Air/)llrtely flawless me. with a V» r'vf even tighfe' than the read grit/year; trou'hrs' 'Manda Hire .5 a lll‘:f'lf)‘:.’ of Data Parrrk,
Where? Bloc. Glafgow. 12 Oct. King it it“; (.ilJl‘le)‘.'/. l’) [)H,
in August we ran a series of small shows
rn Scotland's most haunted pub, Nicol f-dwards. lhe hrghlrght for me was the srrnply beautrful fLaglrxrwl. lhey are an Edinburgh lo fr too With double bass. gurtar. vrolrn, ukelele and rrrandolrn. l'herr atmospheric songs really fitted the settrr rg and these rmst-folkers are or res to look out for. (Chris McAuley rs a promoter and DJ With I Hy Sprtfrres). Where? Henry's Cellar Bar. Edinburgh 25 Oct
The Hold Steady
Imagine what rt rnrght sound lrke rf Bruce Springsteen had been krdnapped by The Replacements who. while threatening hrrn wrth a sockful of pennies forced the Boss to route Streets lyrics reworked to relrve a bottle fight rn a front garden of a house party rn some no hoper town in Mrnneapolrs. All thrs rs sung by man who looks lrke the dad from Farm/y Guy but sounds lrke a glam rock Bob Mould. Thrs rs the genrus of The Hold Steady. almost three albums old rn the US but unheard of here. should they manage to drag therr‘ bloated carcasses over here to play lrve they'll prove to us why they really deserve to be r‘unnrng the country. (Mark Robertson rs musrc editor of The Lrstl The Hold Stear’fv's new a/bum Boys and G/I/S rn Arrrerrca rs available on impert on Vagrant Hero/(is. They p/at Scotland In November:
Total number of gigs recorded: 253 (4 October - 31 December)
Urban Dance 2.5% Classical 3% Jazz Indie 26% Pop 13% FO'k 1-100 ROCK 2100
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‘x’rxr the," hat that 'l was " T'ta‘. r,a':rl' feelrrg The r'7.t"'r pe :rrw" ice It strr >rrg. dext'r..rs forearms Vke Pr >p‘",t? tm‘. the gurtars are 'eart, spvter‘, a'vf neurotrr: like Oil/e Oil lt's a man. comfortable place in out '.orr' ears The. have the ‘.'.r‘errd hum of pacple .‘Jil() get up to stuff together it Jrrx and midnight musrr: l lint? rt when bands look like the, belong to a .‘rerrd (:ult lhe, stand str xyk still and face the front of the class. u'rrted rn what they 're srngrng and lookrng lrke a troupe of vaudevrlle gypsres Pop hrxrks aplenty and harmonies one part glam rock. one part The Omen. Right now. I‘m 400 miles away from Glasgow and the Royal We make me fcel like I'm rnrssrrrg the party. r.John rs a member of lfifitlsr.
Where? Bongo (Llub. iidrnburgh, (3 Oct: Mono, Glasgow l? Oct; Nrce ‘n' Slea/y. (Slasgow. l 7 Oct; Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh, 15) Oct.
Frlqhtened Rabbit
lhey've have been in and around Glasgow for a while but played their first Edinburgh show in .July. I first heard them around a year ago when a beautrfully handcraftrxf demo. complete wrth per rcrl sketches of blokes rn balaclavas. appeared at our club. From that demo I was expectrng a lovely little Ioifi shamble of gurrkrness to appear on stage. l'hey were rX)lrshed_ trglrt and pretty rrnmense. (Solon Collette rs music prograrrrrrrer at Cabaret Voltaire). Where? Krng Tut's. Glasgow. 21 Sep.
Brlnq Me the Horizon 'thmrrrggggglrhhh. chugga chugga' not the forthcomrng apocalypse but the battle cry of rapidly rising metal beherrroths rn-the-rrrakrng. Bring Me the Horizon. channellrng the sprrrt of Beelzebub through their guttural hardcore. They may look lrke wee nrpixers who'd have trouble gettrng served fags. let-alone booze. but they unleash an almighty fury of thrash. as rt they've have tapped rnto hell's own stereo. They recently picked up the Best Brrtrsh Newcomer at the Kerrang Awards and these Shows are Just a sample of therr forthcomrng debut Count Your Blessmgs and the first steps to wodd deCrmatron. (Henry Nonhmore rs Clubs editor of The List)
Where? Barfly. Glasgow. Mon 23 Oct; Studio 24. Edrnburgh. Tue 24 Oct
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Where? Mono. Gulfklt‘JL [.1 Sop
No Kllter
\"r’her‘. was working behind the xenue bar rn ESIeaA s. the lead singer of the headline bands wotrld often come up to the and ask my opinion about the act and I'd feign interest. exert titorrgn the band are italled l'ade tr: Nowhere or somethrng cheap and they sound like a bad Oasis trrbute and the crowd rs full of Castlerr‘rrik aunts and uncles etc And then. one nrght. completer out of the blue, No Krlter come on stage and totally blow my rnrnd. lhe thrng that struck me frrst was the raw musrcranshrp. then I fell in love wrth how they merge all the ferrxnousness of therr influences with the melodrc swoop and swrrl of Don Caballero, or even Metronomes. When they play lrve. verns are almost popprng and hearts are (:IOIittilOtl. lCrarg rs part of Unron of Knives).
Where? 18th Note. Glasgow. 26 Sep: Bar Bloc. Glasgow. 27 Sep; Caprtal. Glasgow. 12 Oct
Admrral Bar. Glasgow, 3 Oct
Abominable Iron Sloth
Could there be a band wrth a name more evocatrve of therr sound than the Alx>mrnable Iron Sloth? Maybe Mastodon or Iron Monkey but. lrke those egually hrrsute mammals of metal. the 'Sloth carve rrffs as heavy as the stone age. Cornbrnrng elements of sludge and hardcore. therr self—titled debut rs one of the surprrse metal albums of the year. WrIfully rerectrng current trends. It's the brarnchrld of former erl Haven gurtar tech. Justrn Godfrey. who even roped hrs former employers to be hrs backrng hand. But wrth WI” Haven now reformed. Godfrey's band mates remain a mystery - a fact that only adds to the enrgma of thrs ragefilled beast. (Andrew Borthwrck rs a contrrl'Jutor to The List). Where? Barfly. Glasgow. 17 Oct.
I Kasablan and The Fratellle The people's choice. at least while Oasis’ hiatus continues. SECC, Glasgow, 7 Dec.
I Basement Jan Disco- samba-bollywood-electro specialists. if there is such a thing. SECC, Glasgow. 8 Dec.
I Buucocks Punk legends. and possibly a good Christmas gift for older relatives. ABC. Glasgow, 8 Dec.
I Dragonforce Crazed and somewhat humorous power metal lot. Barrowland. Glasgow. 9 Dec.
I Human League Back in vogue with electro kids and nostalgia buffs. Carling Academy. Glasgow. 9 Dec.
I Placebo Glam-pop dressed as kiddie-frightening goth. 8600. Glasgow, 6 Dec.
I Madellne Peyroux The lady they call the new Billie Holiday. Queen's Hall, Edinburgh. 9 Dec.
I Tenacious D Jack and Kyle finally get an arena to play - expect shitloads of big-budget fun. SECC, Glasgow, 11 Dec.
I The Pogues ‘Fairytale of New York’ might get a play, just possibly. Carling Academy, Glasgow, 11 & 12 Dec.
I Madness A new entrant to the familiar roster of seasonal nostalgia. SECC, Glasgow, 12 Dec.
I Paolo Nutlni Much-hyped Paisley boy undertakes a one- city mini-tour. Barrowland. Glasgow, 14 Dec; Carling Academy, Glasgow, 15 Dec.
I The Roots Seminal hip hop and jazz-funk outfit from Philadelphia. Carling Academy, Glasgow, 17 Dec.
I SOLD OUT! The tickets are all gone for among others, New Order, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Scissor sisters, The Zutons. Wolfmother, George Michael, Hot Chip and AFI so we’ve not put all of them in here. But sign up for our daily e-news service the Lunchbox and you’ll recieve up to the minute info on all the latest announcments. Sign up at www.list.co.uk. Alternatively, see Surface Noise in the Music section every issue.
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