MUSIC | Rock & Pop
Edinburgh ■ The Academy of Music and Sound BTEC Level 3 Diploma End of Term Gig The City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 7–10pm. £3. Showcase for students of the Academy of Music and Sound. Tickets are available from the Academy of Music and Sound in the Grassmarket. ■ Barenaked Ladies The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £27.50. See Wed 27. FREE Kings of Cheeze Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7–10pm. A night of cheesy tunes. With Holly Tomas and Niamh E. ■ The Leisure Society Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £11. The group, led by singer- songwriter and musician Nick Hemming, plays a mix of folk-pop and rock. ■ Tom McConnell, Blueswater, New Ancestor and Daniel & The Lion Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7–10pm. £5. Soulful blend of acoustic, jazz and hip-hop influences from Edinburgh-based singer/ songwriter. McConnell hosts the launch party of his debut solo EP Scraps. ■ Ducks Deluxe Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £14. Co-founders Sean Tyla and Martin Belmont head this American-style blues and boogie band. ■ Oxjam Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Live bands playing for a good cause. Crail ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union Crail Folk Club, Town Hall Marketgate, 01333 450909. 7pm. £tbc. Gospel- influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music.
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Glasgow ■ The Banter Thiefs Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. Indie rockers from Motherwell. ■ Christmas Party Night featuring a Tribute to Freddie Mercury The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £26.95. Tribute to the flamboyant Queen frontman, with Christmas bells on. ■ Dead Sea Souls, Buttonmen, The Lapelles and Ewan Butler Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Indie singalongs and danceable guitar sounds from this West Lothian four-piece. ■ The Fratellis O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £23. The Glaswegian trio with the knees-up indie anthems tour their third album We Need Medicine. ■ Hugh Cornwell The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £20. Ex-frontman of punk stalwarts the Stranglers plays a mix of material from his solo and band career. Acoustic gig, with special guest David Ford. ■ Light of Day Scotland Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10–£13.50. Fundraiser for a charity which funds research and support for Parkinson’s sufferers and Revive MS Support, with music from Joe D’Urso and Guy Davis. ■ Michael Monroe The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £16.50. Classic and hard rock by the Finnish singer, Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm, previously vocalist for the band Hanoi Rocks. ■ Scott McWatt O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Lost City Lights frontman plays from his album A Ciest Ama. ■ Stornoway, Sivu and Blood Relatives O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Up-and- coming indie-folkers Stornoway, an Oxford band with a nice line in roof- raising, majestic folkedelia. 84 THE LIST 14 Nov–12 Dec 2013
AUSTRA WITH DIANA Canadian three piece Austra (pictured) will be making their way to the UK in support of their second album Olympia. After supporting the likes of Grimes and The xx, their sublimely dark electropop will be well matched by the ethereal beats of LA support act, DIANA, who nail the icy-pop / early-Goldfrapp style. ■ CCA, Glasgow, Thu 21 Nov.
■ Where’s George? Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7–11pm. £5. Three-piece indie rockers. With Jonny Jack and Neil McLaren. ■ The Dirty Beggars Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £8–£10. Country and bluegrass from this Scottish five-piece. ■ Eddi Reader Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50–£25. See Sun 24. ■ Yes Sunshine, Stooks and The Skinny Velvets Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Indie pop from Coventry. ■ Eastcoastdefector The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Indie pop collaboration between Alan Clarke and musicians from Glasgow and Dunfermline. With Duglas T Stewart & friends and Eastwood. ■ Hacktivist and The Algorithm King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Milton Keynes rap/rock outfit who combine downtuned thrash guitars with grime vocals, like a latterday Senser. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock. ■ The Skunnered Molly Malones, 224 Hope Street, 332 2757. 9pm– midnight. £tbc. Local band combining traditional songs with covers and their own material. Edinburgh ■ Texas Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. Times tbc. £37–£48.50. See Thu 28. FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 15. ■ Black Sun Drum Korps: Invokation of Lady MacBeth Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7–9pm. £13. See Wed 27. ■ Cloudbursting The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £12.50. Tribute to the music of Kate Bush. ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union Douglas House, 42 Royal Park Terrance, southerntenantfolkunion.com 7pm. £tbc. See Thu 28.
■ When Saints Go Machine The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. Danish electro-pop quartet. Part of Nordic Festival. ■ Horse The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18.50. Indie, soul and pop singer-songwriter. ■ The Wynntown Marshals and Jay Brown The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £9. Country rock and Americana with a smattering of indie harmonies from Edinburgh’s Wynntown Marshalls. ■ Book Group, Adam Stafford and Gav Prentice (Over the Wall) and Carbs. Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 8pm. £5. Fuzzy indie rockers from Edinburgh, influenced by the likes of Teenage Fanclub and Pavement. Launching double A-side single on Gerry Loves Records. See single review, page 75. ■ The Retrophones The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5 advance; £6 on the door. Upbeat, danceable funk from the 70s. FREE Shamanic Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 10pm. Multi- genre covers band. ■ The iFoundation The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Upbeat reggae from Scotland. Dundee ■ Book Yer Ane Fest Kage, 4 St Andrews Lane, 07986 971063. 7pm–2.30am. £20. Three day festival celebrating DIY punk, emo and underground hardcore, featuring, among others, Broadcaster, Bangers, Antillectual, The Bomb, Stay Clean Jolene and Kaddish. ■ June Brides Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8pm. £9. Reformed 80s indie pop band. With the Hugs and the Wildhouse.
Saturday 30 Glasgow ■ The Band Perry O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6pm. £16.50. Sibling trio – Kimberly, Reid and Neil – from Alabama, playing commercial country music.
FREE The Basement Boogie Men Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 23. ■ Christmas Party Night featuring a Tribute to Freddie Mercury The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £26.95. See Fri 29. ■ Hudson Taylor Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £8. Fraternal folk pop duo, raised on 60s singer-songwriters. ■ Ian McNabb The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7pm. £11. Indie-rock from the ex-Icicle Works singer-songwriter. ■ King Kartel Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7–11pm. £6. Indie Manchester throng touring new EP Not Done Fighting. With the Iqons. ■ Pallas Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Old school progressive rock band from Aberdeen who have been around, on and off, since the late 70s. Support from Comedy of Errors. ■ Peace and Drenge Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £13.50. Four-piece rock band from Birmingham with a sound akin to the Maccabees and Vampire Weekend. ■ UK Foo Fighters O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Tribute to Dave Grohl’s rocking mob. ■ Black Balloons, Temple Songs, Penfold and Lovers Turn to Monsters Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Garagey and alt.indie sounds from this Glasgow four-piece. ■ Led Astray and Sonic Templars The Granary, 10–16 Kilmarnock Road, 649 0594. 7.30pm. £tbc. Led Zeppelin tribute band. ■ Quickbeam, Ghosts of Dead Airplanes and Saint Max & the Fanatics Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £5. Cinematic sounds, experimental rock, post-punk and brassy pop on this bill. ■ Bacchus Baracus, Iask and Dune The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6. Scottish stoner rockers.