Music: The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
February 10, 2010
Wednesday 10 February | Kilau Coffee (Little Belmont Street) | 7.30pm | £4
Tonight! The Boy Who Trapped The Sun is a great singer-songwriter from the Isle of Lewis who’s just about to release an EP on Chess Club. Check out the video below – after you’re done swooning at the scenery and the swelling of national pride has gone down, get yourself a ticket from Kilau or One Up if you can, or head there very early. Amber Wilson supports, and there’s more info on a Facebook event page. This is going to be cool…
Music: Withered Hand, Debutant
January 26, 2010
Thursday 28 January | Peacock Visual Arts | 8pm | £5
Two-thousand and nine was quite a year for Edinburgh’s Dan Wilson AKA Withered Hand, culminating with the release of his first album on SL Records in September. Recorded by legendary US producer Kramer no less. Ooft. A beautifully crafted, poignant & slightly depraved collection of tales it is too, something those who caught a fleeting glimpse of him supporting Broken Records in Drummonds last year will testify to. Check the video courtesy of Forest of Black below which features earlier King Creosote-produced song ‘No Cigarettes’ backing footage from last year’s Fence Records Halloween Weekender. It works.
Being, as this is, an unplugged show, there’s an intriguing stripped-down set from Aberdonian Debutant (now of Meursault) on offer as support. As an added bonus, co-promoters Interesting Music and Vocoustics are donating any profits from the show to the I Heart UTG campaign (you may have noticed lots about the Union Terrace debate on this very site.), and you can check out the What If? exhibition while you’re there. You’ve all signed the petition of course, right? Good.
Music/Competition: One-Up Records 30th Birthday
December 18, 2009
Wednesday 30 December | The Tunnels | 8pm | £12 (Tickets avail. from One Up)
Bang! It’s like waiting for a bus with regard to competitions on The Kiosque at the moment. Two in quick succession. Unless the bus you’re waiting for is a First Bus bus of course. Then it might be worth just cutting your losses and walking…
Anyway, details on how to win a pair of tickets for this show are after the spiel;
We’re really lucky to have something like One Up Records still trading in our city you know, especially since so many other iconic independent record shops have fallen by the wayside of late. I’m sure many of you frequent the place on a regular basis, so I won’t need to tell you what it’s like (in the unlikely event that anyone reading this hasn’t visited, they’re on Belmont Street in Aberdeen by the way).
To celebrate an incredible 30 years of being an integral, nay essential, part of the city’s music scene, this rather tasty-looking takeover of The Tunnels is on the cards. Anyone who’s ever spent their Saturday mornings combing the record racks of the place owes themselves to get down to this one. So, who’s playing then?
(drumroll)
Music/Competition: Fruit Bats
December 11, 2009
Tuesday 15 December | The Tunnels | 8pm | £8 adv (From One Up or Ticketweb)/£10 door
We’ve got a couple of tickets to give away for this one courtesy of Interesting Music Promotions, see below, but first, the blurb…
So, Fruit Bats feature Eric D. Johnson and Ron Lewis from The Shins amongst others and they’re signed to Sub Pop. There’s some credentials for you…
Chicago native Johnson started this particular side-project in the mid 90s, putting out a couple of well-received albums a few years later. Now they’re back with latest release ‘The Ruminant Band.’ We’ve heard it, and what a gorgeous slice of folk-tinged psychedelic pop it is. Really good. Like, really, really good. Add in support acts like Isle of Wight acoustic folkster Puzzle Muteson plus a promising collaboration between The Little Kicks’ Steven Milne and Mike Chang from Indian Red Lopez (which may well be worth the entrance fee alone) and you’re looking at something quite special indeed…
To win a pair of tickets to the show, simply answer this question
What was the name of the last album by The Shins?
…and email it marked ‘Fruit Bats Comp’ to thekiosque@googlemail.com before 5pm on Monday 14 December
The eventual winner will be picked at random. From our special Kiosque randomizer. Which is a technological marvel that looks like something oot of The Jetsons.
Good luck!
Music: An Evening With Chemikal Underground Records
November 18, 2009
Friday 20 November | The Lemon Tree | 7.30pm | £15
When you’re mentally compiling your ‘gigs of the year’ lists in a few weeks time (you all do that right? Just us then? OK, erm..) we’ll not be surprised in the slightest if this one features pretty highly…
Since its inception in 1995, Chemikal Underground Records has consistently been one of the best independent labels, not just in Scotland, but anywhere. Started by The Delgados and responsible for bringing the likes of Mogwai, Interpol, Bis, Arab Strap, De Rosa and Aereogramme to our attention, this showcase (part of the Sound Festival) featuring some the label’s current roster looks nothing short of f***king fantastic…
Seriously, check this out for a line up:
Superb, critically-lauded, Krautrock-tinged Glasgow six-piece The Phantom Band, label co-founder, ex-Delgado and wonderful singer-songwriter Emma Pollock, the frequently hilarious, deadpan introspection of former Arab Strapper Aidan Moffat (pictured below) and frontman-turned-solo-artist from the (already) sadly-missed De Rosa, Martin John Henry.
This would be all over The Guardian Guide etc. like a rash if it was happening down South, luckily for us, it’s right on our doorstep. Recommended.
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Music: Broken Records, Withered Hand, The Little Kicks
November 10, 2009
Wednesday 11 November | Cafe Drummonds | 7.30pm | £8.50
This was going to be great when it was just Broken Records and The Little Kicks playing, but we’ve just got wind of the fact that superb Edinburgh twisted country merchant Withered Hand has been added to the bill too. Bonus.
Anyway, for those who don’t know, Broken Records (who also hail from the Capital) are signed to 4AD, use lots of strings and horns, have a little hint of East European folk about them (but remain unmistakably Scottish) and are probably pissed off that people keep comparing them to The Arcade Fire. They’re also bloody good.
The other support comes in the shape of local indie-popsters The Little Kicks, whom you’ve probably heard of by now if you’ve been paying any attention whatsoever to this site. For the slow ones up the back, you can hear them on our podcast…
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Music: Meursault, Holy Folks, Debutant
November 8, 2009
Monday 9 November | The Tunnels | 8pm | £5
Edinburgh’s Meursault are one of the best bands in the country at the moment, as well as being a bit of a bastard to describe. In a shocking cop-out which means we don’t have to wrangle with such cumbersome, hackneyed tags like ‘folkatronica’ or whatever, we suggest you check out the video below for some pointers. Support comes from one half of Aberdeen duo Holy Folks and the whole of Debutant…
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Music: Castanets
November 4, 2009
Thursday 5 November | The Malt Mill, Holburn Street | 8pm | £5
Under-used venue The Malt Mill plays host to San Diego native and Portland, Oregon resident Raymond Raposa (pictured below) in his Castanets guise this Thursday. Signed to Asthmatic Kitty Records (Sufjan Stevens etc), his sparse, atmospheric, reverb-laden psychedelic lo-fi folk & blues is well worth checking out. World-class beard too. Support comes from Scottish indie/acoustic act Quickbeam and singer-songwriter Tommy Tungsten.
Music: James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players
October 13, 2009
Thursday 15 October | The Tunnels | 8pm | £12/£10adv
Quick heads up for this one: Domino Records’ James Yorkston returns to the city showcasing his latest album, the does-what-it-says-on-the-tin ‘Folk Songs’. A collaboration with instrumental group The Big Eyes Family Players, it features interpretations of traditional songs and has been getting some excellent reviews (like this one from Uncut and this from The Observer )
Support comes from rated singer-songwriter Mary Hampton and Big Eyes member David A Jaycock
Advance tickets are available in One Up and on Ticketweb
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