Music Rock&Pop
Cumbernauld ■ Feedback Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732 887. 8pm. £5. Brand new gig night for music fans in Cumbernauld, with a selection of new, young bands to rock your socks off. At this inaugural night there is a Guitar Hero Championship Decider, so get practising your moves. Ages 14+; under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
St Andrews ■ Bruce & Jamie Watson Inn at Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840 494. 9pm. £14. See Fri 11. Stirling ■ Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473 544. 7.30pm. £15 (£14). The Mick Fleetwood-approved tribute act who cover the gamut of Mac material from the Peter Green era to the Buckingham/Nicks days.
Sunday 13
Glasgow FREE Irn Bru Can Clan Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street. noon. An afternoon of music from The Zutons and Pearl & the Puppets as well as a world record-breaking can-can attempt. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Phone for details of individual bands. ■ The Lynsey Dolan Band The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Blues and jazz-tinged soul from this Scottish rock outfit. FREE Usurper Workshop The
Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 4–8pm. Two-day workshop hosted by Edinburgh-based experimental music duo Usurper culminating in a group concert as part of Arches Live!. Each participant must bring one musical instrument which they are happy to dismantle and share with other players. Please contact erin@thearches.co.uk for more info or to book a place. ■ Call Me Ishmael, Spy Movie and Croma Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Heavy yet melodic power rock from Sonic Youth/Brand New-influenced headliners. ■ Fact Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £6. Japanese rockers. ■ Mando Diao Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8. Much touted garage rock outfit from Sweden. ■ Fire Walk with Me Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ El Rey and Hey Slept on 57 Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Alt.rock. ■ Mammal Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. FREE Mike Nisbet, Lindsey Sugden & the Storm, Tukoo and Dean Queasy Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Glam folk from Nisbet. ■ The Duke and the King, Jonathan Carr and 32 Miles to Breakfast King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Americana duo from the Catskills (including Simone Felice of the Felice Brothers) who named themselves after the grifters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ■ Sonny Marvello 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Bowler-hatted swagger from SM.
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72 THE LIST 10–24 Sep 2009
Edinburgh FREE Soul Pigeon The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 5–10pm. Soul classics and afternoon anthems. ✽✽ Cocoon Counter Culture Weekender The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 5pm. Sat £12; Sun 10; weekend pass 20. See Sat 12. FREE Acoustic Sunday Supplement Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. Acoustic sets from Man Gone Missing and Steve Carey (13 Sep) and The Stigs, Quixote and Iain Reaper (20 Sep). ■ Sons of Fionn, Donny Bauhaus, Akolayd and Iain Raeper The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Folk fusion and acoustica. ■ The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B. Dundee ■ Twin Atlantic Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Glasgow alt.rockers.
Monday 14
Glasgow FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE AcousticAid Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Weekly acoustic night, tonight featuring Scott Charles. ■ Burial, Natan and Daemonolith Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Metal. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. Weekly open stage. ■ Theoretical Girl Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Eight-track electro folk pop from TG, aka London-based artist Amy Turnnidge. FREE Voodoo Mind Control and The Fonetics Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Plus more bands tbc. ■ Paloma Faith and The Langley Sisters King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9.50. The latest post-Amy Winehouse jazz-tinged pop chanteuse takes the stage. FREE Usurper Workshop The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. See Sun 13. Edinburgh ■ Jeremy Jay, Tisso Lake and The Colourful Band The Bowery, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £7. All-dancing, all-singing performer who loves Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Francoise Hardy. ■ Kayo Dot and Manatees Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. The headliners are an avant garde US metal band whose sound is billed as ‘genre-defying dadaist soundscapes’. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Just turn up and perform. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1am. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.
Dundee ■ Fei Comodo, Enaura and Versaille Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 8pm. £tbc. See Sat 12.
Tuesday 15 Glasgow ■ Anavris, The Hillcoats and The Pedestrians Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £6.50. Local alt.rockers, influenced by the likes of Muse and Rage Against the Machine.
✽✽ Steel Panther The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11. Foot-on-the-monitor Sunset Strip cock rock homage which may not be entirely serious. See First Word, page 2. ■ Aidez Moi, Cursive Hearts, Clear Air and Turbulence Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alt.rock bill. ■ Codeine Velvet Club Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £8. Over-14s show. Collaboration between Jon Fratelli and singer Lou Hickey. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ Feral Eve Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Forever Broken and Sparrahawk Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Hard and soft rock, plus politicised Scotpop. ■ Jeremy Jay and Penny Black Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. All-dancing, all- singing performer who loves Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and Francoise Hardy. ■ Kayo Dot, Atomized and La Guerre Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £6 (adv), £8 (door). See Mon 14. ■ Blackhole, The Plight and Throats King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. London hardcore quintet who have just released their new album Dead Hearts. FREE The Void Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Alt.rock four- piece promote their current EP We Make Our History. Edinburgh FREE Credit Crunching The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. Free live music, three acts still tbc. ■ Theoretical Girl Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. See Mon 14. ■ Brook Pridemore The Bowery, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7.30pm. £4. Anti-folk from this New York post punk musician. FREE Band Showcase Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Call in advance for a gig. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 10pm. £4. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with The Kays Lavelle and Wounded Knee (15 Sep) and Homework (22 Sep).
Wednesday 16 Glasgow ✽✽ Coldplay, Jay-Z and White Lies Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 616 6000. 4pm. £45–£55. The kings of the chest-beating indie anthem move up to stadium level with a little support from hip hop impresario and Glastonbury favourite Jay-Z. Moody indie goth kids White Lies complete the schizophrenic bill. ■ David Gray ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. The appropriately named insipid troubadour returns with new album Draw the Line. ■ Clara Belle, Earl Grey & the Loose Leaves and D Bass Collective Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Ukulele-wielding jazz vocalist headlines. FREE Rose and Mane Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Electro takeover night. ■ Whispertown 2000 and Joe McAdam Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Rilo Kiley-affiliated indie outfit from LA. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. Weekly open mic night. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night: Beach Boys vs Byrds 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc.