It Happened Last Night
¡Forward Russia! March Through NYC
NEW YORK, NY: The Leeds dance-punk quartet celebrate dancing's legality in the Big Apple.
By Spin Staff 11.29.06 4:00 AM
The Bowery Ballroom was full of sweat, beer, and exclamations points when Leeds quartet ¡Forward Russia! steamrolled through their set last night. "I've heard that dancing in New York City isn't illegal anymore, so go ahead!" exclaimed guitarist Whiskas when his band took the stage. Heeding his call, the crowd pogoed to the group's high-octane dance-punk with as much gusto as frontman Tom Woodhead, who tangled himself in his mic's cord. Unafraid to flail around and jump offstage, Woodhead railed through the tracks off Give Me a Wall, his presence delightfully spastic and his tenor extra vein popping. LAURA MARCUS / PHOTOS BY MITCHELL FRYE
>> Listen to ¡Forward Russia! on Napster
We asked: Since ¡Forward Russia!'s from Leeds, what's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of England? COMMENT
Name: Eivind Karlsen
Age: 22
Hometown: Helensburgh, Scotland
Occupation: Architect
"My family is there and I get to see them!"
Name: Rosemary Simon
Age: 23
Hometown: Skokie, IL
Occupation: Grassroots media manager
"Depressed mining towns."
Name: Pavel Turek
Age: 27
Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation: Journalist
"British tourists who come to Prague to party."
Name: Anne Stewart
Age: 30
Hometown: Denver, CO
Occupation: Hairstylist
"The summer in between my junior and senior year."
Name: Allison Bryce Campbell
Age: 29
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Occupation: Hairdresser
"My boyfriend who lives there."
Name: Andrew Parks
Age: 25
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Occupation: Writer
"All the hype."
Name: Marie Angeletti
Age: 22
Hometown: Marseilles, France
Occupation: Student/photographer
"Beer!"
Name: Erin Gay
Age: 27
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Account executive
"The Fashion & Textile Museum."
Name: Stefan Bubik
Age: 20
Hometown: Graz, Austria
Occupation: Medicine student
"Pete Doherty."
Name: Greg Bresnitz
Age: 24
Hometown: Bala Cynwyd, PA
Occupation: Event coordinator
"Bangers and mash."
He's too sexy for his ¡shirt!
Woodhead in the crowd
No need to give this guy a wall
