MUSIC | Rock & Pop / Jazz
FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 9pm. See Mon 23. Paisley ■ Admiral Fallow & The Twilight Sad with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Paisley Abbey, Abbey Place, 889 7654. 7.30pm. £22. A special evening of folky indie and dark shoegaze, accompanied by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Part of Spree.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow ■ AlunaGeorge The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £13. Electronic sounds laced with pop and R&B from London duo Aluna Francis and George Reid. See preview, page 92. ■ Bowling For Soup O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £20. Jocular punk pop sorts from Texas. ‘Bears, cheers and tears’ as this is their farewell tour. Please note change of venue. ■ Damien Dempsey Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Arresting singer-songwriter from Dublin’s Northside with a full-on guttural vocal style which has found favour with Morrissey. ■ The Power Cut Choir The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 7–9pm. £3. See Tue 24. ■ Queensryche The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £22.50. Veteran prog metallers from Washington State. ■ San Cisco Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £9. Indie pop band from Western Australia. ■ Tich O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Young French pop chanteuse who has supported Olly Murs on tour. ■ Bootleg Sixties Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18.50–£22.50. The Overtures present a concert of the biggest and best songs of the 60s. ■ Ben Montague, Kristina Myles and Anna Shields King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. See Mon 14. ■ The Emerald Armada Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie folk troupe from Ireland. ■ Islet Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. No wave DIY sounds from Cardiff. ■ Troumaca The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £6. Melting pot of sounds, including reggae and gospel, from this Brum band. Edinburgh ■ Urvanovic Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Midnight. £5. Catchy pop, synths, vocals and other noises from this Edinburgh seven-piece or as they so succinctly put it: ‘noisy stringy synthy singy pop’.
Wednesday 16
Glasgow ■ Skyharbor Audio, 14 Midland Street. 6.30pm. £9. Complex, progressive metal with ambient touches performed by the band with members from India, USA and the UK. ■ Charlene Soraia Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Acoustic songstress who came to prominence on the soundtrack to a Twinings tea ad. Phew, rock and roll! ■ Nina Nesbitt O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Scottish/Swedish folk singer who does a spot of modelling on the side. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. ■ Tom Odell and Wildflowers O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £12. Classically trained 90 THE LIST 19 Sep–17 Oct 2013
JAZZ
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@ list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 19
Glasgow ■ Tom MacNiven & Phil O’Malley Quintet The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £7 (£5). Modern jazz five-piece fronted by trumpeter MacNiven and trombonist O’Malley. Edinburgh ■ Bonzai Quartet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Genre-defying jazz on keys, bass and drums. ■ Click Clack Club Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8pm. £5 (students £3). Funky Beefheart-influenced experimental music club.
Friday 20 Edinburgh ■ Keith Edwards Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Saxophonist Keith Edwards and his band with a mixture of uplifting classics and lesser-known tunes. ■ Thunkfish The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Raw funk from saxophonist Tom Pickles and his new five-piece.
Saturday 21
Edinburgh ■ The Glenn Miller Orchestra Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £18.50–£28.50. Ray McVay directs the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra through their repertoire of swing and jazz band tunes. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ The Dana Dixon Blues Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Dana Dixon (vocals, harmonica) leads her band in a session of urban blues.
Sunday 22 Edinburgh ■ Chick Lyall Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Pianist Lyall leads this trio.
Tuesday 24
Edinburgh ■ Joe Bonamassa The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7pm. £35–£75. Virtuoso of blues rock guitar, discovered by BB King when he was 12 and much loved by readers of guitar magazines.
Wednesday 25 Edinburgh ■ Ignasi Terraza Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £8 (£6). Classic jazz with a deft touch from this blind pianist from Barcelona.
Friday 27 Perth ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Wayne Shorter featuring Branford Marsalis Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £25 (students and unemployed £10;
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PEAKING LIGHTS SOUND SYSTEM It’s been a hectic year for cosmic duo Peaking Lights, balancing work commitments with a new addition to the family. Now they’re back (well, one of them at least). Touring the UK and Europe solo, Peaking Lights Sound System sees Aaron Coyes embark on a one-man DJ tour, starting off in London and concluding at Glasgow’s CCA with a set he describes as ‘pretty dancey, pretty groovy, that kind of vibe . . . ’ ■ Saramago Bar, CCA, Glasgow, Sun 29 Sep.
young singer/pianist with a faux-angsty sound who was the recipient of the 2013 Brit Critics Choice Award. ■ Japantherand Pinact Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Brooklyn dance punks offer Songs from Suicide to Surfing. ■ Rungs and Cutty’s Gym The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Members from Take A Worm For A Walk Week, Project: Venhell and Lapsus Linguae play in- your-face sounds. ■ Virgil & The Accelerators and The Lewis Hamilton Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance; £10 on door; £23.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Blues rock trio from the Midlands. ■ The Jim Jones Revue and The Amazing Snakeheads King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. See Tue 10. Edinburgh ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8pm. £5. See Wed 25. ■ Simon McBride Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £13.50. Irish singer/guitarist harking back to classic bluesy rock.
Thursday 17 Glasgow ■ Cherri Fosphate, Letters to Fiesta, The Beautiful Lies and Dalzel Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £5. Indie rockers. ■ Goo Goo Dolls and Flesh for Lulu O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £24. Soporific MOR trio from Buffalo, New York, who have been on the go for over 20 years now. ■ These New Puritans Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £17. Experimental indie group from Southend, fronted by the earnest Jack Barnett. ■ Volbeat and Iced Earth O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Danish band playing a combination of heavy metal, punk rock and rockabilly. ■ Roman Nose Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm–1am. £5. ListLive showcases some of the very best up-and-coming and established musical talent from Scotland. Prepare
yourself for a regular injection of multi-genred artists with a different theme each time. This time round we’ve managed to bag an infrequent live appearance from mad masked tech- electro trio Roman Nose. See preview, page 86, plus Roman Nose’s Realist recommendation, page 7. You can also win tickets, see page 8 or go to list.co.uk/ offers. ■ The Hawklords The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50 in advance; £16 on door; £29.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Spacey prog- rock from ex-Hawkwind members Jerry Richards, Ron Tree, Ade Shaw, Harvey Bainbridge, Steve Swindells and Dave Pearce. ■ Willow Drive The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Jagwar Ma and John Wizards King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. New outfit from ex-the Lost Valentinos frontman Jono Ma, influenced by the psychedelic rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Edinburgh ■ Jamie Cullum Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £28.50–£41. Pint- sized easy-listening jazz maestro with poppy tendencies. ■ Tom Odell The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. CANCELLED. ■ The Pictish Trail The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 020 7609 1800. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Fri 11. ■ Virgil & The Accelerators The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8.50. See Wed 16. ■ Codejak Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Driving alt. rock from hard rock foursome. FREE Saint Max & the Fanatics, POST, Colonel Mustard & the Dijon Five and The Blue Ship Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 8–11pm. Wry pop band championed by Steve Lamacq and Vic Galloway. ■ Machinedrum Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 9pm–midnight. £10. Travis Stewart plays his new Vapor City album in full with a live drummer and full visual show. An absolutely huge show for Sneaky Pete’s Night Music series. See album review, page 76.