Music: Eric Euan, Jackie Treehorn, Liars Dice, Vasquez
January 5, 2010
Saturday 9 January | The Moorings | 8pm | £3
With the usual post-festivities lull in full swing as we slip (quite literally, I’ve been like a newly-born foal out there) into the New Year, one venue is admirably kicking off 2010 like they mean to go on. It’s called The Moorings Bar. ’I'm nae drinking though’ you say. We’ll see…
This is a decent line-up for sure; powerful, melodic North-East alt. rockers Eric Euan (pictured below), heavier sounds courtesy of Livingston’s Jackie Treehorn and Aberdeen’s Liars Dice, with interesting-sounding noisy Edinburgh instrumental types Vasquez getting things underway. Perfect cobweb-blasting stuff.
‘Fresh orange and lemonade please barman. Actually, come to think of it, I’ll have a…’
Music: The Moorings Petition
November 7, 2009
The Moorings Bar have an online petition up to help boost their bid for extended weekend opening hours. One of the finest Rock bars anywhere, champions of the local scene and with an eye (and mouth) wateringly huge selection of beers, you know this makes sense. Show your support and get signing here.
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Music: Halloween Round-Up
October 30, 2009
Saturday 31 October (obviously)
Ooh, scary ghosties etc. Here’s the pick of the Halloween musical happenings round town on Saturday…
The Lemon Tree hosts the annual Skalloween bash with a headline set from superb dub/reggae collective and The Specials’ tour support Pama International. Local bands Famous Ape and AKA Ska complete the line-up (8pm/£12)
The Tunnels has a perfect fit for the evening in the shape of weird, dark and jazzy ex-Uncle John & Whitelock types Tut Vu Vu (8pm/£5) while down at The Moorings (where let’s face it, it’s Halloween every day of the week) Dundee horror-punks Dirty Wee Middens are among the bands playing at Fudge Promotions‘ ‘Halloween Spectacular’ (8pm/£3)
Club-wise, Ed Banger Records’ French disco/hip-hop/electro producer DJ Mehdi (pictured below) guests at Let It Bleed‘s party at The Forum (10pm/£12), Room 2 at The Warehouse hosts Peepshow Creepshow: A Halloween Burlesque Ball (11pm/£10) featuring loads of performances and DJ Jimsin while excellent Glasgow house/techno duo Silicone Soul (Soma Records) play at Snafu (11pm/£8).
Right, I’m off to cut two eyeholes in a bedsheet. Again. Hey, it’s a classic OK?
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Saturday Night: Skiffle, Rawk and Eclecticism
October 10, 2009
Yeah, you’re moaning about the rain now but by 7pm or so you’ll be looking for something to do, so here are a couple of picks for tonight:
It doesn’t get more old-school than skiffle, and The Lonnie Donegan Band sees the legend’s son take to the mic with his dad’s original backing band. A wee bit of UK musical history. (Lemon Tree, 7.30pm)
The Saturday gigs at The Moorings are always good for a bit of debauchery, and this week Samurai Fury and Falling Red play as part of an unashamed Rock (capital ‘R’ fully intended) night. Which is exactly what the venue was made for. (8pm)
Lastly, DJs Twitch and Wilkes take their famed Glasgow clubnight Optimo north for a potentially messy, guaranteed loud (there’s a huge soundsystem being installed as we speak) night at The Forum (11pm). Expect genre-hopping a-plenty; it’s pointless trying to predict what those two will have in their record boxes…
Full line-ups, prices (and plenty other stuff on round town tonight if none of the above take your fancy) are, as always, in our listings
