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Thursday 12
Glasgow ■ Death To Indie, Smile In Regret, Knee-jerk Reaction, Inside Alland Century Thirteen Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £6. A punk rock, pop punk and drunk punk line-up. ■ Eddi Reader Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £23.50. The popular folk pop chanteuse, known for her work with Fairground Attraction and often called upon to add her voice to other people’s records tours her latest album Vagabond. Part of West End Festival. ■ Thea Gilmore and Dennis Ellsworth St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £11.90. Prolific young singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. ■ Beerjacket King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. One man alt.folk act Peter Kelly. 10th anniversary show FREE Good Grief’s Goop Shop Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. DIY zine collective present an evening of alternative sounds. Featuring Coco Bryce
Edinburgh ■ Deer Lake Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Noirish alt.rock collaboration between Annie Christian’s Larry Lean and Dean Owens of The Felsons. ■ Model Aeroplanes Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Upbeat indie rock from this Dundonian four piece, doomed to be compared to The View. ■ Led Into Zeppelin Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7. Tribute to the hard rock of the mighty Zep. FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. Lady banjo players extraordinaire tour their bluegrass ballads. Musselburgh ■ Fiddlesticks Orchestra Summer Concert The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Pop, rock, folk and classical as over 100 East Lothian musicians.
Friday 13
Glasgow ■ African Caribbean Talent Showcase Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 7pm– 1am. £4. An African Caribbean Talent Showcase of hip-hop, R&B, Kwaito, township jive and liberation songs. Featuring new artists from Scotland’s African Caribbean communities and the Ubuntu South African Womens’ choir. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. ■ Electric Honey Records 21st Anniversary Launch Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £5. Stow College’s famous student record label is 21. Join Ken McCluskey and the new emerging talent to celebrate 21 years of music. Part of West End Festival. ■ The Hazey Janes Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £2. Indie-pop by the four-piece group who originate from Dundee. 76 THE LIST 12 Jun–10 Jul 2014
■ Joe Longthorne Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18–£20. With three decades of experience under his belt, Longthorne, who hails from the days of ‘Live at the Palladium’, performs from his vast back catalogue. He’s known for his uncanny impersonations of Shirley Bassey, who apparently claims ‘Joe can do me better than I can do myself’. ■ Viper Unplugged Viper, 500 Great Western Road, 334 0560. 8pm. Donation. Acoustic sessions. Part of West End Festival.
✽ Remember Remember New Dennistoun Parish Church, 554
1350, 8pm. £9/£10. Album launch, see review, page 73. Part of East End Social. FREE Voodoo Mind Control, Saint Secaire and Superbad Comrade The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Female fronted indie rock four piece from Glasgow.
Edinburgh ✽ Demdike Stare & Nate Young
■ Led Into Zeppelin O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. See Thu 12. ■ Model Aeroplanes The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £6.50. See Thu 12.
✽ Television O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm.
£25. Punk and post-punk by New York-based Tom Verlaine and his band. Performing their debut album Marquee Moon.
✽ Demdike Stare & Nate Young The Art School, 20 Scott Street.
7.30pm. £8–£10. See Fri 13. FREE Soul Circus and Radiola McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm. Dirty rock’n’roll. ■ Tijuana Bibles Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6.50. Brooding indie rock from this Lanarkshire band. ■ Common Ground, Opportunity Club, Steady State Regime and The Tranquil King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Post industrial quintet. FREE Live Bands at St Louis Café St Louis Café Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 9pm. Local talent. Part of West End Festival.
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The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Times tbc. £tbc. Double experimental music line up with Demdike State playing sounds inspired by everything from industrial music to free jazz to house and Nate Young (founding member of Detroit band Wolf Eyes) performing his unquiet blend of avant-garde electronics and trip metal. See preview, page 68. FREE Tartan Underground The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Scottish acoustic talent. ■ Ride it Like a Shark Weekender Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 6.30pm–1am. £6. Live music from a selection of Edinburgh bands. Part of Leith Festival. ■ Frantic Chant, The Valkarys and Mechanical Arms Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7–10pm. £5. Psychedelic indie rockers from Leith. Launch party for new album Ride It Like A Shark. FREE Friday’s Covered Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. Covers and tribute acts every weekend. ■ George Ezra The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12.50. Indie singer-songwriter. ■ The Wildhearts Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £17.50. Old school good time rocking from the fondly regarded Wildhearts. ■ The Bedroom Hour Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. London indie/alternative five-piece. FREE Justified Sinners The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. Pumped-up rock. Part of Leith Festival. FREE Onzlo The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8pm. Classic rock. Part of Leith Festival. Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 11am–4pm. Live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. continental. If you can have a dinner Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never dance, why not a breakfast dance? quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary ■ Ride it Like a Shark fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series Weekender Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 6.30pm–1am. of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan £6. See Fri 13. Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics ■ Electric Nights Music & Arts conference. Festival Electric Circus, 36–39 ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun. Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. A festival celebrating music, art and film. Opening night with electronica from Shield Patterns, Made of Glass and Adikx and visuals from Sarah Lawrence (ECA). ■ TeenCanteen and The Just Joans Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7–10pm. £5–£6. All-girl sunshine pop quartet. Single launch party ■ Thank You So Nice Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Swooning indie pop. ■ Capital Concert Band 10th Anniversary in Aid of Maggie’s Cancer Care St Serf’s Parish Church, 280 Ferry Road, capitalconcertband.com 7.30–10pm. £5–£8. Celebrate ten years of the Capital Concert Band and help raise money for Maggie’s to boot. ■ Land of Cakes Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Loud fuzzy indie rock.
Saturday 14 Glasgow FREE Live at the Kelvingrove Bowl An Clachan, Off La Belle Place, 07846 463614. 12–6pm. Featuring 12 of Glasgow’s best bands in acoustic/ semi-acoustic mode. Part of West End Festival. FREE The Sound of Sports, Glasgow University of Glasgow, Hunter Halls, Main Building, University Avenue. Noon & 2pm. Unique event to mark the Commonwealth Games cultural festival with performance for string quartet and ping-pong players, weird petanque and cycling. Part of West End Festival. ■ Beltur, The Pacific Blues, The Framed, The Reward and Richard Kerr Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Melodic rock and roll from the Glasgow based four piece signed to The Animal Farm. ■ Hailey Beavis Record Factory, 17 Byres Road. 7pm. £10. Norfolk-bred, Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter. Part of West End Festival.
Musselburgh ■ Joe Longthorne The Brunton, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £20 (£19). See Fri 13. Sunday 15
Glasgow ■ Edwyn Collins Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18. The former Orange Juice frontman continues to go from strength to strength, playing tracks from his new album. Part of West End Festival. ■ Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Making new things old pianist Scott Bradlee became a viral pop sensation after creating a series of clips for YouTube with ad hoc group Postmodern Jukebox reworking 21st century pop hits in a variety of vintage styles. Please note change of venue. ■ The Dead Raven, Bone Island, Beta Caste and Kevin McIntosh Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Low tuned retro psych rock’n’roll.
■ End of Neil, James Metcalfe and Michael Steele The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Singer-songwriter from Stirling who has supported both The Vaselines and Withered Hand. ■ Calmac Culture King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. The singer-songwriter finalists of the CalMac competition to play at an Island Music Festival take to the stage. Each entrant will play three acoustic songs before two winners are chosen to play at either HebCelt or Tiree Music Festival. Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 2pm. The experimental 50 piece youth orchestra plays original arrangements and compositions. Open rehearsal. FREE The Blackbird Acoustic Sessions The Blackbird, 37–39 Leven Street, 228 2280. 7pm. Unplugged stripped down music from a selection of local acts. Featuring PJ Dourley (The Asps). ■ Electric Nights Music & Arts Festival Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. An electronic folk showcase with music from Jane Blue & The Hunters, Jamie Doe (The Magic Lantern) and Gwendolen Chatfield with sculpture and costume from Miranda Keys, art form Anouk de Groot and VJ Susanna Murphy.
Monday 16
Glasgow ■ Crazy Town The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £12.50. Los Angeles rap metal outfit fronted by Epic and Shifty Shellshock best known for global hit ‘Butterfly’. FREE The Codeine Club Showcase Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. New live music showcase for Scottish bands and artists. With Anton and the Colts, Mike Mmith, Claire L Shaw, Lynsey Hurren and Kapil Seshasayee ■ Together Pangea, Wild Smiles, Lemon Party and Quaid King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. American rock’n’roll combo. FREE Bar Staff Unplugged The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 9pm. A mixed bill of talent usually found round the other side of the bar. Part of West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Electric Nights Music & Arts Festival Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. SAY Award showcase featuring RM Hubbert, Neil Pennycook (Meursault) and Gregor Morrison. ■ RM Hubbert Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. Guitar instrumentals from ex-El Hombre Trajeado man, showcasing material from his third album, Breaks & Bone. ■ Rival Sons The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14.50. LA blues rockers who ‘advocate veganism and spirituality along with classic rock’. Please note rescheduled date. FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. Anti-folk hero Lach hosts this open mic free-for-all featuring music, comedy, poetry, stories, magic and more. ■ Acid King and Pet the Preacher Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £10. California-based stoner- metal trio.
Tuesday 17 Glasgow ■ Eels Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 6.30pm. £25. Skewed take on the indie format