244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 8pm. £25. Hard-gigging triumvirate of Swedish DJs/producers rock the house. ■ Young Aviators, Kochka, Shooting Stansfield and Skeletons & the Empty Pockets Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock bill headed by Young Aviators, launching their new EP. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Hosted by Independence. ■ Kevin Montgomery, Sara Douglas and Emma Jane King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £13.50. Nashville country rocker Montgomery is a frequent Tut’s visitor. Influenced by the likes of Jackson Browne and Gram Parsons, he comes from impressive musical stock. His dad, Bob, was an associate of Buddy Holly, while his mum, Carol, sang backing vocals for Elvis Presley. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Weekly open mic. ■ Eradication, Vidina and Colours to Shame The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Death/thrash metal quintet from London. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath St, 352 8800. 9pm. Footstomping piano playing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. FREE Open Mic St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 9pm. Open mic session. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. With a free drink for all performers. ■ Poor Things, Happy Vandals and Cancel the Astronauts Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Post-punk-meets-alt.rock trio PT launch their new EP. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro-acoustic sounds from singer- songwriter Ibbs and friends. FREE Dirty District Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. Hip hop night featuring local MCs. ■ Endor, Jocky Venkataraman, Jonny B Grey and Digital WINCH
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Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Glasgow indie, including rare live sets from Jocky Venkataraman and Jonny B Grey, followed by the Edinburgh debut of the Digital WINCH club night mashing up everything from Lady Gaga to Sonic Youth. ■ Maple Mars Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£3). Psychedelic pop/rock from LA. ■ Conscious Route, Sea Bass Kid, Calum Carlyle and Hannah Werdmuller Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Mix of roots, soul, indie, metal and hip hop from CR. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Acoustic showcase featuring various guests. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. A live twist of karaoke. FREE Metamap, Colour Coded and The Offenders Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Electro rock from Metamap and a funky blues jam from The Offenders. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Groovy funk four-piece (formerly known as Freaky Family) from guitarist Aki Remally Friday 27
Glasgow ■ Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger and Set Your Goals O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 5.45pm. £20. The Slam Dunk festival returns to Scotland with a bumper bill of raucous punk acts. ■ Je$us Loves Amerika, Concrete Lung and Digicore Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Industrial rock triumvirate on the Incinera Tour. ■ Letz Zep O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Led Zeppelin tribute act. Letz indeed. Please note, this concert is rescheduled from Thu 2 Dec.
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Thursday 26 Glasgow ■ Abigail Williams Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £8. Symphonic black metal band based in LA, named after the chief accuser from the Salem witch trials. ■ D:Ream and Danny Shah O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £13. Return of the 90s synth pop outfit best known for soundtracking Labour’s 1997 election victory with ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ and for once featuring popular television scientist bod Dr Brian Cox in their line-up. Please note change of venue. ■ Jamie Woon O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. New soulful sampling kid on the block with a somewhat snoozy sound. See interview, page 59. ■ Jakil, Run/Lucky/Free and Cameo Colours Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5 in advance; £6.50 on door. Funk rock crossover from Annie Mac’s house band, Jakil. ■ The Phoenix Foundation Glasgow School of Art Union, 168 Renfrew Street, 353 4410. 7.30pm. £7. Lovely strummy indie pop from the New Zealanders who composed the soundtrack to Eagle vs Shark. ■ Umbilical Chord and Myles Leggatt Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Indie rockers from Aberfeldy plus acoustic support. ■ What the Heroes Say, The Baltics and Innocents Civilian The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.30pm. £4. Indie and electronica. ■ John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on door; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Droll veteran singer-songwriter and proud ‘two hit wonder’ teams up with his old mucker Wild Willy Barrett. FREE Marco Polo and Shock Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Acoustic, stripped back sets. With DJ set from Niteworks. FREE Placid Trip, Johns Graham, Silent Notes and Shoogar Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ Swedish House Mafia Barrowland,
These dark synth-pop hits are bound to get the Arches dancing. As well as being a ‘best of’ concert for the electronica quartet, currently touring their album Best of Ladytron: 2000–2010, it’s also a homecoming gig for Glaswegian Helen Marnie, joined on vocals by Bulgarian Mira Aroyo, and both equally good at doing sophisticated, steely, ice maiden faces while they perform. To win albums, see page 106. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 9 Jun. 104 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011
■ Madnesh Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £5. Madness tribute act. ■ Pete & the Pirates Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Jangling harmonies and fuzzy guitars from this youthful Reading band. Appropriate headliner for this Sailor Jenny liquor-sponsored jamboree, with support from Let’s Buy Happiness and Schnapps. ■ Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Young Glasgow singer-songwriter who has already shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt. ■ Pete Molinari and Findlay Napier CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £9. Springsteen-endorsed country blues all the way from the Medway Delta. ■ Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Stay Gones and Tragical History Tour The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Irreverent punk band from Phoenix, Arizona headline this Wreckin’ Pit night as part of Three Days of Punk. ■ Cass McCombs and The Japanese War Effort Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Highly regarded indie, rootsy singer/songwriter from the States, once described by John Peel as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’. ■ The Empathy Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. FREE Friday Night Lights, The Jaconellis, We Caught the Castle and Streetfight Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ The Groundhogs featuring Tony McPhee The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Thrilling audiences since 1963 with their concoction of Chicago fire branded blues, The Hogs have played with many of the greats, including Memphis Slim and Jimmy Reed. FREE Public House Orchestra Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Folky ensemble wielding banjos, accordions and fiddles. ■ The Raccoon Ensemble with Vicki Paxton and Matt Wilson City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Indie folk ensemble from Lanarkshire, influenced by Bright Eyes, Low Anthem and Belle & Sebastian. An Acoustic Affair gig. ■ Three Wise Men and The Parsonage Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 8pm–midnight. £10. Daintees frontman Martin Stephenson is joined by Bruce Morton and Roberto Cassani for a fusion of music and comedy. With support from Glasgow’s thirty-strong country choir. Part of Southside Festival ■ Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Peter McLeod, The Vespas and Lynnie Carson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Glasgow musician, now LA- based, influenced by guitar rock from both sides of the Atlantic. FREE Punto the Feef, Restless Sinners and The Sea Kings Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Over-14s show. Funky rockers from Fife. ■ Endor, Michael Cassidy, Mondegreen and Tokamak The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm. £5. Live music at Pinup Night Bloggers’ Delight from a