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WIN STUFF ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
WIN FUTUREHEADS TICKETS
When The Mill first started up, The Futureheads were among those who celebrated it for its dedication to new artists. Now, two years down the line, they have decided to grace its stage once again. We have two pairs of tickets for their show at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on Thu 29 Apr, where they’re expected to play some new material from new album, The Chaos. (See review, page 65). To win, head over to list.co.uk/reader offers. Closing date is Tue 27 Apr.
WIN SCROOBIUS PIP’S ART BOOK Thou shalt first have a cracking debut album, heaving with beat-backed poetry such as ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped’ and ‘Letter To God’. Thou shalt then set a challenge to thine fans, to make art based on thy lyrics. Thou shalt collect said art in a hardback book (and have it published by Titan, by the by). Thou shalt release it to coincide with new album with Dan Le Sac The Logic Of Chance. Behold, we have three copies to give away. Thou shalt visit list.co.uk/readeroffers to win. Closing date is Thu 29 Apr.
WIN AC/DC IRON MAN 2 ALBUMS To celebrate the release of Iron Man 2, AC/DC have released a Collector’s Edition best- of: an astounding package consisting of a 15 track CD, a hardcover book, a DVD with various Iron Man and AC/DC goodies, and a special edition reprint of the Iron Man #1 comic, with special back cover art by Angus Young. We have one Collector’s Edition pack up for grabs, plus ten standard edition CDs for runners up – rock on over to list.co.uk/readeroffers, and for those about to win, we salute you. Closing date is Thu 29 Apr.
Check out the GreatOffers on page 6 68 THE LIST 15–29 Apr 2010
Friday 16 Glasgow ■ TFTV launch with Sonny Marvello, Louise Against the Elements, Penny Black, Iona Bain and The Dinies Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.50pm. £7. Raw soul power from LATE and upbeat funk-pop from the bowler-hatted Marvello at the launch of a new music TV show. See page 67. ■ Alan McKim Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Paisley troubadour launches his EP, The Law Of Attraction. ■ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Dark Horses Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Moody San Franciscan indie rock trio, in hock to the Jesus & Mary Chain and their ilk. ■ The Celestians, Silent in Action, Scarlet Shift and Zener Diode O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Germanic disco rock from ZD. ■ Elliot Minor and The Shower Scene The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Emo kids from York named after their piano. ■ Jody Has a Hit List and Not Advised O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Accessible emo metal from Southampton’s Not Advised. ■ One Republic and Alex Gardner O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Over-14s show. Mainstream pop/rock outfit from the US who have enjoyed the patronage of hip super-producer Timbaland and have swept all before them commercially in the last while. Frontman Ryan Tedder is also the individual to hold responsible for Leona Lewis’s Bleeding Love. ■ Mad About the Musicals Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50–£21.50. A West End cast sings the hits of at least 20 West End and Broadway musicals, from Les Miserables to Chicago to Miss Saigon
and much more besides. ■ The Strange Boys and Schnapps Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. Texan psych punk trio with a love of the Nuggets sound. FREE The Coonics, Cheeri Fosphate, Millsyeck and Raoul Duke Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie. ■ Dressed to Kill The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14. A tribute to the rock gods in make- up, Kiss. ■ Jericho Hill Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Johnny Cash tribute band. ■ Twin Lizzy, Wildcard and The Signs Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Thin Lizzy tribute. FREE Confusion Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock band. ■ Jack Butler and Johnny & the Giros King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Jack Butler are a Stirling band with Bloc Party/Rapture stylings and finger-picked guitars. ■ Jackie Treehorn, The Musicians of Bremen and Second Skin 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Fierce riffage from stoner rock quintet Jackie Treehorn. FREE The Scimitars The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Live music. ■ Majestic Dandelion and Strange Touch Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. £6 (£5). Alt.rock. Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests. ■ This is Music Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; 3 (members free) after. The indie club/gig crossover night with a new weekly slot from DJs i-Tallah Disco and Bargain Harold with a live set from Her Royal Highness (16 Apr). ■ Asthmatic Astronaut Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Album launch of eclectic Scottish electronica.
These New Puritans, with LoneLady A solid double line- up of TNP – whose bleak, melodramatic post-punk anthems have an extra gut-punch when heard live – supported by the excellent LoneLady (aka Julie Campbell, above). Expect doom, big clanging chains and angry, growling goblin vocals from the former, and powerful, seductive, Ladytron echoing vocals from the latter, who recently put out her first – and we think very impressive – album, Nerve Up, on Warp. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 16 Apr.
■ Metallica UK Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £10. Tribute to the mighty metal behemoths Metallica. ✽✽ These New Puritans Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £14. Ambient quartet from Southend with alt.rock and Afrobeat influences. ■ Hobotalk and Mairi Campbell The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 228 1155. 8pm. £10 (£8). Wistful, downbeat songwriting from Edinburgh’s Hobotalk. Part of Ceilidh Culture. ■ Rufus Wainwright Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 8pm. £20–£45. See Thu 15. FREE Open Mic McEwans Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 668 4786. 9pm. Various singer-songwriter action and covers (call 07792 716013 to book a slot).
Ayr ■ The Saw Doctors Ayr Racecourse, 2–4 Whitletts Road, 0870 850 5666. 5.40pm. £15–£25. Celtrock knees-up with one of Ireland’s most successful bands. Dundee ■ The ELO Experience Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, 08717 029486. 7.30pm. £16. This tribute band recreates ‘Mr Blue Sky’ et al, probably with a more stable line-up than the real ELO. FREE Inner Logic and Drunktank Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 8pm. Local rock. ■ The Smiths Indeed The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £8. Smiths tribute group.
Glenrothes ■ Tiger Lillies Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £15. London trio who blend vaudeville, Berlin cabaret tunes, accordion-driven operatic ballads and black humour to entertaining, theatrical effect.
Hamilton ■ Fake That Party Night Almada Suite, West Wing, Almada Street, 01698 455363 . 7.30pm. £16. Hear all the hits from the UK’s first Take That tribute. Kilmarnock ■ Brenda Cochrane Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 8pm. £15.50 (£14). Country, pop and musical theatre interpretations from acclaimed singer Brenda Cochrane.
Saturday 17
Glasgow ■ FREE The Sundancer Avalanche, 34 Dundas Street, 332 2099. 10am. Psychedelic acoustic folk-pop as Sundancer perform three gigs in one day to celebrate Record Store Day and the launch of new album 5 Miles to Sunrise.
✽✽ FREE RM Hubbert and Moon Unit Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 4pm. Glasgow guitarist and trio celebrate International Record Shop Day, with special guests to be confirmed. Stuart from Mogwai and Wooden Shjips DJ, plus there’s homebaking and a quiz. ■ An Echo, So4, Kinky Radar, Breaching Copyright and The Relevants Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Evelyn Evelyn Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50. Aka the compelling Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls. ■ Holly Ogilvie, Kristina Cox, Alex Wayt and Nicky Carder Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Line-up of singer/songwriters. ■ Less Than Sober, Daybreak and Belgrade O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Indie bill.