Music Rock&Pop
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. ■ Charlie Parr & The Black Twig Pickers CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £6. Roots, blues and Americana from Minnesota’s Charlie Parr pus old time Appalachian minstrelsy from Virginia. See preview, page 67. ■ Sky Larkin, Dutch Uncle and Male Pattern Band Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Critically acclaimed Wichita-signed Leeds three-piece. ■ Mt Desolation King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 01224 211121. 8.30pm. £11.70. An ever- changing line-up that keeps Tim Rice- Oxley (of Keane) and Jesse Quin as its regulars and has included members of Mumford & Sons, Noah & the Whale and The Killers in the past. FREE Rio Open Mic Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8.45pm. A ‘no Hallelujah’ clause is sensibly in play. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night: Doors Vs Love 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Battle of the psychedelic 60s biggies. ■ Audio Model, The Underdog Theory and Pareto The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4 (£3). Melodic alt.rock from Pareto plus Ayr five-piece TUT. Check out the GreatOffers on page 6
FREE Jamie Rodden, John Georgie and JJ Bull MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Triple bill of solo acts. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night. Edinburgh ■ Swap Shop Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 6.30pm. £tbc. Swap shop with live music from Black Diamond Express and Eric Thomas plus DJs from Join the Dots at this fundraiser for the Voluntary Service Overseas organisation. ■ The Afterparty, Precious & Grace, a Day Overdue, Try This at Home and Supercharger The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Rock night, including the southern stylings of Precious & Grace and pop punk of A Day Overdue. ■ Gideon Conn Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Hybrid of hip hop, folk and pop from this Manchester singer-songwriter. ■ The Script and Lissie Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £22.50. Twee, soulful, bizarrely popular indie pop from Dublin. One for Maroon 5/Snow Patrol fans. ✽✽ The Vaselines The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £12.50. Much loved- Scottish lo-fi grungers, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, back with a new album Sex with an X. See preview, page 67. ■ Future Ruins, Afterbirth, Down to Kill, Killing for Religion and Blinza Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Night of punk, metal and hardcore headed by Sweden’s Future Ruins. FREE Ian Robertson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. Guitar and vocals.
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Thursday 23 September THE CHRISTIANS Doors:7.30pm £16.50
Saturday 25th September LEE NELSON’S WELL GOOD TOUR Begins 8pm £10 Thursday 30 September TERRY CALLIER Doors:7.30pm £22.50
Monday 25th October MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK AND FRIENDS Doors:7.30pm £12 Thursday 28th October MAMANE BARKA Doors:7.30pm £10
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78 THE LIST 9–23 Sep 2010
Bathgate ■ Bathgate Music Festival Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 777947. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 12.
Dundee ■ Tommy Reilly Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £10. Heartfelt Glaswegian indie popster who won the Orange Unsigned Act award a while back. Glenrothes ■ Fife Electronic Organ Society Concert Glenwood High School, South Parks Road, 01592 264820. 7.15pm. £tbc. Diverse music and song featuring guest player Paul McCulloch.
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Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 Glasgow ■ Page 44, The Shower Scene and 2 Thirds of Youth O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £5. Emo and alternative. ■ Figure 5, Suspire, The Imagineers and Tragic O’Hara Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Indie rock showcase gig. ■ Twin Atlantic and Minature Dinosaurs Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £tbc. Biffy and Dinosaur Jr references from these Glasgow alt.rockers. ✽✽ Wilco and Phil Selway 4601. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Respected alt.country-turned-classic troubadour outfit supported by Radiohead’s drummer in solo singer/songwriter mode. ■ Catcher, Aperture, Midnight Thursday and Verse Metrics Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £4. Indie and new wave. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 9. ■ Nell Bryden Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 353 8000. 8pm. £8. Modern day Dixie, bluegrass, jazz, soul and blues from this Brooklyn singer- songwriter and Radio 2 favourite. ■ Sam Carter St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £8. An up-and-coming young singer-songwriter with an intricate fingerpicking guitar style and a powerful singing voice. ■ Sketch Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Rootsy dance sounds from Peatbog Faeries drummer Iain Copeland. ■ Healthy Minds Collapse and Culann King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Alt.rockers who have toured with The Dykeenies and enjoyed triumphant debuts at T in the Park, Wickerman and Belladrum. FREE Deadly Circus Fire MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. ■ Droppin Bombs and Clocked Out 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Hardcore punk.
Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh Uni Indie Society Gig/Club Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4 (£3). The Edinburgh Uni Indie Society present live music and DJ thrills (acts tbc). ■ Naval Cassidy and Usurper Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £3. A night of ‘instant cinema and improvised sound’. ■ Peter Morrison Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). West end and Broadway hits from Scotland’s ‘Ambassador of Song’ who returns in the company of his daughter Jackie and comedian Ron Dale. ■ Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £9–£13. The old punk
and quick-witted nu-folk troubadour come together for The Eric and Amy Show. ■ Jammin’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Live jam session. FREE Calum Wood Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Thu 9. ■ Cathode Ray and Little Buddha The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 9pm. £3. Local group started by singer/songwriter Jeremy Thoms and ex-Josef K frontman, Paul Haig, who has now been replaced by Steve Fraser, but they still play art punk. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 9. Alloa ■ Thank You for the Music Alloa Town Hall, Marshill, 01259 216904. 8pm. £tbc. The tribute show – which has been running longer than the band ever did – celebrates Abba’s 40th anniversary. With added Bee Gees for luck.
Bathgate ■ Bathgate Music Festival Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 777947. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 12.
Hawick FREE The Sundancer Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 8pm. Psychedelic acoustic folk-pop from Sundancer.
Friday 17 Glasgow ■ Eye’s Own O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Make This Relate, Sacred Betrayal and The Celestains O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Punk and hardcore. ■ Two Door Cinema Club Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Upbeat electronic indie from Northern Irish trio. ■ Perduramo Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Heavy rock. ■ Steph McLeod, The Winey Shuffle, Cross the Border and Hercules Mandarin The Hold (under Admiral Bar), Waterloo Street, 7.30pm. £5. Glasgow Unplugged night. ■ Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £10. See Thu 16. FREE Always Until Victory, Black Heart Fire and First Step to Failure Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Punk and heavy rock. ■ Annie Stevenson, Fistfights & Foreplay, The Minor Fifth and Sleepy Eye Nelson Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 8pm. £tbc. Indie, rock and electro live acts, with DJs during and after the acts. Katchi and Badfinger play fidget, dubstep, house and more in the wee room from 10pm. ■ The Dani Wilde Band and The Mitch Laddie Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12. Nu-blues maestros. ■ The Maydays Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ The Selective Service, The Gazelles and Diamond Footprint Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Funk/rock/reggae sounds. FREE Jerusalem Harpoon Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. A ‘musical timewarp’ is assured. ■ Sucioperro King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Biffy associates Sucioperro – frontman JP Reid is in Marmaduke Duke with Simon Neil – punt their sophomore long-player Pain Agency. ■ Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate