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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 21
Glasgow ■ Acoda Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £7. Over-14s show. Alt.rockers from Corby. FREE The Count of Monte Cristo Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. 6.30pm. Pete Sneddon and Iain Stewart play a selection of tracks from their ‘rocktastic’ musical adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic adventure story. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Dope Stars Inc Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Industrial rockers from Rome. ■ The Irrepressibles The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Flamboyant electro-pop art group with their new show ‘Electro Nude’. ■ Refugig! with Roy Moller & the Dead Bee, Heirloom, First Tiger and Laura Corrigan The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30–11.30pm. £5 (£3). Fundraising gig organised by Amnesty International to mark Refugee Week. ■ Callum Baird and Sara Douglas Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 8pm. £12. Young Glaswegian singer-songwriter headlines. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Jonzip, Pauline Alexander and The Sidelines Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Laidback performances. ■ Montre Vie, The Kitsch and The Dirties Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Indie pop quartet from Motherwell. ■ Off!, Trash Talk and Ice Age King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £14.50. Over- 14s show. Hardcore punk supergroup comprising Black Flag/Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald and Rocket from the Crypt/Hot Snakes drummer Mario Rubalcaba. Plus upstart supports. ■ Popa Chubby The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 6pm. New York City bluesman in the vein of Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout. ■ Scotlandyard, Bluetinlids and The Sundance Shatter The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Alternative sounds. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. FREE The Whole Heart Collective Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Post-rock and experimental sounds from this musicians’ collective. Edinburgh FREE La Fete De La Musique Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. 4pm. Annual musical celebration of our links with France, involving professional and amateur musicians with French and Scottish ties. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro-acoustic sounds from singer- songwriter Ibbs and friends. ■ Black Charge Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Alt.rock.
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FREE Chris Beckett & Southern Tenant Folk Union Pulp Fiction, 43 Bread Street, 229 4444. 7pm. Award- winning sci-fi author Chris Beckett celebrates the recent release of his novel Dark Eden with a reading from the book, a Q&A session and an acoustic set from Edinburgh-based folk/bluegrass band Southern Tenant Folk Union (who released a song last year inspired by his novel The Holy Machine). See list.co.uk for Dark Eden review. ■ David Paton, Safehouse, Kenny Herbert & Rab Howat and Soulussion & The Soul Power Horns The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 7pm. £15–£20. Craig Hill hosts this night of jazz, funk, indie and folk with a raffle and auction in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.
✽ Discopolis, Dead Boy Robotics and Die Hard Electric Circus,
36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Tipped electro rock trio Discopolis play this bill hand picked by Vic Galloway. ■ Marina & The Diamonds and Foe The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £18.50. Welsh electro pop and piano songstress returns with a more mainstream pop sound. Please note rescheduled date.
✽ Rick Redbeard, Adam Stafford and Withered Hand Henry’s Cellar
Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Redbeard and Stafford, post-folk pioneers/experimenters both and better known as the lead singers of the Phantom Band and Y’All is Fantasy Island respectively, celebrate the release of their split 7” single on Gerry Loves Records. See 5 Reasons, page 94. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14-16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. Cosy acoustic sessions. ■ Click Clack Club The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8–11pm. £4. Funky Beefheart-influenced experimental music club. Featuring World Wide Spider and Trio Velcro. ■ Meanwhile City, Slave System, Missing Myla and Little Love & The Friendly Vibes Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Indie rock. ■ Slave System and Meanwhile City Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Melodic pop punk. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 22 Glasgow ■ John Barrowman Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street. 6pm. £35–£50. The housewives’ choice returns with his variety show mix of pop hits, West End numbers and general campery. ■ Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses Final Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Regional final of the metal competition. ■ Scene of Fiction and Signals in the Sky The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. Local power pop band. ■ Waiting for Go, Model Jet Pilot and The Alternatives The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £6. Clydebank indie rock quintet headline. ■ Warren McIntyre & the Starry Skies Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. A mix of garage, roots and pop influences from this local singer/ songwriter and his band, playing tracks from his new album Ask the Animals. ■ Audiodeluxe, Erin McHugh and The Strikeouts The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Indie sounds. ■ Fridge Magnets Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Blend of electro pop and post-punk guitars which sounds, according to Vic Galloway, ‘kind of like New Order if they were from Glasgow’. FREE Jethro Kinavuidi MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Congolese musician Kinavuidi launches
his album Thank You Glasgow. Part of Refugee Week. ■ Louise Quinn The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £6 (£7 with download of the EP). The Band Called Quinn frontwoman resurrects Club Tromolo to launch her new EP which features a duet with Kid Loco, who will also DJ on the night. ■ Rick Redbeard, Adam Stafford and Yusuf Azak The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. See Thu 21. ■ The Sex Pistols Experience and Ed Tudor Pole The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Sex Pistols tribute outfit (if you hadn’t guessed), plus Tenpole Tudor mainman. ■ The Toy Hearts Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. See Thu 21. FREE Confusion Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock band play covers from the 70s. ■ James Russell Band The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30–11pm. £5. Rock, blues and soul. ■ Ruff Angel, Blue Nova, Gordon’s Alive and Tragic City Thieves King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Melodic hard rock from Ruff Angel. FREE 25BC: 25 Years of Blackfriars Part One Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm–3am. A free weekender celebrating the best in live music and clubs at Blackfriars past and present. With live music from The Ray Bandos and DJ sets from Hotwire, Disco Teeth, Argonaut Sounds and Eyes Wide Open. FREE Hidden Agenda Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Motown and soul covers in the bar. FREE The MeatMen MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. FREE Live at the Cafe The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 10pm. Live music sessions; who’s playing when is still tbc but expect to see The Fortunate Sons, The Meat Men and more. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh West End Summer Solstice Festival Various venues, West End. 11am. Two days of activity into the long evenings in the city’s west end, with an arts and crafts market, live music, late night shopping, talks and more. Including performances from Roddy Woomble and Emma Pollock. 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. FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Acoustic singer-songwriter usually seen with Das Contras. ■ Soul Foundation The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £3. Night of Motown-style soul. ■ 8 Track Stereo Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Indie rockers. ■ Bad Manners The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Buster Bloodvessel and co persist with the comedy ska. ■ The Last Battle, William Henry Miller, Star Wheel Press and Where We Lay Our Heads Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7pm. £6. Edinburgh folk-pop six piece with a hint of Belle & Sebastian launching their epic new single ‘Hope is Gold’. ‘Turn up wearing or baring something gold in colour’ for a chance to win a ‘daft prize’. BYOB.
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NZCA/ LINES ALBUMS NZCA/Lines is the alias
of Michael Lovett. His self-titled debut album blends synth-pop with vocals inspired by
Aaliyah and . . . Scritti Politti, we can’t help but think. He’s just toured the UK supporting Django Django, and plays The Captain’s, Glasgow, Wed 27 Jun and Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Thu 28 Jun. To win one of three copies of his album, see below.
WIN COLIN TULLY/ GREGORY’S GIRL TICKETS
Cult classic Gregory’s Girl has a special place in the heart of Scots who grew up in the 80s. Colin Tully, the saxophonist behind the soundtrack, is performing songs from the film with his band Sensorium on Fri 29 Jun at Platform, Glasgow. We’ve got two tickets up for grabs – to win, enter at list.co.uk/ offers by Wed 27 Jun. Read Aidan Moffat’s chat with Tully on page 87.
WIN MEURSAULT TICKETS
Meursault are launching their new album Something for the Weakened (see review,
page 91, and Q&A, page 85) on Sat 7 Jul, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, sees a new addition to their visceral and haunting sound: a string quartet. To win one of two pairs of tickets to the launch, enter at list.co.uk/offers by Thu 5 Jul. WIN REVEREND AND THE MAKERS’ ALBUMS
Reverend and the Makers return with a new album, the Twitter- inspired @Reverend_Makers on Mon 18 Jun. We have two copies of the album and a special edition ‘mixtape’ to be won. See below.
HOW TO ENTER Visit list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Wed 1 Aug. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
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