MUSIC | Highlights
JAMES YORKSTON’S Khan on 7 May.
TAE SUP WI’ A FIFER Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, Sat 9 Apr & Sat 7 May, taesup.co.uk James Yorkston curates a programme of live sessions. Guests include Linto Kwesi Johnson, Kathryn Joseph and Randolph’s Leap (solo) on 9 Apr followed by Malcolm Middleton, Viking Moses and Yorkston Thorne
H I T L I S T
MARK LANEGAN O2 ABC, Glasgow, Thu 21 Apr, academymusicgroup. com/o2abcglasgow The former Screaming Trees and Queens Of The Stone Age singer performs alt rock in support of his Phantom Radio album.
TRAVIS O2 ABC, Glasgow, Fri 6 May, academymusicgroup. com/o2abcglasgow Scotpop heroes touring
their eighth album Everything at Once.
ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE
FESTIVAL Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Sat 28 & Sun 29 May, riversidefestival glasgow.com The Electric Frog crew and Pressure once again join
forces to present their outdoor electronic music festival.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND Hampden Park, Glasgow, Wed 1 Jun, hampdenpark.co.uk See the Boss and his fabulous ram jam E Street Band on their The River tour.
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
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HORSE The Old Fruitmarket, Sat 16 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls.com/old- fruitmarket Indie, soul and pop by the Fife-born singer-songwriter, Horse McDonald.
MEXRRISSEY MUSE
SWG3, Fri 8 Apr, swg3.tv The Mexican band perform their reinvented works of Morrissey songs with a south-of-the-border style. The SSE Hydro, Sun 17 & Mon 18 Apr, thessehydro.com Full-on bombastic assault of operatic guitar gymnastics from the mighty Muse.
BEERJACKET NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Mon 11 Apr, kingtuts.co.uk One-man alt.folk act Peter Kelly.
JEFF LYNNE’S ELO The SSE Hydro, Tue 12 Apr, thessehydro.com ELO frontman Lynne and keyboardist Richard Tandy play their back catalogue of hits.
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS The SSE Hydro, Wed 13 Apr, thessehydro.com Aka Seattle rapper Ben Haggerty and his producer sidekick, who scored a big hit with their track Thrift Shop celebrating the joys of charity shopping.
FLYING BIRDS The SSE Hydro, Thu 21 Apr, thessehydro.com Post-Oasis indie rock from Gallagher senior who, unlike brother Liam in Beady Eye, is prepared to dip into the Oasis back catalogue to bolster his set. Solid support from Super Furry Animals. HECTOR BIZERK The Art School, Fri 22 Apr, theartschool.co.uk Scot-hop sounds from Hector Bizerk, a stripped-back drum and rap duo. Fun, rhythm-filled times. Or as the band itself so eloquently puts it: ‘DRUMS. RAP. YES.’
88 THE LIST 7 Apr–2 Jun 2016 RM Hubbert
Shonen Knife
ROZI PLAIN Mono, Mon 25 Apr, monocafebar. com Enchanting understated music from Fence Records’ Plain.
THREE BLIND WOLVES Stereo, Thu 28 Apr, stereocafebar. com ’Badass hillbilly rock’n’roll’ from Ross Clark’s band.
MOLOTOV JUKEBOX King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Thu 28 Apr, kingtuts.co.uk Six-piece fronted by Natalia Tena, playing samba, ska, swing and ‘gyp-step’, a genre of their own devising. See preview, page 79. Also Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Apr, theelectriccircus.biz
Roxy, Edinburgh, Sun 1 May, assemblyroxy.com
SHONEN KNIFE CCA, Fri 29 Apr, cca-glasgow.com Japanese lo-fi pop trio, favourites at one time of Kurt Cobain, and now celebrating their 35th anniversary. Also Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 28 Apr, summerhall.co.uk
DREADZONE CCA, Sat 30 Apr, cca-glasgow. com Dubby dance beats from Dreadzone who charted in the mid- 90s with ‘Little Britain’ but have been making compelling reggae-rooted soundscapes ever since.
CHRIS CORNELL STAG & DAGGER
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Fri 29 Apr, glasgowconcerthalls.com Soundgarden / Audioslave rock god comes to Glasgow. RM HUBBERT The Art School, Fri 29 Apr, theartschool.co.uk Guitar instrumentals from ex-El Hombre Trajeado man. See album review, page 85. Also Assembly
Various venues, Sun 1 May, staganddagger.co.uk Multi-venue music festival featuring a host of live acts. The 2016 line-up includes Band Of Skulls, Deaf Havana, Emma Pollock (see interview, page 25), Fews, Formation, Francis Lung, Milk Teeth, Smash Williams, Slow Club, Stanley Odd, We Are Scientists and The Van T’s.