Music Rock&Pop
FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. ■ 8th Time Lucky MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Basshunter and Sash O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. £tbc. RESCHEDULED to 30 Sept. Edinburgh ■ Spear Brave and The John Dignan Trio Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. £tbc. Local bands. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 12.
Wednesday 14 Glasgow ■ Converge, Kylesa, Gaza and Kvelertak g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 6.30pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Boston punk metallers head this bill of heaviosity. See preview, page 65. ■ Summerline and Fine Young Firecrackers O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Pop punk five-piece Summerline headline. ■ Big Box Little Box, a March in November, Midas is King and Swan Lee Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £4. Melodic rock and acoustic performances. ■ One Night Only King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Over-14s show.
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Yorkshire indie scamps headline. ■ We Die Tonight, The Limits and Purpose:Failed Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Emo and hardcore. ■ Acoustic Tribute: Lennon v McCartney - The Rematch 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. What about George Harrison?. FREE Liam Cairns Band Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Scots- accented Americana – does that make it Caledonicana?. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night. Edinburgh ■ Rod Stewart Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 9846. 6.45pm. £61.30–£71.52. Gravel-voiced Rod the Plod returns to his ‘native’ Scotland for more onstage shenanigans lapped up by a partying crowd. See Five Reasons, page 70. ■ Joel Plaskett The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. Canadian singer songwriter with a big reputation back home. ■ Jude Waldman The Lot, 4–6 Grassmarket, 225 9922. 7.30pm. £6. See Tue 13. ■ Acoustic Coconut The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Night of acoustic singer- songwriters and bands. ■ Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Dominic Waxing Lyrical and Eclectic Mud DJs The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £6. The Geneva-based band of multi- instrumentalists hit Edinburgh for the second time. ■ Sister Bitch, Revelry, Supermarionation and Centrix Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Local bands. ■ Sir Reg and Three Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. £tbc. Local bands.
Dunfermline ■ Audry Williams and Ken Sands Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. Free; donations. Contemporary and traditional songs from Audry Williams, accompanied on keyboard by Ken Sands. Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 11.
Thursday 15 Glasgow ■ Jody Has a Hit List O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Emo quintet from Dublin. ■ Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp and The One Ensemble Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Geneva-based six-piece playing arty, jazzy indie. ■ Mega Mega Man The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 7.30pm. £4. Hip-hop, with more acts tbc. ■ 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 8. ■ The Peppermint Apes and The Other Side Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Live rock. ■ The Red Show, Zoobizaretta, Cuddly Shark and Lava Experiments Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Zoobizaretta are quirky sax-driven tunesmiths. Plus headlong alt rock ditties from Cuddly Shark. ■ Silver Columns, Midnight Lion, Mopp and Nevada Base King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Kicking off a month of King Tut’s Summer Nights bill of the best up-coming Scottish acts with a headline appearance by an electropop
duo comprising Johnny ‘Pictish Trail’ Lynch of Fence Records fame and Londoner Adem. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE Yngve & the Innocent The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. From London. ■ Los Tentakills Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. Over-14s show. Garage, surf and psychedelia. Edinburgh ■ Rod Stewart Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 9846. 6.45pm. £61.30–£71.52. See Wed 14. FREE Conscious Route, Bullet VI and Coast Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Alternative hip hop, rock and soul. ■ Summerlin and Fine Young Firecrackers The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Pop punk five- piece who have toured with My Passion. ■ Nevermind and Paradox Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Nirvana tribute. ■ Click Clack Club Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. Suggested donation £4. Experimental music club featuring singer songwriter Andrea Marini, experimental music from Ego Ergo Aggro and poet JL Williams. ■ Jammin’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 9pm. £5. Live jam session. ■ Battle for Second Place Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. £tbc. Local band. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 8.
Dundee ■ Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £tbc. See Thu 8. Hawick FREE Beanscene – Moorhouse Band Unplugged Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 8–10pm. See Thu 8.
Standard Fare Opinion was split in List Towers over hotly tipped Sheffield band Standard Fare. A Marmite music debate raged (well, simmered, to be fair) as lovers raved about their jangly, thumbs up, indie-pop, while haters couldn’t handle the whiney singing and all that shouting of ‘Ole!’. Over to you to judge, esteemed reader. Kid Canaveral and Water Wolves support. ■ Standard Fare, The Flying Duck, Glasgow, Sat 10 Jul.
72 THE LIST 8–22 Jul 2010