Music ROCK&POP
Monday 3 JAZZ
Glasgow ■ Winter Cycle Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. noon. See Thu 16. ■ Endor, Little Eskimos, Verse Metric and Iona Bain King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Glaswegian quartet comparable to a more melodic Arab Strap kick off King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. Edinburgh FREE Home-made Jam The Parlour, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. See Mon 20.
Tuesday 4
Glasgow ■ Winter Cycle Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. noon. See Thu 16. ■ Drake and J Cole O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27.50. Well connected Canadian rapper who had a recurring acting role in Degrassi: The Next Generation as a teenager. ■ She’s Hit, Marco Polo, Suplex the Kid and Sing-Kill-Worth King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Varied line-up of altrock and hardcore. Part of New Year’s Revolution. See preview, page ??. ■ The Black Light District MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. £tbc. Live music. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh’s Alternative Open Mic Night Black Rose, 49 Rose Street, 220 0414. 9pm. See Tue 21.
Wednesday 5 Glasgow ■ Drake and J Cole O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27.50. See Tue 4. ■ The River 68s, The Scruffs, The Amorettes and The Scimitars King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Local talent to see in the new year. Part of New Year’s Revolution.
Thursday 6
Glasgow ■ Vinyl, Still and Epico O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Local band triple bill. ■ Dave Dominey Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Tigers Jaw, End of a Year, Basement and Barents Sea The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Soaring indie folk from The Barents Sea. ■ The French Wives, Cancel the Astronauts, Galleries and Poor Things King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Quirky indie folk band in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura. Part of New Year’s Revolution. ■ The Warehouse Announcement MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. £tbc. See Thu 23. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 16. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 16.
94 THE LIST 16 Dec 2010 – 6 Jan 2011
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 16
Glasgow ■ RSNO: Big Band Christmas Party Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£32 (£6–£16). See in a swinging Christmas as Eliot Murray directs the RSNO Big Band through an eclectic and enjoyably cheesy selection of seasonal tunes, including Silent Night and Les Brown’s The Swingin’ Nutcracker. With star trumpeter Bruce Adams. ■ Swingin’ into Christmas RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Once again, singers from the Musical Theatre programme are joined by the RSAMD Big Band in a festive programme that’s sure to get your toes a- tapping. Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Brazilian jazz from this duo. ■ Will Pickvance and Friends Henderson’s @ St John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. 7.30pm. £8. Cabaret, music and comedy from pianist and performance artist Mr Pickvance, playing original compositions referencing everyone from Rachmaninoff to Fats Waller and Tom Waits. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. FREE Click Clack Club The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. Experimental music club featuring experimental music from Ego Ergo Aggro and interesting support acts. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Helmet
Dundee ■ Jazz at the Rep Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 10pm. £6. Jazz sessions with house band Havana Swing.
Friday 17
Glasgow ■ Swingin’ into Christmas RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10 (£7). See Thu 16. Edinburgh FREE Graham High Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. The guitarist is joined by guests playing Hot Club-style jazz. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring an expanded seven-piece version of The Freaky Family (17 Dec) and band tbc for Christmas Eve.
Dundee ■ Lefty & Friends McDaniel’s Bar, 34–-36 Whitehall Crescent. 9pm. £tbc. Blues and country from Dundee-based Lefty & Friends.
Saturday 18
Glasgow FREE Declan Forde Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Eclectic mix of jazz, funk and blues from pianist Forde.
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ World Premiere Sextet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different line-up each week tackles three horns, piano, bass and drums joined by Inverness trombonist Brian Keddie. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 17. Joined by the acid jazz stylings of Gecko 3. Falkirk ■ Todd Gordon’s White Christmas
Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, 01324 506850. 8pm. £12–£14 (Under 16s £8) Stylish, smooth and super seasonal, Gordon sings Sinatra-style festive favourites. Sunday 19
Glasgow FREE Perdido The Inn, 2 Station Road, 942 6752. 8–11pm. Mainstream Latin jazz, swing and vocals. The less inhibited are encouraged to get up and have a boogie. FREE Blues Jam Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 339 8811. 9pm. Blues jam with Alan Nimmo. Edinburgh FREE Jayne Seawright and■ Mark Goundry Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz vocalist. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 16. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Festive jazz at the Sound of Seventeen Big Band Christmas Party. ■ The Sunday Night Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Cupar ■ Dias Brazil Watts Eaterie, Station Road Edenside, 01334 656889. 2pm. £5. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa.
Monday 20 Edinburgh FREE Ron Carruthers Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Popular pianist. ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298.
Eschewing the hirsute headbanger image beloved of metal bands through the ages, Helmet have formed an enduring legacy while dressing in Converse and T-shirts, and popping up on soundtracks for film (most recently Saw III) and games (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero, among others). Despite a four- year break and what seems to be a revolving door band member policy – vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton is the only original member – they’re sure to get a warm welcome; listen out for signature tune, ‘Unsung’. ■ Cathouse, Glasgow, Fri 17 Dec.