Music ROCK&POP/JAZZ
FREE Underground Sundays The Southern, 22 South Clerk Street, 667 2289. 7pm. Live acoustic music followed by indie and alternative tracks from the Dream Sequence DJs. FREE Sunday Acoustic Sets Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 23.
Monday 31
Glasgow ■ Gun O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Rescheduled dates for these reformed Scottish rockers, who gave it some old school muscle in the early-90s. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 24. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 3943 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 24. FREE Farseer MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Metal. ■ The Flatliners, The Stay Gones and Burnout 27 Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Ska and punk from Toronto headliners. ■ CW Stoneking King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. Australian jazz nostalgist and maker of fake jungle music hits King Tut’s. Edinburgh FREE Home-made Jam The Parlour, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. See Mon 24. FREE Singer-Songwriter Night Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Mon 24.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow ■ Forever Living Dead Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Hard rock band from Leicester. ■ Angels & Airwarves and Neon Trees O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Blink 182 guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge with his new punk pop band. ■ Gun O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. See Mon 31. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Òran Mór, 731735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. See Tue 25. ■ Wu Lyf The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £6.50. Epic, dark rock from the mysterious Manchester collective ‘World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation’.
Wednesday 2
Glasgow ■ Spear Of Destiny and The Red Eyes Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Kirk Brandon’s mob, refusing to give up the ghost, despite only having one minor hit 20 years ago. Muscles bulge, veins pop, fists are clenched, rabbles are roused. ■ Diagram of the Heart and Dead Robots King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Weedy chart synth pop. ■ Becoming Real The Art School, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4690. 10.30pm. £3 in advance and before 11.30pm; £5 after (students £3 all night). Ghostly grime and hip-hop from Becoming Real aka Toby Ridler at new weekly music/visual art club Knock Knock. Edinburgh ■ Secret CDs The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £3. Featuring live sets from Man Gone Missing, Calum Carlyle & the Mixed Reactions, Lorraine McCauley & the Borderlands and Fitzroy Soul.
Peebles ■ Sharon King & the Reckless Angels Eastgate Theatre and Arts 68 THE LIST 20 Jan–3 Feb 2011
Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns performs her unique acoustic folk. Thursday 3
Glasgow ■ Sound Thought 2011 The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 10am. festival pass £20 (£15); day pass £8 (£6). A festival of experimental 'mould breaking' music, workshops and installations. Artists and musicians involved include Katie McCain, Graeme Brooks, Iain Campbell, Xana Marwick and many more. ■ The Die Youngs, The Joyce Twins and Sunset Stereo Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Acoustic indie gig, including a solo set form Frazer of Motherwell band Dandawrs. ■ The Bravery O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. US 80s-influenced indie types who lost out in the chart battle with Killers but are back after a hiatus during which frontman Sam Endicott has earned a crust writing songs for the likes of Shakira and Christina Aguilera. ■ Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything and The Vaccines O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16.60. The annual NME Awards tour rounds up a line-up of self-destructive electro punk, dubstep soundtracks, brainy indie electro and thrashy indie pop. See preview, page 58. ■ Francis Rossi O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Solo show from the Status Quo man. ■ The Go! Team Òran Mór, 731735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. Sonic Youth meet the Jackson 5 plus all points in between pop up during the Mercury Music Prize-nominated Go! Team’s celebratory patchwork set. With support from The Phoenix Foundation. ■ The Good Natured Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Aka synth pop singer/songwriter Sarah McIntosh. FREE Rainbow Dissolve MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Alt.folk act. ■ Florrie and Sonny Marvello King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. New female pop diva on the block. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 6771 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 20. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 20. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ Born To Be Wide Electric Circus, 3639 Market Street, 226 4224. 7.30pm–1am. £5 (£3.50 Musicians Union; £2.50 for 16/17 year olds) before 9.30pm; free after. Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. Starting the night with a Music Photographers’ Seminar with guest speakers Kevin Cummins, Alan Dunlop, Christina Kernohan and Brian Sweeney. Followed by a Buy What You Hear session from 9.30pm in aid of Oxfam. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 20.
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 20 Edinburgh FREE Ged Brockie & Doug Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Jazz guitar duo. ■ Electric Jazz Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz/funk fusion from Marco Cafolla. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 21
Edinburgh FREE Lachlan’s Sounds of Jazz Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Accomplished jazz. ■ 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 hip hop vibes from The Ordinary All-Stars (21 Jan) and Paul Mills’ Funk Band (28 Jan).
Saturday 22 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 Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ 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 blues/funk from Ka-Tet (22 Jan) and jazz/funk/rock from Glamour & the Baybes (29 Jan).
Sunday 23
Glasgow FREE Blues Jam Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 339 8811. 9pm. Blues jam with Alan Nimmo. Edinburgh 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. Featuring a jazz flavoured Burns night with Wendy Richards, John Sampson and Dave Batchelor (23 Jan) and singer Morag McCall (30 Jan). ■ The Sunday 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 24 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. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour. Tuesday 25
Glasgow FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. Informal jam session of Django-Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz and swing. Edinburgh ■ The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic blues from John Hunt and friends. FREE Steve Tyler Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Classical jazz guitar. ■ 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. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak Live Funkout The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk band.
Wednesday 26 Edinburgh FREE Fraser Urquhart Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Relaxing piano. ■ Sermon Organ Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Funky Hammond, guitar and bass trio lead by Malcolm MacFarlane. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 27 Edinburgh FREE Desafinado Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Brazilian jazz from this duo. ■ The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £16–£20. An evening of classics from Frank, Sammy and Dean (well, OK, not the real ones). ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 20.
Friday 28
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. ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 21. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Fri 21. Saturday 29
Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 22. ■ Lorna Reid Quintet Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). A selection of live numbers from the cool and classy vocalist paying tribute to ‘The Jazz Divas’ from Billie Holiday to Diana Krall. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Sat 22. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). See Sat 22.