Convulsions

The Convulsions are a Punk Blues band originally based in Chicago when Ben Ruth, band founder, brought with him from England the old concept of British Rhythm and Blues as a sweat pouring, often blood letting, shaking manic musical experience with roots in bands such as the Yardbirds, Pretty Things, Animals, Big Three, (okay, even lunatics like Screaming Lord Sutch) and on the US side, Blues Magoo's, Wailers, Sonics, Standells, Ramones, Iggy Pop et al: groups who shared similar heroes in Little Richard, James Brown, Howlin' Wolf, and any number of truly touched and demented kings and queens of iconoclastic riff based mayhem during the US's turbulent musical past.
British Punk Blues combines elements of Rock, Blues, 50's rock and roll, and 60's Soul. British Rhythm and Punk Blues has always been characteristicly very high energy, somewhat insane, yet strangely demented, and without pills and frills.
British Punk Blues combines all of the above with thundering 70's ghetto funk and 80's & 90's punk energy.
British Punk Blues demolishes emo rock with gusto wherever it finds it.
The Convulsions - Pewsey Music Festival - August 2007