MUSIC | Rock & Pop
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■ Bipolar Sunshine Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 29 Sep; Òran Mór, Glasgow, 30 Sep.
■ Buzzcocks O2 ABC, Glasgow, 4 Oct.
■ Avi Buffalo Broadcast, Glasgow, 6 Oct. ■ Eliza & The Bear King Tut’s, Glasgow, 8 Oct.
■ Tom Vek King Tut’s, Glasgow, 9 Oct.
■ Clint Mansell Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 14 Oct. ■ The Hold Steady O2 ABC, Glasgow, 15 Oct.
■ Lower Than Atlantis King Tut’s, Glasgow, 16 Jul. ■ Owen Pallet CCA, Glasgow, 18 Jul.
■ The Bad Plus Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 26 Jul.
■ Public Enemy O2 ABC, Glasgow, 30 Jul.
■ Amen Cathouse, Glasgow, 12 Aug. ■ Earth CCA, Glasgow, 14 Aug.
■ RM Hubbert Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20 Aug. ■ Karma to Burn Classic Grand, Glasgow, 23 Aug.
■ Gruff Rhys O2 ABC, Glasgow, 5 Sep. ■ Medals King Tut’s, Glasgow, 12 Sep.
■ Katy B O2 ABC, Glasgow, 28 Oct. ■ Framing Hanley King Tut’s, Glasgow, 29 Oct.
■ Gong Arches, Glasgow, 29 Oct.
■ Helmet Cathouse, Glasgow, 29 Oct.
■ Lady Gaga SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Nov. ■ Bigelf Cathouse, Glasgow, 17 Nov.
■ Trampled By Turtles Art School, Glasgow, 18 Nov.
■ Erasure Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, 20 Nov. ■ The Ordinary Boys King Tut’s, Glasgow, 21 Nov.
■ The Jesus & Mary Chain Barrowland, Glasgow, 21 & 23 Nov.
■ The Maine Garage, Glasgow, 3 Oct. ■ La Roux O2 ABC, Glasgow, 5 Nov.
■ Conor Oberst O2 ABC, Glasgow, 27 Jul. ■ Hollie McNish Òran Mór, Glasgow, 4 Oct.
■ Black Veil Brides Barrowland, Glasgow, 16 Oct. ■ Hollywood Undead O2 ABC, Glasgow, 30 Nov.
■ First Aid Kit Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 16 Sep. ■ Dan Croll Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 17 Oct.
■ We Were Promised Jetpacks Caves, Edinburgh, 19 Sep.
■ The 1975 Barrowland, Glasgow, 25 Sep. ■ The Horrors O2 ABC, Glasgow, 26 Sep.
■ In Flames O2 ABC, Glasgow, 17 Oct. ■ Old Crow Medicine Show O2 ABC, Glasgow, 22 Oct.
■ Soil, American Head Charge and (Hed)p.e. Garage, Glasgow, 23 Oct.
■ Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot O2 Academy, Glasgow, 30 Nov.
■ Slash SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 4 Oct. ■ Imelda May O2 ABC, Glasgow, 9 Dec.
■ Parkway Drive Barrowland, Glasgow, 14 Dec.
■ The Jim Jones Revue Òran Mór, Glasgow, 26 Sep.
■ Johnny Marr O2 Academy, Glasgow, 27 Oct. ■ Madness SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 18 Dec.
Erasure play Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Thu 20 Nov
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84 THE LIST 15 May–12 Jun 2014
his own compositions and unique takes on old standards. ■ The Banjo Lounge Four The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Lounge versions of pop tunes played in redneck jazz style on the five-string banjo. Crail ■ Julian Bliss: The King of Swing Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 01333 451 206. 7.30–9.30pm. £15. Clarinettist Julian Bliss is as at home playing chamber music as he is at swing, and here he and his sextet pay tribute to the legendary Benny Goodman. Part of East Neuk Festival.
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Glasgow ■ Alison Affleck & Vieux Carré Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge , 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 2pm. £8. Energetic hot jazz from this five-piece with singer Affleck. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Corrie Dick & Little Lions City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2.30pm. £6. Award-winning young drummer with his latest group, instrumental trio Little Lions. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Classic Album Series City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. £6. Listen to Back to Back, Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges’ classic 1959 album of blues standards. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Classic Album Series City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9pm. £6. A session devoted to Bob Marley and the Wailers’ classic 1977 album Exodus. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio The Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 353 8000. 6pm. £12. The trombonist is joined by drummer Pedro Segundo and the groovy organ of Ross Stanley playing contemporary funk and jazz. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Black Star Steel Band City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6.30pm. The Black Star Steel Band combines calypso, samba, soca, reggae and African styles, as well as pop and jazz. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Courtney Pine’s House Of Legends The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20. The ever-adventurous multi- instrumentalist with his band. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ National Jazz Trio of Scotland The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £8.50. Bill Wells presents a new set of instrumental tracks. Cry Parrot presents the launch of the new album by Bill Wells’ trio, Standards Volume III. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Stu Brown Sextet: Twisted Toons City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. The sextet pay tribute to Raymond Scott, who was renowned for inspiring the soundtrack to Looney Tunes cartoons, as well as to cartoon composers Carl Stalling (Warner Bros and Looney Tunes itself) and Scott Bradley (MGM, composer for the classic Tom and Jerry cartoons.) ■ Zara McFarlane The Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. £12. Mainstream jazz and soul singer. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Jazz Jamaica The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10.30–11.30pm. £20. Former Jazz Warrior Gary Crosby’s Jazz Jamaica practically invented ‘skazz’, the fusion of ska and jazz, and continue to go from strength to strength. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. Edinburgh FREE Daniel Smith The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5.45pm. Boogie woogie bluesy jazzy piano stuff.
Crail ■ Renaud Garcia-Fons: Revoir Paris Crail Community Hall, St Andrews Road, 01333 451 206. 7.30pm. £15. A heady combination of jazz, flamenco, classical, moorish and Latin music with highly-acclaimed bassist Renaud Garcia Fons, here giving a musical tribute to the city of Paris. Part of East Neuk Festival. Dundee ■ Hamish Stuart Band Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Thu 26.
Sunday 29 Glasgow FREE The Hot Club of Glasgow The Ivory, 2–-4 Camphill Avenue. 1–11pm. Informal jam session of Django-Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz and swing. Midsummer Manouche – to celebrate their sixth birthday the band host an day session with guest gypsy swing and jazz manouche players. Come and listen or bring an instrument and join the jam. ■ Tom MacNiven & Phil O’Malley Quintet Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 1.30pm. £5. Modern jazz five- piece fronted by trumpeter MacNiven and trombonist O’Malley. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Ken Mathieson’s Classic Jazz Orchestra The Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 2–4pm. £10. A bunch of intrepid musicians come together to take a fresh look at jazz classics from the 20s to the 60s. The orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. This concert explores the New Orleans clarinet tradition and the music of Jelly Roll Morton. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Evan Parker and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £10 for all three events. Veteran improviser Evan Parker shares a bill and a stage with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra in this three-part evening. Evan Parker talks about his practice as a musician to Brian Morton. ■ Evan Parker and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 4pm. £10 for all three events. Solo concert by Parker. ■ Evan Parker and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £10 for all three events. Parker is joined by the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra. FREE The Witnesses Three Judges, 141 Dumbarton Road, 337 3055. 3pm. See Sun 15. ■ Stephen Duffy: The Unforgettable Mr Cole Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge , 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 4pm. £8. The jazz singer-pianist presents a tribute to Nat ‘King’ Cole, a great singer whose later pop success obscured the fact that he was also one of the most gifted pianists of his generation. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Byres Road Big Band City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 5pm. The local big band rocks the bar under the leadership of Paul Towndrow. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. ■ Classic Album Series City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. £6. This session focuses on Etta James’ 1960 debut album At Last!» Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival. FREE Linda Jaxson Blues Trio St Louis Café Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 6pm. Soul, jazz and rhythm’n’blues. Part of West End Festival. FREE Lloyd R McAllister Mulberry Street Bar Bistro, 778 Pollokshaws Road, 424 0858. 6.45–8pm. Indulge in a fusion mix with a touch of blues, washed down with the jazz feel. This talented young guitarist who will take you off to another world, come join him in this musical extravaganza.