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Listings Looking for something to do? Well you’re in the right place! Find listings below for the month ahead across Music, Clubs, Theatre, Comedy and Art in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. To find out how to submit listings, head to theskinny.co.uk/listings
Glasgow Music
FACENDO COSE
Tue 04 Feb
Sun 09 Feb
KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND BLOC+, FROM 21:00, FREE
Two-piece psych/postpunk/dark wave/ shoegaze band formed in Venice, Italy. GENEVA (PELTS + CHINA BEARS)
KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £16.50
Aberdonian rockers who found fame in the mid-90s. BLACK MARBLE (PANTHER MODERN + GRAVELLE) BROADCAST, FROM 19:30, £13.75
Chris Stewart wrote and recorded his third album, Bigger Than Life, following a move from New York to Los Angeles and he’s taking it out on the road. JACQUES GREENE (M.BOOTYSPOON)
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £10
This enigmatic young house producer from Montreal has given the current musical landscape progressively deeper ideas of what house music can mean in the new decade.
Wed 05 Feb
RIP IT UP PRESENTS JOG BLOC+, FROM 21:00, FREE
Psych-rock multi instrumentalist from Ayrshire. KIM PETRAS
SWG3, FROM 19:00, £22.50
German singer, songwriter and model who has collaborated with the likes of Charli XCX and SOPHIE. AMIGO THE DEVIL
February 2020 — Listings
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £12
US murder-folk pioneer Amigo The Devil plays a headline Scottish show. THE MODERN INSTITUTE: RESIDENCY
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £5
Noise, art and more from the experimental group every Wednesday in February. PEANESS (BUG)
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £8
Chester indie-pop trio, Skinny favourites and allround good eggs.
Thu 06 Feb
BLACK TILES (SPYYN + THE RIOT VANS + STOCK MANAGER)
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £5 - £6
Raucous and fun-loving on stage, Black Tile are an infectious gang of friends whose sound harks back to the longing of 80s indie. AIMING FOR ENRIKE BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £11
Norwegian two-piece instrumental dance act.
MORNING MIDNIGHT THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £5
Glasgow duo who take their name from Jean Rhys’ 1938 novel, Good Morning, Midnight.
Fri 07 Feb
IDER (ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND) KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £11
IDER is British duo Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville.
WITHDRONES (RITUALS + DIVIDED BY DESIGN) NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £5
Ambient/metalcore from Scotland.
ITALIA 90 (THE VIGNETTES + GOTH GF) BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, FREE
The current wave of UK punk continues apace. ALGIERS
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £12
Algiers is a band of musicians born in Atlanta, Georgia, the rotten hub of the ol’ American South, where W.E.B. Dubois once saw a riot going on, and where the hell and high water swirls round to the knees. PANDACAR
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £7
A three-piece post-punk band from Glasgow. DREADZONE
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:00, £18.50
One of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene, Dreadzone are still going strong after more than 25 years in the game. STOLEN YEARS (NEW TOWN + CLOUD 9INE + 20/20)
CLOUD HOUSE (THE CHOSEN LONELY) KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £8.80
Cloud House are an alternative pop band from Glasgow. GENERATION (ODD FLOWERS + SLOW MOVE)
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 20:00, £5
A new but very experienced melodic hardcore band from Manchester. TEETH OF THE SEA BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £11
Heralded as the UK’s most adventurous and unclassifiable outfit in the realm of the psychedelic. THE RIFLES: UNPLUGGED
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £16.50
British indie outfit The Rifles embark on an acoustic tour. Known for their jaunty garage rock’n’roll sound that’s equal parts Jam-like swagger and a playfulness not unlike contemporaries The Kooks. LOLA IN SLACKS
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:00, £9 - £12
Chanteuse Louise Reid brings a Piaf-like authority to the group’s noir atmospherics. A dramatic world of dark, shimmering beauty that’s intriguing and totally intoxicating. PICTURE ROUND (THE LAWNMOWER + COME OUTSIDE)
THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, FROM 20:00, £6
Guitar pop band, featuring members of The Spook School, Happy Spendy, Expert Alterations and The Sinking Feeling. STOLEN VOICES
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:00, £5 - £9
Sat 08 Feb
The launch of Stolen Voices, a compilation album, sonic miscellany, and a series of dispatches from train stations and hotel lobbies on the Coast of the UK.
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, £16
THE RUM SHACK, FROM 20:00, £5
ROOM 2, FROM 19:00, £7
Local band Stolen Years headline, supported by New Town, Cloud 9ine and 2020. ANNA MEREDITH
Composer, singer and clarinettist Anna Meredith engineers a kaleidoscopic collision between individual and organic sound; her live line-up also features electronics, cello, tuba, guitar and drums. ASHANTI
O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW, FROM 19:00, £33.95 £39.60
R&B legend, responsible for some of the biggest hits of the 00s, makes a return to touring.
SMACK WIZARDS
More semi-improvised, loosely-written pop songs from the twisted brain of Smack Wizards. BLUE MILK
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, TBC
Blue Milk are a Glasgowbased blues band strongly influenced by the Mississippi Delta sound from the early 1920s to the 1960s. MAARYA (OLEXEY + AORTAROTA)
THE BLUE ARROW, FROM 19:30, £7
Manchester-based Scottish/Scandinavian singer-songwriter, who plays a blend of jazz, blues, R’n’B and soul.
ROOM 2, FROM 19:00, £7
Funk-inspired Facendo Cose take the stage.
THE MENZINGERS
QUEEN MARGARET UNION, FROM 18:00, £18.50
They play loud music but if it’s too loud, you’re just too old. NIGHT VERSES
TWEN
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £10
DIY punk duo from Boston, made up of lead vocalist Jane Fitzsimmons and guitarist Ian Jones. MAE MULLER
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £11
Mae Muller has announced details of her biggest UK tour to date in support of her debut album, Chapter 1. (SANDY) ALEX G
ST LUKE’S, FROM 19:30, £12
(Sandy) Alex G is a prolific multi-instrumentalist from Philadelphia, touring in support of his latest album, House of Sugar. YACHT
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:00, £15
Los Angeles-based group of artists that make moving music, presentations, videos, texts, and appearances for beings and their screens.
Mon 10 Feb HUNDREDTH
BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £16.50
American post-rock band from Fullerton, California. EN ATTENDANT ANA (PEPLO + ORDER OF THE TOAD)
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £7 - £8
French shimmering indie post-punk group. SEIL LIEN
THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, FROM 19:30, £5 - £8
Seil Lien is Marie Claire Lee, whose stage name means little lotus and comes from her Chinese name.
Wed 12 Feb REDOLENT
BLOC+, FROM 21:00, FREE
Experimental, melodic electronica from Edinburgh. THE GAME
O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW, FROM 19:00, £32.85
Go if only to hear Hate It or Love It (indisputably one of the best hip-hop songs of all time) – although we can’t guarantee he’ll actually play it. MY LIFE STORY
BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £13.75
Get yourself some melodic hardcore from Hopeless Records quartet Hundredth.
JAPANESE TELEVISION (MIDDLE CLASS GUILT + SPORTS LOUNGE)
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £7 - £8
Modern psychedelic spacesurf soundscapes from London. POLIÇA
KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £18.15
Orchestral indie pop lot still going strong after more than 20 years. ELEPHANT STONE
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £8
Montreal-based four-piece Hindi-rock/psych pop outfit, formed in 2009 by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir. SUPERSUCKERS
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £12
ST LUKE’S, FROM 19:00, £18.50
Super slick electronic popmeets-soul outfit fronted by icy cool vocalist Channy Leanagh. AMY LAVERE & WILL SEXTON THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £10
Memphis-based musician Amy LaVere teams up with Austin guitarist Will Sexton and soulful Memphis drummer Shawn Zorn for a summer tour.
Tue 11 Feb
DEAD NECK (OUT OF BOUNDS) BLOC+, FROM 21:00, FREE
Melodic punk, rock and hardcore. STEEL PANTHER (WAYWARD SONS)
O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW, FROM 19:00, £36.75
The glam-rock stars are coming back to the UK for the Heavy Metal Rules tour. Expect things to get wild. CARA RAVEN (ABLE FACES + STAY AT HOME DADS)
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £5
Something of an anomaly on the Sub Pop roster, the Supersuckers bare a limited surface resemblance to grunge, but they are a party band at heart. POLYPHIA
ST LUKE’S, FROM 19:00, £16
Instrumental prog-rock band based in Dallas, Texas.
C4SUAL (ALASTAIR TIBBS + HANNAH SLAVIN) THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £5
C4SUAL draws on real life experiences to reveal an unquestionable honesty that is laid bare in his brand of soulful pop.
Thu 13 Feb
OCTOBER DRIFT (LAYAWAY)
KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £8.80
October Drift appeared at the start of 2015 with their beefy yet melodic sound and gained a reputation for delivering blistering, highenergy live shows.
Charity rock show for Rape Crisis.
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BROADCAST GIG NIGHT (GELATINE + EAT THE FRIEK + LOST VEDA) BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £4 - £5
A fundraising gig in support of UofG’s Guyana 2020 and Trinidad 2020 expeditions.
AUTOMATIC (THE PINK POUND)
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £8 - £10
Inventive, enticing and new post-punk band from LA, featuring the daughter of Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy. SHARDS
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:00, £12.50
Shards is the vocal-led project of singer, composer and producer Kieran Brunt, formed in 2016 when the Barbican were looking for a choir to collaborate with Nils Frahm for their Possibly Colliding festival. JOE ARMON JONES
DRYGATE BREWING CO., FROM 19:30, £15
Between his highly acclaimed solo career and his work with the influential Ezra Collective, Joe ArmonJones is at the epicentre of the London underground scene. MAN AND THE ECHO THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £10
Warrington pop outfit fronted by Gaz Roberts.
Fri 14 Feb
DEPARTURES (BEAR ARMS + FREDDIE QUELL) KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £11
Glasgow-based hardcore rock lot. HMLTD
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £11
As part of their debut album tour, explosive five-piece HMLTD (stands for Happy Meal Ltd.) play a night of rock’n’roll theatrics. THE HUBBARDS
SWG3, FROM 19:00, £9.25
Four-piece indie pop band based between Leeds and Hull. ANGEL OLSEN (HAND HABITS) BARROWLANDS, FROM 19:00, £22.50
Jagjaguwar’s dreamboat Angel Olsen returns following the release of her highly acclaimed album, All Mirrors. JADE IMAGINE
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £8
Jade Imagine is a threepiece band based out of Melbourne, Australia led by singer, songwriter and general good vibe bringer Jade McInally. NIGHTSHIFT (DRAGGED UP + ALFRED BELLMAN + DOM JOLLY)
THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, FROM 19:30, £7 - £10
Debut gig for the new band, featuring members of Spinning Coin, 2PLY, Robert Sotelo and I’m Being Good.
DRY CLEANING (POZI + PERSONALITY TOILET)
MEZCLA
Dry Cleaning are a fourpiece from South London channeling post-punk and new wave pop with a side order of low slung Americana.
Mezcla is a Glasgowbased jazz and fusion ensemble, drawing from a rich tapestry of influences spanning jazz, soul and folk music from Scotland, Latin America and West Africa.
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £10
Sat 15 Feb
COUNTY LINE RUNNER (NEONWAVES) KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £11
Adam Day, aka County Line Runner, uses his dynamic lyrics and storytelling to look at universal feelings from another angle. RUDEBEARD (THE THREE N EIGHTS)
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 20:00, £7
Rudebeard bring the raucous ska-punk with a strong Fife-ish accent. WRABEL
SWG3, FROM 19:00, £12.38
American pop star who recently toured with P!nk.
SCUNNER (MISS THE OCCUPIER + THE TINO BAND)
THE FLYING DUCK, FROM 19:30, £6
Local eccentric indie drama and pop band. SOUND OF YELL (SENSORY ILLUSIONS + AIDAN MOFFAT DJ)
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 20:00, £9.50
Musical alter ego of sought-after collaborator Stevie Jones, stepping out of the wings into centrestage with his new solo project – weaving acoustic psychedelia, folk, jazz and improvisation. 13 CROWES (MICK HARGAN)
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £10
Influenced by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Brian Fallon and poet Robert Burns to name a few, 13 Crowes aren’t reinventing the wheel, but they carry the torch and keeping it burning bright. HAILEY BEAVIS (DARIA + FLYING PENGUINS + BLUSH CLUB) THE BLUE ARROW, FROM 20:00, £7
Edinburgh-based musician Hailey Beavis’ music maps out a journey through the surrealism of childhood, stretching into insightful and vividly captured love songs.
Sun 16 Feb
GENGAHR (FAKE LAUGH + BESSIE TURNER)
KING TUT’S, FROM 20:30, £12.10
Gengahr are a hypnotic North London quartet specialising in smooth melodic indie-rock. DUNE MESSIAH
NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY, FROM 19:30, £8
Goth neo-folk from Copenhagen.
STEREO, FROM 19:00, £12
JULIAN COPE
ST LUKE’S, FROM 19:00, £25
English rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. LISA O’NEILL
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:30, £13
Irish singer-songwriter, recently awarded Best Original Track at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards.
THE CHURCH OF THE COSMIC SKULL
DRYGATE BREWING CO., FROM 19:30, £13
The combination of Hammond organ, electric cello, guitar, bass, drums and six-part vocal harmony completes this seven-piece psych-prog-pop-rock powerhouse. JUNIOR BROTHER (BOBBY KAKOURIS) THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £7.50
An idiosyncratic, challenging and richly lyrical singersongwriter, Junior Brother is the pseudonym of Irish singer Ronan Kealy. CHUCHOTER (SONJA + KATHERINE ALY + ANNA SWEENEY)
THE BLUE ARROW, FROM 19:30, £7
Inspired by a mix of modern pop and disco, Chuchoter are a new Edinburgh act mixing deep-soul vocals, strong, self-assured lyrics and dirty jazz production to create a fresh sound with a club focus.
Mon 17 Feb
CAGE THE ELEPHANT (SWMRS + POST ANIMAL) O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW, FROM 19:00, £31.70
The Kentucky rockers return to the UK with a new album in tow. JOE GIDEON
BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £10
London singer-songwriter, who often takes to the stage alongside his sister as duo Joe Gideon and The Shark. GILL LANDRY
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:30, £14
Louisiana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show. MORGANWAY
THE BLUE ARROW, FROM 19:30, £10
Morganway are a six-piece from the east of England, founded by twin brothers Callum and Kieran Morgan.
