MUSIC | Rock & Pop
punk and emo pop foursome from Redbull Bedroom Jam 2011 winners Page 44. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. See Wed 27. ■ The Solid Silver 60s Show 2013 The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £22–£26. See Tue 9.
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Glasgow FREE Three Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–3am. See Thu 21. FREE Ourzone Found Tour 2013 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6pm. Over-14s show. Bumper free bill of young alternative rock bands including I Divide, Anavae, The First, Underline the Sky and Fluorescent Hearts. Free tickets from ourzonemag. com/tours. ■ James Blake The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. Mournful, minimalist dubstep piano man. See album review, page 79. ■ Belter, Parallax Faction, Vendors and Jack Ruby’s Revolver Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Local live music. ■ Electroscope and Big Hogg The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Gayle Brogan and John Cavanagh present an evening of electro- acoustic music. ■ Josephine and Bronagh Monaghan King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Retro pop, soul and jazz stylings from Mancunian singer Josephine Oniyama. Edinburgh ■ Wide Days Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. Times vary. £49 (students £37; under 18s £25; musician’s union £29). See Wed 10. ■ Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 6.30pm. £22.50. Ex-UFO man who still believes in a thing called old school hard rock. ■ Dead Echoes, Mothertone and Disposable Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Progressive hard rock and grunge. ■ Addictive pHilosopHy Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Upbeat ska punk. FREE Blues For Pocketmoney Golden Rule, 30 Yeaman Place, 229 3413. 9–11pm. Blues trio. ■ Wide Days Showcase Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 9.30pm. Free but ticketed. Live music showcase to accompany the music convention. Free tickets from widedays. com/showcase-tickets. Featuring Fatherson, Fat Goth and Roman Nose. See preview, page 87 ■ Wide Days Showcase The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 9.30pm. Free but ticketed. Siobhan Wilson and Washington Irving play live. ■ Wide Days Showcase Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 9.30pm. Free but ticketed. Featuring Garden of Elks, Saint Max and The Fanatics.
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Glasgow ■ One Direction SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £25– £32.50. The latest boyband to emerge from the X-Factor production line. ■ Adam Green & Binki Shapiro The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £11. Friend-of-the-Strokes Adam Green is a precocious New York singer-songwriter who has been a prime mover on that city’s anti-folk scene. Here he collaborates with Little Joy member Binki Shapiro. ■ Big Country O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. 90 THE LIST 21 Mar–18 Apr 2013
JAMES BLAKE Depending on how you feel about the softer, more sensitive side of electronic music, youngster James Blake is either the saviour of British hushed, mournful and cerebral dance music, or a big, miserable bed-wetting wimp. We’re firmly in the first camp. Read a review of his new album, page 79. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 11 Apr.
£22.50. Veteran Scotrockers reform to celebrate the life and bagpipe guitar sound of their late founder Stuart Adamson with their old buddy Mike Peters of the Alarm on lead vocals. ■ The Core, Stuntman Mike and The Rosettes Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Glasgow rockers. ■ Eat Dr Ape, The Mathletics Team, The Dead Certs and Mother’s Ruin Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6–£8. Funk, rock and even a touch of drum & bass to this band. ■ The Funkadelic Experience O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Funkadelic founder member Billy ‘Bass’ Nelson keeps the funking flame alive with his band. ■ Triphazard, Bright Young Nights, Russell Nielson, Freespeech and When Death Meets Glamour The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Local bands. ■ Blues Brothers UK Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £16.50–£18.50. CANCELLED. ■ Daybreak Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 7.30pm. £6. Local indie band performing classic covers and originals. ■ Graeme Clark The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £10. Solo show from Wet Wet Wet bassist playing tracks from his confessional debut album Mr Understanding. ■ One Night of Elvis: Lee ‘Memphis’ King Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £19.50–£21. An evening in the company of top Elvis impersonator Lee ‘Memphis’ King, performing a selection of Presley’s hip-shaking greatest hits. ■ The Rattells, Swizzle Sisters, Howarth, Electric Clowns and Ross Arthur Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Mixed bill of local acts. ■ Bacchus Baracus The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Album launch gig. ■ Fang Island Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Triple-guitared Brooklynites offering a nice hybrid of indie-pop/post-rock. ■ The FiREBUGS, Jim Dead and Ryan Morecombe The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm–midnight. £4. Americana from Edinburgh’s The Firebugs at this Vagabond Social Club night. ■ Money For Nothing The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance; £9 on door; £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Dire Straits tribute. ■ The New Fabian Society Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street,
333 0900. 8pm. £5. Post industrial psych-rock. ■ Ben Montague King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Upcoming mainstream pop singer-songwriter who has supported Stereophonics. Josh Record and Kerri Watt support. Edinburgh ■ The 23’s Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. The indie rock five-piece launch their new EP. ■ Ded Rabbit Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. See Sun 24. ■ Dropkick Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Mellow melodic sounds from Teenage Fanclub and Proclaimers-influenced Dropkick. Expect country packed with pop hooks from support act The Sunshine Delay. ■ The Sound Project Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £6 (£5). Four band bill (line-up tbc). ■ Nearly Dan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £14. A tribute band covering Steely Dan’s hits note for note. ■ Emergency Door Release Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock from Newcastle, influenced by The Jam.