Music ROCK&POP
■ Anny Celsi & Nelson Bragg and Duncan Maitland Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. £tbc. LA- based singer/songwriter who has attracted comparisons to Aimee Mann and Lucinda Williams. ■ FOUND and S-Type Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Album launch gig for Edinburgh’s experimental pop troupe with acoustic, samplers and laptop set- up. See preview, page 80. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 7. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 7. ✽✽ FREE Fox Gut Daata Mono, 12 2400. 9pm. Glitch-hop sounds. Kings Court, King Street, 553
Edinburgh ■ Gogol Bordello The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Gypsy punk band whose frontman Eugene Hutz was one of the stars of the Liev Schreiber-directed film Everything is Illuminated and also frugged with Madonna at Live Earth. ■ People Places Maps, Coup d’Etat, Deliver Me Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4 in advance; more on the door. Headlined by Dunfermline’s folk popsters People Places Maps.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow ■ Elbow and Villagers SECC, Finnieston Quay, 477 3500. 6.30pm. £27.50. Strangely uplifting indie miserablists from Manchester back on a victory lap after their Mercury Music Prize win with ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’. ■ Cat’s Eyes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7pm. £12.50. New outfit featuring Horrors frontman Faris Badwan in collaboration with classically trained soprano and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. ■ Cherry Ghost and Drive Drive Faster Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Uplifting indie epics in the spirit of fellow northerners Elbow and Richard Hawley, who hit big with People Help the People. ■ My Ruin Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Mouthy grrrl rapper Tairrie B rages hard in dark horror rock mode. ■ Ill Nino, Breed 77 and Static Cult King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. NY-based Latino metalheads with support from kindred Gibraltan band. ■ Strawberry Ocean Sea, Carnivores, Run from Red and Phil Feenan Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Warm-up show for the release of the weareglasgow compilation. ■ Reveille, Eternal Fags and Mr Peppermint The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Noise rock bill. Edinburgh ✽✽ Raekwon The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14. Live solo show from the Wu-Tang Clan rapper. See preview, page 80.
Wednesday 16
Glasgow ■ Clyde 1 Entertains . . . O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £17.50. Gala evening to herald the arrival of this year’s Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival, with local lads Bruce Devlin and Scott Agnew providing the laughs, ably assisted by Canadian Stewart Mock the Week Francis. Rock’n’roll thrills come from Dundee’s The View and Glasgow’s hotly tipped Kassidy. 96 THE LIST 3–31 March 2011
Seefeel with Konx-om-Pax
Seefeel marked their return, after a 14-year pause, with a special performance for Warp Records’ 20th birthday in Paris last year. The gig was mesmerising enough for Warp’s co-founder Steve Beckett to corner them when they came off-stage and ask them to make a record, which they did. Seefeel came out last month on Warp, and is full of oddly beautiful, unsettlingly creepy electronica. Support comes from Glasgow’s Konx-om-Pax, aka digital artist Tom Scholefield who’s just self-released his first album on Display Copy, featuring Stuart Braithwaite. ■ The Art School, Glasgow, Mon 21 Mar.
■ The Believers Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £9. Old school country with a punky edge from Seattleites Craig Aspen and Cynthia Frazzini. ■ Siobhan Wilson, Andrew Lindsay and Coat Hooks Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Franco-Scottish singer/songwriter headlines. ■ Tyvek and Black Jash Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Detroit band who have been described as ‘the Cale line-up of the Velvet Underground being tortured by a cheap synthesizer’. ■ Toploader and 4 Day Weekend King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Remember the 90s? Crazy times. And these guys were right there with their middle of the road piano pop singalongs. Edinburgh ■ Emma’s Imagination Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Whimsical Scottish singer- songwriter Emma Gillespie, who won Sky 1’s Must Be The Music talent search. ■ Birdhead, Emelle, the Young Spooks Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7.30pm. £5. Krautrocking duo Birdhead are backed by the gypsy-country sounds of Emelle and DJ Kris Wasabi keeps everyone dancing after the fact. ■ Bourne to Brew The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Mercurial soundscapes with blasts of piano improvisation and a mix of soothing folk, urban funk and free jazz.
Thursday 17 Glasgow ■ A Band Called Quinn Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. See Sun 6. ■ Beholder and Achren Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Trad metal.
■ The Chariot and My Child My Bride The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Christian hardcore metal band headline. ■ Chase & Status O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Live show from the hard drum & bass duo with MC Rage and Giles Walker. Support from upcoming Scottish singer Yasmin and Red Light. ■ Stiff Little Fingers Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. If it’s St Patrick’s Day, it must be Ireland’s favourite delinquent punk sons with their annual Barrowland gig. ■ Andrea Heins Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Canadian singer/songwriter on guitar and auto-harp. ■ Bourne to Brew The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 16. ■ Hey! Alaska, Lights Out Dresden, City of Statues and Lions Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Mix of pop punk, hardcore and rock. ■ Jack Townes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Clueless and Neon Hero Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Dutch band punting a melodic US college rock sound. ■ Debrasco Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Alt.rock and post-punk sounds. Edinburgh ■ Lost in Audio Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. Times tbc. £5 (£4). Hard-edged indie packed with guitar hooks as LiA launch their new EP. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 3. ■ The Heartbreaks Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6 in advance; more on the door. Hailed as the next
FOUND Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 important Mancunian indie band. They’ve got the cheekbones and haircuts at any rate. ✽✽ The Phantom Band and Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £12. Glasgow’s compelling Krautfolk ensemble The Phantom Band return playing tracks from latest album The Wants. See preview, page 80. ■ Real Diamond – The Jazz Singer Tour Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). John Hylton gives a true-to-life performance as the pop wonder Neil Diamond, accompanied by his eight-piece band. Featuring all the songs from Diamond’s Jazz Singer album, as well as a selection of other hits. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 3.
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Glasgow ✽✽ Primal Scream and RTX SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £28.50. Bonkers Bobby Gillespie and his band of tea-drinking rock’n’rollers play their classic album Screamadelica on this 20th anniversary tour. Don’t fight it, feel it. See preview, page 79. ■ Zodiac Mindwarp O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £13. The return of Mötley Crüe’s favourite band – we’re not sure if that is a compliment or not – with new single ‘White Trash’. ■ Arthouse, Project Orion, Vickie Paxton, Calum Wilson and My Name is a Dirty Word O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. The headliners ‘aim to save you from rock mediocrity’. FREE Diana Schad The Living Room, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607. 7pm. See Fri 4. ■ Winner Takes It All Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15–£17 (£15). A double-bill of tribute-based musical magic, featuring the musics of (respectively) the Bee Gees and Abba. ■ The Black Hand Gang, Wagon Rebellion and 32 Miles to Breakfast Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Raw urban blues and country rock in a Band of Horses/Kings of Leon vein from BHG. ■ Kast off Kinks The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on the night; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Not quite a tribute band as the Kast off Kinks feature former members of The Kinks from through the years, including original drummer Mick Avory. ■ One More Time . . . By Request Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £12.50. Tommy Reid sings hits from the Sinatra Song Book with backing from Greenock’s 16-piece Capitol Big Band and the Reid Sisters. Proceeds go to Cancer Research. ■ Sondura, Fireproof Match and Augusta Fireball King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. London-based melodic metal band headlines. FREE The Delivery Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Live music. ■ From Paris To Prison Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. Free before 11pm; £2 after. Local alt.rock trio head up this Barmellodie night. Edinburgh ■ Bound to Perdition, Deadwake, Neon Cougar Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £2. Raucous death metals from BtP with 80s glam hair from Neon Cougar. ■ Edinburgh Eagles Fundraiser Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Fundraiser for ice hockey club, bands tbc.