Music Rock&Pop
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Glasgow ■ Rock Around the Clock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £11–£26. See Tue 29. ■ Johnny Flynn Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale, Flynn, with his band the Sussex Wit, has been described as ‘Nick Drake fronting The Pogues’. ■ Ken Da Koalah, Kid Robotik, Typikal and Kid Conz 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Dub, electronica and trip-hop sounds. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night.
Edinburgh ■ Homework Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. Guitars meet electro. ■ Jesse Malin Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Ryan Adams-endorsed singer-songwriter catching up on his mentor in the lovelorn blue collar rock stakes. ■ Pretty Lights Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Indie. ■ One Night of Queen Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £19.50. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Garry Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in their Eyes – and his band The Works, bringing you all the Queen hits.
Arbroath ■ A Musical Extravaganza: Appolinari Dance Studio The Webster Theatre, 64 High Street, 01241 435800. 7.30pm. £10. Pupils from the Appolinari Dance Studio are joined by local singers Danny Laverty, James Hutcheson, Violet Thomson, Colette Dear and Eileen Robb for two nights in aid of the NSPCC. Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 27.
Stirling ■ The Fox Hunt and The Henry Girls Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Tue 29. Thursday 1
Glasgow ■ Born By Wires and Brazen Cars Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Shoegazey sounds. ■ Skerryvore O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Bagpipes, accordion and fiddle mixed with standard rock instruments from the ‘boy band of Scottish traditional music’, launching their album at this gig. ■ Rock Around the Clock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £11–£26. See Tue 29. ■ Dave Dominey Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 24. ■ Semper Fi, Fourth Call and Heavy Smoke Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local rock/metal bands. ■ The Tango Rhums Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock band from Edinburgh. ■ Jesse Malin & the St Mark’s Social and Hymns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Ryan Adams- endorsed singer-songwriter catching up on his mentor in the lovelorn blue collar rock stakes. ■ The Macrazy Vaudeville Orchestra Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). Alt.folk and roots. 72 THE LIST 24 Jun–8 Jul 2010
Edinburgh ✽✽ Born to be Wide: Music Agent Seminar Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4.50; free after 9pm (students £2; MU members £3). Seminar aimed at musicians on how/why/when/where to get a booking agent and how to book your own gigs. Followed by ‘self indulgent’ DJ sets from seminar speakers. ■ The Last Battle, Meursault and Jonnie Common Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£3 students). Edinburgh folk-pop six piece The Last Battle launch their debut single ‘Ruins’ on the 17 Seconds label.
✽✽ Slash The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. SOLD OUT. One of the world’s greatest rock guitarists as the Guns N’ Roses axe- man brings his solo album to life with vocalist Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge).
■ String Hammer and Deaf Professor Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Folktronica. ■ Unicorn Kid Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7.50. Up- and-coming Edinburgh 8-bit electro- popper. ■ The Bon Jovi Experience Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 01563 554900. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Tribute act from a man who toured with the legend, providing you with all the hits. ■ The Fox Hunt and The Henry Girls The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Tue 29. ■ Volitantes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Rock and trip-hop from Leith. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 24.
Arbroath ■ A Musical Extravaganza: Appolinari Dance Studio The Webster Theatre, 64 High Street, 01241 435800. 7.30pm. £10. See Wed 30.
Friday 2 Glasgow ■ Endor Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Glaswegian quartet comparable to a more melodic Arab Strap launch their album. ■ Brigada Mercy Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Yorkshire band weaving together punk, gypsy folk, Latin and jazz influences. ■ Julia and the Doogans, The Power Cut Choir and Miss Leggy Pee The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 7.30pm. Free, but optional donation to Oxfam. Guitar pop headliners at this Indietracks warm-up gig.
Kid Canaveral St Andrews indie-poppers and Fence darlings Kid Canaveral are finally gracing us with a debut album after a string of great singles and their jubilant ‘Left and Right’ EP last year.
Shouting at Wildlife comes out this fortnight (see review, page 66), so the kids (or perhaps The Kid?) are throwing an album launch party, followed by a Glasgow gig the week after at the Flying Duck’s indie-pop dance party ‘Half My Heartbeats’. ■ Roxy Art House, Edinburgh, Sat 3 Jul; Flying Duck, Glasgow, Sat 10 Jul.