Music Rock&Pop
FREE Vertigo, Love Susan, Stephen Flavahan and Mistake Face Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Pop/soul/indie. ■ The Five Aces The Hold (under Admiral Bar), Waterloo Street, 10pm. £5–£8. Farewell gig from the garage and rhythm’n’blues outfit. Edinburgh ■ Gig in The Garden Ashbrook Life House, 492 Ferry Road, 552 5705. noon. £8. Open air concert featuring The Rapscallions, DJ Miggy Sinclair and The Soul Stewards, all profits go towards the work done at the Life House by the Salvation Army with the homeless. ■ Safehouse, Uberjuice and Bad Boogaloo Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Tonight’s line-up is heavy on the blues. ■ Harlem and Paws Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. US noiseniks who claim (in jest, we presume) that the only band they like is Nirvana. Part of the Edge. ■ Pearl & the Puppets Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6.50. See Thu 27. Part of the Edge. ■ Junior Priest Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Judas Priest tribute outfit. ■ Phoenix and The Boy who Trapped the Sun The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7.30pm. £17.50. Groovy French popsters who marry the best of 70s pop with a club sensibility. Part of the Edge. FREE Live Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Local bands. ■ Steel Rose and Who’s Edna Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £4. Hard rock.
WIN STUFF
THE CHARLATANS ALBUMS Tim Burgess and his band of Madchester minstrels are back with an impressive 11th studio album, Who We Touch. The record is being released ahead of a UK tour in October (they play HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Fri 8 Oct and Fat Sams, Dundee, Sat 9 Oct) and we’ve got five copies to give away. See below for details on how to enter.
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING ALBUMS
Guitar-led art- poppers EE are having a blast at the moment: debut album Man Alive is receiving praise left, right and centre (see our review, page 98), the lead single ‘My Kz Yr Bf’ has just been released, and they’ve got a UK tour planned for September (they play King Tut’s, Glasgow, Sat 2 Oct.). If you fancy a listen before their live show, we’ve got five albums to give away.
HOW TO ENTER
Log onto list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Thu 9 Sep. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
100 THE LIST 26 Aug–9 Sep 2010
Bathgate ■ Combat Rock, Cash from Chaos and Wasted Nation The Lounge, 57–59 Hopetoun Street, 7.30pm. £5. A tribute to the Clash supported by punk tribute Cash from Chaos.
By Oban ■ Lord Rochester Easdale Hall, Easdale Island, 01852 300113. 8pm. £8 (£6). Rock’n’roll outfit playing soul/rhythm’n’blues. Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends McDaniel’s Bar, 34–36 Whitehall Crescent, 9pm. £tbc. Blues and country from Dundee-based Lefty & Friends.
Kelso ■ Rock @ the Racecourse Kelso Racecourse, 01750 725480. 3pm–midnight. £19.50 (£16.50). Live music from the hallowed turf of Kelso Racecourse, including The Dull Fudds, The Joe Mangels, and Scocha, Paul Brownlee from Radio Borders on DJing duties.
Kilmarnock ■ The Automatic Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 6pm. £15. What’s that coming over the hill, is it The Automatic? Yes. Yes it is. Largs FREE The Coy Dogs Victoria Hotel, 80 Gallowgate Street, 01475 689493. 3pm. Hairy rockers with an in-depth knowledge of the rockabilly and blues numbers they cover in their sets.
Leven ■ John Miller & his Country Casuals and Tom Clelland Inn at Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. Radio Sweethearts frontman Miller heading a night of country as he plays his new album Still Carrying a Flame.
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Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands. ■ Theatre Organ Show Pollokshaws Burgh Halls, 2025 Pollokshaws Road, 632 5811. 2.45pm. £6 (children free). Light entertainment from Dr Kevin Morgan on the mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Martin James & Associates, Liam Cairns Band, The Other Side Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5. Scots- accented Americana – does that make it Caledonicana?. ■ Her Name is Calla, Analogue of the Sun, Laura Carswell Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Post-rockers from Yorkshire. ■ The Cinnamons and Be Like Pablo Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £2–£3. Lo-fi indie pop on laptops from The Cinnamons as they launch their new EP. ■ Rock n’ Roll Damnation: Throne O’ Diablo King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Rock music night. ■ Alex Cornish and Jon McGraw 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie pop from singer- songwriter Cornish. Edinburgh ■ The Tango Rhums and The Diddums The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Edinburgh rock.
■ Taylor Brown Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Modest Mouse and Yuck The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7.30pm. £16.50. Offbeat Seattle indie sorts, favoured by film and TV soundtrack compilers. Part of the Edge. FREE Big Hand, The Bullet Holes and Wishing Well Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Featuring a special acoustic show from ska act Big Hand. Dundee FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. Live acoustic open mic session.
Dunfermline ■ The Draymin and Bruce & Jamie Watson Glen Pavilion, Pittencrieff Park, 01383 739272. 7–11pm. £8. Charity concert in aid of Music for Mary, featuring guitar rock with an electro edge from the Rosyth boys.
Largs FREE The Coy Dogs Victoria Hotel, 80 Gallowgate Street, 01475 689493. 3pm. See Sat 28.
Monday 30
Glasgow ✽✽ Health, Prayer Rug and Mr Peppermint The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Electro noise rock from California. ■ The Mathletics Team, Red Kryptonite, Aid ‘n’ Disaster Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. Powerpop with a side of punk from the Mathletics Team, metal sounds from Red Kryptonite with a mix of both genres from Aid ‘n’ Disaster. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. ■ Gerry Lyons Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. Acoustic night. 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. ■ Shambles Miller Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Lo-fi acoustic folk and pop. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£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. 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. ■ Slow Club Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Folky alt.pop.
Edinburgh ■ Rock Union Fusion Acoustic Circus Spotlites @ The Merchant’s Hall, 22 Hanover Street, 226 0000. 6.45pm. £5. See Thu 26. ✽✽ Alex Cornish Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. See Sun 29. Cornish. Part of the Edge. ■ The Low Anthem and Avi Buffalo The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £12.50. Hotly tipped beautiful folk rock from Providence, Rhode Island, featuring a strikingly diverse range of instruments from pump organ to Tibetan singing bowl. Part of the Edge. ■ The Tango Rhums and The Diddums The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. See Sun 29.
FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece. Tuesday 31
Glasgow ■ Eyezone, The Dandawrs, Forward Motion and Future Reflections Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. Over-16s show. Indie line-up. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ Indigo Central Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Local lads and lass offer up a rock/pop/funk fusion. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of songwriters and bands. ■ The Parting Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Filthy riffage from this grungey four-piece. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. Weekly acoustic open mic hosted by Pete ‘the Voice’ McCoy. ✽✽ Miaoux Miaoux and Fox Gut Daata Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 9pm. £5. Lovely bleepy electronica from Glasgow artist Miaoux Miaoux, aka Justin Corrie, as he releases his latest single in a limited edition knitted sleeve. Tweetastic. ■ Olivia Scragfight 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Glaswegian grunge. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Weekly open stage. 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. Edinburgh ■ General Fiasco Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Indie rock from this Belfast outfit. Part of the Edge. ■ Minus the Bear, Tall Ships and Brontide Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8.50. Driving, intricate, melodic mathcore from Seattle headliners. Part of the Edge Festival. FREE July Days, The Coviets and Skip Divided Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Indie triple.
Wednesday 1 Glasgow ■ Blood Red Visions, Slabheed Stalker and Heavy Smoke Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. Over-16s show. Heavy metal night. ■ One Night in Vegas Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £16–£20. A concert style show featuring Vegas-style music and dance numbers, starring singer-songwriter Martyn Lucas and the British Philharmonic Orchestra. FREE Have a Quack The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 8pm–midnight. An evening of interactive entertainment featuring live acoustic music, a quirky quiz, open mic and a creative writing challenge where imagination equals prizes. Presented by resident band Turning Plates. ■ Aspen Tide Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. Epic rock with folk inflections. ■ Thula Borah Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Glaswegian alt.rock band named after an Indian man who sat silently in a darkened room for 38 years.