Music ROCK&POP
FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Remember Remember, Konx- Om-Pax and Monoganon Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. See Fri 24 Sep. ■ The Smoking Indians, Monsters On Movie Posters and Revolve O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Alternative folk rock from MoMP. ■ The Usuals, Bedford Rascals, Gotham City Killers, Our Smallest Adventures and The Bosco’s Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Black & White Boy Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Flowers in the Dustbin showcase night. ■ The Digzys, Kamblu, Ripley, Simon Thomas and David Muir Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Indie Rocks night. ■ Alistair Crosbie, P6, Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt, Elizabeth Veldon, The DDN and Word or Object The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6 (£5). Techno terror, grindcore, post- industrial noise and general mayhem from this line-up, completed by The Man from Ultra and Gay & Immigrant. ■ Rod Jones and This Silent Forest Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Solo show from Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones. ■ Tango in the Attic, Versus Versus, The Barrels and The Last of the Free King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Loud, frantic Glenrothes indie boys. FREE Fried Medicine MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Rock’n’roll covers. ■ Simply Minds Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 9pm. £7. Tribute to the mighty Scotrockers. Edinburgh ■ The Charlatans The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £29.50. The ever-durable Charlies have weathered all kinds of upheaval over the years and but have managed
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to plod along happily with considerable fan support. Here they revisit their Tellin Stories album from 1997. ■ Factory Floor Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £10. CANCELLED. ■ Franz Nicolay Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £tbc. Solo set from the rather dapper ex-keyboard player from The Hold Steady. Support comes from Smithsonian and Mark McCabe.
✽ Kid Canaveral and Bad Books Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Upbeat indie popsters KC, also playing Doune the Rabbit Hole the same weekend. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. Guitarist and singer-songwriter. ■ The Stormy Seas Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Folky indie. ■ Lords of Bastard, Vasquez and Vakunoht Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Rocking like their name, the Lords of Bastard put in another set down Bannermans. Launching new album Cuddles. ■ The Nature Boys, The Begbies and Jack Rowberry Cruz Bar and Restaurant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699. 8.30pm–1am. £5. Frantic, energetic indie punk rock. Single launch party. FREE Raymound Considine The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 9.30pm–12.30am. Acoustic music.
Arbroath FREE The Declaration Band Coast, 4 Gravesend. 2.30–4.30pm. Soul, blues and rock’n’roll. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival. FREE Main Street Blues Band Commercial Inn, 13 Old Shore Head, 01241 873371. 3–4pm. Mix of modern and classic blues. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival. FREE The Crowdaddies Westport Bar, 23 Keptie Street. 5–6pm. Rhythm’n’blues covers band. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival. FREE The Boston Tea Party Commercial Inn, 13 Old Shore Head, 01241 873371. 9.30pm–12.30am.
Psychedelic blues from Boston Tea Party. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival. FREE Safehouse Westport Bar, 23 Keptie Street, bellrockblues.com 9.30pm–12.30am. Old fashioned good time rock and blues. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival.
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Glasgow FREE Blues Kitchen Live Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Weekly live music. ■ Devon Sproule Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. Honeyed, candid old style folk-pop from the young Virginia-based artist. With Two Wings. FREE Blues Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open mic with a bluesy slant. ■ Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Hector Collectors and The Middle Ones Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £9. New York’s lo-fi anti-folk hero and satirical cartoonist with current backing band. ■ Rollor, Young Philadelphia and Vasa Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £3. Looped guitar and fuzz bass from Rollor. ■ Saves the Day King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Pop punk band from New Jersey. Part of Rock’n’Roll Damnation. Edinburgh ■ Conquering Animal Sound Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Ambient electronica duo, now based in Glasgow. ■ Foxy Sonic Music Festival Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm–3am. £5. Huge line-up of pop, rock and punk featuring Aperture, Omega Corridor, Miasma, Babylon Dub Punks, Ugly Baby, Hosemox, Penfold, Sons Of Fionn and Little Love & The Friendly Vibes. ■ Jeff The Brotherhood and The Gold Lions Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Raw garage rock. FREE Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Blues.
Irish singer-songwriter Nuala Kennedy – a showbiz pal and frequent colloborator of Bonnie Prince Billy – is back in Glasgow after a stint living in New York, with a brand new album, Noble Stranger (see review, page 66). Kennedy, who grew up playing and singing traditional music on the east coast of Ireland, is an acclaimed flute player, and will be joined for this CCA show by her band – which includes a guitarist, percussionist and mandolin player. ■ CCA, Glasgow, Fri 31 Aug. 70 THE LIST 23 Aug–20 Sep 2012
Arbroath FREE The George Lindsay Band Burns’ Bar, 33 Lordburn. 5–7pm. Chicago blues. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival. FREE Lewis Hamilton & the Boogie Brothers Commercial Inn, 13 Old Shore Head, 01241 873371. 5–7pm; 8-11pm. Blues, rock and R&B guitar-slinger Lewis Hamilton with his Boogie Brothers. Part of Bell Rock Blues Festival.
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Glasgow ■ The Jack Dames, Veda and Robert Kerr The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Covers from The Jack Dames and rock, ska and punk from Veda. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. Long-running weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material, hosted by Gerry Lyons. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Weekly unplugged session. Edinburgh ■ The Deep Dark Woods and Jackie Greene Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Canadian alt.country act. ■ Dry the River Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. Post-Mumfords indie/folk from this London band. ■ Enter Shikari The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £18. Trancecore favourites from Hertfordshire mixing hardcore punk, metal and electronica. Part of Rock’n’Roll Damnation. ■ Tall Poppies The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £8. See Thu 23. FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. Jam session hosted by Roberta Pia (Banana Sessions). ■ Young Maria, Another Blurry Photo and Room 39 Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. New bands night featuring three indie rock acts.
Tuesday 28 Glasgow ■ Bush and Static Cult O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Return of Gavin Rossdale’s generic grunge rockers. FREE Acoustic Night at The Arches The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. Featuring sets by Robin Adams, Trusty & the Foe, Jonathan Henderson and The Hi Notes. FREE Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Weekly open mic night. FREE Sacre Noir, Becci Wallace & Bill Breaks and Two Stripes Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Electro trip-hop from Edinburgh, plus ambient electronica and indie rock supports. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Weekly open stage, hosted by Ross Leighton of Fatherson, with a free pint for performers. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. FREE Georgio ‘The Dove’ Valentino & La Societe des Melancoliques Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Noir Americana crooner with Benelux backing band. For fans of Nick Cave and Tom Waits.