MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Acoustic Edinburgh The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). All unplugged, all original music. Matt Norris & The Moon guests.
Friday 7
Glasgow ■ Eldritch Scanty, Caliber, No Need For Idols and Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Band O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Mystic rock, folk and blues from the Glasgow headliners. ■ Half Man Half Biscuit O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18. The acerbic post-punk outfit formed in Birkenhead, back in 1984, are on the road again with their cutting social satire and esoteric song titles. ■ Rico Rodriguez Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18. Legendary ska trombonist who has played with the likes of The Specials and Jools Holland. ■ Herculean Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. EP launch for this uplifting indie rock trio from Glasgow. ■ Tribute Night Alea Casino, Springfield Quay, Paisley Road, 530 2845. 7.30pm. £30. A three course dinner with DJs and a tribute act for your entertainment. An 80s night tribute show. ■ The Boyz are Totally Take That The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. The Boyz pay tribute to the mighty Take That. ■ Delta Mainline Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Psych-blues rock from Edinburgh band Delta Mainline. ■ Dirty Boots, Homesick Aldo and Matthew Dickson The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm– midnight. £4. Grungey indie from Dirty Boots as they headline this Vagabond Social Club. ■ Iron Witch and Corrupt Moral Altar The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Grindcore bill of veteran sludge and death metal players. ■ Eugene Twist King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Glasgow multi- instrumentalist plays tracks from his album The Boy Who Had Everything. Edinburgh ■ Bombay Bicycle Club The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £17.50. Youthful alt popsters from London, now on to their third album. ■ Shooting Stansfield Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Melodic alt.rock. ■ The Sound Project Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £6 (£5). Four band bill (line-up tbc). ■ Todd Rundgren The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £18.50. See Thu 6. ■ Dogsflesh, Happy Spastics, The Obscenities, Spat, Society’s Victim, Tinnitus Kids, Dapitz and Subvision Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm–3am. £7 before 9pm; £8 after. Bombjuice Promotions present this bumper bill of hardcore, punk, noise and crust.
Saturday 8
Glasgow ■ Elan Few, Someone’s Son and Lyndsey Hurren Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Rock and indie. ■ Bon Jovi Forever UK The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the poodle rockers. ■ Stanley Odd and Hector Bizerk Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western 98 THE LIST 16 May–13 Jun 2013
BWANI JUNCTION, RISE KAGONA (BHUNDU BOYS), AUNTIE FLO, JOHN LWANDA Back in the 80s, Zimbawean group The Bhundu Boys rode the wave of interest in African music that arrived in post Live-Aid Britain, around the same time as Paul Simon’s Graceland came out. The band had British chart hits and a heavy tour schedule, before disintegrating in the 90s (tragically three band members died of AIDS, and the lead singer Biggie Tempo committed suicide) but surviving member Rise Kagona still performs, and lives in Scotland. The Malawi-born guitarist is making an appearance at this launch party for Malawian festival, Lake of Stars, alongside Auntie Flo, Bwani Junction and John Lwanda. Entry is free, just drop an email to guestlist@lakeofstars.org. ■ Lake of Stars launch party, The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 30 May. Lake of Stars festival takes place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 27–28 Sep, see lakeofstars.org for more info.
Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £6 plus booking fee. Scottish hip hop. Part of West End Festival. ■ Toro Y Moi The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £7. Dream pop from California- based musician Chazwick Bundick. See interview, page 82. ■ Frankie & the Heartstrings and Spectrals King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Sunderland five-piece who have been described as ‘JoBoxers meets Josef K.’ Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 11am–4pm. Live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. If you can have a dinner dance, why not a breakfast dance? Part of Leith Festival. ■ Kim Edgar Isobar, 7 Bernard Street, 467 8904. 7–11pm. £8.00 (£6.00). Acoustic pop, jazz and original compositions on piano, guitar and voice. Part of Leith Festival. ■ The Leg, Flo & Spicey and Monoganon Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £5. Local masked indie terrors The Leg. ■ Young Kato Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. FREE Hotel India and Chil The Newsroom Bar & Eatery, 5–11 Leith Street, 557 5830. 8pm–12.30am. Indie rock and classic covers. Part of Leith Festival. ■ The Little Kicks, Behold, The Bear and Very Well The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £4 early bird; £6 advance; more on the door. Limbo special headed by upbeat Aberdeen-based four-piece Little Kicks.
Sunday 9
Glasgow FREE Live at the Kelvingrove Bowl An Clachan, Off La Belle Place, 07846 463614. Times vary. Disco Shark, The Starry Skies and more perform live. Part of West End Festival. ■ Fence Records Showcase Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 5pm. £12. Over-14s show. A fine array of varied musical talent from the esteemed Fife label, including performances by Kid Canaveral, Randolph’s Leap, The Pictish Trail, eagleowl and Monoganon. Part of West End Festival. ■ Joe Satriani and Matt Schofield Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £37.50. One of the most technically accomplished guitarists of our time, Satriani brings his six-string wizardry to Glasgow. With support from blues guitarist Matt Schofield. ■ Tegan & Sara O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Over-14s show. The Quin twin sisters from Canada who once recorded using the name Sara & Tegan. Gets confusing, doesn’t it? Support from Waxahatchee. ■ Jacco Gardner, Pseudos and Dead Temple King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Self-styled baroque pop multi-instrumentalist from the Netherlands. Like Jake Bugg, only with more effects. Edinburgh ■ Kailyard Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 7.30–10pm. £5.00. Night of Springsteen, Pixie Lott and Phil Collins covers and more. Part of Leith Festival.
Monday 10
Glasgow ✽ Jurassic 5 O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Respected alternative hip hop crew from Los Angeles, who have recently reformed, known for their socially conscious lyrics. ■ Annabel, Dowsing, Cavalcades and Proverbs The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Indie, emo and screamo line-up from the States and Scotland. ■ Batalj The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £tbc. Experimental noise/trash outfit from Berlin. With Divorce and Flaccid Fathers. ■ Money King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Manchester indie band with attitude. With Life Model and Napoleon’s Dogs.
Edinburgh ■ Tea Dance South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street, Leith, leithfestival.com 1.30–4.30pm. £3. The Fantasy band provide the live music. Part of the Leith Festival.
Tuesday 11
Glasgow ■ Immortal Technique O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Harlem-based rapper of Afro-Peruvian descent with a socio-political slant to his material. ■ Chorus at The Kibble Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 7.30pm. Donations. Harmonies from the Close Shave Barbershop Chorus. Part of West End Festival. ■ Nina Nesbitt King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Scottish/Swedish folk singer who does a spot of modelling on the side. Edinburgh ■ Lisa Stansfield The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £27.50–£37.50. R&B, soul and pop hits.
Wednesday 12 Glasgow ■ The Who SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £60–£70. Over- 14s show. Mod rock overlords The Who perform their critically acclaimed 1973 double album Quadrophenia in full. ■ The View King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £17.50. Intimate show from the Dundonian indie tykes.
Thursday 13
Glasgow FREE Three Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–3am. See Thu 16.
✽ Neil Young & Crazy Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395
4000. 7pm. £45–£55. The Canadian troubadour/guitar god par excellence returns in the company of his trusty band Crazy Horse. See preview, page 83. ■ Simon Townshend Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £10. Brother of The Who’s windmilling guitarist Pete, and band. ■ Vintage Trouble O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. Old school dirty rhythm’n’blues fronted by a charismatic soul shouter with the fancy footwork of James Brown down pat. ■ Walking Papers Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. Seattle rock band featuring ex-members of Screaming Trees and The Missionary Position, now with Guns’n’Roses Duff McKagan on bass. ■ Algernon Doll, Where We Lay Our Heads, Lovers Turn to Monsters and Now Wakes the Sea