Music Rock&Pop
■ Vile Vile Creatures, Trashkit, Bloody Knee and Scragfight The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 7pm. £6 (£5). Manchester’s answer to The Gossip and Erase Errata are joined by local riot grrrls Scragfight and London punks Trashkit on this bill. ■ Whole Lotta Led The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12. Gloucestershire-based Led Zeppelin tribute band, approved by Jimmy Page. ■ Scott Charles McDonald, Timebomb Soldiers, The Stagger Rats, The Katet and Huxley Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Indie Rocks night. ■ Ian Siegal The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £12. Acclaimed British bluesman. ■ Nick Harper The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8pm. £10. Singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Nick ‘son of Roy’ Harper takes his show on the road – attention all ‘Harponauts’ (as only the man himself calls them). ✽✽ The Telescopes and St Deluxe Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. After eight years shoegazers The Telescopes are back with new album Third Wave, supported by local kindred spirits. See 5 Reasons, page 35. ■ Erik Hassle King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Quirky soulful pop from Sweden’s Hassle. FREE The Scruffs Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Guitar-based rock. FREE Catcher, The Cavorters, The System, John & the Giants and Skinny Villains Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Commercial pop/rock from Catcher. FREE My Old Blue Terraplane The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. Rhythm’n’blues. ■ The Second Hand Marching Band and Over the Wall 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Eighteen-piece folk dance party with Canadian guests. ■ Humanzi King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. £5. CANCELLED.
Irvine ■ Hells Bells Magnum Theatre, Harbourside, 01294 278381. 7pm. £15 (£10). AC/DC tribute act to rock your socks.
Motherwell ✽✽ BMX Bandits, The Primary 5 and John McCulloch Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £13 (£12). Lanarkshire’s BMX Bandits, melodic rockers The Primary 5 and Soup Dragons frontman Jim McCulloch form a bill with a distinctly local flavour. Part of Motherwell Music Festival. Peebles ■ Strange Brew Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Classic rockers Strange Brew play tracks from the likes of Cream, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and many more.
Berwickshire ■ Rowchester Music Festival Rowchester House, Greenlaw, 11.30am. £10–£15. Music festival, strictly limited to 1500 tickets, with some of the UK’s hottest emerging bands (including Fluke, The Boxheads, The Hurricanes and Tie For Jack), a secret garden, chill out zone, kids area, quality food and drink and DJ afterparty.
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38 THE LIST 13–20 Aug 2009
Sunday 16 Glasgow FREE Duckstock The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 1pm. The Flying Duck celebrates the spirit of Woodstock, on its 40th anniversary, with this all-day event, with acts to be confirmed. ■ The Privates Hammond Orchestra The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Hammond-driven instrumental group play an afternoon show. ■ Leftover Crack, Antimaniax and My Own Religion Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Hardcore punk outfit formed by members of Choking Victim, Suicidal Tendencies, F-Minus and Blindsided. ■ Rumours of Fleetwood Mac The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £15. The Mick Fleetwood- approved tribute act who cover the gamut of Mac material from the Peter Green era to the Buckingham/Nicks days. ■ Captain Yellowshirt and Taking Out Tomorrow Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Over-16s show. Rock gig. FREE Homework, Rose Parade and Emma Jane Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music.
■ Out of Samsara, Always Read the Label and Scores Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Biffy/Mogwai wall of noise from OOS. FREE Ian Forbes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Singer/songwriter. ■ The Ocean Fracture, Khunnt and Katerwaul 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Progressive metal line-up.
Berwickshire ■ Rowchester Music Festival Rowchester House, Greenlaw, 11.30am. £10–£15. See Sat 15. Irvine ■ Eddi Reader and Heidi Talbot Magnum Theatre, Harbourside, 01294 313010. 7.30pm. £17.50. One of contemporary British music’s leading ladies. Incorporating pop, jazz, folk, Burns and ballads.
Motherwell ■ JJ Gilmour and Kevin McDermott Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £14 (£13). Former Silencers vocalist performs tracks from second album The Boy who Didn’t Fall, with support from witty and talented singer-songwriter
Motherwell Music Festival with the sound of music with a series of live gigs through August. Taking in a variety of styles from folk and jazz to rock and indie including Donnie Munro, Martin Taylor, BMX Bandits (pictured) and Teenage Fanclub (see listings for details). ■ Motherwell Concert Hall, Motherwell, Thu 13–Sat 29 Aug. The streets of Motherwell (well Motherwell Concert Hall) ring
Kevin McDermott. Part of Motherwell Music Festival.
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Glasgow ■ CJ Ramone, Mike TV and Fire Exit Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £12. Bassist who replaced Dee Dee Ramone in the legendary NYC punk band. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. ■ Better Luck Next Year, Strangetouch, Something for Example Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Over-16s show. Rock bill. FREE Marshan, Big Bad Bad and David Burns Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Super-heavy stoner rock from Marshan. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. Weekly open stage. FREE Pamela Quinn, Acoustic Del, Weekend Tears and Tegan Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Weekly AcousticAid night of unplugged performances. Dundee ■ Crohnsfest 09 Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 4pm–midnight. £5. All dayer featuring bands offering everything from Biffy- esque indie, to tech metal, to screamo pop – Proceed, Enaura, Mason, Glass Wolves and more all feature on the bill.
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Hours Hampden Park, Letherby Glasgow ■ The Joshua Tree Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 3pm. £3. U2 tribute to get you in the mood for tonight’s gig by the real thing. ✽✽ U2, Glasvegas and The Drive, 616 6000. 5pm. £30–£150. Now for the real thing. The band who are the very definition of stadium rock return with their latest extravaganza – an in-the-round show entitled U2 360 which should be an awesome sight (and sound). See feature, page 8. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark.
✽✽ Crystal Stilts Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm.
£8.50. Dark new wave from Brooklyn. ■ Enfant Bastard, The Foundling Wheel and Asthmatic Astronaut Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Electronica line-up. FREE Incrediboy & the Forget- Me-Nots MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Elliot Smith-influenced outfit. ■ Reachback, There Lies History and Recreating Existence Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Over-16s show. Rock. ■ Sonic Boom Six and The Scudpuppetz King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Over-14s show. Ska punk bill, headlined by a four-piece described as ‘Ms Dynamite fronts The Clash’. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night: Lou Reed vs Bowie 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Performers slug it out over who’s best, just as Lou and Bowie used to scrap over the years. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency. FREE Oran Mor Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Free acoustic session and open mic.