MUSIC | Rock & Pop
GNOMEGAME FESTIVAL
Things are glowing and radiating from the underground in Anstruther, and we’re not talking about the town’s now-deceased Cold War nuclear bunker. It’s been 20 years since the den ceased to be operational, and although the military have moved out, another regimented organization set up camp in town: Fence Records. Kenny ‘King Creosote’ Anderson’s record label Fence already boasts fellow label runner Johnny Lynch, aka The Pictish Trail, James Yorkston and Withered Hand among its alumni, and recently added the talented and tender Monoganon to its roster. Fence’s new weekend festival Gnomegame, formed from the ashes of Home Game, will be the first chance to see the creators of the exceptional Songs to Swim To showcase new material from their upcoming album F A M I L Y. Megaphone-yielding Edinburgh rock quartet Book Group will also play, Glasgow-based trio Sparrow & The Workshop (pictured) float by, and minimal slowcore heroes, eagleowl, will be launching their upcoming album, This Silent Year. Anstruther: not just good for radioactive fish and chips then, eh? ■ Fence Gnomegame Festival, Town Hall, Anstruther, Sat 6 & Sun 7 Apr.
■ Failed at Sea, Salvation Lies Within, Ludovico and Shores of Attica The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £6. Local metal bands. ■ Frost & Fire Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 7pm. £10 (£7.50 for those with local links). Under-12s free with an adult. Howie Reeve presents an eclectic line-up for the latest Frost & Fire, comprising This Is The Kit, aka singer/guitarist Kate Stables, acoustic troubadour Richard Dawson and Body Parts, featuring Sparrow & the Workshop singer Jill O’Sullivan and Strike the Colours’ Jenny Reeve. Bus departs for venue from Mono at 7pm. ■ The House of Love The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £17.50. Classic British indie rock from frontman Guy Chadwick and mercurial guitarist Terry Bickers, who have reunited and recorded a new album, She Paints Words in Red. ■ The Imagineers and Sunshine Social Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £7. Acoustic pop and 60s-inspired tunes from The Imagineers. ■ Irrational Fever, Nemecyst, Rare Breed and Fall of Eden O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Teenage rockers headline. ■ Casual Sex, The Amazing Snakeheads and Asian Babies Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Roxy-esque 88 THE LIST 21 Mar–18 Apr 2013
sounds from ex-Mother & the Addicts members in Casual Sex. ■ Gerry Anderson in Concert Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £16.50. Singing impersonator whose repertoire includes numbers by Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Elvis and Shirley Bassey. ■ Proud Mary Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £9.50. Sub- Oasis bunch, endorsed by the real thing. With support from The Lonely Souls, Strange Empire and The Kitsch. ■ Dionne Andre’s Absolute Eighties The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on door; £21.95 with dinner. Evening of 80s hits from Bananarama, Kim Wilde, Depeche Mode, Culture Club and more. ■ The Serious Men The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Described as ‘relentless and totally trashy’. ■ Bombskare, The Skarsoles and The Girobabies King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Scotland’s ska juggernauts raise the roof. FREE Heavy Loads Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. FREE Friday Late Night Counterflows: Jarse/Hector Bizerk/DJs Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 10pm–1am. As Counterflows moves later into Friday night it presents psychedelic Scandinavian sounds from the Finnish
duo, Jarse, followed by experimental home-grown hip hop from Hector Bizerk who promise to deliver an electrifying acoustic performance with drums from Audrey and rap from Louie. Part of Counterflows 2013. Edinburgh ■ Eric Johnson The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.30pm. £25. Virtuoso guitarist who has collaborated with the likes of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai and whose style encompasses rock, blues, jazz and New Age styles. ■ Dog Tired Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. £tbc. Hard southern rock and metal. Album launch. ■ The Legendary Graeme Mearns Band Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £4. Bluesy rock trio. ■ Panda Su, Fake Major and Carrie Mac Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Panda Su, aka Suzanne Shaw, is a one- woman band from St Andrews playing whimsical electro-acoustic and folk pop. Support comes from Fake Major and Carrie Mac. ■ Pussy Whipped Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7–10pm. £3. An electro-punk night for queer/LGBT/ feminist bands, happening right before gay club Hot Mess. This month there’s French political duo King’s Queer making their Scottish debut, percussion/ brass ensemble Ladies of Midnight
Blue and one-man disco punk party Ste McCabe. ■ This Feeling The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. London’s rock’n’roll mod night comes to Scotland. Saturday 6
Glasgow ■ Saturday Film Screening: A Day in the Mouth CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1.30–10pm. £5. Counterflows presents a screening of A Day in the Mouth, a documentary series in six episodes by the experimental Finnish musician and film-maker, Sami Sanpakkila (aka Es), founder of Fonal Records. The event will be introduced by Francis McKee, CCA director, and musician and artist Jari from the Finnish duo Jarse. Part of Counterflows 2013. FREE Counterflows Residency Presentation with Annette Krebs and Janie Nicoll CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 4–6pm. The Counterflows Residency at the CCA brings together Glasgow visual artist Janie Nicoll and Berlin electro- acoustic musician/composer Annette Krebs for a week of exploration and collaboration. The results of their interaction are presented through discussion, performance, and a range of other, as yet undetermined, visual and acoustic experiences. The event is supported by the CCA, in association with the Goethe Institut Glasgow and co-produced with Suzy Glass of Trigger. Part of Counterflows 2013. ■ More Than Conquerors, Song of Return, Crusades and Pronto Mama O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £10. Dynamic alternative rock quartet from Northern Ireland, mining similar territory to Biffy Clyro, head this Quiet Night in mini takeover festival. ■ Adam Moss and Lewis Clay The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Singer- songwriters. ■ The CCA Evening CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7–10pm. £12. Counterflow’s first Saturday evening at the CCA kicks off with Lina Lapelyte’s powerful new work Candy Shop which explores the dark side of the male-dominated world of hip-hop using a group of female voices and musicians: Anat Ben David, Angharad Davies, Sharon Gal and Rebecca La Horrox. The evening closes with equally intense performances by Phill Niblock and Thomas Ankersmit. Niblock, now aged 80, is a pioneer of the American musical avant-garde and the pair will perform new and older works in a mind-blowing visual and auditory experience. Part of Counterflows 2013. ■ Imagine Dragons, The Good Natured and Escapists O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Indie rockers from Las Vegas. Please note change of venue. ■ The LaFontaines and Waiting for Go Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. The band fuse hip hop, pop and indie to create a colourful sound. ■ The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. See Sat 30. ■ Dexters, The Holy Ghosts, Dirty Diamond & the Gunslingers, Rose Parade and Greg Pearson Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Mixed bill of local bands. ■ Pronto Mama, Lady North, Indianredlopez and Male Pattern Band Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £10. Part of the Quiet Night In mini-takeover festival happening across four Sauchiehall Street venues. ■ The Deadline Shakes, Curiosity Shop and Friday Morning Club The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6. The Deadline Shakes