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Music: Japanese Voyeurs, Marionettes

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:32:08 +0000

Thursday 14 January | The Tunnels | 8pm | £5

Ugh. I usually hate phrases like ‘grunge-revivalists’, which is what London five-piece Japanese Voyeurs have been rather clunkily labelled as. They do have a definite early ’90s vibe about them though (check the vid below for proof), so yay for pigeonholing on this occasion. Support comes from local band Marionettes and their bag of hook-laden tunes…

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Music: Incoming!

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:32:00 +0000

Hello. If we had such a thing as a Kiosque Stamp of Approval, then these shows coming your way in the near future would be getting it. Whether they liked it or not…

(All the band names click through to their myspaces etc)

Sunday 17 January | The Tunnels
Future of the Left, This Familiar Smile, Turning 13
Loud, critically acclaimed, lo-fi Welsh post-rockers

Thursday 28 January | Peacock Visual Arts
Withered Hand, Debutant
Superb Edinburgh lyricist and rare acoustic show from Aberdonian Debutant (unplugged gig)

Saturday 30 January | The Tunnels
Oceansize, And So I Watch You From Afar, Vessels
Proggy Manchester outfit’s rescheduled show from November. Good support too.

Sunday 31 January | Snafu
Findo Gask, Liquid Liquid (DJ Set), DHC DJs
Excellent, synth-heavy Glasgow band & NYC post-punk legends help The Dirty Hearts Club celebrate their 4th birthday

Saturday 6 February | Beach Ballroom
The Little Kicks, Indian Red Lopez, Cast of the Capital, The Underkills
Great line-up featuring the very best of Aberdeen’s indie bands. Could well be a turning point for the local scene

Monday 15 February | The Tunnels
Los Campesinos! Swanton Bombs, Islet
Giddy (in a good way) Cardiff indiepopsters and friends

Tickets for these shows can be found (and indeed purchased) at One Up Records or Ticketweb

So, that’s just for starters, I’ll stop there for now. February and March are looking particularly tasty, but more of that later. Hopefully some of your wee appetites have been well-whetted, it’s safe to say that we’ll be covering some of these more in-depth nearer their respective dates too…

In the meantime, feel free to plug your own upcoming shows/clubs in the comments below, or complain about how it’s ‘a bit heavy on the indie’. I am aware of this. We’re looking for people who can cover the metal/club scenes in particular, so get in touch if you can help…

Music: Eric Euan, Jackie Treehorn, Liars Dice, Vasquez

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:26:43 +0000

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: An Evening With Chemikal Underground Records

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:51 +0000

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.

Music: The Moorings Petition

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:02:57 +0000

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.

Music: Halloween Round-Up

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:06:47 +0000

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?

Saturday Night: Skiffle, Rawk and Eclecticism

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:00:25 +0000

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