Music Rock&Pop
I Band Showcase Whistlebinkies. 46 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. See Tue 20.
I The Out House Jam The Out House. 12a Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668. 9pm. Free. See Tue 20.
I Open Mic Blind Poet. 32c West Nicolson Street. 667 0876. 10pm. Free. See Tue 20.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow
I Alexisonfire ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Screamo quintet from Southern Ontario. Canada. hailed as successors to At the Drive-In. with their star in the ascendant.
I The Bees and Candie Payne ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £8.50. Over—14s show. Shuflly. psychedelic folk pops ensemble in contention for the accolade of the lsle of Wight's greatest export.
I Nine Inch Nails Carling Academy Glasgow. 121 Eglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Grinding industrial metal overlord Trent Reznor once again takes the helm. See 5 Reasons. page 69.
I Saxon, Rose Tattoo and Masterplan The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 7pm. £17.50. Over- 14s show. The return of one of old school hair metal‘s most fondly regarded combos. Denim patched up with bar towels and unwashed hair de rigueur at this little soirée.
I The Venture, Deep Sea Souls, Ping Pong Banana Show and Granger Rockers. 14 Midland Street. 221 0726. 7.30pm. £4. Local band line- up. including mellow indie rockers PPBS. I Acoustic Open Stage The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 352 9996. 8pm. Free. See Wed 21.
I Michael Simons Tchai ()vna. 169 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. See Wed 21.
I The Multi-Coloured T Time Speakeasy Tchai Ovna. 42 Otago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Free. Open mic/jam session hosted by Tom Snowball.
I Remote Glare, Passion Beyond Reason and Dead Religion Barfly (upstairs). 260 Clyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Metal and hardcore.
I Alterkicks King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Top indie action from Kaiser Chiefs labelmates.
I Electric Boy Shock and Bozilla 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. The End of the Month Club celebrates five years of celebrating ends of months with the usual mix of live music. visuals and sideshow attractions. I None my Equal and l-lellhouse Bar Bloc. l 17 Bath Street. 574 6066. 9pm. Free. See Sat 24 for NME.
I Field Music, The Ruby Suns and The Parsonage The Hold (under Admiral Bar). Waterloo Street. Field Music hail from the same North East scene as Futureheads and Maximo Park but cite more diverse influences. ranging from Big Star to Thelonious Monk. Their album Tones o/"Iim'n is one of the year’s best so far. Support from 40-strong country choir The Parsonage.
Edinburgh
I Foals, Disco Drive and Dance Lazurus Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 220 6176. 7pm. £4. Nano techno with guitars.
I Down the Tiny Steps, Keith Douglas and Rob St John Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 8—16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £tbc. Idiosyncratic Fence Collective mover and shaker headlines. I Napier Live The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £3.50. A night of new music featuring students from the Napier BA Popular Music degree course.
I Gavin Urie Beanscene. 2 Grosvenor Street. 346 8043. 9pm. Free. See Thu 15.
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I Grace Emilys and Tiny Robots Southern Bar. 22 South Clerk Street. 667 2289. 9pm. Free. Night of indie pop headlined by Dundee‘s Grace Emilys.
I Wynd, Maya 29 and Dancing Mice Bannerman‘s. Niddry Street. 556 3254.
3 9.30pm. £4. Rock night.
I The Steve Agnew Band Blind Poet. 32c West Nicolson Street. 667 0876. 10pm. Free. See Wed 21.
Glasgow
I Little Man Tate Queen Margaret Union. 22 University Gardens. 339 9784. 7pm. £9. Ditty guitar pop outfit from Sheffield.
I Matt Willis ABC. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s
show. [ix-Busted member and I'm a
Celebrity King of the Jungle pursues a pseudo-Robbie solo career..
I Nine Inch Nails Carling Academy Glasgow. 121 Eglinton Street. 0870 771 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. See Wed 28. I Evan Crichton Brel. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 8pm. Free. Ex-
. Pariah/Sky at Night man performs at this : Out to Play night. i I Hyena Barfly. 260 Clyde Street. 0870
907 0999. 8pm. £4. I James Chadwick St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902.
8pm. £6 (£4). Finalist in the Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. singer/songwriter
James Chadwick embraces rock. folk. roots. blues. jazz and indie.
I Kung Fu, Daniel Healy, 101 Soul and Magma Child Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Strokes/Stereophonics inlluences from
Kung Fu.
I The Pedestrians and Madskull
Box. 431 Sauchiehall Street. 0141 332 i 5431. 8pm. Free. Bluesy. garagey combo
headline this local bill.
I Thetwilightsad Nice’n‘Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8.30pm. Experimental altfolk.
I White Magic Mono. 12 Kings Court.
King Street. 553 2400. 8.30pm. £6.50.
Vaudeville and 70s folk influences from
a this Drag City Records act.
, I The Jetpack Penguins, Chaser,
2 Seventh Star and The Missing
Swimmers 13th Note Cafe. 50—60 King
Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £4. Arctic Monkeys-style indie from Jetpack Penguins.
I Foals The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. 10.30pm. £5 (£3). Nano techno with guitars at this week's Club NME.
Edinburgh 1 I My Alamo, Spider Simpson and
The Mexicolas Cabaret Voltaire. 36—38 Blair Street. 2206176. 7pm. £6. Black Country rockers following in the Black Sabbath tradition.
I Dressed to Kill The Exchange. 55 Grove Street. 443 0404. 7.30pm. £10. A tribute to the rock gods in make-up. Kiss. I The Dead Beat Club and Dropkick Heriot-Watt University Union. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. Free. Acoustic rock-pop delights from DBC with
; alt.country from Dropkick.
g I Trap 6, V2 Schneider and The
1 Paranoid Monkeys The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558
7604. 9pm. £tbc. Hard rocking from Trap 6 at this lncite night.
I Dead Sea Souls Bannerman's. Niddry Street. 556 3254. 9.30pm. £4. Indie.
; Dundee
I Bryan Ferry Caird Hall. City Square. ()1382 434940. 7pm. £45. The smoky
f voiced singing legend and former Roxy Music frontman continues his solo career.
Paisley
I David Gray Paisley Town Hall. Abbey Close. 887 1010. 7.30pm. The piano/guitar man with the bobbly head tours the towns of Scotland. solo and acoustic.
Jazz
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson.
Thursday 15
Glasgow
I The Kings of Swing Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renlield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm. £16.50. A rollercoaster ride of finger-clicking fun celebrating the best of the Rat Pack era with the Kings of Swing Orchestra.
Edinburgh
I Laura MacDonald-Martina Almgren Quartet Jazz Centre. The Lot. 4/6 Grassmarket. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. Scotland‘s alto sax bandleader. MacDonald. joins forces with Swedish drummer and bandleader. Altngren. for some up beat grooves. swing and sophisticated rhythms. Parr ofjazz from Sweden.
I Chris Lyons Trio The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 9.30pm. Free. Pianist and his unorthodox jazz trio.
including hip hop. funk and rap from Mosa Funk Club ( 17 Feb) and acid jazz. funk and reggae from Gecko 3 (24 Feb).
Dundee
I Anders Bergcrantz and Konrad Wiszniewski Quartet Satchmo's. 51—53 Meadowside. 01382 434940. 8pm. £7.50. Fire and passion from Swedish trumpeter Bergcrantz as he links tip with i one of Scotland's best quartets. Part of Jazz from Sweden.
Sunday 18
Edinburgh
I Rosey Blue Duo Cafe Grande. I84 Bruntsfield Place. 228 1 188. 7pm. Free. Upbeat jazz outfit.
Monday 19
Edinburgh I The Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290.
9pm. Free. Expect a rich mix of styles as ‘ laces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week.
m I
: 2019. 8pm. £10 (£4). The far-out music
Glasgow I Laura MacDonald-Martina Almgren Quartet City Halls: Recital
Rooms. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £10. See Thu 15. Edinburgh
I Steve Kettley’s Odd Times Jazz Centre. The Lot. 4/6 Grassmarket. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. Jazz-based performance with strong world and Oriental influenced tunes by this saxophonist/llautist/composer (Cauld Blast Orchestra. Salsa Celtica) and his band.
I Nick Gould’s Jazz Main The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9.30pm. Free. Melodic jazz from the Edinburgh tenorist and band featuring award-winning trumpeter Colin Steele. I Q-Factor Queen's Hall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. Dialogues. Edinburgh‘s annual electronic music festival. invades The Queen's Hall to deliver Q-Factor. a survey of some of the best local and international experimental jazz and free improvisation with live electronics.
Dundee
I The Kings of Swing Caird Hall. City
Square. 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £15.50 (£14.50). See Thu 15.
Glasgow
I The George Penman Jazzmen Downtown. 6/8 Waterloo Street. 221 0500. 2.30pm. Free. Vintage New Orleans
i jazz with a 50s flavour from this stalwart
of the Scottish jazz scene.
Edinburgh
I The Mellotones Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 2--5pm. Free. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists.
I Trio Jazz The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 3.30pm. Free. Relaxed afternoon slot with the house trio on piano (or guitar). bass and drums.
I Nick Gould’s Jazz Main Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant. 80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. See Fri 16. I The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 9.30pm. Free. Varying line-ups of top musicians. assembled each week by mainstay of the Edinburgh jazz scene. drummer Bill Kyle. I Fish Fry The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 220 4290. 1 1.30pm—3am. £5. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJs Erik D‘Viking and Astroboy.
Tuesday 20
Edinburgh
>11 Mr McFall’s Chamber with Kathryn Tickell & Tim Garland Queen’s Hall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668
group. formed around a core string quartet from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
push back more musical boundaries
joined by piper Tickell as they play her [.UIY/CILYIICIWS with a world premiere of jazz saxophonist Garland's In 7)‘(llt.§‘/(Iii()ll ;
as well as Agustin Fernandez's Botanic
Spit/er.
I The SHJQ Quartet The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers Street. 2204290. 10.30pm. Free. Upbeat group featuring Bill Kyle (drums). Doug Tiplady (saxes). Paul
Kirby (piano) and Kevin Glasgow (bass).
Wednesday 21
Glasgow I Michael Simons Tchai Ovna. 169 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2.
: Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk. ; blues and beyond.
Edinburgh
I Phil Bancroft Quartet Jazz Centre. The Lot. 4/6 Grassmarket. 467 5200. 8.30pm. £7. Catchy melodies. hard groove. edgy. off-beat tunes and everything in between from acclaimed
tenor saxophonist Phil Bancroft and band.
I Jazz Jam and Open Mic Session f Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant.
80 Queen Street. 226 5097. 9pm. Free. l'iighty's trusty open mic session is still going strong — all are welcome to join in
the fun.
Stirling
>3: Mr McFalls Chamber with
Kathryn Tickell 8. Tim Garland
Tolbooth. Jail Wynd. 01786274000. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 20.
Edinburgh
I Jan Allan-Brian Kellock Quartet Jazz Centre. The Lot. 4/6 Grassmarket. i 467 5200. 8.30pm. £8. The masterful
Swedish mainstream jazz trumpeter joins Scotland's leading pianist. Kellock. and Danish guitarist Jakob Fischer. Part of Jazz from Sweden.
3 I D’Funkt The Jazz Bar. 1 Chambers ‘
Street. 220 4290. 9.30pm. Free. Hip hop grooves and funky back beats courtesy of Gabriel Latchin (keys). Kevin Glasgow
(guitar) and Jamie Graham (drums).
Glasgow I Raymond Gubbay Cole Porter ; Concert Royal Concert Hall. 2 f Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm.