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W I N S T U F F
WIN MAGIC OF MOTOWN TICKETS
The Magic of Motown, a
musical tribute to one of the greatest record labels in existence, comes to Edinburgh’s
Playhouse on Fri 4 Mar. The Motown label was home to some of the finest artists from the 1960s onwards, including Diana Ross and the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson. Featuring songs by these artists and loads more performed by an all singing, all dancing cast, the show promises to be a stunner – and we’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away. WIN PETER FRAMPTON TICKETS
Classic rocker Peter Frampton is a bit of a legend. Flying pigs and talking guitars have been known to show up at the guitarist’s live shows, and appearances on The Simpsons and Family Guy are just a few of the claims to fame that this man can boast. Latest album Thank You Mr Churchill is the impetus behind his current tour, which stops in at the O2 ABC in Glasgow on Wed 2 Mar – to win yourself one of two pairs of tickets, visit www.list.co.uk/offers. WIN TEAM LOVE ALBUMS
We know there’s a lot of love for Conor Oberst out there. So, as a consolation prize to those who missed out on the sold-out Bright Eyes show recently, we’ve snagged a handful of albums from Team Love, the indie record label Oberst co- founded in 2003. One lucky winner will receive a seven CD bundle of music from the Team Love stable, including albums from A Weather and Flowers Forever (above) – enter at www.list.co.uk/offers to win. HOW TO ENTER
Log onto list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Tue 1 Mar. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
68 THE LIST 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011
FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. FREE The Fortunate Sons St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 7pm. Harmonious Glaswegian blues-meisters. ■ Jonny Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 7pm. £7.50. Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and former Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci frontman Euros Childs play songs from their new album. Part of Let’s Get Lyrical. See Exposure, page 63. ■ Kraul O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Kraul mix emo with grunge to create their heavy sound. With Echobass and This Way Down. ■ Pearl and the Puppets Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £7. Acoustic show from this young Kirkintilloch singer/songwriter with a light, pop style who shares management with Elton John. ■ Radio Arcade, Sound Theory, Sweet Relief, Cyanide and Arcadian Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Unsigned band showcase. ■ The Streets and Engine-Earz O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. See Fri 18. ■ 65 Days of Static The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Sheffield post-rock combo. Performing a live soundtrack to cult sci-fi movie Silent Running. Part of the Glasgow Music and Film Festival. ■ Lunajet, Frantic Chant, Girobabies, Adam Holmes & the Easy Kings and Madskull Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 7.30pm. £7 (members £5). Live & Underground band night. ✽✽ Our Love Will Destroy the World, Burghead and Bong Monster Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Intense, dense experimental drone rock and harsh punk improv. FREE Art of Privilege, The Colony and Fullarton Would Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Alternative rock. ■ The Dirty Violets, The Core, The 4/5s, Wasted Radio and Richard Kerr Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Alt.punk/pop from The Dirty Violets. ■ Hells Bells The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on the door. Accomplished AC/DC tribute band. ■ Live & Underground Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 8pm–3am. £5–£7. Diversify and Fakin- It present a night of DJs and live bands. With techno from DJs Carlo Carozzi, Pete Mullen, Dr Snook and Serotonic, plus bands LunaJet, Frantic Chant and Girobabies. ■ Miaoux Miaoux, Fox Gut Daata, Wounded Knee and Japanese War Effort Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Lovely bleepy electronica from Glasgow artist Miaoux Miaoux, aka Justin Corrie. ■ Sex Beet, The Castillians, The Reverse Cowgirls and Jerry Tropicano The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Pop and rock. ■ Grinspoon, Sucioperro and Jetblack King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Aussie rock quartet headline. ■ The Hellfire Club The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. £3. Americana night featuring the songs of Gram Parsons, and sets from The Sweet Janes and Paul from Doghouse Roses. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers and self-styled ‘rock salvation’ from Swagger.
■ The Defects, Prairie Dugz, Threats and Red Eyes Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 9pm. £9. Punk line-up. FREE Whisky River 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Footstomping rock and blues. FREE Manatees, Holy Mountain and Khuda Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 10pm. Free before 11pm. Monolithic riffola from Borders band and kindred supports. Edinburgh FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Unplugged session with William Douglas and friends. ■ Figure 5, Maydays and The Steals Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Mod and classic rock references from established Glasgow boys Figure 5. ■ No Drive Home, Altered Sky, The Koves and Virtue Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Pop punk and rock. ■ Party Fears Three The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £7. Classic 80s covers band re-engineered for the 21st century. Featuring guest DJ Norman Brown. ■ Rob St John, Ziggy Campbell, Thirty Pounds of Bone and Loch Lomond Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Lo-fi and post-folk, including the beautifully delicate, Will Oldham-esque sounds of Oxford-via- Edinburgh-via-Lancashire minstrel Rob St John. Plus new additions to the bill, Portland’s sublime Loch Lomond. ■ The Stay Gones, Ruby Alba, Curators, Taking Chase, From the Cradle to the Rave Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7pm. £10. Mix of indie and rock at this show being filmed by TFTV. ■ Tango in the Attic, Emelle and Mattie Anderson The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Glenrothes indie swingers. ■ Tasty Meat, Seafield Foxes and Chernobyl Dreams Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Manic, weird and whimsical strangeness at Tasty Meat’s album launch party. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17. FREE Adopted As Holograph Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. Old time skiffly, jazzy and rootsy sounds from AAH, the new acoustic project from ex-Uncle John & Whitelock members.
Sunday 20 Glasgow FREE Sunday Sessions La Bodega, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 2pm. Weekly acoustic session. ■ Margins Book & Music Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 4pm. £1. See Thu 17. Sunday afternoon you can chill out with a Words Per Minute special featuring new writing from Kirsty Logan, Helen Sedgwick, Emma Hardy and Gabriella Bennett, performance from Martin O’Connor, music from Michael Cassidy and music/spoken word/filmic anarchy from Zorras. ■ Margins Book & Music Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1. See Thu 17. Sunday evening Margins rolls out the big guns, with a night headlined by polit-poet Tom Leonard and indie darling Withered Hand, plus appearances from Ewan Morrison, Burnt Island and more. ■ Faust with Alex Smoke Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. 6.30pm. £7.50 Special deals available, see GFF website (£6). This is the premiere of FW Murnau’s Faust with a new semi-classical score for string
Revoker O2 Academy, 121 quintet and electronics by Alex Smoke. Part of Glasgow Music & Film Festival. See preview, page 62. FREE The Sunday Service featuring Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 4pm. Plus guests. Chilled vibes and cheap Bloody Marys. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 4pm. See Sat 19. ✽✽ Wet Sounds North Woodside Leisure Centre, 10 Braid Square, 276 1510. 5pm–8pm. £10–£12. Two sound systems provide music above and below the surface of the water for a truly unique listening experience. Part of Glasgow Music and Film Festival. Featuring live performances from Eric La Casa, Adrian Moore and Joel Cahen. ■ The Alarm O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. RESCHEDULED to 25 May. ■ The Coverboys Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Boy band tribute. ■ The Naked & Famous and Wolf Gang O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Indie ensemble, who were nominated for the BBC Sound of 2011 poll and have topped the charts in their native New Zealand. ■ Reel Big Fish O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14.50. Southern California ska-punk band present their latest hyperkinetic stage show boasting juvenile humour, ironic covers and metallic shards of ska. ✽✽ Rob Zombie, Skindred and Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £26.50. The master of shock rock and metal takes a break from directing horror films to get back to the UK for the first time in 12 years. See preview, page 60. ■ The Watch The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door. Genesis tribute band. ■ 65 Days of Static The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Sheffield post-rock combo. Performing a live soundtrack to cult sci-fi movie Silent Running. Part of the Glasgow Music and Film Festival. ■ Glasser, Sampha and Kill the Waves Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Ethereal electronica from LA-based multi-instrumentalist Cameron Mesirow, daughter of a member of performance art troupe the Blue Man Group. See preview, page 61. FREE Regurgitate Life, Scordatura, Circle of Tyrants, Veneratio and Simtonic The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Chaotic metal bill. ■ Sarah McClurg, Silver Creek and Bad Bad Men Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 8pm. £8. Canadian country artist showcases material from her new Nashville- recorded album at this Vagabond Social Club night. With support from Ottowa and Glasgow. ■ Kill It Kid King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Melodic, beautifully intense blues. Plus Scoundrels and Lenzie Moss. 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).
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. FREE MacAskill Conquers Hawke & Hunter, 12 Picardy Place, 557 0952. 7pm. Free (register for tickets online). Stunt biker extraordinaire Danny MacAskill (see http://tinyurl.com/37uogsh for proof) premieres another of his breathtaking