Music Rock&Pop
■ Ae Fond Farewell Old St Paul’s Church, 39 Jeffrey Street, 556 3332. 7pm. Suggested donation £5. A party to celebrate 14 years of tasty vegetarian food at the now closed Susie’s Diner. Bands including Cosmic Ceilidh Band, The Tuberians, Zagadof & the Great Romano are all playing, plus there’s food and a bar. All proceeds go to Epilepsy Scotland and the Sick Kids. ■ Iain Morrison & Band Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8. See Fri 11. ■ Samantha Gibb & The Cartel and Shelly Fraley The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5–£7. A musical cocktail of torch song, rock, acoustic balladry and country from Bee Gee Maurice Gibb’s daughter. ■ Dead Sea Souls, Casino Bragg, Imperial Racing Club and Taylor Leigh The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. We Luv Musik night of indie, rock and acoustic sounds. ■ Delta Mainline, Frantic Chant and The Stagger Rats The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. £5. Psych-blues rock from DM. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Inner Terrestrials, Meinhof, Tartan Heather and Happy Spastics Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7. Mix of dub reggae and punk from London headliners Inner Terrestrials. ■ Missing Cat Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street, Leith, 554 4122. 9pm. £4. Psychedelic blues. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Ghillie Gigs Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. 10.30pm. £5 (£25 inc dinner from 7.30pm). Live Scottish music, covers, rock and indie. Small Ads
Loch Ness ✽✽ Rock Ness Loch Ness, Dores, 08444 155 221. See Fri 11.
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Glasgow FREE Halt Bar Hijack Festival The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 1pm–1am. See Fri 11. ■ Burnt Island and Andrea Marini Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £6. Folksy 6-piece featuring ex- Single Point of Light singer and now successful novelist Rodge Glass. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Kings of Queen Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Tribute to the mighty Queen. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Our Time Down Here, Kerouac, Departures, Flags Raised and Shiner Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 7.30pm. £4. Emoish bill. ✽✽ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. LA-based freak folk frontman. FREE Bradley and Johnny Sallows MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Live music. ■ John Power King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. See Thu 10. FREE The Easy Orchestra Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. The Friday morning houseband on BBC Radio Scotland’s MacAulay & Co perform from their diverse songbook. FREE Liam Cairns, Dean Queasy, Christian Suing and The Sound Collectors The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Local live music. Edinburgh ■ Sunshine Delay The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 478 7810. 2pm. £tbc. Melodic country-influenced Americana with a special acoustic show (13 Jun) followed by electric (20 Jun). Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Lane, The Strands, The Windows and Polar Haze The Yard Leith, 2 Bonnington Road Lane, 554 1314. 4pm. £tbc. Indie, rock and more. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Jump: Press A, What & Dead and The Dark Jokes Band The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. £5. Indie rock with elements of Garbage, Muse and Placebo. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE The Jammy Devils Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street, Leith, 554 4122. 6.30pm. Jam session with the house band. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE OPEN Forest Café, 3 Bristo
Place, 220 4538. 7pm. Live weirdness ‘pre-crunk meets post-spazz jazz’. ■ The Banjo Lounge Trio (Quartet) The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £6. Lounge versions of pop tunes (from Tom Jones to Nirvana) played in redneck jazz style on the banjo. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Chris Bradley, Austen George and Lee Paterson Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 7.30pm. £7. Melodic pop from singer-songwriter Bradley. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Jump: Press A, What & Dead and Diddums The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. £5. Indie rock with elements of Garbage, Muse and Placebo. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Plum Iso Bar, 7 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 8904. 8pm. £5. Benbecula signing playing ethereal acoustic indie infused with trip hop beats and electronica. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Open Mic Mezz Bar, 49–51 London Street, 556 9808. 9pm. Open mic night. All welcome. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences.
Loch Ness ✽✽ Rock Ness Loch Ness, Dores, 08444 155 221. See Fri 11.
Monday 14 Glasgow FREE We are Scientists HMV, Buchanan Street, 353 2993. 5pm. Tense pop from the Brooklyn duo playing new album Barbara instore. See review, p72. ■ Futuristic Retro Champions and Miaoux Miaoux Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Colourful indie pop /electro ensemble, joined by electronica artist MM, aka Julian Corrie. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Amy Vee & Renny Field and This Lonely Heat Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Indie singer/songwriters from Australia, supported by country outfit. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. New open mic night, with free beer for all performers. ■ Viv Albertine Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5.
!!! !!! (or ‘chk chk chk’ to punctuation-phobics) are set to take part in this multi-disciplined live music, film and art night, which will
feature a short film about master tattooist Norman Collins, as well as lashings and lashings of spiced rum. The unavoidable highlight though, will be catching the expanded touring line-up of !!! creating beats and destroying dancefloors in a dance-punk extravaganza. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 18 Jun.
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Guitarist with legendary femme punks The Slits. ■ Funeral Party, Goldhawks and After Affects King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Raw Americana influences mixed with Cure and Bunnymen flavours from Goldhawks. ■ 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. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Bring along any instrument you might have (from tubas to triangles) for a workshop/jam session with Craig Grant (Union of Knives) teaching two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi- member orchestra. ■ Codes in the Clouds, Barn Owl, Katerwaul and The Seventeenth Century 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Epic post rock with a cinematic sweep from CITC. Edinburgh ■ Pete Roe Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Folky acoustic roots. ■ Callel, The Debuts and Six Storeys High The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. £5. Callel (duo Craig Hughes and Arron Cornall) have been likened to Arcade Fire and Simon & Garfunkel. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Chris Le Marr Iso Bar, 7 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 8904. 8pm. £5. Great songs as Chris entertains the Iso Bar. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.
Tuesday 15 Glasgow ■ An Evening with Ian McCulloch Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. Echo & the Bunnymen frontman dons his smoking jacket and regales his public with tales of the early 80s post-punk wars in Scouseland. Or possibly just plays some songs from his 30 year back catalogue. Part of the West End festival. ■ Pete Roe and Iain Shaw Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. See Mon 14. ■ Rick Redbeard and Sunset Song Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £6. Will Oldham/Bill Callahan- style hangdog folk from Phantom Band member Rick Redbeard with support from ex-Wake the President members. FREE Break Through Reality MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Live music. ■ Korrazao, Dogs Abuse, Constant Fear and Razorblade Smile Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Brazilian grindcore band head this punk-orientated bill. ■ Prayer Rug Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Exit Calm, The Draymin, The Soviets and Horizon King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Tipped spacey indie band from Yorkshire, described by Mani as ‘proper fucking music’. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. Weekly acoustic open mic hosted by Pete ‘the Voice’ McCoy. ■ James Ferraro, Monopoly Child Star Searchers and Nackt Insecten 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Underground NYC composer/musician who records under various pseudonyms and specialises in limited releases on cassette and CDR. See preview, page 69.