When Phinky of thepunksite.com sent me the message about checking out Grade 2 from the UK because it is: “A cracking good band,” and I could go “If I fancy it,” I took a quick listen via YouTube and within 30 seconds I knew I wanted to go. I like that old-school Brit sound, and Grade 2 does that with a modern approach to it. I was extra excited to go when I found out that Crazy And The Brains was on the bill, as I had discovered that band’s epic cover of Iggy Pop‘s Punk Rocker some time ago. Upon arriving at the show, the awesome presence of Slaughterhouse added another band to love into my ever-growing list of bands that rule. I had never been to Chain Reaction before even though this small club has been there longer than I know. I never went because back in the early 2000R...