MUSIC | Highlights
TUFF LOVE Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 5 Feb, stereocafebar. com Album launch from the female fronted power guitar trio. See feature, page 72. Also Summerhall, Edinburgh, Mon 22 Feb, summerhall.co.uk
SUEDE Glasgow Royal
Concert Hall, Glasgow, Mon 8 Feb, glasgowconcerthalls. com The archetypal art school fops make a bold return to show the young ones how to get their swagger on. WHITE Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Feb, theelectriccircus.
biz; QMU, Glasgow, Sat 20 Feb, qmunion. org.uk Echoes of LCD Soundsystem and Franz Ferdinand making a noisy racket (but in a good way). See preview, page 69.
HINDS Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 21 Feb, stereocafebar. com Spanish girl indie psych pop collective ask
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to Leave Me Alone. See feature, page 70. HECTOR BIZERK Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 25 Feb, summerhall.co.uk Scot-hop sounds from Hector Bizerk, a stripped- back drum and rap duo. Also Tolbooth, Stirling, Sat 27 Feb, tolbooth. stirling.gov.uk
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ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER Broadcast, Sun 7 Feb, broadcastglasgow.com Former frontwoman of The Fiery Furnaces, and subject of Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Eleanor Put Your Boots On’, with an idiosyncratic approach to her music.
HURTS O2 Academy Glasgow, Thu 11 Feb, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Sharp-suited electro pop duo from Manchester who have their own opera singer mascot. FOALS The SSE Hydro, Fri 12 Feb, thessehydro.com Much admired stripped-down angular and funky indie sounds from the earnest Foals. Everything Everything play the support slot.
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THE GAME O2 ABC, Fri 12 Feb, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow 50 Cent’s sparring partner/sworn enemy, depending on how many records the status of their relationship can sell. Play nice, boys. !!! CCA, Sun 14 Feb, cca-glasgow. com Awkwardly-named New York punk funk collective.
KULA SHAKER O2 ABC, Mon 15 Feb, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow Crispian Mills’ psychedelic Britpop troupe return with more patchouli oil-scented retro tunesmithery.
LITTLE SIMZ The Garage, Mon 15 Feb, garageglasgow.co.uk London- based rapper and hip hop artist.
CAGE THE ELEPHANT Queen Margaret Union, Tue 16 Feb, qmunion.org.uk Yelpy UK/US punk-funk and angular rock’n’roll.
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ENTER SHIKARI soundtracks with soul vocals.
O2 Academy Glasgow, Thu 18 Feb, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Trancecore favourites from Hertfordshire mixing hardcore punk, metal and electronica. Support comes from The Wonder Years and a reformed King Blues. See preview, page 73. Also Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Feb, edinburghcornexchange.com JULIA HOLTER SWG3, Fri 19 Feb, swg3. tv Experimental art pop singer- songwriter from Los Angeles. Also Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Feb, summerhall.co.uk
MYSTERY JETS Glasgow School of Art, Sat 20 Feb, theartschool.co.uk London band who are the missing link between Can, Dexy’s and the Zutons now with an added 80s electro edge. RUDIMENTAL O2 Academy Glasgow, 1Fri 26 Feb, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow South London collective who mix quaking dubstep
FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS Barrowland, Sat 27 Feb, glasgow- barrowland.com Fun Lovin’ Criminals may be past their creative peak but always find an eager crowd, keen to bellow along to the hits.
BARNS COURTNEY The Hug & Pint, Sun 28 Feb, thehugandpint.com Singer- songwriter with a beautiful voice and great lyrics. Also The Mash House, Edinburgh, Sat 27 Feb, themashhouse.co.uk BARONESS The Garage, Sun 28 Feb, garageglasgow.co.uk Proggy Florida sludge rock/hardcore band.
FUFANU Nice’n’Sleazy, Sun 28 Feb, nicensleazy.com An eclectic fusion of post-punk and rock’n’roll.
JOANNA NEWSOM Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Wed 2 Mar, glasgowconcerthalls.com Charming pop from the San Francisco-