Music ROCK&POP
W I N S T U F F
WIN TICKETS TO THE KERRANG! TOUR 2012
Pop punk kingpins New Found Glory
have been announced
as headliners of the
Kerrang! Tour 2012, with post- hardcore ensembles The Blackout, While She
Sleeps and letlive providing support. The tour calls in at the O2 ABC, Glasgow on Mon 13 Feb - if you’d like to win a pair of tickets, enter at list.co.uk by Fri 10 Feb. For more information on the tour and bands performing visit relentlessenergy.com. WIN THE TWILIGHT SAD ALBUMS
Kilsyth’s finest rock- shoegazers are back in 2012 with their third full-length album, No One Can Ever Know. Working with Andy Weatherall, the band have been experimenting with a synth- heavy sound and sparser arrangements than previously (read the album review on page 83). They’re playing the Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow on Thu 9 Feb; and to celebrate we’re giving away five copies of the album at list.co.uk/offers.
WIN MELANIE C ALBUMS
The Sea is the new solo album from sometime Spice Girl Melanie C. It’s the third to be released on her own Red Girl record label, and as you might expect, it sets its sights squarely on the pop genre, with dancefloor hits, piano ballads and electronica thrown into the mix. If you fancy a listen, you’re in luck, as we have five copies to give away. Also, read our interview with Melanie on page 81. HOW TO ENTER
Log onto list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Wed 29 Feb, unless otherwise stated. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
90 THE LIST 2 Feb–1 Mar 2012
ROCK&POP Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry.
Thursday 2
Glasgow ■ Nina Nesbitt Beanscene, 40-42 Woodlands Road, West End, 352 9800. 7pm. £6. Balerno teen singer-songwriter who does a spot of modelling on the side. ■ Zombie Militia, Lethal Tender and Engines of Vengeance Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6 including free entry to The Cathouse. Old school metal made by militant undead (possibly) at this Mayhem Underground night. ■ 4 Day Weekend, Umbilical Chord and Shooting Stansfield Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 8pm. £5. Alternative rock. ■ Alejandro Toledo & the Magic Tombolinos and Stowaway Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7.50. London outfit blending Balkan sounds with rock and punk energy. FREE Dave Dominey Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Kina Grannis and Imaginary Friend King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Over-14s show. Whimsical singer- songwriter pop from this Japanese/American artist, who recently released a stop-motion video using 288,000 jellybeans which took two years to make. Now that’s dedication. FREE Loki, Becci Wallace & Bill Breaks and Boom Merchant Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. singer-songwriters and downbeat electronica. FREE The Rudiments Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds from The Rudiments. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro-acoustic sounds from singer- songwriter Ibbs and friends. ■ Born To Be Wide Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6 (Music Union members £4; under 18s £3). Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. This month’s seminar is on the relationship between emerging bands and festivals, with Dave Corbett (T in the Park), Katch Holmes (Knockengorroch) and Shaun Arnold (Go North). FREE Chris Finn, The Ketterleys and Red2Red Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Covers, acoustic indie and ska. ■ Amy Duncan Presents The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £3. Acoustic night hosted by singer-songwriter Duncan. ■ Unpeeled The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Showcase of four new acts of any genre from rock and indie to folk and acoustic. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 3 Glasgow ■ Holy Childhood, The Clock and Luca Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street,
847 0820. 7.30pm. £5. Indie rock five- piece who dig Coldplay, Radiohead and Mumford & Sons. ■ Take This King’s Park Hotel, Mill Street, Rutherglen. 7.30pm. £22. Price includes three course meal followed by a performance by the Take That tribute band. ■ Chris Devotion & the Expectations, Kill Surrff and The Dirt Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. Indie and alt.country from the headliners. ■ Mikey Powell Sings Michael Buble The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6. Buble impersonator. ■ Vanetta Valls, Only Guilty Man, Audiodriver and The Nice Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Classic rock in the Guns N Roses/Black Crowes mould. ■ Lester Clayton, The Upbeat Beatdown and Squishy Lemon King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Tottenham troubadour playing self- styled ‘street folk’. Edinburgh FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests. ■ The Houserockers, Big Tuna and Jojocoke Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and classic rock. ■ John Wean, Cameo Colours and Dirty Boots Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. ‘Loveable’ indie rock. ■ Lux Lives! Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm–3am. £5. Tribute to the late, great Lux Interior of sleazy rockabillys The Cramps, featuring The Bucky Rage, Dick Dangerous & the LoveBastards, Acid Fascists, Dirty Red Turncoats, Fanny Pelmet & the Bastard Suits, The Fnords, Lord Rochester, Louise MacVey, Sterling Roswell and Z28. ■ Wee Dub Festival Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £8 on the door. A celebration of dub with a live PA of bassy Eastern spiritual dub from Celt Islam plus dubstep/drum & bass from Morphy (live), a DJ set from Jammin’ J plus the Borocco Tribal Belly Dancers.
Saturday 4 Glasgow FREE The Ray-Bandos Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rhythm’n’blues and rock’n’roll covers. ■ Cash O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £10. Johnny Cash tribute. ■ Armadillo Band, Eat Dr Ape and Psycho Babe O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Funk, rock and even a touch of drum & bass from Eat Dr Ape. ■ Autumn in Disguise Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5 online in advance; £6 on door. Alt.pop and punk from Autumn in Disguise. ■ Ernest The National Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 7pm. £10. 60s-inspired originals and covers. ■ The Mode and Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Woman? Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie and alt.rock. ■ The Wendys and Phil Saxe Berkeley Suite, 237 North Street, 237 3235. 7.30pm. £7. Edinburgh indie quartet, signed to Factory Records in the early 90s, reconvene for one gig to celebrate the re-issue of their album Gobbledygook on Pop Pills.
FREE The Fortunate Sons St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 7.45pm. Harmonious Glaswegian blues-meisters. ■ Duran Durand The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6. Tribute to the Brum boys. ■ Still Corners, My Sad Captains and Pumajaw Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Haunting alt.pop from this London outfit. See Exposure, page 91. FREE Stonesthrow Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Nineties-style garage rockers play tracks from their album Judas or Rebel. ■ Temple Dawn, Broken Alphas and Grey Calibre The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 353 4410. 8pm. £6. Alt rock triple bill. ■ Tomas Bird & the Blonde Spirit, 8 Track Stereo, The Dead Agenda, Japanfour and Gareth Croll Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Fife-based indie folk six-piece headlines. ■ The Hellfire Club The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. £3. Alt. country night featuring the songs of Steve Earle, as performed by The Hellfire Club, Shawna Olivia and more. ■ Howler, Man Made and Jack Townes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Latest strutting indie sensations, hailing from Minneapolis and sounding mighty like a cross between The Strokes and The Jesus & Mary Chain. Edinburgh FREE Sterling Roswell Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, 561 1363. 2.30pm. Solo show of sci-fi pop/rock’n’roll from Spacemen 3’s drummer. ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Main Street Blues, Minnie & The Victors and The Pictoids Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, soul and folk rock. FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Songs and humour from comedian and singer- songwriter Sinclair and guests. ■ The Black Keys and Band of Skulls Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £21. Raw blues-rock duo featuring Dan Auerbach on guitar and Patrick Carney on drums. ■ Dub Mafia and Captain Slackship’s Mezzanine Allstars The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Drum & bass/dubstep from Dub Mafia with Scottish reggae in support. Part of the Wee Dub Festival. ■ The Imagineers Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Acoustic pop and 60s-inspired tunes. ■ The Ordinary Allstars and Taco & The Sharpies Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Live funky hip hop from Fuzz, MC Hasta (Livesciences), Ben Seal and B- Burg aka The Ordinary Allstars. Showtime EP launch. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Guitarist and singer-songwriter. FREE Stu Goodall The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. Folk rock and acoustic sounds. ■ Wee Dub Festival The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 11pm–3am. £10 in advance; £13 on the door. Tonight’s celebration of dub is headed by the mighty Zion Train Soundsystem, with dubstep support from Poland’s Radikal Guru featuring Cian Finn, 80s dancehall from Riddim Tuffa Sound and DJ Robigan. Please note change of venue.