Music HITLIST THE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK
M83 Midway through a tour that’s already seen him play Primavera in Porto, and will take them on later to Melt in Germany and Lollapalooza in Chicago, Anthony Gonzalez and his spacey brand of electro-pop play Edinburgh. HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Wed 27 Jun. (Rock & Pop)
Rick Redbeard and Adam Stafford If Rick’s voice sounds familiar, it might be because you’re already a Phantom Band fan, and he’s the singer. (Rock & Pop) Whatever Gets Through The Night Music and theatre talents collaborate to explore what happens between midnight and 4am. See page 18. Arches, Glas, Tue 26–Fri 29 Jun; Summerhall, Edin, Thu 23 Aug.
Nite Jewel Neon-lit disco from LA’s Ramona Gonzalez. See preview, page 87. The Captain’s, Glasgow, Fri 13 Jul. (Rock & Pop)
T in the Park The Stone Roses, Here We Go Magic, Nicki Minaj and Orbital are all playing. See our T coverage, with camping, entertainment and eating info, plus artist interviews from page Balado, near Kinross, Fri 6–Sun 8 Jul. (Rock & Pop) Discopolis, Dead Boy Robotics and Die Hard Vic Galloway’s pick of local talent. Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Thu 21 Jun. (Rock & Pop)
Kronos Quartet The quartet headline an evening of music inspired by the museum’s architecture. See preview, page 109. Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Sun 15 Jul. (Classical)
The Bad Books Loch Awe, the Spook School & New Fabian Society provide the support for ex-members of Come on Gang! and Kays Lavelle new ‘space- pop with anger’ project. Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Jun. (Rock & Pop).
Glasgow Jazz Festival Ginger Baker, Niki King, George Benson and others perform. See Pharoah Sanders preview, page 88. Various venues, Glasgow, Wed 27 Jun– Mon 2 Jul. (Jazz)
West End Festival The last couple of days of the festival include eight local bands at Oran Mor, and organ symphonies. Various venues, Glasgow, until Sun 24 Jun. (Rock & Pop/Classical)
list.co.uk/music EAT, SLEEP and BREATHE
NEIL PENNYCOOK, frontman and singer- songwriter of melancholic folksters Meursault, reveals some of the band’s on-the- road eating habits
What time is breakfast? The five minutes between waking up and getting in the tour van.
Tea or coffee? Coffee. Smoking or non-smoking? Smoking.
Sweet or savoury snacks? Savoury. Anything peanut flavoured . . . except peanuts. What food do you miss when you tour? Melon. Except when melon is on the rider, in which case a different kind of melon.
Who’s the best cook you know? That would be Sam, our drummer. What’s on your rider? Cheese, fruit, bread . . . Nesquik (this is a real deal breaker).
Which country/city has the best food? Zurich, Switzerland. Cabbage and chestnuts, oh yes.
Do you eat out a lot? On tour? Yeah, it kind of comes with the territory.
Do you drink onstage? Only Nesquik – strawberry, or no show. ■ Meursault are having an album launch at Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Jul, and also playing AwayGame, Isle of Eigg, Fri 20–Sun 22 Jul and ThistlyFest, Belhaven (near Dunbar), Sat 28 Jul. See a review of their new album, Something For The Weakened, page 90.
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