Music ROCK&POP
Thursday 3 JAZZ
Glasgow ■ Alabama 3 Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. Characterful blend of southern- fried preachifying, dancefloor-friendly beats and a whole lotta love, this time delivered in acoustic form. ■ Beady Eye Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £27.50. Liam Gallagher and the rest of the Oasis line-up who are not Noel strut their stuff for the first time anywhere in their new incarnation. Let’s hope the music is better than the name. ■ Fraser John Lindsay, Destino and Sparrahawk Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £4. Blues rock. Launch of the Melodic Mayhem album. ■ Fu Manchu The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Hairy stoner rock heavyweights from California. ✽✽ Cut Copy The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Melbourne trio with a dizzying array of influences from disco to post- punk to spacey pop to US indie. ■ Them Beatles Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15.50–£16.50 (£14.50–£15.50). Fab Four tribute band from Scotland. ■ Exlovers, The Imagineers, First Tiger and Liam Cairns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. London- based shoegaze dream pop quintet. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 17. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 17. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 17. FREE To Sofia, Rex Mundi and Stringman Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before 11pm. Sultry guitar rock from Manchester. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 17. ■ Matt Norris & The Moon, Kitty & The Lion, Fran O’Hanlon and Caro Bridges & The River Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4. Edinburgh-based harmonising folky collective, plus a solo show form Kitty (presumably without her Lion). FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. See Thu 17. ■ FOUND, S-Type, On the Fly and Radio Magnetic Soundsystem The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7–£9. FOUND launch new album factorycraft, on which the award- winning Edinburgh art-pop collective take their experimental but catchy sound in a rockier direction. Plus there’s hip hoppy electronica from S- Type at this Limbo night. ■ 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 17. FREE Open Mic with Shaz Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street Leith, 555 1979. 9pm. Open mic and jam session. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 17.
Kinross ■ Erja Lyytinen The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £14. Finnish slide guitarist plays from album Voracious Love. Part of Fifestock Festival.
76 THE LIST 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011
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 17
Glasgow ■ Brian Kellock Trio Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10 (locals & under 16s £6). Expect another big-swinging, foot-stomping performance as Scotland’s foremost jazz pianist performs with his trio on a double bill with singer Cathie Rae and guitarist Graeme Stephen. Part of Let’s Get Lyrical. ■ Alister Spence Trio with Raymond MacDonald The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £8 (£6). The Australian pianist is joined by saxophonist Raymond MacDonald for a night of dynamic grooves, free improv and swing. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 18
Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 9.30pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa.
Edinburgh FREE Lorna Reid Trio Forth Floor Brasserie, Harvey Nichols, 30–34 St Andrew Square, 524 8350. 7.30pm. Cool swinging jazz from vocalist Reid with Campbell Normand on piano and Ed Kelly on bass. ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Graham Robb and Bill Kyle’s jazz sextet that emerged from the ashes of their highly successful jazz rock fusion outfit Head. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late-night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Funk/soul from The Sunday Sinners (18 Feb) followed by The Union (25 Feb). Stirling ■ Brian Kellock Trio Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 668 2019. 8pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 17.
Saturday 19 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. ■ Head2Head The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 18. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Reggae from Man at the Window (19 Feb) with high energy indie pop from Digital Jones (26 Feb).
Sunday 20
Glasgow FREE Blues Jam Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 339 8811. 9pm. Blues jam with Alan Nimmo. Edinburgh FREE Rosie Nimmo & Stuart Allardyce Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Jazz, blues and folk-
infused vocals from Nimmo. ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby Mottershead and friends. 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. Jazz jam and open mic session hosted by Martin Waugh. ■ 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. Cupar ■ Dias Brazil Watts Eaterie, Station Road Edenside, 01334 656889. 2pm. £6. See Fri 18.
Monday 21
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. ■ Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Portico Quartet Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12.50–£15. The eccentric and whimsical sounds of Penguin Cafe share the stage with the electro-jazz mash-up stylings of contemporary improvisational musicians (and Mercury nominees) Portico Quartet. ■ 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 22
Glasgow ■ Rush Hour Jazz City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 5.30pm. £4. Stewart Forbes directs the University of Strathclyde’s Applied Music Jazz Majors through an early-evening concert. 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. ■ 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 23
Edinburgh ■ 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. Kinross ■ Fifestock Festival The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. Times vary. £tbc. See Thu 17.
Thursday 24
Glasgow ■ Martin Zenker Quartet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £8 (£6). The German musician is one of the world’s foremost jazz bassists and here is on tour with his group featuring Hamburg players Stefan Maus (sax), Buggy Braune (piano) and Bjoern Luecker (drums). Edinburgh ■ Bobby Wishart Quartet The Jazz
Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Modern jazz from Scottish saxophonist Wishart. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 17. Friday 25
Glasgow FREE Uni Big Band Café Source, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 548 6020. 9pm. Twenty- two-piece big band playing jazz classics and swing. FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 9.30pm. See Fri 18. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Mystery Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A mysterious line-up of as yet unnamed quartet of ‘top ranked visitors’ on sax, piano, bass and drums, plus guests. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Funk/soul from The Sunday Sinners (18 Feb) followed by The Union (25 Feb).
Saturday 26 Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 19. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Reggae from Man at the Window (19 Feb) with high energy indie pop from Digital Jones (26 Feb).
Sunday 27
Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Electric Quartet The Butchershop Bar & Grill, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. 3pm. Modern jazz and driving funk. FREE David Farrel & Steven Duguid St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 4.30pm. Jazz keys and vocals. ■ The New Squadronaires Orchestra Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £16.50. Nostalgic trip down memory lane with hits from Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra featuring vocalist Mark Porter. ■ Swing Sensation Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. £tbc. Big band swing dance nights with live music from Glasgow’s 14-piece Swing Sensation. FREE Blues Jam Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 339 8811. 9pm. See Sun 20. Edinburgh FREE Lorna Reid & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 20.
Livingston ■ Brian Kellock Trio Howden Park Centre, Howden, 668 2019. 2pm. £9 (£7). See Thu 17. ■ Jazz on Sunday Afternoon Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 2pm. £9 (£7). Expect another big-swinging, foot-stomping, fun filled performance as Brian Kellock leads the classic piano, bass and drums format.
Monday 28 Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm.