MUSIC | Rock & Pop Thursday 19
Glasgow ■ Hollywood Ending O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. The four-piece American boy-band plays commercial pop rock. ■ Meursault Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Edinburgh indie/folktronica. With Three Blind Wolves Part of West End Festival. ■ Calum Ingram Lansdowne Church (Websters Theatre), 416 Great Western Road, 337 2311. 7.30pm. £12. Singer- songwriter. Part of West End Festival. ■ George Benson Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £52.50. Superstar guitarist and soulful crooner makes a welcome return. ■ Loki and Machines In Heaven Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. The Glasgow- based writer, rapper and founding member of hip-hop collective The Being performs with the Cartoon Cartel. ■ Natalie Clark Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £6. The Scottish singer-songwriter performs honesty, catchy indie pop. EP launch for Eagles. FREE Happyness Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. The South London indie trio perform tracks from their debut album Weird Little Birthday. ■ Musicians of Bremen and Roller The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Fast paced prog punk with plenty of rifts. ■ The Sherlocks, Echo Park and Junkie Romance King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Four piece indie- rockers and mystery solvers. FREE Teenage Riot Gig Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Alternative monthly gig night curated by United Fruit members. Featuring Happyness Edinburgh ■ Catherine Feeny, The Kat Healy Music Club and The Little Unsaid Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 01803 862267. 7pm. £10. Folky indie and pop singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, influenced by PJ Harvey and Joni Mitchell. ■ Edinburgh Blues Club The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7–11pm. £11 (members free). Tonight it’s Ryan McGarvey and Brian Rawson Band. ■ Ayria, Inertia and Nightmare Frequency Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £10. Canadian electro-pop performer. FREE Blueflint The Village, 16 South Fort Street, 478 7810. 8.30–10.30pm. See Thu 12.
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Glasgow ■ The Lift Shaft Incident The Westering Winds, 123 Bridgegate, 552 3674. Times tbc. £tbc. Rock covers of everything from AC/DC to Katy Perry. ■ Kings of Leon The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £45. Hirsute country rock’n’rollers touring their sixth studio album, Mechanical Bull. ■ Beltur, Dead Electric and DEFT J’s O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. See Sat 14. ■ The Lapelles Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Four piece band from East Kilbride influenced by the Postcard bands of the early 80s. ■ Who Stares At Satellites, Kooshtie, Burn The Maps, Justhope and The Black Cart River Folk Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Glasgow- based alternative folk rock four-piece. ■ Wozniak, Inuit and We Came From the North The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8–11.30pm. £4. Atmospheric 78 THE LIST 12 Jun–10 Jul 2014
it – this all-dayer of live bands, open studios, fashion shows, BBQ-ing, market and food stalls and art installations is a sure way to attract attention. Part of West End Festival. ■ All Suns Blazing & Friends Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £10. Folk rock four-piece from Glasgow. ■ Jimi Hendrix Re-experience O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. See Fri 20. ■ Justin Currie Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. The singer-songwriter and ex-Del Amitri frontman performs urban- inspired pop-rock. Part of West End Festival. ■ Parquet Courts SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7pm. £12.50. Grungey garage sounds from Brooklyn quartet. ■ Eric Clapton The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £50. Grizzly guitar god plays those tax exile blues. ■ Two Wings, Tangles and Wolf Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. Psychedelic folk- rock from the Glasgow-based five-piece. Album launch show. FREE Voicebeat Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 7.30pm. Donations welcome. Proceeds to Positive Action In Housing. ■ Someone’s Sons, The Apparells and The Urchins King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Catchy rock indie anthems from the Clydebank band. ■ Gratefully Not Dead MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm– midnight. Blues rock covers. FREE Live Bands at St Louis Café St Louis Café Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 9pm. See Sat 14. Edinburgh ■ Amy Duncan The Mash House, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Times tbc. £tbc. Edinburgh-based singer- songwriter, Amy Duncan, embarks on a Scottish tour with a string trio, double bass and harp in tow. FREE F!ST and the Last Battle Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street, 555 7019. 5–10pm. Manipulated Victorian photos from FiST and live music from the Last Battle. Part of LeithLate. FREE LeithLate Live Music and DJs Area C Coffeehouse, 239 Leith Walk, 553 6083. 5–10pm. Get into the spirit of LeithLate, with a full roster of performers, including Big Dunc of Brick FM and Patrick-Patrick-Patrick. Part of LeithLate. FREE LeithLate Live Music Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, 561 1363. 5–10pm. The local music store/ book shop hosts Calum Carlyle, Little Pebble, Collar Up, AH Doune, St Kilda Mailboat, Banjo Lounge 4 and Blueflint. Part of LeithLate. FREE Mish Mash Showcase Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. 5pm. The finest Scottish talent play for your delight. Part of LeithLate. FREE Night Lights and The Flint Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 5–10pm. Catch the live music showcase The Flint, plus the work of visual artists responding to ‘Leith’s evening culture’ in the Night Lights exhibition. Featuring Robyn Benson, Kate McAllan, Martyn McKenzie, Ross Fraser McLean, Natasha Russell, Dan Seex, Mairi Timoney and Liam Walker. Part of LeithLate. FREE Omar Zingaro Bhatia and Albaroma Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. 5–10pm. Catch the latest exhibition from visual artist Bhatia, and tunes from Albaroma (Sat). Part of LeithLate. FREE LeithLate Live Music Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. 6pm. Acoustic folkie Robert Pia plays the Saturday and Graeme Mearns on Sunday. Part of LeithLate.
LA FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE It’s the longest day of the year and also an annual celebration of music across France. The French Institute is throwing a party (entry is gratuit too) to celebrate, with 60s garage-punk band Les Bof! (pictured), fronted by Frenchman Laurent Mombel; a cappella barbershop vocals from the Rolling Hills Choir; folky blues from Rosie Nimmo; and aperitifs and pétanque in the garden. ■ Institut Francais d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Jun. See full programme at ifecosse.org.uk
Glaswegian post rock inspired by ‘sadness and cold weather.’ Morningside Young Team curate an evening of post- rock and shoegaze, to mark the launch of Wozniak’s new EP Pikes Peak. ■ The Telescopes and M!R!M Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8–11pm. £7. Indie psych rockers from the first wave of shoegaze. ■ World Refugee Day Concert The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8–11pm. £15 (£10–£12). Scottish Refugee Council and British Red Cross present a musical celebration of the eclectic mix of cultures present in Scotland today. Balkan folk group Balkanarama open the evening followed by ceilidh band Skipinnish and hip hop headliners Young Fathers. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. ■ Lewis Casement, In The Dark, Shamus, Ross Cairns and Tisoki King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Young Scot producing house, electro and trap. ■ Kooshtie, Burn The Maps, Justhope and The Black Cart River Folk Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 11pm. £6. Rock’n’roll foursome. Edinburgh FREE Tartan Underground The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 13. FREE Friday’s Covered Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. See Fri 13. ■ Swanfield Studio Presents Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Three bands (tbc) connected to the Leith studio. ■ Victorian Trout Conspiracy The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band. ■ Rally & Broad Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 07989 508436. 7.30pm. £5. A literary-flavoured cabaret night, boasting spoken word, ‘live literature’, new music and dancing into
the wee small hours. Hosted by Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum. Rally & Broad wrap up their second year with this season finale, featuring Scottish Makar Liz Lochead; Leo Condi & band; popster Lou Hickey; artist Michael Daviot; Glasgow’s Sam Small and poet Harry Giles. ■ Jimi Hendrix Re-experience Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7. Tribute to the incendiary guitar god. FREE Shorty Rodgers & The Giants Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock’n’roll from the 50s, 60s and 70s. ■ Skamel The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Ska, jazz and dub from the Manchester-based band.
Irvine ■ Freckfest Magnum Leisure Centre, Harbourside, 01294 278381. Times vary. Prices vary. An all-out music festival paying tribute to Willie Freckleton, a renowned and much-loved music promoter in Irvine, who spent his career ensuring all the best bands stopped off there. Perth ■ Solas Festival Various venues, 416 1650. Times vary. Prices vary. An age- free arts festival with music, literature and spoken word, visual art and crafts, film and theatre as well as a programme of talks and debates. This year’s line-up features comedians Josie Long, Robin Ince, hip hop giants Stanley Odd, social and political historian TM Devine, novelist James Robertson, journalist and presenter Lesley Riddoch and Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber.
Saturday 21 Glasgow FREE Hidden Lane Festival The Hidden Lane, 8 Argyle Court. Noon–7pm. If this particular cobbled Glasgow thoroughfare wants to stay hidden, it’s going the wrong way about