Music ROCK&POP
The Pineapple Chunks, Sixsevens and Matthew Collings The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £4. Experimental indie with a progressive edge. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Guitarist and singer-songwriter. Anti-Nowhere League Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £10 in advance; £13 on the door. See Fri 2. The Shattered Family The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. One-off reunion of mid- 80s Edinburgh group featuring Swervedriver and Brian Jonestown Massacre drummer Graham Bonnar. Town Called Hell, Gareeda and Black Talon Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5.50. Metal night. Anti-Nowhere League Afterparty Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4 with Anti-Nowhere League ticket). Punk aftershow party with live music from Sad Society and Shock & Awe.
Sunday 4 Glasgow The IDOLS Tour 2012 O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6pm. £6. Featuring The Sneaky Russians, Restless Sinners, Dana O’Hara, The Avenues, The Monty Hall Problem and The Wilde. FREE Sean Kennedy, The Speakeasy Band and Sarah-Jane Van Der Berg Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Ayrshire singer/songwriter, rhythm’n’blues tribute band and Good Bad News frontwoman Van Der Berg play the weekly Blues Kitchen. The Fire & I Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Energetic power pop duo headline. With support from Trigger the Escape, Perduramo and Lost Ghosts. Gotye O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Belgium-born, Melbourne-based troubadour with a Beck/Sting-ish sound. Please note change of venue. See Exposure, page 101. Gretchen Peters and Lynne Hanson The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £16. Contemporary Nashville songwriter with intelligent, introspective songs that encompass pop, folk, country and blues. The Watch Plays Genesis – The Yellow Show The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door; £25.95 with early dinner at 6pm. The Italian tribute band plays a show themed around Genesis’s Wind and Wuthering and A Trick of the Tail albums. The Ruckus Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Fat Hippy Records presents classic and alt.rock signees The Ruckus. With
Guttergodz, Miss Lucid and The Shakedown. FREE Blues Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open mic with a bluesy slant. The Rosy Crucifixion and Mother Ganga Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. Glasgow four-piece headline. King Charles, We Were Evergreen and Queen Jane King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Full throttle quirky indie rock insanity. FREE The Blokes Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Blues and folk residency. Edinburgh FREE Hair of the Dog Sunday Session The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Chilled acoustic bill programmed by Roberta Pia of Red Dog Music. FREE Open Mic Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. Open mic session. LaFaro, Vasquez and Battle Adds Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Punk rock from the Belfast headliners. Radio Trees and Loch Awe The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £5. Alt.folk featuring Michael-John McCarthy’s (Zoey van Goey and Trembling Bells) Radio Trees. FREE Little Doses The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. Ex-Snow Patrol bassist Mark McLelland’s band, blending pop, punk and electronica. Promoting debut album Rock Riot Soul. Trojan Horse, Birdhead, As In Bear and Black International Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. ‘Prog nouveau’ from Manchester’s Trojan Horse. Joanna Drigo and Vangelis Markantons The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Double bill of Greek acoustic artists. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Tini Zabutykh Predkiv) Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. 8pm. £11 (£9). New Mexico’s widescreen roving psych-folk duo A Hawk and A Hacksaw present a brand new live re-score of Soviet director Sergei Parajanov’s classic film. FREE Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Blues. FREE Jade & The Jacks Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. R&B, ska and soul.
Monday 5 Glasgow Attack! Attack! The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £9. Over- 14s show. Four-piece new wave rock outfit. Factoid: you can rock out to their song ‘You and Me’ on Guitar Hero 5.
Carnivores, The Darien Venture, Cuddly Shark, No Island Stereo, 20- 28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Biffy/McLusky riffola from the headliners plus mathrock and hardcore supports at this Daily Dose charity gig. ✽✽ Lambchop and Cortney Tidwell Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. Nashville- based alt country/indie group with a cast of thousands, marshalled by the enigmatic Kurt Wagner. Supported by a singer/songwriter with deep Nashville roots. Gabrielle Aplin, Josh Kumra and Anna Shields King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Teen singer/songwriter with an online following. Instrumental Jam Night Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 8pm. Weekly jam. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. Long-running weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material, hosted by Gerry Lyons. Edinburgh The Maccabees and Trailer Trash Tracys The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17. Brighton via South London urchin rockers, moving in a more progressive musical direction these days. FREE Ewan Forfar Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, captainsedinburgh.webs.com 9pm. Covers and originals. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform.
Tuesday 6 Glasgow Cass McCombs and Alasdair Roberts Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9.50. Highly regarded indie, rootsy singer/songwriter from the States, once described by John Peel as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’. With spectral folky support from Roberts. See Profile, page 98. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Nine-piece Brooklyn collective specialising in funk, soul and gospel. Dog Is Dead King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Mild-mannered indie pop from Nottingham band. New Build and Nevada Base Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. New outfit featuring members of Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem.
FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open stage, hosted by Ross Leighton of Fatherson, with a free pint for performers. Skeleton Soldier, Plague of Humans and Rise to Nothing Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 8pm. Local band line-up. FREE Open Mic The Libertine, 45–47 Bell Street. 9pm. Weekly open mic night hosted by Ian Thomson. Edinburgh Home from Home, Josh Flowers & The Wild and Roo Panes The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Folky indie. FREE Soma, Blame Culture, Luca and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4- 6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Indie, rock and covers.
Wednesday 7
Glasgow The Answer, The Union and Skam The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Northern Irish outfit, never afraid to rock like it’s 1974. Jonnie Common and Jamboree Collective Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Fence Collectee, formerly known as Down the Tiny Steps. Tu Amore, Burn the Fleet, The World Unseen and Stand for All Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 7pm. Alternative soul rock headliners from Peterborough and Southampton alt.rockers BTF tour together. Future Islands and Way Through Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Minimalist new wave pop in a Joy Division style. Sound of Guns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alt.rock quintet from Liverpool. With the Mirror Trap. Edinburgh Earth, Mount Eerie and O Paon The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £12.50. Hirsute Nottingham quartet who embody the spirit of Hawkwind and Easy Rider. Playing the second half of Angels of Darkness/Demons of Light with a improvised, folkloric sound. Dog Is Dead Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6.50. See Tue 6. Haight Ashbury Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Sweet female harmonies applied to songs about drinking too much whisky. FREE Illicit Still Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Classic rock.
Thursday 8 Glasgow Cannibal Corpse, Triptykon, Enslaved and Job For A Cowboy O2
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