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5 REASONS
TO GO SEE . . . DINOSAUR JR
1 All three of them will actually be there this time Sadly, Dino drummer Murph took ill the last time the band made it to Scotland and had to sit out of their show at Glasgow’s ABC. This time however, the beloved unholy trinity of noise will be live and in full effect as they kick off their European tour at The Arches.
2 Their new album, I Bet on Sky, is pretty good We don’t need to remind you of the unstable and often fickle nature of some musical reunions, but Dinosaur Jr. have outlived their (re)growing pains after reconnecting in 2005, and their latest album is another solid chunk of noisy, melodic goodness, albeit perhaps one of their mellowest yet.
3 They’ve probably influenced most of your favourite bands From Sonic Youth, Nirvana and Pavement to pretty much every Pitchfork-approved shoegazey/ lo-fi/stoner band with a Fender Jaguar, Dinosaur Jr.’s mixture of powerful melodies, abstract imagery and belligerent noise has had a profound effect on many musicians lucky enough to grow up listening to them. But why accept imitations? 4 They have written too many great songs to mention Over the course of almost 30 years all in, and various line-ups, the Dinosaur Jr. discography has produced some of the finest, unconventional rock songs in modern musical history. And their cover of ‘Just Like Heaven’ is pretty badass too.
5 J Mascis looks like a wizard OK, maybe not a selling point for everyone, but who doesn’t want to see a stocky guy with long-flowing white hair spray solos everywhere like he’s trying to kill wasps in a park? (Ryan Drever) ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Wed 30 Jan. I Bet on Sky is out now on Jagjaguwar.
80 THE LIST 24 Jan–21 Feb 2013
■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 25 Glasgow ■ Black Light Burns The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Debut UK tour of avant-garde rock/ metal/weirdness from Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland. ■ Made as Mannequins, The Passengers and Holly Drummond Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Quartet formerly known as The Occupationists. With support from The Passengers and Holly Drummond. ■ Nacht und Nebel and Roro The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Henry from doommongers Moloch with his cello noise side project, supported by free percussionist from Amsterdam. With special guests tbc. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. 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. ■ Logan and Slim Mistress King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Classic hard rock quintet from Glasgow who have toured with Bon Jovi and Alter Bridge, playing this special show in aid of The Bombay Teen Challenge. ■ Rastistas The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8.30pm. £4. Ska punk.
Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Acoustic singer-songwriter usually seen with Das Contras. ■ G&G Sindikatas Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £14. Lithuanian hip hop. ■ Deluded Buddhas, The Bare Bones, The Cosmonauts and The Jackals The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5.50 advance; £7 on the door. Sound Collision presents this night of dance rock, electric blues, indie and psych-country. ■ Peter & the Test Tube Babies Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £9 advance; £13 on the door. Outfit who proudly proclaim themselves ‘punk rock since 1978’. ■ The 23’s, The Well Rested and Green Tambourine Band Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Fortune Promotions presentation. ■ Gillyflowers, King Eider and Hailey Beavis The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5 early bird; £7 in advance; more on the door. Americana, country and modern acoustic sounds at this Limbo special as Gillyflowers preview their forthcoming album. FREE The Jammy Devils The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm–midnight. Rock and pop covers playing hits from the likes of The Beatles, The Killers, Maroon 5, The Rolling Stones and many more. FREE Victorian Trout Conspiracy Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band. Burns Night special. Kirkcaldy ■ Fence Collective Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 583302. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Fife’s Fence Collective brings a mix of electronic, pop, and folk featuring performances from, at various venues, the Pictish Trail, Eagleowl and Randolph’s Leap.
IN SEARCH OF BLIND JOE DEATH – THE SAGA OF JOHN FAHEY This Christmas seemed to feature an above average incidence of John Fahey songs – his folky, lullaby fingerstyle guitarwork cropped up on playlists and stereos everywhere, and his Christmas albums still sound pristine, 40-odd years later. The legendary Washington born musician/ composer is the subject of a feature length documentary, getting its Scottish premiere in the Red Lecture Theatre of Summerhall (complete with surround sound). The Wee Rogue, aka Jamie O’Connor will play before the screening, and for the Glasgow date, Alasdair Roberts will perform afterwards. ■ Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 15 Feb; Glad Café, Glasgow, Tue 19 Feb, see johnfaheyfilm.com for info.
Saturday 26 Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 5pm. Weekly residency. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio. ■ Psycho Sunday, Checked Sky, Radiola Band, Pieces of Emily and Eamon McNaughton Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £5. Local live music. ■ Sylosis Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Metal with a prog edge. ■ Baby Faced Assassins, The Royal Ocean, Toni Etherson, Berzerker 82, Cavaliers, Shock Treatment and Ameira The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £6. All-girl alt rock band headline. ■ ThousandSounds, Satellites and Spaceface Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £5. Glaswegian quartet with influences as diverse as U2 and Funkadelic. ■ The Underground Youth, Los Tentakills, His Name is Codeine and Curiosity Shop Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Scottish debut for Manchester psych/shoegaze band. ■ Cave Painting Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. CANCELLED.
FREE Fanny Pelmet & The Bastard Suits McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm. Garage rock’n’roll. ■ The Scottish Super Troopers The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Abba tribute act formerly known as Abba- Cadabra. ■ The Yawns, King Post Kitsch and Plastic Animals The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8–11pm. £6. Aye Tunes, Scottish Fiction and Peenko present this night of garage rock. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock. ■ The Soft Pack and Black Balloons King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. The Soft Pack peddle a nice line in sharp, angular indie rock. Edinburgh ■ The 1975 Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Manchester four-piece who have toured with Little Comets. ■ Selfish Needs and Minds of Montage Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £5. Four-piece indie band from Edinburgh. ■ Sick Kids Charity Night Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Indie fundraiser (line-up tbc).