Music ROCK&POP
Tuesday 5
Glasgow ■ No Need for Idols, Perfect Disaster, Plastic Values, The Shakedown Project and Stingman Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Rock bill. ■ The Blackout, The Swellers and Hyro Da Hero The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £13. Vigorous Welsh nu metallers supported by Michigan punks and LA hip-pop artist. See competition, page 86. ✽✽ Earth and Sabbath Assembly Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Hirsute Nottingham quartet who embody the spirit of Hawkwind and Easy Rider. ■ Katy Perry SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £22.50. Sassy but cynically marketed style-over-content pop from the ‘I Kissed a Girl’ songstress, currently living her Teenage Dream as Mrs Russell Brand. See preview, page 80. ■ The Vaccines, Smith Westerns and The Caezars O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10.50. Proclaimed the ‘saviours of indie rock’ whether they like it or not. Don’t expect a revelation though, just some charming, spiky, adolescent tunes. ■ Epico, The World Unseen and Obvious Outcome Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie poppers from East Kilbride. ■ Wiley, Scorcher and Mz Bratt Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £12. The ‘godfather of grime’, who unleashed Roll Deep and Dizzee Rascal on the world. ■ Washington Irving The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Indie folk outfit. ■ Kerrie Lynch and Cheryl Risk Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before11pm. Singer/songwriter from South Queensferry plays at the Slow Club. ■ Redwings, Adam Stafford and Theapplesofenergy The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Experimental trancey soundscapes from Theapplesofenergy. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. Edinburgh ■ Bowling For Soup The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13. An intimate, acoustic evening with Jaret and Erik from the larger-than-life pop punk combo. ■ Defcon One Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Noisy EP launch. FREE Out of the Bedroom Montague Bar, Montague Street, 226 0931. 7.30pm. Open mic session, the only rule is no cover versions. Sign up from 7.30pm, performances start from 8pm. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Open mic session with Caramello Fats and Packet O’Shay.
Wednesday 6 Glasgow ■ The Airborne Toxic Event Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £12. Dark indie quintet from sunny California. ■ International Pop Assassins Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 7pm. Indie pop from Falkirk. FREE Turning Plates The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. 7pm. ‘Pioneers of the gay-ambient genre’, Turning Plates tour following the release of single ‘Tin Man’. ■ The View and Sound of Guns Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Return of the Dundonian indie scamps, fresh from frontman Kyle Falconer’s guest vocal stint with Mark
Launch Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Ronson and the release of their third album. ■ Magic Circle, The Great Notion, Moscow Olympics and Blue Water Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Live music. ■ Fake Gods, Cloncullen and Ishwell Atmen The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Acoustic folk rock duo from central Scotland supported by singer/songwriters. ✽✽ Jonnie Common: Deskjob Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Launch gig for Jonnie Common’s remix album, featuring performances by Meursault, Panda Su, eagleowl, Conquering Animal Sound, Adam Beattie, Iona Marshall, Autistic Angus, The Oates Field and Inspector Tapehead. ■ Magpie Mixtape Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £8. The Dirty Demographic, JJ Bull and Persons Unknown play live in support of Govan- based charity Starter Packs Glasgow. ■ The Barents Sea, The Winter Tradition and Juan Pablo The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4. Folky sounds at this week’s Muso Club.
Edinburgh ■ The Blackout, The Swellers and Hyro Da Hero The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13. See Tue 5. See page 86 to win tickets. ■ My Tiny Robots, Ghost Ride the Whip and Chris Hunter Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7.30pm. £5. Band night to raise money for the MS Society Scotland, there will also be free Guitar Hero and karaoke rooms on the night. ■ Secret CDs The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £3. A night set up to help sell CDs by Edinburgh-based musicians. Tonight’s instalment features Birdhead, Polly & The Billet Doux, Sparrahawk and Rosie Nimmo. ■ Stone Soup Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Live music and poetry from Davesnewbike and friends. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. The Black Diamonds Express man presents ‘the Jack of Diamonds Scrimshaw shanties’.
Thursday 7 Glasgow ■ Crippled Black Phoenix Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8.50. Post-rock outfit featuring members of Iron Monkey, Gonga and Electric Wizard. ■ James Last Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £47.50. The German bandleader with easy listening at his fingertips and a vast back catalogue of cheesy orchestral albums heads out on another hurrah. ■ The Low Anthem and The Head & the Heart Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. Hotly tipped beautiful folk rock from Providence, Rhode Island, featuring a strikingly diverse range of instruments from pump organ to Tibetan singing bowl. ■ Pablo Eskimo Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 7pm. Power pop with ska and punk inflection from PE. ■ Sucioperro The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £7. The dirty rock dogs and Biffy associates from Ayrshire trail their third album The Heart String & How To Pull It around the country. ■ The View Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. See Wed 6. ■ Jukebox Memories Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £14.50–£16.50 (matinee all seats £13.50) (£14.50). See Thu 31. ■ Take a Worm for a Walk Week CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £5. Fast, chaotic and intense
90 THE LIST 31 Mar–28 Apr 2011