Music ROCK&POP
■ Stevenson End of Year Party The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £5. A showcase of live talent from the music courses at Stevenson College. FREE Gareth Croll Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Acoustic troubadour. FREE Adam Beattie & The Consultants, Brooke Sharkey and The Nana Sesh Carter’s Bar, 185 Morrison St, 228 9149. 8pm. Tom Waits- influenced blues/folk finger-style guitarist at this Insider Festival warm-up party. ■ Leithfest Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy St, Leith, 467 7879. 8pm. £7 (£5). Live music from four great bands (line-up tbc). Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Secta Rouge, Canya, Flux and Velociraptor Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Prog metal and technical rock. ■ Blondes Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 10pm. £5. Brooklynite euphoric techno duo.
Friday 15
Glasgow ■ Chris Cornell and Paul Freeman O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £30. Soundgarden/Audioslave rock god Chris Cornell performs his Songbook album unplugged including, covers, originals and tracks from through his career. ■ Beezer and Cafe Disco Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Well named Weezer tribute act. ■ 70s Disco Party Night The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. With live acts Disco Feeva and The Soulkings. 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. ■ Dead Sea Souls, Bwani Junction and Bacchanal Party King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie singalongs and danceable guitar sounds from this West Lothian four-piece. FREE The MeatMen The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 9pm. See Fri 25. FREE Live at the Cafe The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 10pm. See Fri 1. Edinburgh ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 25. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 25. ■ Lach Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. One of the leaders of the New York anti-folk movement. ■ Malcolm Middleton’s Human Don’t Be Angry Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £14. Middleton plays instrumental guitar work as well as older solo material. To win tickets, see page 107. ■ Mechanical Smile and Miasma The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm. £5 (VIP £45 includes four tickets, reserved balcony seating, queue jump and backstage passes to meet the bands and get autographs). Dark indie rock from Ayrshire quartet. ■ Skababs Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. An evening of ska mayhem from seasoned skankers Skabab. More acts tbc. ■ Gareeda, Firebrand Super Rock and Bacchus Barracus Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Album launch for the local stoner rockers.
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Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 116 THE LIST 24 May–21 Jun 2012
Jamaica St, 248 8581. 5.30pm. See Sat 26. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Fri 25. ✽✽ Best Coast and Fear of Men O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Fuzzy indie surf-pop trio from California. ■ James Grant Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18. Ex-Love and Money man ploughs a folkier furrow with his solo career. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Pronto Mama, The Sunset Clause, Loch Awe and Sun Dogs Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Mixed bill from Chem 19 Studios. ■ Proud Mary Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £6. Sub-Oasis bunch, endorsed by the real thing. ■ Westlife SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £41.50. See Sun 27. ■ Communion Glasgow The Captain’s, 185 Gt Western Rd, 332 7304. 8pm. With The Sunshine Social and Southampton’s Pale Seas. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The UK Cult The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to The Cult. ■ Malcolm Middleton’s Human Don’t Be Angry and Martin John Henry King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £14. Middleton plays the gentle instrumental guitar work of his Human Don’t Be Angry incarnation as well as older solo material, with support from De Rosa frontman Martin John Henry. To win tickets, see page 107. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. Edinburgh ■ Hypesound vs Beatbox Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny St, Leith, 555 7101. 3pm. Free but ticketed. Hip hop showdown with a showcase of work in progress from the Tigerstyle workshops. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Bluesoul, Ged Hanley Trio and The Midnight Blues Band Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557
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5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Bluesy night. FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 25. ■ Garaje Jack The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. Spanish rock act. ■ The Just Joans, The Spook School and The Hector Collectors Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. Bittersweet harmonies from Motherwell outfit. ■ Kate Nash Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £15. Lo-fi singer-songwriter, who has charmed the masses with her kitchen sink observations. ■ The Rotary Club of Leith Charity Concert South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson St, Leith, friendsofgoboti.com 7pm. £8 (£6). The 50-strong choir sings classic pop tunes (The Proclaimers/ABBA/The Eurythmics) as well as sing-alongs, Scottish ballads and more. All proceeds to The Friends of Goboti Appeal, a registered Scottish Charity helping to provide Education and Poverty relief in Eastern Cape of South Africa. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 26.
Sunday 17 Glasgow FREE Gibson St Gala Gibson St, westendfestival.co.uk 12–6pm. St entertainers, live music, stalls, art and crafts, food, drink, a climbing wall, children’s areas and games. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Becci Wallace, Adriaan Blom, Roman Road, Unoma Okudo and dBass Collective The Goat & Grill, 1287 Argyle St, 357 7337. 3pm. Turnkey Music presents this afternoon of folk, soul and jazz. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Michael Cassidy, The Spook School, Queen Jane and Saint Death The Captain’s, 185 Great
Western Road, 332 7304. 7pm. £5. Scottish Fiction present a solo songwriter, C86, indie pop and post rock. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Westlife SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £41.50. See Sun 27. ■ James Ferraro and Heatsick Berkeley Suite, 237 North St, 237 3235. 8pm. £6. Underground composer/musician from New York who records under various pseudonyms and specialises in limited releases on cassette and CDR. Plus Latino- and Italo- inflected house sounds from Heatsick, aka Steven Warwick. ■ Kate Nash King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8pm. £15. See Sat 16. ■ Mangle, Sufferinfuck and Drug Couple Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Hardcore bands from Leicester, Edinburgh and Perth respectively. Edinburgh ■ Leigh Bell The Edinburgh Masonic Club, 1 Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, leithfestival.com 12.30pm. £9. Live music. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Pale Seas, Blue Goldl Jake Mattison, Astrid and Quinn Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Communion night, the live music club and record label founded by Mumford & Son’s Ben Lovett ■ What’s Love Got To Do With It? The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £10. Cabaret as Australian actor/singer/songwriter Ruth Katerelos takes the audience on a musical journey through various states of love with Monique Kenny on guitar. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 9pm. See Sun 27.
Monday 18 Glasgow ■ Suzanne Vega and Mike Doughty Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £25. Ms Vega has aged as well as her charming, thoughtful songs – ‘Luka’, ‘Marlene on the Wall’ and the like. Part of the West End Festival. ■ King Creosote, The Pictish
Warped, murky lo-fi sounds from the very-much-talked about underground lord of hallucinogenic pop. (Coming top of Wire magazine’s top 50 albums of 2011 list can’t have hurt.) If you like it sun-bleached, bizarre, bendy and a bit of an uphill climb at times, look no further. If it’s coherent, polished melodies you seek, best not bother. ■ With Steven Warwick, aka Heatsick, Berkeley Ballroom, Glasgow, Sun 17 Jun.