MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Little Mix and The Mend SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.50. See Tue 29. ■ Siphon The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7–10pm. £5. Modern rock taking influences from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse and The Foo Fighters. ■ Slydigs and The Hollows Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Young rock’n’roll quartet. ■ Donny & Marie SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £40–£70. The Osmond brother and sister act who were – and maybe still are – ‘a little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll’ present their slick pop cabaret. ■ Emma’s Imagination, Chris Price, Mark Nicolas and Erin Viviers Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Whimsical Scottish singer-songwriter Emma Gillespie, who won Sky 1’s Must be the Music talent search. ■ The Stones The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Relax – it’s not actually the Stones, but these guys pride themselves in getting as close to recreating the Stones vibe as possible. ■ Trust Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Joy Division- influenced coldwave pop from Canada. ■ Winterhold, Salvation Lies Within, The Sound & the Fury, Blood Red Summer and Trauma Inc The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. Rock and metal line-up. ■ Folks and The Merrylees King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Six-piece from the north-west of England headline. FREE Shoot the Craw Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. ■ The Enemy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 11pm. £5. Typically laddish indie three-piece from Coventry who just about get away with their lack of originality with brute passion. Late gig at the ABC’s Propaganda club night.
Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 25. ■ East Park Reggae Collective and Mezzanine Allstars The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £8 advance; £11 on the door. Reggae with horns from this Leeds collective, Scottie Boy provides DJ support. Part of Wee Dub Festival. ■ Fallen Mafia, Vantage Point and Engines of Vengeance Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Female-fronted glam rock/metal act from Newcastle. ■ Fat Goth, Vasquez and Hagana Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Alt.metal trio formed in Dundee. STUD album launch. Musselburgh ■ Chris Difford Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.50 (£13.50). Ex-Squeeze member Difford teams up with comedian Norman Lovett for big laughs and songs telling the tales of their careers.
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Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 5pm. See Sat 26. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ We Were Kings, The Face on the Moon and Kurupi Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Alt.rock band. With The Face on the Moon and Kurupi. ■ Ernest g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £10. 60s-inspired originals and covers. 82 THE LIST 24 Jan–21 Feb 2013
THE LEITH TAPE CLUB An all-day festival of Scottish music talent, on the white cruise ship docked down at The Shore. It starts at 2pm, with performances from Jonnie Common, Fuzzystar, the newly renamed Book Group (née The Bad Books), River of Slime (pictured), Lomond Campbell and The Oates Field. The ticket price includes a copy of REEL 3, the third in The Leith Tape Club series, featuring The Pictish Trail, Wounded Knee and more. ■ Cruz, Edinburgh, Sat 2 Feb. See Facebook for updates.
■ Black Light District, I Said Good Day and Mother’s Ruin Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Rock, blues, indie and punk covers from Mother’s Ruin. ■ New Town Triptych, Macanta and Alana MacInnes & Caitlin McNeill Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Urban folk trio. ■ Chasing Dragons, Engines of Vengeance, Urban Myth, Fun with Chloroform and Parallel Redemption The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. Local live music. ■ Wave Machines Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Electro indie band from Liverpool. ■ Parlour Flames King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. New collaboration between ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead and Mancunian character Vinny Peculiar. With the Featherman and Jeye T. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. Edinburgh ■ Dub Clinic Red Dog Music, 1 Grassmarket, 229 8211. Times tbc. £10. Production workshop with Zion Train’s Neil Perch. Part of Wee Dub Festival. FREE Wee Dub Community Session Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 12–4pm. Kids Dub Station, workshops, stalls, reggae sounds and Jamaican food. Part of Wee Dub Festival. Leith Tape Club Cruz Bar and Resturant, 14 The Shore, 553 6699, 2pm, £8 advance; £10 on the door. An all day celebration of independent local music featuring Jonnie Common, River of Slime, Book Group, Lomond Campbell and others. Reel 3 cassette is included in your ticket price. ■ Burn the Maps, Censor Thoughts and Monsters on Movie Posters Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Laid Blak and Samba Sene Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £8 advance; £11 on the door. Dub heavy
jungle with elements of jazz, funk soul and hip hop, Samba Sene also play a special acoustic set with DJ support from Ben-Jamin back-to-back with Nem. Part of Wee Dub Festival. ■ The Nature Boys, Pirate Sons and The Litigators Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Frantic, energetic indie punk rock. Charity gig in aid of Maggie’s Centre. ■ Sound Collision Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm–3am. £tbc. A mix of electric blues, alt.rock, indie and psyche sounds (line- up tbc). FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 26. ■ Befriending Rocks: Edinburgh Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 8pm–12.30am. Entry by donation. A live music event to celebrate and raise awareness of Befriending Services and how it can help social isolation and loneliness. Celebrate with two great live bands Panda Trap, original alternative rock from Perth, and CHIL, one of Edinburgh’s finest rock and pop covers bands. ■ Wee Dub Session with Zion Train The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 11pm–3am. £11 advance; £14 on the door. The legendary UK dub collective play live at this late night session with support from Dreadsquad and Riddim Tuffa. Part of Wee Dub Festival.
Bathgate ■ Kings Ov Leon Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 7.30pm. £12. Tribute to the hirsute US rockers. FREE Isis Dreadnought Rock, 14–16 King St, 01506 632879. 8pm. Soft rock and covers. Kilmarnock ■ Kilmarnock Edition Festival The Grand Hall, London Road, 01563 554900. 7pm. £12. Ayrshire plays host to a selection of indie rockers, with a strong, mainly Scottish line-up headed up by Glasvegas and supported by trinkets such as Vukovi and Fatherson.
Musselburgh ■ Ultimate Bowie Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.50 (£13.50). A show capturing the vocal style and visual spectacle of David Bowie’s performances throughout the different stages of his career. St Andrews ■ The David Latto Band The Inn at Lathones, By Largoward, 01334 840494. 7.30–11pm. £10 (members £8). Folksy Americana from David Latto and Gavin Brady.
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Glasgow ■ Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £8. Food served from 12.30pm, live music from 4pm, with line-up tbc. FREE The Black Lights and Denika Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Rockin’ sounds at this Shake Your Tail Feather night. ■ Rue Royale The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £6. Acoustic duo. ■ The Faceless and The Colour Pink is Gay King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Over-14s show. Progressive metal from California. FREE Blues Jam Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Sun 27. Edinburgh FREE Reggae Roast Hemma, 75 Holyrood Road, 629 3327. Times tbc. Sunday afternoon session of reggae music with roast lunches and beer on offer. Part of Wee Dub Festival. FREE Open Mic Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. See Sun 27. ■ Jamie & Shoony, Call Me Salvador and Keli Thomson Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Energetic, quirky singer- songwriter duo who caused havoc in Asda. ■ Rev Doc & the Congregation, Mainstreet Blues and Dead Men’s