Music ROCK&POP
■ Yo La Tengo The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. New Jersey-based Yo La Tengo explore the extremes of feedback-heavy rock and sweetly melodic pop on their unpredictable ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ tour, no support just two sets from Yo La Tengo, for the first one every track is chosen by the Wheel, the second half will be a more straight forward gig. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm. See Mon 30. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 30.
Tuesday 7 Glasgow ■ Matthew Morrison SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £30–£35. Morrison, aka Glee’s singing teacher Will Schuester performs the all-singing, all-dancing material from his eponymous debut album. ■ The Damned Things The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Metal supergroup featuring members of Anthrax, Fall Out Boy and Everytime I Die. ✽✽ Battles and Thank You The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £15.50. Avant-rock quartet signed to Warp record returning with second album Gloss Drop and a revised line-up. See interview, page 97. ■ Middle Finger Salute Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Pop punk band from Blackburn. ■ The Stu Goodall Band Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Edinburgh singer/songwriter.
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112 THE LIST 26 May–23 Jun 2011
FREE A Band Called Quinn The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 8pm. The sultry trip-pop band launch their new single and video for ‘Wolf Cries Boy’. ■ The Four Johns The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. FREE Spotlight@Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 31. ■ The Wild Swans Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £12. Veteran Liverpudlian supergroup who have numbered Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb and Beady Eye drummer Chris Sharrock in their day. This reformed line-up includes original vocalist and ex-Teardrop Explodes member Paul Simpson and Les Pattinson of the Bunnymen. ■ Jackie Leven King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. Respected blues/rock vocalist who can also spin a good anecdote at his gigs. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 31. Edinburgh ■ Lucy Rose and Pete Roe Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Touted young singer- songwriter. Matthew Dear Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £9. See Mon 6. FREE Craig McMurdo The Compass Bar, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 554 1979. 7.30pm. Jazz and swing vocalist McMurdo. A special ‘’Moon, June, Croon, Swoon’ residency. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Hellfire Club and Riff X Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Rock.
Wednesday 8 Glasgow ■ Futures, Lower Than Atlantis and Vukovi O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall
Yo La Tengo
Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. London alt.rock four-piece with Hammond organ embellishment. Please note change of venue and rescheduled date. ■ Korn, Yashin and Still Well O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27. A UK exclusive warm- up for the Download festival from the godfathers of the nu-metal scene. ■ Punch & the Apostles CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £8. Blues, funk, punk and jazz influences from the Glasgow-based headliners playing the first two parts of a projected trilogy. ■ Rockerfella, Kid and The Monty Hall Problem g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £5. Live music. ■ Thomas Tantrum Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie poppers from Southampton fronted by Megan Thomas. With support from Cats and Cats and Cats. FREE Cities & Skylines and Wrote the Author Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Free before 11pm. Mary’s Meals charity fundraiser. ■ Six Organs of Admittance Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. One man band fronted by Ben Chasny of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Comets on Fire notoriety. FREE Full Tonne Kid Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 07583227912. 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. Acts tbc. Edinburgh ■ The Selective Service The Store, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £tbc. Funk rock reggae. ■ Talons, Lady North and Jackie Treehorn Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Post-punk/hardcore instrumentalists from Hereford. ■ Edinburgh Unplugged The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary Street, 557 2976. 8pm. £2. A night of acoustic music. Lipsync For A Lullaby (mysterious rock band), The Marvellous Mrs Mulvihill, Kat Angus (New Zealand singer-songwriter),
and Chris Rodger (of Hercules Mandarin). FREE Open Mic Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 8.30pm. Fortnightly open mic session. FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 1. FREE The Bends, Jade & The Jack and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Rock covers. FREE Billy Marshall Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Live music. Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Broken Alphas, Burning Sunrise, The Sleeper Train and Neil McLaren Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £8. Heavy rock from Burning Sunrise. ■ Indiecode Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Rolling Stones and Arctic Monkeys influences from Indiecode. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Journey, Foreigner and Styx SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £40. Classic 80s soft rock triple bill for those who won’t stop believin’. ■ Ladytron The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £17.50. Retro electro rock delivered impassively by four supercool beings in matching cyber- communist garb. ■ Little Eye, The Coverboys and Barry McLaughlin O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Local band bill. ✽✽ A Pop Quiz, A Pie & A Pint Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £30 per person. Gather a team of 4–8 for an evening of rock and pop trivia from the 50s–present day. All monies raised go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland. To book, email mhairi@tartanclef.org ■ MEN Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. JD Samson of Le Tigre with her smart and playful feministic electro punk pop outfit. ■ Twisted Rainbow, Kinky Audio Vixens, Nine Percent Unknown, The Cellophanes, Dusk Till Dawn Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western
Just to make sure the show stays fresh while they tour the world with their ‘Reinventing the Wheel’ Tour, the New Jersey alt-rockers will be mixing it up by bringing a wheel of fortune on stage with them. Depending on where the wheel lands, Edinburgh could be listening to cover versions of Bowie, The Kinks or the Troggs, performed by YLT (not to be confused with local gang, Young Leith Terrorists, please note). To win tickets, see page 106. ■ Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Mon 6 Jun.