Music ROCK&POP
FREE Dave Stuart Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. Live music. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Wed 31. FREE Monsters on Movie Posters, The Headstart and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Rock. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Wed 31.
Thursday 22
Glasgow ■ Fenech Soler and Paper Crows O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Rescheduled date for this melodic electro pop trio. ■ Richmond Fontaine and Laura Gibson Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13. Bittersweet Americana from this Portland band. FREE Hidden Agenda Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. See Fri 26. ■ Rock’n’Roll Heaven Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £8.50–£30.50. See Tue 20. ■ Viva Brother and Exlovers Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Latest lippy kids (formerly known as ‘Brother’) head out on tour to prove their self- styled ‘gritpop’ chops. ■ Michael Weston King Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.country from one of the founding members of the Good Sons. ■ Yessongs Live The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on the door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Italian tribute to Yes, performing their live triple album Yessongs. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 25. ■ Society, Kinky Audio Vixens and Delgetti King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Live music. 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 The River 68s Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Alt rock. FREE The Spectres Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. Reggae from this Edinburgh-based band. 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. ■ Sparrow & the Workshop Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Alt.folk and rockier interludes from this Glasgow- based trio touting percussion, violin, guitar and voice. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Student charity do with live music to raise funds for a good cause. 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 Neon Choir and The Cab Collective Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 1.
128 THE LIST 25 Aug–22 Sep 2011
JAZZ 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
Friday 26
Edinburgh ■ Swing’n’Curry Andersons Bar & The Heather Inn Lounge, 161 Lothian Road, 629 0751. 6pm. £12. Live jazz, blues, easy listening and swing from MellowZone as you tuck into a curry. Saturday 27
Glasgow ■ Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. Donations. The late George Penman’s band keep the faith with their take on New Orleans jazz. FREE The Dias Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Pulsating grooves from this jazz-funk quartet fronted by Brazilian trumpeter Reginaldo Dias. Edinburgh ■ Swing’n’Curry Andersons Bar & The Heather Inn Lounge, See Fri 26.
Sunday 28
Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. Sunday blues session. ■ Nutsa Nebieridze & Nigel Clark Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. UK debut concert from this up-and- coming Georgian jazz singer. Edinburgh ■ Swing’n’Curry Andersons Bar & The Heather Inn Lounge, See Fri 26. FREE Lorna Reid & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen.
Monday 29
Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 473 2000. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble. Joined by special guest trumpeter Valery Ponomarev (ex-Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers) on 29 Aug. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. Acoustic ballads and blues. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. Live jazz. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. 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 The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk groove band.
Wednesday 31 Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Jazz four-piece. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 1 Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece (formerly
known as Freaky Family) from guitarist Aki Remally. Friday 2
Glasgow ■ Average White Band O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. The funkiest band ever to come from Dundee, or Scotland for that matter. They’re a bit long in the tooth these days but they can still recapture that Sly Stone/Isley Brothers summer spirit in their current set. Edinburgh ■ Jazz Bar Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 31. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.
Saturday 3
Glasgow FREE Marco Cafolla Jazz Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 6pm. Modern jazz and funk. 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. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs.
Sunday 4 Glasgow FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. See Sun 28. FREE Iain Forbes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Jazz guitarist.
The Electric Frog September Weekender
After sadly being forced to cancel half of their July weekend, Electric Frog returns, with a super heavyweight line-up. Acts from the original line-up (The Fall, Errors) get their live show after all, plus some very special extra additions, including Mogwai (pictured), Jeff Mills, Wild Beasts and Konx-Om-Pax. See preview, page 86. ■ SWG3, Glasgow, Sat 10 & Sun 11 Sep. See theelectricfrog.co.uk for more info.