MUSIC | Rock & Pop
THE THIRD MIND Set up as a platform for cross-pollination between arthouse music, film and performance, the sporadic Cryptic Nights programme this time features Edinburgh composer Matthew Collings teaming up with Reykjavik-based visual artist, Erik Parr. The result? Something they’re calling ‘algorithmic cinema’, which aims to fuse sound, software and images, and let the audience connect with it all through ‘data exchange’. ■ Part of Cryptic Nights, the CCA, Glasgow, Wed 6 & Thu 7 Mar.
Edinburgh ■ Lewis Watson Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. See Sun 10.
Tuesday 12 Glasgow ■ Claudia Brucken O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Rich vocals from the former Propaganda frontwoman, known for their mid-80s hits ‘Duel’ and ‘Dr Mabuse’. Please note new date. ■ The Script SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.50. Mainstream indie pop in the vein of Snow Patrol and Maroon 5 from The Voice judge Danny O’Donogue. ■ Cancer Bats, Brutality Will Prevail and Empress King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Over-14s show. Mix of hardcore, punk and southern metal from the headliners. FREE Holly Davidson and Amy Lyon MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Two local singer/songwriters, with an indie folk and soulful style respectively.
Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant teams up with his former bandmate Les Pattinson on bass in this new instrumental group. ■ The Nolans SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £35–£50. CANCELLED. ■ Finisterre The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Hardcore band from Germany. ■ Gabrielle Aplin King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Teen singer-songwriter, enjoying Christmas success with her cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘The Power of Love’. ■ sound lab presents Vars of Litchi City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £tbc. sound lab presents Glasgow-based minimalist post-rock (or possibly with-rock) duo Vars of Litchi. Edinburgh ■ Monarch Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Indie from France. ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 8pm. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Gospel-influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music.
Edinburgh ■ The Lagan and the Wakes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £5 (£4). Celtic punk from London. Kinross ■ DGV Sound Experience The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 8pm. £8. A cross-section of Scottish musical talent. Part of Fifestock.
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Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–2am. See Wed 27. ■ Ne-Yo SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £36. Smooth hip-hop/R&B operator. ■ Bullet for My Valentine O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Welsh metal outfit popular with the young people of today play new material from their album Temper Temper. Not to be confused with My Bloody Valentine, who are also playing this month. ■ Poltergeist Òran Mór, 731–735 86 THE LIST 21 Feb–21 Mar 2013
Glasgow ■ Johnny Appleseed, Led House and Megan Airlie The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7pm. £6. Blues and classic rock covers from JA plus alt blues rock from Led House. ■ Saint Vitus The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. Self-styled godfathers of American doom metal on the reunion trail. ■ Simon McBride and Robert Vincent O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Irish singer/guitarist harking back to classic
bluesy rock. ■ Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell & Friends Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £10. Bad Company guitarist Dave Colwell fronts this band playing rock and pop music, including the best of Bad Company and Free. Support comes from Last Summer. Edinburgh ■ Inspiral Carpets The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Revisit those golden days of the early 90s with Inspiral Carpets, performing their debut album Life plus other hits on this tour. ■ Nick Garrie, The Starlets and All Kerr Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. Cult singer-songwriter who first emerged in the late 60s. ■ Resonate: Edinburgh Schools Battle of the Bands The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7 (£3). A selection of young talented bands compete while the Edinburgh Schools Rock Ensemble perform a unique and eclectic mix of old and new music. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Student charity do with live music to raise funds for Read. ■ The Hot 8 Brass Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £13.50. New Orleans trad jazz shot through with hip hop and rap, signed to Tru Thoughts. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 21.
Kinross ■ Gavin Redshaw The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 8pm. £8. Guitar slinging young’un Gavin ‘BluesBeaten’ Redshaw plays a mix of rock, blues and country with highly enviable virtuosity. Part of Fifestock.
Friday 15 Glasgow ■ Brantley Gilbert Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Country rock singer/songwriter from Georgia.
■ Musichoir O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. An evening of pop, rock, gospel and Motown singalongs. ■ Dirty Beggars Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £6. Country and bluegrass from this Scottish five-piece. ■ Olly Murs and Lovable Rogues SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £32.50. Vaguely ska influenced pop from the X-Factor alumnus. ■ Absolute Bowie The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. ‘Europe’s premier Bowie tribute band’, endorsed by Bowie’s drummer Woody Woodmansey. Let’s hope they’ve mastered that new single. For an idea of why the Thin White Duke is still quite so bloody popular, see feature, page 17. ■ Clocked Out The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Punk and hardcore. ■ Jozef Van Wissem and The One Ensemble Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Dutch minimalist composer who specialises in experimenting with baroque and Renaissance styles on the lute. ■ Inspiral Carpets and Danny Mahon King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 332 2232. 8.30pm. £20. See Thu 14. ■ Jaguar Skills The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 11pm–3am. £15. Mask-wearing mash-up-reviving London DJ presents a night of turntablism. Edinburgh ■ Altered Sky, Academy Strangers and Pinstripe Jumpsuit Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5–£6. Energetic female fronted punky alt. rock act. ■ Clannad and Brian Kennedy The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £23.50. The internationally renowned Donegal- based band bring their wispy Celtic sounds across the water. ■ Ded Rabbit Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm.