Music Rock&Pop
Edinburgh ■ Frank Turner Chuck Ragan The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £12. Solo gig from the Million Dead man, heading away from alt.rock into folkier pastures. ■ Mumford & Sons The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. SOLD OUT. London indie folk troupe. ■ Skindred, Panic Cell and Forever Never Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Described as ‘Bad Brains meets the Deftones’, reggaefied punk metallers Skindred say their gigs are closer to a sound system performance than a conventional metal gig. ■ Wild Palms The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £tbc. See Mon 15. FREE The Regent Showcase The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. 8pm. For the first ever live music event at the pub, singer-songwriter Cameron Phail has organised a line-up of Danny McGeever, Rossco Galloway, Aaron Write, Mark Corbit, Craig ‘HP’ Neilson, Caragh Nugent, Hailey Beavis, Colin Brenin and Sam Barber, as well as comedian Muzz Hamilton and poet Gavin Duvet.
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Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Glasgow ✽✽ Mono Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Extreme guitar dynamics from Mono, who have been compared to Godspeed You Black Emperor. ■ Paloma Faith and La Shark O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. The latest post-Amy Winehouse jazz- tinged pop chanteuse takes the stage with a strong voice and a burlesque background which informs her theatrical performance. ■ Panic Cell and Town Called Hell Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7.50. Heavy metal band with Pantera and Metallica influences. ■ Stiff Little Fingers Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. If it’s St Patrick’s Day, it must be Ireland’s favourite delinquent punk sons with their annual Barrowland gig. FREE ALBINo MoNK Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Glasgow alt.rock four-piece. FREE Andripov, Cha Cha Hells, Ratistas and Supermarionation MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Downtempo electronica from Andripov. ■ Bands in The Buff The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 8pm. £4. Indie rock line-up includes Toy Tin Soldier, The Deals, The Toi and Jim & the Bank Holidays. ■ The Committee and Pink Panther Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Benefit for victims of the Haiti earthquake. FREE Joshua Tree Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. U2 tribute. ■ James McCartney King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. See Sun 14. FREE The Barents Sea and Jonathan Snee Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 8.30pm. Weekly Honky Tonk night of acoustic sounds.
Edinburgh ■ Crab Tea Eclectic Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £5. Degree show fundraiser. ■ Justin Grounds Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Electro-acoustic show mixing drum & bass with samples, pianos and violins. ■ Pensioner, Bronto Skylift and Degrassi Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Formerly Dundonian electro punks Alamos.
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■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. See Wed 10. ■ Dancing Queen Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £18.50–£22.50. Celebrate timeless hits from the Swedish super- group. ■ Los Mondo Bongo and Sad Society Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £10–£12. Punk with a ska edge. ■ Southern Remedy The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 8pm. £3. Acoustic blues. Thursday 18
Glasgow ■ Boyce Avenue and Nick Howard Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £17. Over-14s show. Florida-based fraternal trio playing melodic and acoustic rock. ■ For The Fallen Dreams The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Michigan metalcore quintet. ■ Times New Viking Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Lo-fi indie racket from Ohio, much indebted to early Sonic Youth. FREE The Albion, The Bangs, The Cairos, The Jaconellis and Sinister Flynn MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Rock, funk and ska sounds from SF, now with added trumpet and sax. ■ Cake Free Bakesale Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Bands hosted by Johnny Terrell. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 4. FREE Mabel Love, Nation’s Capital and Nine Deaths of the Ninja Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ Marlena Shaw The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 8pm. £20. Old school soul diva best known for her song California Soul. ■ Paper Planes, Findo Gask and French Wives Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6.15. Power punk surf quartet Paper Planes and synth popsters Findo Gask play to raise funds for the relief charity Mary’s Meals. ■ Withered Hand Mono, 12 King’s
Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £5. Wry, lyrical anti-folk from the Edinburgh-based troubadour. ■ Babybird King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. Stephen ‘You’re Gorgeous’ Jones returns with a new album of offbeat pop, entitled Ex-Maniac. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. See Thu 4. FREE The Rudiments Firewater, 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. 8.30pm. See Thu 4. FREE Pensioner Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Formerly Dundonian electro punks Alamos. FREE The MeatMen The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Thu 4. ■ Why? Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £12. Berkeley hip-hop/indie outfit, fronted by Yoni Wolf, who are part of the Anticon stable. Edinburgh FREE The Gothenburg Address and The Elements Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. Post- rock instrumentals from ex-members of Arab Strap and The Zephyrs as The Gothenburg Address headline The Mill. Free tickets from www.themill-live.com.. ■ La Shark, White Heath and Selective Services Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Quirky electro rock collective from London. ■ Dancing Queen Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £18.50–£22.50. See Wed 17. ■ Jammin’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Live jam session. ■ Jewel & Esk Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Mixed line-up of bands from the respected music course. ■ The Lie Detectors, Face The Sun and Acid Fascists Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Pop punk from Glasgow headliners The Lie Detectors. ■ One Dollar Bill and Shore Light The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 8pm. £3. Bluegrass and alt.country. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 4. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 4.
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 4
Edinburgh ■ Simon Roth’s Mayday Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £5 (£4). Innovative, contemporary jazz from London-based drummer Simon Roth’s six-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Falkirk FREE Dias Brazil Behind The Wall, 14 Melville Street, 01324 633338. 8pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa.. Leven ■ Connie Lush and Blues Shouter Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £16. Blues with some jazzy touches from the woman voted Best British Female Blues Vocalist five times by readers of Blues in Britain magazine. Part of Fifestock.
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Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brazil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 7.30pm. See Thu 4. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). Drummer Bill Kyle leads this jazz four-piece. ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra featuring John Scofield The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8.30pm. £16–£18 (£12). Tommy Smith leads the cream of Scotland’s big band talent as they are joined by guitarist John Scofield, paying tribute to his own work and collaborations with Miles Davis. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
Delphic One of the ‘tips for 2010’ that have already proved the pop pundits right. Debut album Acolyte went top ten in the charts and was a lovely slice of electro-indie pop owing much to their musical
forefathers New Order and Depeche Mode. ■ Studio 24, Edinburgh, Thu 11 Mar.