Music Rock&Pop
Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Fri 23. ■ Imperial Racing Club, The Asps and Keava Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Blistering power pop from these Scottish indie types. ■ The Jokers The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £8. Old school rock’n’roll with a nod to the likes of Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen. FREE Open Mic McEwans Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 668 4786. 9pm. See Fri 23.
Doune ■ Doune the Rabbit Hole Doune Castle, Castle Road, 01786 841742. Times vary. £15–£47. Lewis Carroll- inspired weekend festival set in the countryside surrounding Doune Castle with a line-up including Francois & the Atlas Mountains, Meursault, The One Ensemble, The Hidden Masters, The Junipers and more. Expect beautiful surroundings, psychedelia and tea.
Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends The Bond, Dock Street, 01382 860957. 9pm. £tbc. See Fri 23. Isle of Mull ■ Abba-cadabra Mull Theatre @ Druimfin, Tobermory, 01688 302828. 8pm. £12. See Thu 29.
Largs ■ Micky Kemp Band Victoria Hotel, 80 Gallowgate Street, 01475 689493. 9pm. £tbc. A rock’n’roll hurricane to leave you breathless from a young group with some old influences: from Johnny Cash to Elvis, these boys have learned from the masters.
Stirling ■ Hadouken! Macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. 6pm. £15 (£12.50; under 18s £10). Boisterous, day-glo crew from Lahndan combining grime and new wave. Part of mFEST.
Saturday 31 Glasgow ■ In Demand Live! SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 2pm. £25. Big op event with live performances from Alexandra Burke, The Hoosiers, Diana Vickers, Alex Gardner, Professor Green and Basshunter with more tbc. ■ World Atlas, Lenzie Moss, Male Pattern Band, Lady North and Curators Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 3pm. £6. New York’s World Atlas have been described as ‘the American Belle & Sebastian’. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 24. ■ Revelry Thieves Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. Indie. ■ Vinyl O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Barrhead four-piece. ■ Magic of Motown Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 7.15pm. £8–£15 (£5–£10). Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band, with hits made famous by the Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves and more. ■ Endor and Cherri Fosphate Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Endor are a Glaswegian quartet comparable to a more melodic Arab Strap. ■ 32 Miles to Breakfast The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £7. Alt.rock. ■ Demon’s Eye and AmsterJam Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock covers.
■ Marner Brown, A New Hope, The Craybees and Madskull Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Retro rockers from London headline. ■ Unmortal Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. ‘Thinking man’s dance music’ from this industrial electronica act. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock. ■ Performance and Paws King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Electronic future pop outfit from Manchester who have garnered the approval of New Order’s Peter Hook. ■ End of the Month Club Summertime Special 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £4. With special guest Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer plus regulars Cnut, Thriftshop XL, Miss Leggy Pee and host Bozilla. FREE Nine Deaths of the Ninja, Always AM and Kid Fire Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Rock. FREE Tennessee Hotshots The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Rockabilly. Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Safehouse and Retraspective Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. £tbc. Funk rock from Retraspective. ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Donation. See Sat 24. ■ DesertersDeserveDeath, Blue Sky Archives and X-Lion Tamer Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4. A St Jude’s Infirmary off-shoot specialising in ‘death jangle’. ■ Obelisks Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Alt.rockers from Chester touring their new Future Relics EP. ■ We Sink Ships, eagleowl and Conquering Animal Sound Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£3). Warsaw-
based Scottish composer and musician Neil Milton and Finnish, Glasgow-based photographer Heidi Kuisma (WSS) present a night of ambient soundscapes and electronica to launch their multimedia exhibition ‘Elements’. Part of the 2010 EAF. ■ How Sweet it Is: Motown’s Greatest Hits Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £20.50. Celebrating 50 years of Motown music with tributes to The Four Tops and The Temptations. Doune ■ Doune the Rabbit Hole Doune Castle, Castle Road, 01786 841742. Times vary. £15–£47. See Fri 30.
Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends The Bread, 33 Constitution Road, 01382 200005. 9pm. £tbc. See Fri 23. Galashiels ■ Angus Gunn The Salmon Inn, Bank Street, 01896 752577. 8pm. £5. Songwriter Gunn returns with his bluesy sounds, headlining a night of the best emerging young musicians in the Borders. ■ The Bon Jovi Experience Volunteer Hall, St John Street, 01896 759655. 8pm. £10–£13. Tribute act from a man who toured with the Jovi, providing you with all the hits.
Largs ■ Micky Kemp Band Victoria Hotel, 80 Gallowgate Street, 01475 689493. 9pm. £tbc. See Fri 30. Livingston ■ The Wilders Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 7.30pm. £12 (£9). See Tue 27.
Stirling ■ Tinchy Stryder, Pearl & the Puppets and Daisy Dares You Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £20 (£15–£17.50). Diminutive Brit rapper, popular with the young people of today. Part of mFEST.
KING CREOSOTE KARINE POLWART EMMA POLLOCK
FUTURE PILOT AKA MC SOOM T KIM EDGAR MICHAEL JOHNSTON MATTIE FOULDS
THE BURNS UNIT Side Show Out 2nd August 2010 An 8 piece Scottish- Canadian supergroup that includes King Creosote, Karine Polwart and Emma Pollock sees the musicians combine to create an exhilarating debut album that incorporates elements
of folk, underground rock, cabaret, dub and even synth-pop. “A dizzyingly wide spectrum of influences, yet with a sharpness of focus throughout.” THE SUNDAY HERALD
LIVE: August 2010 4th GLASGOW O2 ABC 9th EDINBURGH Queen’s Hall www.theburnsunitband.com 74 THE LIST 22 Jul–5 Aug 2010
Themselves Poster boys for the more leftfield edges of hip-hop, or ‘avant-hop’ if you like, rapper Adam ‘Doseone’
Drucker and producer Jeff ‘Jel’ Logan make gloriously lush, layered and dark beats, and are signed to Anticon, label home to the weird rap and rock likes of WHY? and Anathallo. Supported by The Blessings. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 23 Jul; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 24 Jul.