Music ROCK&POP
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Monty Python and appeared on BBC2, musician Neil Innes tells the tale of his life in the music business through music and his own brand of wry humour. Part of Fringe by the Sea. FREE Cool Down with The Victorian Trout Conspiracy Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, 07510 695996. 11pm. A late-night show featuring music from Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band. Part of Fringe by the Sea.
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Glasgow ■ Gyptian and Affillion O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Jamaican dancehall artist. ■ Roman Road, One Last Secret, The Abstract and Montre Vie Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. Indie folk and pop from Glasgow and Motherwell. ■ Zoe Sams, David Lang, Daniel Marshall and Chrissy Mullen Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Acoustic singer/songwriter bill. ■ Ballad of Mabel Wong and Gordon McDougal CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £3. Instrumental rockers perform a live soundtrack to a film made by mainman Rory McIntyre, with support from Vars of Litchi/Gummy Stumps man McDougal. ■ Iced Earth and Fury King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Thrash metal veterans from Tampa, Florida. ■ Lowland Hills, Howie Reeve, Mt. Judge and Tangles Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £4. Atmospheric and offbeat sounds from Jer Reid and Joe Quimby aka LH plus Tattie Toes mainman Howie Reeve. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. Solo open mic competition. Anstruther ■ Anster Mustered Anstruther Middle Pier, The Harbour, 07803 737531. 6.30pm. £10 in advance; £12 on the door. Charity music event organised by Fence Records, ever- reliable purveyors of charming nu-folk events. The musical line-up features The Pictish Trail, Gummi Bako and Lidh, while there’s local beer from St Andrews Brewing Company on tap all night. Profits go to local community charities.
Dunfermline ■ Vukovi The Jam Jar, 19 Pilmuir Street, 01383 736281. 7.30pm. £tbc. Vukovi describe themselves as a ‘fight between Skunk Anansie and Rage Against the Machine’. North Berwick FREE Open Mic 2012 Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, 07510 695996. 1pm. Fancy yourself as the next Kevin Bridges or Paolo Nutini? If you have any talent worth showing off then book yourself onto the Open Mic stage and show us what you can do. Part of Fringe by the Sea. FREE Open Mic 2012 Harbour Tent, The Harbour, 07510 695996. 7pm. See Thu 9. ■ Lothian & Borders Police Choir St Andrew Blackadder Church, High Street, 01620 890787. 7.30pm. £12. The 40-strong Lothian and Borders Police Choir erase all preconceptions with their programme of contemporary and popular music from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to ‘Highland Cathedral’. Part of Fringe by the Sea. ■ Neil Innes Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, 01620 890787. 8.30pm. £20. Having worked with
■ The Porno Dwarves and Bacchus Baracus Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Dionysian rocking of a groovy and heavy persuasion. ■ Straighten Out The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door: £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Stranglers tribute. ■ KAV and Clench King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Swaggering rock from KAV. FREE Classic Album Night Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Night of classic Rolling Stones tracks.
Dundee ■ The Mouse That Ate the Cat The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. Lo-fi electro pop and indie disco from TMTATC, featuring Dykeenies lead singer Brian Henderson and Colin Keenan, formerly of Drive By Argument. North Berwick FREE Open Mic 2012 Harbour Tent, The Harbour, 07510 695996. 7pm. See Thu 9. ■ Alleycats Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour, 07510 695996. 8pm. £12. Cool a cappella group from St Andrews singing anything from hip hop mash- ups to motown boogie classics. Part of Fringe by the Sea FREE Cool Down with The Apple Beggars Belhaven Spiegeltent, North Berwick Harbour, 07510 695996. 11pm.
Classic pop songs from Rab Howat and Kenny Herbert to wind down the evening. Part of Fringe by the Sea. Saturday 11
Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 6pm. Weekly residency. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ No More Remedies, Camebull, Classic Wheels and Chris Mitchell Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band showcase. ■ A Night of Scottish Industrial 2 Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Featuring Surgyn, Analog Angel, Met’l Tek and Nightmare Frequency. ■ Peter Getty, The Stone River Band, A Feckless Boy and Ya Ya Club Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £6 in advance: £8 on door. Line-up of local artists. ■ Sonic Templars, Soho Dandy and Hot Jupiters Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Alt. rock from Glasgow. ■ The Winter Tradition Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £5. Tight and dynamic Scots noise-poppers. With support from Two Years of Russian and 7 of 7.
Glasgow ■ The Apparels Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Live music. ■ George Carnival Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Electronica guru plays live plus DJs spinning 70s and 80s disco. ■ The Small Fakers O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Tribute to mod favourites, The Small Faces. ■ Toots & the Maytals and Chantelle Ernandez O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £24. The Jamaican music legend Toots Hibbert, credited with giving reggae its name, with new versions of his classic repertoire and a whole lot of pep in his step. ■ Dirty Boots The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Indie/blues. Fringe by the Sea
Featuring almost 70 events geared towards people of all ages, the seasidey fest will take place across several venues in this coastal town. The programme includes a wide variety of music acts, including folk singer Kate Rusby, Weezer tribute band Beezer, Scottish ska band Bombskare and a capella act The Alleycats. A new line-up of the sixties band The Manfreds will also appear, comprising of members old and new – including both lead singers from the original group. Other events include a talk by the prolific author Iain (M) Banks, film screenings, open mic nights, music workshops and walking tours. ■ Various venues, North Berwick, until Sun 12 Aug. More information can be found online at fringebythesea.co.uk 9–16 Aug 2012 THE LIST 126