Music ROCK&POP
■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. FREE Madskull, Finding Albert and Jade & The Jacks Whistlebinkies, 4- 6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Featuring Glasgow alt six-piece Madskull. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 23.
Friday 8
Glasgow ✽✽ Memory Tapes and Starslinger The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £8. Dayve Hawk conflates his two monikers – the dancey, electronica of Weird Tapes and the hazy, wistfulness of Memory Cassette. ■ Acrylic Iqon, Farewell Singapore and The Tijuana Bibles Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie pop from the Clydebank-based Acrylic Iqon. ■ Blackfoot The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16.50 in advance; £18 on door; £30.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Longtime Lynyrd Skynyrd associates in the same southern rocking vein. ■ Slab The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Live music. FREE Itchycoo Park Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. 60s tunes and sharp suits. Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Featuring glitchy funk and samples from Digital Jones. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 24. ■ Strange Brew Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Classic rockers Strange Brew play tracks from the likes of Cream, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and many more. More acts tbc. ■ Church Of When The Shit Hits The Fan Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Quirky Scottish hip hop. ■ Dirty Harry Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £7. Blondie tribute.
■ Plastic Animals Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. See Fri 1. ■ Rusty Cage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8- 16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm–3am. £5. A night of heavy noise rock and blues with We Ate Them Off The Floor, Ra Durties, Spat, Jacob Flynch, Wildtype, Missing Cat and Slow Motion Replay. FREE The Dark Jokes Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Brooding epic seven-piece Edinburgh indie outfit. Kinross ■ T in the Park Balado Park, 08444 999 990. Times vary. SOLD OUT. From relatively humble beginnings, T in the Park has become the acknowledged behemoth of the Scottish festival scene and one of the UK’s largest events. Now host to 85,000 people on an airfield just outside Fife, over the course of its weekend it becomes the fifth largest town in Scotland. Inspired by a globally huge headliner on the main stage each day, announced acts include Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, The Script, Deadmau5, Pendulum, Eels, Blondie, My Chemical Romance, Plan B, Brandon Flowers, Tom Jones, Primal Scream and many more. See feature, page 12.
Saturday 9
Glasgow ■ How Garbo Died, Tangles and Guanoman Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £3. Electronica EP launch from two men with some machines. ■ Cast King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £20. Liverpudlian indie combo of Britpop vintage reform – everyone else is at it, so why not? FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ The Kosher Pickles, The Brutes and The Phar-i-sees The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.45pm. £4. Garage rock’n’roll triple bill. Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. 11.30am–3pm. Brunch and live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. If you can
have a dinner dance, why not a breakfast dance? ■ Ged Hanley, Midnight BLues Band, Minnie & The Victors and The Demons Eye Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Funk, blues and rock. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 25. ■ The Jackals Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Acoustic and classic rock. ■ Seven Deadly Sins, Echo Arcadia, The Barry Van Dykes and Flags of Fire Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Raw indie and classic pop from singer-songwriter Alex Moran and his Seven Deadly Sins. Kinross ■ T in the Park Balado Park, 08444 999 990. Times vary. SOLD OUT. See Fri 8.
Sunday 10
Glasgow ■ James Taylor SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £50. The archetypal sensitive singer-songwriter type who’s been pumping out the tunes since the early 70s. ■ An Evening With Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.45pm. £28.50–£32.50. CANCELLED. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 26. FREE Open Mic The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 9pm. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. See Sun 26. Edinburgh FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 26. FREE The Listening Room The Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street, 229 5030. 8pm. See Sun 26. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 26. FREE El Fuego and International Pop Assassins Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie.
Kinross ■ T in the Park Balado Park, 08444 999 990. Times vary. SOLD OUT. See Fri 8.
Monday 11
Glasgow ■ Guy Sebastian O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. CANCELLED. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 27. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 27. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 4. ■ Big Country King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £20. See Thu 7. Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 27.
Tuesday 12
Glasgow ■ Bad Religion and Static Cult O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. The godfathers of California punk, who have hinted that a hiatus may be on the cards, so catch them now. ■ Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £17.50. The 21st century Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood return with their grim and sultry collaboration on third album Hawk. ■ Steven Leonard, Eamonn McNaughton and Jamie Young Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Singer/songwriters. ■ Alex Clare and Bryan Drummond King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. A blend of soul, reggae, blues and dubstep from this London-based singer. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 28. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 28. Edinburgh FREE Out of the Bedroom Montague Bar, Montague Street, 226 0931. 7.30pm. See Tue 28. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 28. FREE Riochard Gordon Band and November Orchid Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Alt.rock and indie from November Orchid.
night is Skerryvore the award winning Scottish band known for their fusion of traditional music with the urban sounds of rock and funk. Saturday’s line-up also includes the modern Gaelic band Mànran, ‘Kick-Ass Celtic’ band Piperactive and Perth’s very own Mike Lee. Budding musicians who are keen to perform alongside some of Scotland’s finest can enter a competition that The Famous Grouse is running in conjunction with Radio Tay to find the final act and complete the Saturday line-up.
The music and whisky festival will be held at The Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff. Ticket prices are £30 per day and are now on sale from www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Tickets are restricted to those aged 14 and above and all over 18’s will be treated to three free drams (25ml measures).
Please enjoy our whisky responsibly *Subject to licensing
FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
The full-line up that will entertain crowds at The Famous Grouse Festival has now been announced and includes an array of Scottish talent and musical legends.
Former lead singer of Runrig, Donnie Munro, and
the Bay City Rollers’ Eric Faulkner will entertain crowds on the opening night, Friday 12 August*. Donnie commented: 'I am really looking forward to performing at The Famous Grouse Festival and to have the opportunity of sharing live music with a great audience in a wonderful part of Scotland.' Also gracing the stage on the Friday night will be
former front-woman of rock band Speedway, Jill Jackson; Dundee’s Michael Marra and Glasgow’s The Gospel Truth Choir. Headlining on the Saturday
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