hotel and played pool with (and beat) one of Peters' old school chums in the pub below. The Load of Mischief was another cool nearby pub that we checked out and we also dined at Boswell's, feasting on a stellar steak meal. A great visit.

I met him twice at Alarm gigs and he gave me a hello and a big smile.

-- Andy