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TO GO SEE . . . TIM HECKER 1 Celebrate the death of rave At least according to Hecker’s new album: the wonderfully-titled Ravedeath, 1972, a lush assembly of droning, dream-like electronic soundscapes which builds upon the work he’s been creating for the last two decades, both under his own name and as Jetone. It was one of the best albums of last year according to The Wire, Uncut, The Quietus and many others.
2 It will be a religious experience Promoters ‘from a stolen sea’ have booked Hecker into a pair of churches for his Scottish dates, which is fitting for a man whose work was once described as ‘cathedral electronic music’. Or who once jokingly described his own style to the blog Headphone Commute as ‘fake church music, neo metal drone, satanic pagan sacrificial rights music . . .’
3 He’s Canadian This, in itself, is a badge of quality. Originally from Vancouver but now based in Montreal, he’s a friend and ex- tourmate of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Expect similarly mountainous noise from his live show. 4 About that live show . . .
He told the above blog it’s an exercise in pushing the envelope to ‘the threshold of sometimes pain and sometimes pleasure’, in relation to the structured form of an album. It’s not his preferred medium in comparison to studio recording, but we might hope for aural fireworks nonetheless. 5 This is thinking person’s techno Read any interview with Hecker and you’ll find he approaches his work with a diligent, formal sense of clarity (he’s scored dance performances and art installations, as well as recording for Kranky, Alien8 and Fat Cat). But, as he once told the site Cyclic Defrost, ‘I really have problems with an interpretive narrative’ – it’s as much about the unconscious, in other words. (David Pollock) ■ Pilrig St Paul’s, Edinburgh, Sat 19 May (support from Wounded Knee and Matthew Collings); St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow, Sun 20 May.
86 THE LIST 26 Apr–24 May 2012
FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE The Sundancer Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10pm. Acoustic performance.
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1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow ■ Cave ov Lights Alldayer The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 2pm. Featuring music from Bong, Headless Kross, CSB, FK Alexander, Modern Institute, Skull Wizard, Vakunoht, Jer Reid, Iain Stewart and Troll Picnic. ✽✽ Outskirts Platform, The Bridge, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 3.30pm–10.30pm. £10 with food; £6 without; under 12s free without food. A day of boundary-traversing installations, performance, art and music, with appearances from Alasdair Gray, Aidan Moffat, Vashti Bunyan, Andy Field, Future Pilot AKA and many more. A bus to the event (£4) departs from Mono at 3pm, returning at 10.30pm. Food available at the venue. The event is scheduled to tie in with the launch of Alex Frost’s new Easterhouse Mosaic, commissioned as part of Glasgow International. ■ Best of Barrowland 2 Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 5pm. £12. Over-14s show. Featuring All She Knows, Molitov, The Modests, Dirty Hearts, Crafted, Nothing Artificial, Note to Self, Frontline and Irrational Fever. FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 5.30pm. Weekly residency. FREE 12 Dirty Bullets and Holy Pistol Club Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Indie pop. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly. ■ Broken Alphas, Day of Days, No Need For The Idols and Life on Standby O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Local band line-up. ■ Chris T-T Sings JC to Sleep in Glasgow The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7pm. £6. Iconoclastic singer-songwriter promotes new EP ■ Culann, Fortune of Sorrow and Crafty Bison Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Irvine rock quintet. ■ Don Williams SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £32.50–£35. The smooth sounds of the Gentle Giant of country music. ■ KAV, The Hollows, The Dirty Suits and Soho Dandy Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Alt.rock line-up. ■ Peat Loaf and Psycho Babe The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Spanish Meatloaf tribute. ■ Think Twice, Speak Up, Make the Effort, Trial & Error and No Island Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. Hardcore. FREE The Dangerous Brothers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. A classic rock/metal repertoire from the Kendal-based bros. ■ Hip Parade, Versus Versus and Radio Arcade King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Rollocking Glasgow indie rock quartet, once runners-up in the Orange Unsigned competition. ■ Sonic Hearts Foundation The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8.30pm. £5. Effects-drenched guitar-wielding Glasgow four-piece. FREE Have Mercy Las Vegas MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Folk and blues covers. FREE Fried Medicine MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9.30pm. Rock’n’roll covers.
FREE Drive By Argument Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. before midnight: £2 after. Comeback gig for this Ayrshire-based quintet. Edinburgh ■ The Ged Hanley Trio, Blackjack Blues Band, Bluesoul and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, funk and rock. FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Songs and humour from comedian and singer. ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 27. ■ The Farm The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £16. Classic baggy indie act who gave the world ‘Groovy Train’. Playing their Spartacus album in full. ■ Nina Nesbitt Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6.50. Balerno teen singer-songwriter. ■ The Seven Deadly Sins, The Litigators, Thank You So Nice and Richard Cobb Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Edinburgh indie, grunge and alt.country. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Guitarist and singer-songwriter. ■ Sylosis, Hang The Bastard, Chapters and Xerath Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £10. Metal with a prog edge. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 26. FREE Fanny Pelmet & The Bastard Suits The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. Garage rock’n’roll. ■ Megadeth UK Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £6. Thrash metal tribute act. ■ HomeGrown The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 9pm. £4–£5. New Scottish hip hop night. Featuring Loki & Mog, Kayce One & Toni Smoke, United Front, Nity Gritz, Deeko and TruFactz. FREE The Kennel Wages The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Blues rock. ■ A Taste of Eden Festival The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 9pm–3am. £5 before 10pm; £7 after (students £6). A preview of what’s on offer at this year’s Eden Festival (15–17 Jun) with bands, DJs, burlesque, cabaret, fire and live sets from The Other Tribe, The John Langan Band, The Kennel Wages, Gelvis Paisley and The Contraband. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10pm. Blues.
Sunday 29 Glasgow ■ Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £8. Featuring Alan Murphy, The Jensen Interceptors, The Craws, Linda Jaxson, Delta Devils and The Pentatonics. Live music begins at 4pm. FREE Sarah-Jane Van Der Berg Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Live music at the Blues Kitchen. ■ Summerlin Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 6.30pm. £5. Pop punk five-piece. ■ Brendworks Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7pm. Entry by donation. Showcase of Scottish acts from across the traditional, popular and experimental scenes. Plus cake. ■ The Carpet Crawlers O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Genesis tribute act. ■ Dan Mangan and Zeus Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7. A recipient of the Juno Award
(Canada’s Mercury Prize), Dan Mangan should go down well with fans of Badly Drawn Boy and Mumford & Sons. ■ The Hot Seats The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. 7.30pm. £12. See Fri 27. ■ What the Blood Revealed, Bellow Below and The Paradigm Complex Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Irvine post- rockers WTBR and prog demons The Paradigm Complex launch their album at this Breadcrumb Trail night. ■ Woody Pines Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 7.30pm. £12. Old-time country, ragtime and western swing. FREE Blues Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open mic with a bluesy slant. ■ Capone & the Bullets Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Ska sounds. ■ Found on the Floor, The Gastric Band, Filthpact and Tappura The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Irish punk metal. ■ Hiss Golden Messenger and Michael Chapman Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7.50. Alt.country and front porch folk sounds from San Francisco. ■ Kobi Onyame King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Ghana-born, Glasgow-based hip-hop artist. FREE Mary Jean Lewis Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Old- school rock’n’roll, country and blues from Jerry Lee Lewis’ niece. Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. Open mic. ■ Matthew Dear Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £10. Detroit techno producer (aka Audion) and band. ■ Blackjack, Theatrical Angles and Steel Rose Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Heavy rock and metal. ■ The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £19.50 (£17.50). See Sat 28. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Rock covers and open-mic session. FREE Hidden Sonority 99 Hanover Street, 99 Hanover Street, 225 8200. 9pm–1am. Meet like-minded music fans, artists and musicians in the world of underground electronica and visual art. FREE The Foo Birds and The Acoustidours Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Funk. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. FREE Rossco Galloway & Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10pm. Singer- songwriter showcase.
Monday 30 Glasgow ■ Boxes The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £7. New indie electro band from London featuring Athlete bassist Carey Willetts. Please note new date. ■ Tribes, Sharks and The Brute Chorus Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Camden indie rock’n’rollers sail forth. ■ 10cc Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26–£28. The hits of one of the most successful and influential English pop bands of the 70s, revisited by original member Graham Gouldman. ■ Chris Murray, Efa Supertramp, Raph (Stay Gones) and Elvis 65 The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6. Acoustic ska and punk with Canadian roots legend Chris Murray alongside Cardiff punk songstress Efa Supertramp and more.