Music ROCK&POP
FREE Live Music The West End Hotel, 35 Palmerston Place, 225 3656. 8.30pm. See Fri 20. FREE The Kennel Wages Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10pm. Blues rock. Prestonpans ■ Prestonpans Music Festival Greenhills, facebook.com/ events/155454544574777 12–10pm. £20 (under 14s £10; VIP £60). Local festival with well-known acts on the main stage, house and trance on the We Love the 90s stage plus an Urban Stage, alongside funfairs, beer tents, children’s entertainment and food. Headline act is Brit rockers Reef and across the three stages Callum Beattie, Spike Island, Call Atlantis, Paul N’Jie, Kobi Onyame, Bigg Taj, Simba, QFX, Dream Frequency and many more will be performing.
Sunday 29
Glasgow ■ The Big Mono Happening Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. noon. See Thu 26. FREE The Brunswick Music Stage The Brunswick Music Stage, Brunswick Street. noon. See Sat 28. FREE Adam Stearns & the Glass Animals, Laura, Carswell, Robin Adams, Todd Cook and Sleepy Eyes Nelson The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 2pm. Mix of folk and psychedelia from Adam Stearns. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Blues Kitchen Live Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 22. ■ Katie Sutherland Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5. Commercial pop from Pearl & the Puppets frontwoman Sutherland. Part of
Sat 21 July - Slim Chance
SLIM CHANCE, the band Ronnie Lane formed when he left the Faces,
is treading the boards again.
Sun 29 July- Pop Quiz
The A Pop Quiz! Starts at 7.30pm. Questions through the years and we accept teams from 3 to 5. It will be about two hours in lenght and there will be some prizes for i rst, second and third. The night promises to be
a lot of fun.
Fri 03 August - Dean Friedman Dean Friedman first marked his entry into pop consciousness with
the Top 20 chart success of his
infectious hit single, Ariel.
Fri 31 August - SINNERBOY
A tribute to Rory Gallagher
Sinnerboy are a top tribute band
keeping the music of Rory Gallagher alive and well. A great show not to
be missed!
Backstage at The Green Hotel Kinross KY13 8AS Tel 01577 863467
WWW.MUNDELLMUSIC.COM
78 THE LIST 19 Jul–2 Aug 2012
the Merchant City Festival. FREE 13th Note Free Weekend The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. See Fri 27. Edinburgh FREE Austen George Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. Folk rock from this Edinburgh singer-songwriter. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. See Sun 22. FREE The Cundeez and Lowland Gaine Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie rock and dirty blues.
Monday 30
Glasgow ■ Glasgow’s Star Turn The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6.30pm. £10 (£7.50; family £30). A new competition looking for Glasgow talent. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 23.
Edinburgh ✽ Morrissey Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £32.50. The former Smiths frontman and purveyor of bittersweet indie pop continues to enjoy his solo renaissance. See feature, page 16. ■ Nanci Griffith The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £26.50. The US folk diva returns to Scotland with more tender vocals and delicate phrasing to tug on Scottish heart strings. ■ Mayors of Miyazaki, Alpha Male Tea Party and Vasquez Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Shouty, punk math rock. FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. See Mon 23.
Tuesday 31
Glasgow FREE Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. See Tue 24. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Tue 24. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9.30pm. See Tue 24. Edinburgh FREE Vertis and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Guitar rock. FREE King Louie & Davie Keys The Brass Monkey Leith, 362 Leith Walk, 554 5286. 9pm. See Tue 24. FREE Aaron Wright The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. See Tue 24.
Wednesday 1
Glasgow ■ That Sunday Feeling and Amy Can Flyy O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Punk pop outfit from the Midlands. ■ Coke Bust, Sick Fix and Absolutist Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Coke Bust and Sick Fix are two DC hardcore acts sharing some of the same members. ■ We Are Scientists and Bad Veins King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Tense, catchy pop songs from the jocular Brooklyn-based indie outfit.
Thursday 2 Glasgow ■ A Fable for the Curious The
Places & Spaces
She, Anneke Kampman, provides the ethereal vocals in Glasgow duo Conquering Animal Sound, and he, Haftor Medbøe, is the guitarist in jazz outfit Haftor Medbøe Group. But the two have paired up to create a series of sonic landscapes ‘harnessing locally foraged sounds in a celebration of the magnificence of environmental minutiae’. ‘Each song is intertwined with the sounds of nature, human intervention, and their overlaps,’ explains Medbøe. ‘The familiarities of daily environment are transformed into abstracted backdrops, supporting exquisitely crafted compositions in a highly charged musical performance’. Places & Spaces will be released on Fabrikant Records in July 2012. ■ Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Jul; The Bosco Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 26 Jul, part of the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. For more information see haftormedboegroup.net or conqueringanimalsound.tumblr. com.
Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. Teeside band promising killer riffs. ■ Arches, Younger, Lions and Copper Lungs King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Storming rock anthems from Arches. FREE Dave Dominey Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Jenny O Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8.50. Indie singer/songwriter from the US, with a forthcoming album produced by Jonathan Wilson. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Tue 24. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 19. ■ Super Adventure Club, The Douglas Firs and Trapped Mice Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Made-up music from this self-styled ‘hyper melodic uber-spazz triumvirate’. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14-16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 19. FREE The Dark Jokes Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. Brooding epic seven-piece Edinburgh indie outfit. Acoustic set. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 19.
EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. Indicates Hitlist entry
Friday 20 Edinburgh ■ Martin Kershaw Quartet The Spiegeltent, George Square Gardens, 473 2000. 7–8.30pm. £10. Skilful and energetic jazz quartet led by alto saxophonist Kershaw. ■ Maggie Bell and Blues n Trouble Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8–10pm. £12.50. The Stone the Crows lady is considered Scotland’s Queen of the Blues and tonight she performs blistering jazz with a rock edge. ■ Savannah Jazz Band Heriot’s Rugby Club, Inverleith Row, heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk 8–10pm. £12. Driving New Orleans jazz from this popular trad band. ■ Danilo Rea and Flavio Boltro: Opera The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8.30–10.30pm. £15 (£12.50). A mix of classical and jazz with piano and trumpet interpretations of Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Rossini and Puccini. ■ North Mississippi All Stars The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8.30–11.30pm. £15. Blues and southern rock duo featuring Luther Dickinson (The Black Crowes)