Music ROCK&POP
disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Angus A-Go-Go (the Go- Go) and Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub).
Saturday 14 Glasgow ■ Flyin’ Jalapenos Crew SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 2pm. £5 (under 18s £3). The FJC throw a tenth birthday party featuring DJs, dancers, MCs and showcases from the likes of Hektor Bizerk, Steg G & Freestyle Master, Krash Slaughta and Pro Vinylist Karim. FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. 5.30pm. See Sat 31. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 7. ■ Andrew WK The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. The demented party punk metaller returns. ■ Belabushka, Emerald Sunday, Tom Foolery and The Foxholes O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local pop and rock bands. ■ Dance Shiny Dancer, The Rusty Nails Band, Holly Ogilvie and Burning Flags Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Alt.rock bill. ■ Going Down With The Ship STUC, 333 Woodlands Rd, 221 8806. 7pm. £5. Music (from proto-punk party rockers Tuaregs and the more ambient Animal Sanctuary) and spoken word (from poet Tom Leonard) at this fundraiser for Great Little Libraries which provides books for schools in deprived areas. ■ Nearly Dan Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. See Fri 13. ■ Oli Brown Band O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Young guitarist playing the resurrection blues. ■ The Lysergic Suite, Tijuana Bibles, Holy Pistol Club, Catfish &
the Bottlemen and Cherri Fosphate Flat 0/1, 162 Bath St, 331 6227. 7.30pm. £6.50. Catchy riffs and vocal harmonies from C&TB. ■ Marionettes, Dalzel, Dougsy and Hitchcock Blonde Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £4. EP launch for the indie electro headliners. ■ White Heat, Zener Diode, Alan McKim and Gary Ovens Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Experimental alt.rock from WH. ■ Absolute Bowie The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Fri 13, with support 32 Miles to Breakfast replaced by The Black Triangles. ■ The Reverb Syndicate, Los Tentakills and The Fnords The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Surf instrumentals from Canadian headliners. ■ Secret Affair and The Laynes Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 8pm. £18 in advance: £20 on door. Mod revivalists on the comeback trail. ■ Ted Milton & Sam Britton, Fur Hood and Galoshins Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Ted Milton of veteran jazz punkers Blurt plays old band and solo material in collaboration with laptop musician Sam Britton. ■ A Weekend at the Old Hairdressers Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £3 (£5 for both nights). See Fri 13. ■ Clock Opera and The Hollows King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Cut and paste soundscaping from London’s Guy Connelly. FREE Groovefellas Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music.
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Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny St, Leith, 555 7101. 11am–2.30pm. Live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. FREE Roy & The Devil’s Motorcycle and Acid Fascists Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, 561 1363. 2.30pm. See Fri 13. FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 31. ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Main St Blues, U-Know-Hoo and Mad Ferret Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Covers, blues, funk pop and roots. ■ Closure in Moscow, The Elijan, Altered Sky and This Murder of Angels Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 6.30pm. £6. Alt.rock five- piece from Down Under. ■ Oceansfall and Edward & The Itch Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. Experimental progressive shoegaze. ■ Rolled Up 20s, Jack Rowerberry, TOWN and Vinyl Jacket Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Rock bill with a punky edge. ■ The Stagger Rats The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. £5. Psychobilly headliners. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 31. St Andrews ✽✽ Eye O’ the Dug Various Venues. eotdfestival.com. £40 for the weekend. Fence Records festival maestros Johnny ‘Pictish Trail’ Lynch and Kenny ‘King Creosote’ Anderson conjure up a brand new festival, with a typically diverse line-up of King Creosote and Jon Hopkins, Django Django, Hot Chip (DJ set), Errors, Pictish Trail, James Yorkston, Withered Hand, RM Hubbert, Conquering Animal Sound, KT Tunstall, Seamus Fogarty, Francois and the Atlas Mountains, Kid Canaveral, Rozi Plain and more TBA. See preview, page 92.
Sunday 15 Glasgow FREE Bad Bad Men Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 6pm. Murky Cave/Waits-influenced rock’n’roll. ■ Rock for CF Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Local rock and metal bands, including Closed Off Comedown, Bekon, Dana O’Hara, Scarcinogen, Silvertrace, Definitions and Draw Me A Promise, play to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. ■ Alyssa Reid O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Canadian singer/songwriter. ■ Ancient VVisdom Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. Satanic metal band who incorporate acoustic, folky touches to their sound. ■ Ben E King The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £22.50. Stellar soul from the former Drifters frontman. ■ Meshuggah The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Death, thrash and prog metal fusion. ■ Esperi, Conn Harp, Calum Gilligan and Kieran Robinson Band Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Acre Records showcase with special guest Esperi. ■ Gilbert O’Sullivan Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£27.50. The piano man performs from his back catalogue. ■ Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Theatre Royal, 282 Hope St, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £25.50–£28.50. See Sat 14. ■ Sway and Kof King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. UK hip hop and grime artist with a MOBO award to his name.
Edinburgh ■ Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon Holyrood Park, 652 8150. 9am. £43. Charity race with an added twist: bands including Kassidy, Homework and Stanley Odd entertain the runners at mile points along the way. Register online by Sun 8 Apr. ■ Marionettes Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. See Thu 12. ■ Rocket Lolly Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 0844 557 2686. 8–11pm. £10 (£8). A cabaret evening of retro-futurist delights, with music from Spacedog and DJ Bongoboy including live theremin and robotic instruments, old film footage and space-age fashions. Ages 18+. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival. ■ In Your Chop Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 9pm–3am. £5. Fundraiser for a memorial bench dedicated to local legend Bobby Collins Cassidy, who had a big impact on Edinburgh’s club and gig scene. Games, competitions, banter, live music and a mixed up, mashed up hip hop, breaks, folk and jungle soundtrack from the likes of Adam Holmes (Young Folk Musician Of The Year Finalist), Jamie Kenny, DJ Sonny, Gareth Cook, ChopManD and Jamin Nimjah. FREE Blues For Pocketmoney Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Blues. FREE The Sunday Sessions Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution St, Leith, 629 7215. 10pm. See Sun 8. St Andrews ✽✽ Eye O’ the Dug Various Venues, eotdfestival.com Times vary. £40 for the weekend. See Sat 14.
Monday 16
Glasgow ■ The Staves Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £8. English sister act blending beautiful harmonies with a Laura Marling-like folkiness. ■ The Kleptocrats and People Places Maps Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Fundraising event with Glasgow indie rockers. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 2. ■ The Sunshine Underground and Dead Sea Souls King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Bouncy indie-pop from Leeds. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 9pm. See Mon 2.
Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. Edinburgh ✽✽ Graham Coxon The Liquid 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. Blur guitarist continues his parallel noisenik solo career with a new album A+E. See preview, page 82, review, page 86, and win copies of A+E, page 91. ■ Fuzzy & The Peaches, The Loungers and November Orchid Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Classic rock. FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. See Mon 2.
Tuesday 17 Glasgow ■ Graham Coxon The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £16.50. See Mon 16. ■ Verses and LYU Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7. Anthemic rockers from Brighton. ■ Odonis Odonis Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Rd, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Self-styled ‘surf-gaze’ trio. ■ The Juveniles King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie four-piece. With support from Sorcha.