MUSIC | Rock & Pop Monday 10
Glasgow ■ The English Beat O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. Formerly known as ‘The Beat’, the veteran ska and two tone group tour songs from The Beat, General Public and Dave Wakeling’s solo stuff. ■ Michael Bublé The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £50. See Sat 8. ■ Thomas J Speight and Joseph Miller King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Melodic stylings and laid back acoustic indie folk from the London-based artist with Keane connections. Edinburgh FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. See Mon 24. ■ Sons Of Bill and The Wynntown Marshals The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10. See Sun 9. ■ Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £tbc. Touring their third album Gin. ■ Beretta Suicide Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. The three-piece from Leeds plays punk and rock’n’roll.
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Glasgow ■ The Power Cut Choir The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 6.30–8.30pm. £3. See Tue 25. ■ All Time Low O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Punk pop quartet from Maryland. ■ Dishonest Promotions Mini Festival Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Dishonest Promotions host two days of live music to raise money for Yorkhill Children’s Charity. With Rachel McNeill, Tony McHugh, Linzi Clark and Carmel Cook. ■ God is an Astronaut O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Irish post-rock instrumental trio. ■ Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £tbc. Touring their third album Gin. ■ Sport and Bayone The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. French indie punk . ■ Marika Hackman King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Brighton singer- songwriter in the nu-folk vein. Edinburgh ■ The Feeling The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £18.50. Unfairly maligned ‘soft rock archaeologists’ doing a sterling pop job of resurrecting the extreme tunefulness of ELO, 10cc and the like. ■ Love/Hate Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. £12. Hard-rock group from Los Angeles. Acoustic show. ■ Illegal Eagles The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £22.50–£39.50. Tribute band to the prolific Hotel California songsters.
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Glasgow ■ Dishonest Promotions Mini Festival Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. £5. Dishonest Promotions host two days of live music to raise money for Yorkhill Children’s Charity. With Damien Johanssen Music, Average Andy (acoustic), Beretta Suicide and The Hypnic Jerks. ■ Haim Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Three sisters from LA who blend folky and R&B elements in their sound. 80 THE LIST 20 Feb–20 Mar 2014
THE NOTWIST Markus and Michael Acher, the brothers who founded the Notwist, hail from a small town in the Bavarian countryside, and their musical journey has seen them traverse heavy metally guitars, melancholy rock and, latterly, driving post-rock electronica, all in the lead-up to their upcoming 7th album, Close to the Glass. (Markus Acher is also in the excellent bleepy, krautrocky quartet Lali Puna). Keep an eye on list.co.uk for an album review, or check out the King Kong-inspired animated video for single ‘Kong’. ■ Mono, Glasgow, Sun 16 Mar.
FREE Velvet Five Beresford Lounge, 468 Sauchiehall Street. 7pm. See Wed 26. ■ We Are Scientists O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Tense, catchy pop songs from the jocular Brooklyn-based indie outfit as they tour their fourth album TV En Francais. ■ My Darling Clementine Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £tbc. The duo of musicians Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish perform country music. ■ Ryan Morcombe, Hannah O’Reilly, Calum O’Connor and Gareth Croll The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Singer-songwriter from West Lo. ■ Stu Larsen and Sophie Rogers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. The Australian troubadour performs deep and soulful folk-rock with melodic alternative country and blues-rock. FREE Press To Meco and Shrine Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. The three-piece from London plays progressive rock and riff-heavy alt-rock supported by emotive harmonies and punk-pop vocals.
Edinburgh ■ Love/Hate, Knock Out Kaine and Gypsy Pistoleros Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. £12. Hard-rock group from Los Angeles. Full electric set. ■ Your Favorite Enemies Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. ■ James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail and Seamus Fogarty The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 8–10.30pm. £12 (£10). Spectral sounds from the East Neuk of Fife’s alternative folk troubadour, with support from the Fence Collective’s folky, beardy roster. Dundee ■ 911 Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £20 (VIP £55). Boy band trio from the 90s who have received a career boost from their involvement in The Big Reunion.
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Glasgow ■ 911 Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £20 (VIP ticket £55). See Wed 12. ■ Clannad & Mary Black Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £28.50– £32.50. Two titans of crossover Celtic music come together on this tour. ■ Limehouse Lizzy The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13–£15. A tribute to the music of Phil Lynott’s band. ■ Your Favorite Enemies, Polar Bears in Purgatory and Start Static King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. See Wed 12. FREE Good Grief’s Goop Shop Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm–3am. DIY zine collective present an evening of alternative sounds.
Edinburgh ■ Stu Larsen The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £8. See Wed 12. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Charity do with live music to raise funds for Edinburgh Global Partners Student Charity. ■ Dar Williams The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £13. American singer-songwriter and guitarist performs folk-pop and alternative country. Ayr ■ Dr Feelgood Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, 01292 288235. 7.30pm. £19.50 (£18.50). Rhythm’n’blues veterans from the 70s, whose unhinged sound inspired the early punk acts, but who now have the dubious honour of no longer featuring any original members.
Friday 14 Glasgow ■ Machines in Heaven Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Times tbc.
£tbc. Multi-layered electronica. ■ Voodoo Six, Santa Cruz, Semper Fi and Mason Hill Audio, 14 Midland Street, voodoosix.com 6.30pm. £8. Melodic hard rock outfit who supported Iron Maiden on the European leg of their mammoth ‘Maiden England’ tour. ■ Hue & Cry O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Soulful pop, jazzy influences and urban grooves from Scotrock veterans Pat and Greg Kane as they commemorate the 25th Anniversary of their Remote and Bitter Suite albums. Intimate stripped back performance. ■ The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Long-serving Bowie tribute act who used to trade under the name Tigers on Vaseline. Now with new album to get their teeth into. ■ Secateurs, Knock On Effect, The Beat Movement and Uncle Judas The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.15pm. £6. Welsh indie rock’n’rollers. ■ Roy Orbison & Friends Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50. Roy Orbison tribute singer Barry Steele and his five-piece show band singing hits by the Big O, Jerry Lee Lewis and special guest Peter Jackson as Johnny Cash. ■ Dar Williams CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £11.05. See Thu 13. ■ Tuff Love, Spook School and Sharptooth The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). The female fronted power trio play lo-fi guitar pop. Edinburgh ■ Portalooth & The Musketeers and Ami Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £5. Hard rock from Edinburgh. ■ Ugly Duckling Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £10. Old school funky hip hop invested with humour and intelligence. ■ The Last September, Jonny Jack, Deer Lake and Jamie Argo The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £7. Folky indie and mellow multi-instrumentalism. FREE Miyagi Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 10.30pm–1am. See Fri 28.
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Glasgow FREE The Lift Shaft Incident MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. Times tbc. See Fri 28.
✽ Drake The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £40. Well- connected Canadian rapper who had a recurring acting role in Degrassi: The Next Generation as a teenager. Now touring his latest album Nothing Was the Same with support from The Weeknd. See preview, page 66. ■ Example and Dominique Young Unique The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15 (£25 with after-party ticket). Fulham electro rapper Elliot Gleave who specialises in ‘dysfunctional electro pop’. ■ Example The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 11pm–2am. £15. After- party hosted by Example & DJ Wire. ■ Hue & Cry O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. Soulful pop, jazzy influences and urban grooves from Scotrock veterans Pat and Greg Kane as they commemorate the 25th Anniversary of their Remote and Bitter Suite albums. Full band performance. ■ Hana, Formal Party, Losing Ground, 5 Second Warning, The Hypnic Jerks Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Indievous present an indie rock line-up. ■ Pete MacLeod, Twisted Melons and Paul John MacIver. King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. See Sat 22.