Music Rock&Pop
■ Tom Russell and Malcolm Holcombe Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 353 8000. 8pm. £12.50. This LA-born, El Paso-based folkster has been described as music’s answer to Walt Whitman and his songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith and KD Lang. He is supported by rugged Appalachian singer Malcolm Holcombe. Part of Celtic Connections. ■ Vivian Girls Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. New York trio who combine girl group melodies with Mary Chain shoegaze distortion. ■ The Zico Chain and To The Bones King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Snarling Britrockers who dig Motorhead and QOTSA. Edinburgh ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with poppy rock from Edinburgh band Sebastian Dangerfield. FREE Alex Hodgson The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm. See Wed 13.
Thursday 21 Glasgow ■ Baroness and Titus Gein Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Florida sludge rock/hardcore band supported by local synth prog metal outfit. ■ Sandi Thom and Alex Cornish Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50. The London- based Scottish songstress who rose to fame webcasting performances from her basement on MySpace returns with material from third album, Merchants and Thieves. Part of Celtic Connections. ■ Texas Songwriters in the Round O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. A foursome of rootsy
songwriting talent from the Lone Star State: Tom Russell, Kimmie Rhodes, Sam Baker and Slaid Cleaves present original compositions inspired by their lives and musical upbringings. Part of Celtic Connections. ■ Alan McKim, Sol and Less Than Sober The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. 8pm. £2. Paisley troubadour headlines. ■ Cake Free Bakesale Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Bands hosted by Johnny Terrell. FREE The Duelling Winos and The Parting Box 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. This band are described as ‘the Beatles versus Monty Python’. Does that not make them The Rutles? ■ Hiroshima Blackout Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.punk. FREE Syth, Ultimate Punch, Defence and Dead End MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Anthemic power metal from Syth.
Magnets Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38
Edinburgh ✽✽ X Lion Tamer and Fridge Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. Free but ticketed. More top notch local indie at The Mill. Free tickets from www.themill- live.com. ■ Dropkick and Tourettes The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Indie power pop and alt.country rock. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 7. ✽✽ Eagleowl, Found and Oates Register Street, 556 7060. 8.30pm. £5. Versus is a new live music night where musicians perform on the same stage at the same time, duelling track by track. This opening event features alt.folksters Eagleowl and art pop from Found. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 7. Field The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West
Rolo Tomassi ‘Synth driven mathcore’: surely everyone’s favourite subgenre. Signed to Hassle Records and
fronted by the diminutive Eva Spence, Rolo Tomassi specialise in complex, abrasive, clattering hardcore punk mixed with stabbing rave blast beats for a truly unique fusion of metal and electronica. ■ Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Tue 19 Jan.
70 THE LIST 7–21 Jan 2010
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. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 7
Edinburgh ■ The Corrie Dick Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Jazz and funk from this quintet of jazz majors on the BA Applied Music Course at Strathclyde. FREE Sammy’s Swingers The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8.30pm. Six-piece swing act from Glasgow. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 8
Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm. £tbc. Great music from the Jam House house band The Flavours, with a range of talented guest artists. ■ Public Information The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). A swinging programme from the jazzy and backbeat four-piece. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including funky beats from Golan Heights (8 Jan) and hip hop funk from The Ordinary All-Stars (15 Jan).
Saturday 9
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3.30pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm. £tbc. See Fri 8. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. FREE Faye Levy Trio Eighty Queen Street Bar and Restaurant, 80 Queen Street, 226 5097. 9.30pm. Live jazz sounds from singer Levy and this cool trio. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, including electro/acoustic reggae meets dance beats in the hands of Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow (9 Jan) followed by funky, jazzy hip hop from Bristol’s The Giants (16 Jan).
Sunday 10
Glasgow FREE Richard Burton Trio Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3–6pm. The alto sax man is joined by Ronnie Rae and Crawford McCallum for some action of the Desmond, Parker and Monk ilk. Edinburgh ■ Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Opportunity to hear some of the latest emerging singers perform in an intimate setting with the cream of Scotland’s jazz musicians. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. This fortnight features
Stephen Duffy (10 Jan) and Keith Edwards (17 Jan). ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Monday 11 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble.
Tuesday 12 Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues & Swing Train The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hurt and friends (chess sets available). ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Funk Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk guitarist and DJ Aki leads this two drummer-fuelled funk band.
Wednesday 13 Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Weekly jazz residency with a house quartet of Lorne Cowieson, Euan Stevenson, Andy Sharkey and Jim Drummond.
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece. ■ Soul Society The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Funk and blues from Mike Kearney’s four-piece.
Thursday 14 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 13. FREE Sammy’s Swingers The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8.30pm. See Thu 7. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 7.
Friday 15 Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 8pm. £tbc. See Fri 8. ■ Billy Thom Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). The Scottish drummer’s swinging jazz unit. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 8.
Saturday 16
Glasgow ■ Hot Club of Cowtown and Red Stick Ramblers O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Hot jazz/western swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown are joined by Louisiana Cajun dynamos the Red Stick Ramblers for a grand old rootsy hoedown at the ABC. Part of Celtic Connections. Check out the GreatOffers on page 6