Comments on: Live in Edinburgh This Week – 6th April 2008

By: Euan

Euan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:22:41 +0000

Yeah – MrTucker is my Leith drinking buddy – though not for much longer as he is headed for pastures new – Peebles! Quiet country life for him I guess. To be honest – I really rate them live – though like Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams and other heavy boozer fiends before shows – they can be hit or miss. Their songs though stand up against most unsigned bands out there and whilst the “hip” people in the music scene may not completely understand them, I think Mr Tucker is one of the finest song writers I have heard. They are honest, funny and just plain enjoyable. So yes, Matthew, you should be checking them out both on record and live.

By: Drunk Country

Drunk Country — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:24:37 +0000

Are you really Euan? TDbC were good friends of TWR/Ms Hope Eternal way back & we played quite a few of their tracks on the show (Circa 1985, in particular, will always bring on a thick-jumper by the log fire on a cold day sized smile).

Based on how good their records are, I have a feeling they are pretty damn good live too. So, Toad, get your arse over to one of their gigs.

By: Euan

Euan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:55:37 +0000

Yeah – am good friends with Andy their main man. He writes some bloody marvelous country/folk tunes. And yes, they played with Broken Records.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:23:14 +0000

You’ve booked the Dead Beat Club before, haven’t you Euan? With Broken Records, if I remember. Okay, I’ll definitely promise to check out Cancel the Astronauts if I can. I’m cutting session videos on Thursday though, so unlikely to be that one.

By: Bart

Bart — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:23:03 +0000

It’s not normally my thing, but I really like Cancel the Astronauts – and they grab me a lot more live than on they do on the recordings.

Not seen Super Adventure Club – they haven’t been going that long, but they got a nice write up in the skinny this month, and sound worth checking out from what I can tell from their myspace.

By: Euan

Euan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:19:05 +0000

Dead Beat Club at Voodoo Rooms tomorrow night supporting the Lost Brothers.

Gutted about FOUND/FR – was well on my way to that. Definitely be at Chippewa Falls though. And Matthew, you should check Cancel the Astronauts out live – newer stuff is more mature and they are a very very tight outfit live. May head to Meursault as well to check out Funkspiel as they have been recommended to me by a friend.

Also, I’ll be playing some songs at my flat tonight – £10 entry. takers? no? oh well.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:12:43 +0000

Yeah, I saw the cancellation. Sad, because Found and FR would be a terrific bill by themselves.

French punk mentalists. Hmm. You might be on your own with that one. Funkspiel I am listening too at the moment, and have my doubts. Maybe a little too much electronica for my taste, but I’m not doing anything on Friday, so perhaps.

Cancel the Astronauts’ CD didn’t quite excite me like it might have done, so I am a little cool on them, although I should pay them the respect of seeing them live at least once before making statements like that.

And Super Adventure Club I’ve never heard of at all…

P.S. Also, Bart: fuck off.
(Nearly forgot that crucial last bit there.)

By: Bart

Bart — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:58:18 +0000

Found and Frightened Rabbit is cancelled, because Make Model pulled out.

Also Meurault and Funkspiel on Friday at Henry’s.

Also Cancel the Astronauts at Voodoo Rooms on Thursday. I really think you’d like them – it’s huge slabs of indie pop.
http://www.myspace.com/canceltheastronauts

Also the outsider vote goes for French punk mentalists Ned at Henry’s tonight.
http://www.myspace.com/nedskrecords

Also super adventure club sound pretty good at Henry’s onWednesday night.

http://www.myspace.com/superadventuremusic

Also I know me doing this winds you up.

That’s why I do it.