Music ROCK&POP
Monday 5
Glasgow ■ East 17 O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Return of the 90s boy band who were the Stones to Take That’s Beatles. Bad boy frontman Brian Harvey is no longer in the fold but songwriter Tony Mortimer has a hand on the tiller. Rescheduled from 15 July. ■ Ron Sexsmith and Rachel Sermanni O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Sublime Canadian songwriter with a plaintive touch to his easily melodic songs. Part of No Mean City. Please note that this gig has been moved, due to folks finally cottoning on to the genius of Ron. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 29. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 29. ■ Sarabeth Tucek Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Neil Young-influenced alt.folk artist from LA lays bare her troubles. Part of No Mean City. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 29. Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 29.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow ■ Kurt Vile & the Violators and Woods Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Sonic Youth- endorsed singer/guitarist from Philadelphia. That’s his real name, by the way. Part of No Mean City. ■ Public Enemy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £23.50. Over-14s show. The original and best hardcore political hip hop act in the world, still fighting the power as they revisit their classic album Fear of a Black Planet. ■ Checking Pulse and We Start Partys Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £6. Blend of electronica, rock and pop from this band from the south of England. FREE Traffic Cone Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Open mic jam featuring The Secret Headliners, Loki, Girobabies, Soft Black and The Coffins, singers, percussion, rappers, bassists, drummers, guitarists all welcome. ■ Daniel Martin Moore Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Songwriter from Cold Spring, Kentucky whose new album In the Cool of the Day was written on piano. Part of No Mean City. FREE Spotlight @ Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 30. ■ Wormrot, Evisorax, Co-Exist and Sunsmasher The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. From Singapore. ■ The Jezabels, Kid Canaveral and The John Mclain Band King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Melodramatic Aussie quartet influenced by Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 30. FREE The Sensational Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Retro, psyche-rock. Edinburgh ■ Hopes Die Last Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £6. Post- hardcore act from Italy. FREE Diego, The Delta Gift, Bowery Street and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Alt.rock, indie and rock.
124 THE LIST 25 Aug–22 Sep 2011
Africa Hitech
It’s a pretty excellent few weeks for fans of avant-garde electronica. See page 86 of the Clubs pages for info on a belter of a Death Disco line-up, plus there is Electric Frog’s weekend of indie rock and twisted beats. Africa Hitech, meanwhile (above) are one of Warp’s newest signings, the lovechild of the very non-African Mark Pritchard (Global Communication, Harmonic 313) and Steve White, best known for his work with Spacek. To neatly sum them up, they create ‘African music from the future’. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 9 Sep.
FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Tue 30. Wednesday 7
Glasgow ■ Caitlin Rose O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Up-coming alt.country siren from Nashville, with indie appeal. Part of No Mean City. ■ Owl City, Unicorn Kid and Long Lost Sun O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Over- 14s show. Twee synth pop vehicle for the songs of Minnesotan musician Adam Young. Plus fizzy 8-bit support from Unicorn Kid. ■ The Fresh & Onlys The Hold (Underneath The Admiral Bar), 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £7.50. Garage psychedelia from San Francisco where they know a thing or two about that sort of stuff. ✽✽ King Creosote & Jon Hopkins Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £12.50. Eclectic indie folk musician, plaintive troubadour and founder of the esteemed Fence Records, in Mercury Music Prize-nominated collaboration with composer Jon Hopkins. See preview, page 110. ■ The Black Angels SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 8pm. £12.50. Psychedelic rockers from Austin, Texas. Part of No Mean City. ■ Make Sparks Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Alternative rock in a Biffy/Twin Atlantic mould from Make Sparks. With support from Friends in America and So Many Animal Calls. FREE Fewsel Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. German stoner rockers referencing the Sabs and the Queens. Edinburgh ■ Karima Francis Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Critically- acclaimed singer-songwriter, who has been compared to Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading. FREE The Maydays Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Indie rock.
■ 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. Featuring The Lost Telegrams, Anette Chapman, Emma Forman and The Aspect. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Wed 31. FREE Killing Time, Universal You and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Funk, pop and rock. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Wed 31. FREE Pete Dean Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. Live music.
Thursday 8
Glasgow ■ Doug Paisley and Mandrake Shepherd O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9. Alt.country type who’s toured with Bonnie Prince Billy. Part of No Mean City. ■ Subhumans Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Veteran punks. FREE Ohm and Stewart Tranquair Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Progressive and ambient. ■ British India Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. CANCELLED. ■ Folks King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Six-piece from north-west of England. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 25. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 25. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 25. FREE Live at Lebowskis Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. See Thu 25. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 25. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a
Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Thu 25. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. See Thu 1. FREE The Ketterleys and Jarema Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Acoustic rock and indie. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 1. Friday 9
Glasgow ■ Covenant, Mechanical Cabaret and Surgyn Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £16. Industrial electronica trio from Sweden. ■ Hayseed Dixie O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Bluegrass covers of AC/DC, Motörhead, Queen and other rock monsters while an increasing number of comedy originals may be creeping in. Part of No Mean City. ■ Rockburn, The Lost Weekends, Dirty Looks, Superbad Comrade and The Stolen Cherubs Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Indie rock bill, headlined by Bellshill band. ■ Soho Dandy, The Dots, The Sneaky Russians and Mocker Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Indie bill. ■ Glasgow Ska Train and The Agressors Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5 (inc pizza). Live ska. ■ Joe Gideon & The Shark and Gemma Ray O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7.30pm. £10. Dark, ragged blues from London- based duo Joe Gideon & The Shark. Part of No Mean City. ■ The Dega Band Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 7.45pm. £8 (£7). Covers band playing a mix of 60s and 70s music, throwing in some jazz to spice things up. ✽✽ Africa Hitech, Rudi Zygadio, Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £7. ‘African music from the future’ infused with garage, ragga, dub, dancehall and acid influences from this Warp Records signing. See caption. Anxst and Point to C The