Music ROCK&POP
FREE Battle of the Bands Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7pm. The final round in this four week battle of the bands. ■ Genetic Stereo, Deco Arcade and The Weatherkings Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Local indie showcase. ■ The Law, OK Social Club and Messiah The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £8. Dundonian indie rock combo. ■ The Number 19’s, The Lost Generation, The New Confessions and Penny Black Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Edinburgh indie. ■ Paul Carrack The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £27.50. See Fri 4. ■ Run/Lucky/Free, Saint Saviour, Black Hand Gang and Emelle Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Rachel Cormack’s Edinburgh indie act, Run/Lucky/Free, headline with a guest slot form Saint Saviour taking a break from their tour with Hurts. FREE Son of Portslade, Julia’s Daughter and Caro Bridges & The River Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. ‘Tuneful, thought provoking melodies intertwined with incisive observation and soulful outrospection,’ from SoP. ■ The Barrett Wise Experience, The Media Whores and Fireside Aliens Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Punky alt.rock. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 3. FREE Clive Parnell Carrubbers Café, Carrubbers Christian Centre, 65 High Street, 652 3743. 8pm. Christian pop rock. ■ Delta Mainline, The Machine Room and PET The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5 advance; £7 on the door. The Black Spring DJs host another Limbo with experimental indie from Delta Mainline. See Exposure, page 65. FREE Blue Wicked Spasm Band Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. Eclectic indie. ■ Sad Society and Shock & Awe Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £4. Legendary local punks Sad Society.
Sunday 6
Glasgow FREE The Sunday Service featuring Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 4pm. Plus guests. Chilled vibes and cheap bloody marys. FREE Easy Orchestra St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 4.30pm. Radio Scotland’s Easy Orchestra take a fresh approach to contemporary pop music. ■ Agonized Deformity and Deadly Inscription Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Rock and metal bill. ■ Frank’s Wild Band The Long Way Home, 2 Byres Road, 337 1145. 7pm. £5. Scotland’s finest (and only) Tom Waits tribute act play this ‘Blue Valentine’s’ gig. ■ Nachtmahr, Uberbyte and Kommand & Kontrol Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Industrial goth and dark electro from Austria. ■ The Saturdays SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £24. Pop hits from the cut-price Girls Aloud. ■ Ape Man Alien, Audio Driver and Mair Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. The headliners are short, sharp, melodic rockers from Glasgow. ■ Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £tbc. Musicians from Limelight Studios showcase their sounds. Sally Clay hosts, 70 THE LIST 3–17 Feb 2011
and featured acts are Sally Caltieri and The Graham Mearns Band. ■ Sad Day For Puppets, The Starlets and Always Me Me Me Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Swedish shoegazers supported by smart local indie poppers. ■ The Joy Formidable, The Chapman Family and Airship King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Anthemic alt pop from the London-based trio. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective) and Craig Grant (Union of Knives). ■ Hold Your Horse Is The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Post-hardcore and US indie rock influences from the headliners. Plus Northern Irish rockers Mojo Fury and The Whisky Works. Edinburgh FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Open session for musicians, songwriters, poets, storytellers and performers of any kind, all hosted by William Douglas. ■ The Party Program, Bastions and Brotherhood of the Lake Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Night of rock, metal and hardcore. 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. ■ Kiltreiser, The Caponas and 19 Folds Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Heavy grungy rock. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 3. FREE Sunday Acoustic Sets Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. A selection of acoustic acts. FREE Big Fat Panda and Simon Kempstone Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Ska and Celtic blues.
Monday 7
Glasgow ■ Cancerous Womb, Scordatura, Grant Me Revenge and Decimate Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. Metal mayhem. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. ■ Calasis, Scragfight, Slackerville, Ana Trash & the Sociopaths and Terminal Parade Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. £tbc. Durham band headline this punk, indie and garage bill. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. ■ Taking Dawn King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Trad heavy metal from this Las Vegas quartet. 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 on two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi-member orchestra. FREE Malcolm Middleton Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 9pm. Former Arab Strap man in solo guise. See caption, below. Edinburgh ■ The Joy Formidable and The Chapman Family Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. Welsh indie/post-punk trio. FREE Calum Wood & Friends
Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 3. FREE Singer-Songwriter Night Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Hosted by either Richie or Roy Henderson. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform. Paisley ■ Tea Dances Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 1–3.30pm. £2. Enjoy great afternoons out dancing, meeting new friends, having a chinwag and a good cuppa. With John Findlay on the keyboard.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ We the Kings, VersaEmerge, All Forgotten and I See Stars The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 6.30pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Pop punk band from Florida, who have toured with The Academy Is... ■ Black Tusk and Howl Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £8. US metal double bill. ■ Devil Sold His Soul Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Power metal in the vein of Tool, Will Haven and the Deftones from ex-members of Mahumodo, which will probably mean something to those it’s meant to mean something to. ■ Grouplove Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £7. Breezy Californian indie quintet. ■ Chilly Gonzales O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. The singer-songwriter and producer performs his Piano Talk Show with two drummers and two pianos. See preview, page 64. ✽✽ Bright Eyes Òran Mór, 731-735 7.30pm. £17.50. Saddle Creek angst-folk wunderkind turned emo totty turned bringer of electronic doom turned trad Great Western Road, 357 6200.
troubadour turned Monster of Folk . . . Conor Oberst aka Bright Eyes has done a lot of things in his short life. See what he pulls out of the bag next as he opens a short UK tour in Glasgow. See preview, page 63. ■ Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Band, Adam Boucher, Hoardes of Unstoppable Skeletons and Adam Bennett The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Acoustic riot of a line-up. ■ The Good Fight The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Coldplay-aping quartet from Belfast. ■ San Fran & the Ciscos Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of singers and bands hosted by San Fran & the Ciscos. Edinburgh ■ Hold Your Horse Is, Mojo Fury and Trapped in Kansas Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Post-hardcore and US indie rock influences from the headliners. ■ Wire Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £14. Post-punk legends who have regrouped again and can be trusted to make a taut yet melodic racket. ■ Sharon King & the Reckless Angels Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. Edinburgh-based singer- songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns performs her unique acoustic folk. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 3. ■ Jackie Treehorn, Secta Rougue, Solomon Grundy and Silent Front Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Fierce riffage from stoner rock quintet Jackie Treehorn as they launch their new EP. FREE Emergency Exit and The Lunes Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Rock.
Zoey Van Goey, with Malcolm Middleton
After charming the collective pants off the music press with their 2009 debut, ZVG are ready to unleash sophomore effort Propeller Versus Wings on the world (see our review, page 66). It’s out on Valentine’s Day, although the band will be selling pre-release copies at this album launch a week before. Joining the line-up at the ZVG launch will be busy lad Malcolm Middleton (pictured above, currently performing under the guise of Human Don’t Be Angry) who, when not gallivanting around with former Arab Strap cohort Aidan Moffat (they’ll be touring together in March), will also be performing solo a couple of days later. ■ Classic Grand, Glasgow, Sat 5 Feb; Human Don’t Be Angry, Mono café area, Glasgow.