Music ROCK&POP
FREE The Sunday Service featuring Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 4pm. See Sun 20. ■ Sinocence, From Apathy and Skud Boots Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £7. Raging melodic metal from Northern Ireland. ■ Brian Hughes & his band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £8.50 in advance; £10 on door. See Thu 24. ■ Example, Starsmith and Wrench 32 Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Aka Fulham electro rapper and aspiring stand-up comedian Elliot Gleave who specialises in documenting the comic minutiae of everyday life and ‘dysfunctional electro pop’ as seen on breakthrough hit ‘Kickstarts’. ■ Abbamania Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 01324 506850. 7.30pm. £17.50. See Sat 26. ■ Anna Calvi The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £6.50. Gothic dramatic indie from this singer- songwriter, officially tipped as ‘one to watch in 2011’ by the likes of The Times, NME and Classic Rock. ✽✽ James Blake Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Mournful, minimalist dubstep piano man who was runner-up in the BBC Sound of 2011 poll. ■ Japanese Voyeurs, Dinosaur Pile-up and The X Certs King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7.50. Feral buzzsaw punk and alternative rock sounds on this touring triple bill. FREE The John Knox Sex Club Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. Rockers with a Calvinist edge, they say. Er, join their club? FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 20. FREE Cheer, Mr Peppermint, Tangles and Small Scale Collisions The Liquid Ship, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 9pm. Alt/noise celebration. ■ Popup and Miss the Occupier The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Popup have been described as a ‘sped-up Arab Strap meets a slowed-down Cure’. Edinburgh FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 20. ■ Ashestoangels and Two Steps to Envy Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Catchy, gothic rock. FREE Underground Sundays The Southern, 22 South Clerk Street, 667 2289. 7pm. See Sun 20. ■ The Solid Silver 60s Show Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £21–£26. See Fri 25. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17. FREE Sunday Acoustic Sets Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 20.
Dundee ■ Dodgy and Fintry Lovechild Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 8pm. £6. Mid-90s indie trio, best known for their hits ‘Good Enough’ and ‘Staying Out for the Summer,’ test the waters for a revival of interest. Please note, this gig is rescheduled from Sun 5 Dec.
Kilmarnock ■ Midge Ure Grand Hall, Palace Theatre Complex 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 7.30pm. £15. Ultravox hits, solo work and covers from the man behind Band Aid. Largoward, by St Andrews ■ Ian McNabb The Inn at Lathones, 01334 840494. 9pm. £18. McNabb started out in Liverpudlian psychedelic pop band the Icicle Works before forging a solo
74 THE LIST 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011
The Streets
Dry your eyes, mate – this may well be Mike Skinner’s last outing under The Streets banner, but he’s got some gigs left in him yet. The trainer-sporting prince of chav poetry is promoting his final album Computers and Blues. For many, the man’s left an indelible mark on Britain’s musical psyche, so go along, hold your Streets-branded lighter in the air, and let him know: your music’s well fit, Mike, and we know it. ■ HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Fri 18 Feb; O2 ABC, Glasgow, Sat 19 Feb.
career which has included being backed by Neil Young’s legendary band Crazy Horse. Part of Fifestock Festival Monday 28
Glasgow ■ Lost In Echoes, Silver Lined City, Breaking the Silence and Survive the Asylum Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Metal gig. ■ Leddra Chapman and Ben Montague O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £8. Fresh-faced Dutch singer supported by upcoming singer/songwriter. With The Lake Poets. ✽✽ Ray Lamontagne and The Secret Sisters Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20–£25. Rootsy US singer/songwriter with an increasingly intoxicating laidback sound. Support from sibling harmony duo The Secret Sisters singing old-school folk and country songs. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 21. ■ Angel Eyes The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Live accompaniment to a collaborative film. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 21. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 21. ■ She Keeps Bees and Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Boy/girl guitar and drums blues rock duo, like The White Stripes in reverse. Plus esoteric torch music from Optimo’s latest signings. ■ A Song for Autism St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £10. Kevin Morris and John Taylor put on this special concert to raise awareness and funds for The National Autism Society. Acts performing include Eddi Reader, John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras), James Grant (Love & Money), Boo Hewerdine, The McCluskey Brothers, The Parsonage and more. Please note new date. FREE Steven Smith and The Upbeat Beatdown Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Singer-songwriter.
■ Dutch Uncles, Suspire, The Young Spookes and Captain & the Kings King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Mancunian New Wave five-piece. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 21. FREE Iain Shaw Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 9pm. Singer/songwriter. Edinburgh ■ Admiral Fallow and Alisdair Young Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Folky indie from Louis Abbot’s Admiral Fallow, last seen supporting Frightened Rabbit. ■ Example, Starsmith and Wrench 32 The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. See Sun 27. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk. 8pm. See Mon 21. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17. ■ Elaine Paige Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 8pm. £29.50–£38.50. The first lady of the British musical sings songs from the nation’s favourite musicals and a smattering of hit pop songs including ‘Memory’, ‘Closest Thing to Crazy’, ‘Cry Me A River’ and ‘Je Ne Regrette Rien’. FREE Singer-Songwriter Night Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Mon 21. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 21.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow ■ Carl Barat O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. CANCELLED. ■ Maybeshewill and Long Distance Calling Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6.50. Rocking electronica from Leicestershire-based band. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ Elaine Paige Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £29.50–£38.50 (VIP £80). See Mon 28.
■ Let’s Buy Happiness, Skibunny and Trapped In Kansas Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Mathrock from TIK. ■ Jamie Woon and Ghostpoet King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. New soulful sampling kid on the block. Edinburgh ■ Glasvegas The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 0871 220 0260. 7pm. The anthemic Glasgow rockers preview material from their eagerly anticipated second album EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\. FREE Out of the Bedroom Montague Bar, Montague Street, 226 0931. 7.30pm. See Tue 22. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17.
Wednesday 2
Glasgow ■ Enochian Theory, Jurojin and Touchstone Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Progressive metal bill. ■ Glasvegas Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 0871 220 0260. 7pm. £14.50. See Tue 1. FREE New Device, Lethargy, The Treatment and Million $ Reload Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. Powerage Records tour. ■ Peter Frampton: The Thank You Mr Churchill Tour O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £24. The 70s guitar god best known for his mega-selling live album Frampton Comes Alive! tours his new album. ■ Admiral Fallow The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £8. The band formerly known as Brother Louis Collective warm up for their trip to the South By South West music beano. ■ Lighthouse Family and Emma’s Imagination Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£35. Snoozily soulful duo, best known for the hits ‘Lifted’, ‘Ocean Drive’, ‘Raincloud’ and ‘High’. Support from the Glaswegian singer/songwriter who won Sky’s Must Be the Music talent search. ■ Sound Lab presents The Red Ensemble: Red Road City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £6. Ambient experimental music, including ‘Right’, inspired by a poem by Charlie Gracie, ‘His Tears Would Fill an Ocean’ and ‘Red Road’ which was made using field recordings collected for the Red Road Cultural Project. ■ Flats, Aspen Tide and Rosewood King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. London four-piece with incendiary live reputation. ■ The Heebie Jeebies The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie electronica from Glaswegian quartet the Heebie Jeebies. FREE A Plastic Rose, Evol and Tiny Little Robots Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before 11pm. Melody indie, elegant post rock and hardcore energy. ■ Toy Fires, So Many Animal Calls and Lovely Boy The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £3. Live music at the regular Muso night.
Edinburgh ■ The Dull Fudds, Lipsync For A Lullaby, Iona Marshall and Hannah Werdmuller The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £3. Secret CDs live monthly music night. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17. Kinross ■ Gwyn Ashton Band The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £15. Australian blues-meister mixing influence from 30s Delta blues to Jimi Hendrix. Part of Fifestock Festival.