Music Rock&Pop
Airdrie ■ Abba Cadabra Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Stirling Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £12 (£11). An Abba tribute act that plays 100% live. Dressing up, singing along and dancing in the aisles is encouraged. Bathgate ■ The Surrogate Pink Floyd Show Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 8pm. £10. Scots Pink Floyd tribute band who have a particular penchant for the Dark Side of the Moon era.
Sunday 18 Glasgow FREE Muscles of Joy and Damien Marchal with Sirens of Titan Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 4pm. Visual art and popular music form an unholy alliance at this Glasgow International event. ■ Adriana Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7pm. £6. Folky/bluesy Scots-Italian singer/songwriter. ■ Oh Sleeper, Haste the Day and Shadows Chasing Ghosts Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Double header of Christian metalcore bands from the States. ■ We Used to Call This Summer, 32 Miles to Breakfast and Atlas Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Alternative rock. ■ In the Flesh: The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50–£22.50. Pink Floyd
tribute focusing on flashing lights, lasers, a full-on stage show and music from Floyd’s classic years. ■ Communicator, Barry Moore, Simon Patchett and Martin O’Neill Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Pearl Jam-esque rock sounds and acoustic supports. ■ The Devil’s Conspiracy Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. ■ The Energize, The Human Zoo and Syndri Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Electro rock from Syndri. FREE Grant Me Revenge, The Party Program, Here Lies a Warning and Defence MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Live music. FREE The Acetones, Cherry Red, The Usuals, The Frauds and The Morales Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Retro rocking from the headliners. ■ Audio Bullys King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Nancy Sinatra-sampling electro pop duo with their danceable mash-up of styles. ■ The Ex-Men and Big Box Little Box 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Launch of a new club night called Eins Zwei Drei. The Ex-Men have been describes as ‘Brian Eno arm-wrestling Stephen Fry’, whatever that might sound like. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 337 3313. 9pm. See Sat 17. ■ Fake Problems O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. £8. CANCELLED.
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70 THE LIST 15–29 Apr 2010
Mad about music Out every two weeks
Edinburgh ■ Angus & Julia Stone and Alan Pownall Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See Sat 17. ■ Inspector Tapehead, Nathalie Stern and The Japanese War Effort Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £5. Clattering and eccentric folky pop. ■ Mission from Gadd Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7.30pm. £15. A live show from influential drummer Steve Gadd who has worked with acts including Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Steely Dan and Chick Corea. FREE Roxymoron Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 8pm. Open mic and live jam. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Weekly Sunday Session. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Dundee FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. Live acoustic open mic session. Stirling ■ Strathcarron Singers Annual Grand Gala Concert Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £10. An evening of songs in aid of the Strathcarron Hospice.
Monday 19
Glasgow ■ Shy Child O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Low end keyboard/drums onslaught in the vein of Death from Above 1979. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Boy Girl Animal Colour, Your Neighbour the Liar, Richard Cobb and 14 Miles from Home Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ Magic Box Mistress Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Acoustic sounds. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. A new open mic night presided over by Martin Mochan and with free beer for all performers. ■ Alesana, a Skylit Drive and Bury Tomorrow King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Post-hardcore bands from North Carolina and California. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). A new trade/student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘anything and everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Live guests each week, all tbc at the moment. ■ Don Broco, Tempercalm, Make This Relate, Scholars and Call Me Ishmael Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £5. Hardcore and heaviosity. Edinburgh ■ Castrovalva, Tobasco Fiasco and Mr Dirty Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Chaotic drum & bass and breakcore meets fuzz guitar action. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.
Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm.
Bring your instrument and yourself and head down to Cumbernauld Theatre every Monday night for a laid-back jam session. A chance to meet fellow musicians and learn something from one another.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow ■ Jonathan Carr, Always the Way, Toni Etherson and The Vespas O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. Mixed bill at this Nordoff Robbins Music is Power night, headlined by a young jazz singer/songwriter, who has recently returned from two years of study at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music. ■ Karma to Burn The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over- 14s show. Rock hard metal from West Virginia. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ The Lodger and Water Wolves Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £5. Leeds-based indie pop four-piece punt their third album Flashbacks. FREE Duncan Phillips, Steven Clifford, Emma Forman, John Rush and Martin Docherty MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Singer/songwriters. FREE Glasgow Songwriters The Vale, 5 Dundas Street, 332 4928. 8pm. Relaunched fortnightly gathering of the musicians’ collective with featured artists, open mic and a strict original material policy. ■ Health, Divorce and Prayer Rug Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £10. Electro noise rock from California with touted local noiseniks in support. FREE Make Sparks Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Alternative rock in a Biffy/Twin Atlantic mould from Make Sparks. ■ Acoustic Tribute: Blur v The Smiths 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. An evening of covers of songs by two of the most influential British indie acts. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Sat 17. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency.
Edinburgh ■ The Jim Jones Revue Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. See Sat 17. ■ Johnny Dickinson Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £8. Northumbrian Johnny Dickinson’s unique, engaging slide guitar style crosses boundaries from Western Swing to heavy metal to traditional folk. ■ Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Live music, prize draws and more to raise funds for charity. Paisley ■ The Johnny Cash Story Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Roger Dean sings classics by the Man in Black and tells the story of his life, accompanied by band The Lazy Boys.
Wednesday 21 Glasgow ■ Black Spiders and Slaves to Gravity The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. No- nonsense old school rocking. ■ The Wonder Stuff O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Fraggle rockers from the late 80s and early 90s, reformed and scattering their perky, subtly clever indie pop around