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Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 8. ■ Cobra, Burning Sunrise, Psycho Babe, Sarwathi and Deadly Inscription The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360086. 7pm. £5 advance; £7 on the door. Local band showcase. FREE The Selective Service King Tut's, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 7pm. Funk rock reggae. Part of King Tut's New Year's Revolution. ■ Fallen Fate Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Thrash metal quartet from England. ■ Eh!, Youthless, Dead City Radio, Brendan Campbell and The Beagle Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Indie rock from Dundonian headliners. ■ Mesak and Ben Butler & Mousepad Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £tbc. Finnish practitioners of ‘skweee’, a Nordic take on stripped-down techno/dubstep. See caption, page 70. ■ Strawberry Ocean Sea, The Vespas, The Twist and Jumpers Knee King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie rock. Part of New Year’s Revolution. Edinburgh FREE The Deal, Red2Red and Rhythmreel Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. before midnight; £4 after. Bluesy rock and ska. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Rest, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 8. ■ Underclass, The Industry and The Deep Red Sky Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Indie with a View/Libertines kick from Underclass.
Stirling ■ The Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert Macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. 7pm. £25. Some of the best names in Scottish entertainment raise money for the EBM Fund to help children suffering from cancer. Guests include Jon Fratelli (The Fratellis, Codeine Velvet Club), Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings) and Mark Cox (Still Game).
Sunday 16
Glasgow FREE Fly Boy Generalz King Tut's, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 7pm. Young hip hop act. Part of King Tut's New Year's Revolution. ■ My Jerusalem The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock from New Orleans, including members of The Polyphonic Spree. ■ Kobi Onyame, Stanley Odd, The Crossover and Patricia Panther King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Hip hop acts from both ends of the M8, including Ghana-born, Glasgow-based Kobi Onyame, pictured above. Part of New Year’s Revolution. ■ Oscar Cordoba Band The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie rock.
Monday 17 Glasgow ■ Deez Nuts and This Is Hell O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £9. Melbourne band combining rap and hardcore punk.
Tuesday 18 Glasgow ✽✽ Rumer and Phantom Limb Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Rescheduled date for the chanteuse. See caption, page 65.
Kobi Onyame
No strangers to putting on a great season of gigs, King Tut’s have branded their latest venture a New Year’s Revolution: five bands a night for 15 nights throughout January, with a free CD and other goodies available from Tut’s website when you register. The final night has a double whammy of Scottish hip hop, with Ghana-born Glaswegian Kobi Onyame and six-strong collective Stanley Odd, supported by The Crossover, Patricia Panther and, in the bar area, Fly Boyz Generalsz. ■ King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Sun 16 Jan, part of New Year’s Revolution. (Rock & Pop)
■ Crowbar King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £13.50. Sludge rock quartet from New Orleans. ✽✽ FREE Miaoux Miaoux Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Lovely bleepy electronica from Justin Corrie, at this Slow Club night. Edinburgh ■ The Go Away Birds Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 2.30pm. £2 (kids & students free). Soft jazzy melodies from Catherine Ireton (singer in Stuart Murdoch’s recent project God Help the Girl) and guitarist Michael John McCarthy (Zoey van Goey). ■ I Am Kloot The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Mancunian acoustic troubadours with great, characterful vocals. FREE Alex Moran and Patched Up Heroes Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Acoustic and indie bill.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow ■ The Walkmen Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. New York indie quintet who dig Springsteen, the Cure and Joy Division. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. The precise subjects for this month’s covers clash have still to be decided. ■ Codeen and Becca Fox The Buff
Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £3. Atmospheric indie sounds from Codeen at the weekly Muso night. Edinburgh ■ Men Diamler Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Eccentric, surreal solo blues and acoustica.
Thursday 20
Glasgow ■ Alexandra Burke SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £30. Ex X Factor winner struts her stuff on UK tour. ■ Andrea Heins Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Canadian singer/songwriter on guitar and auto-harp. ✽✽ Metronomy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £11. Over-14s show. Aka Brighton electronica artist and remixer Joseph Mount, supplemented live by various musician chums. ■ Traquair MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. £tbc. South African-born singer/songwriter Stewart Traquair. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 6. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 6.
JAZZ Music
JAZZ 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 6 Edinburgh The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 7
Edinburgh Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. 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 high voltage rock from The Number Nine with vocalist Nikki Kent (7 Jan) and funk/soul from Washington Street (14 Jan).
Saturday 8
Glasgow The Penman Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. £tbc. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. 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. Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 7. Featuring the Hammond grooves of The Privates (8 Jan) and funk/soul from The Leonard Jones Potential (15 Jan).
Sunday 9
Glasgow FREE Blues Jam Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 339 8811. 9pm. Blues jam with Alan Nimmo. Edinburgh Singers’ Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Opportunity to hear some of the latest emerging singers perform in an intimate setting with the cream of Scotland’s jazz musicians. 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.
Monday 10 Edinburgh 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. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.
Tuesday 11
Edinburgh The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and friends. Great Jazz Jam Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £2 (£1). Expect a rich mix of styles as faces old and new drop in to perform with the House Trio each week. 6–20 Jan 2011 THE LIST 69