Live in Edinburgh This Week – 13th June 2009
Hello. I am Bart. Woo.
So I’m doing the Monday gig listing. Mainly cos I’m usually the first person to jump in any time Matthew misses anything.
You’ll notice there’s no music files. It’s not that I don’t really know what I’m doing. Well, not only that. For some reason the file hosting site that me, Dylan and Euan were given access to during Matthew’s little holiday seems to have mysteriously dissappeared from the web. And it’s only been three days. Crumbs. Hopefully songbytoad.com will still be here when he gets back – but who’s to say really? I’m not promising anything.
Monday 15th June 2009: Viking Moses, Golden Ghost, Tisso Lake and Rob St. John at The Bowery.
Mega-bill of alt.folk, from the soothing baritione of Tisso Lake to the raging preacher dynamism of Viking Moses – this is the officially sanctioned Song, By Toad gig of the week. Miss it at your peril.
Tuesday 16th June 2009: Tisso Lake in store at Elvis Shakespeare.
This is on Tuesday afternoon. If anyone happens to find themselves on Leith Walk on Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday 16th June 2009: The Thermals at Sneaky Pete’s.
I don’t really know much about the Thermals, other than they’re signed to Sub Pop and they make rather noisy punk pop (but closer to the Replacements end of punk pop, as opposed to – say – Busted). They sounds pretty good, though – and it’s the kind of thing that’s good fun to see live.
Thursday 18th June 2009: The Leg (album launch) at Sneaky Pete’s.
Paul Vickers current backing band, who make a rather enjoyable racket by themselves as well.
Friday 19th June 2009: Jesus h. Foxx, One Inch Volcano & Katy Bar The Door, and 19 Folds at the Bowery.
Jesus h. Foxx are brilliant. 19 Folds are a nineteen piece reggae tribute to the music of Ben Folds. One of those facts is made up. Actually, these are three bands I’ve never heard of, though even if they’re terrible this will still be worth going to. As Jesus h. Foxx are brilliant. (I’m sure they’re not terrible. Actually, it’ll be nice to go along to a gig with no idea what to expect from three quarters of the bill. So I’m really rather looking forward to this. Shit, I’ve started speaking like Matthew, and it’s only Monday. What have I got myself in to?)
Saturday 20th June 2009: Meursault and Yahweh at Sneaky Pete’s.
The hardest working band in Scotland return to the live scene after what seems like days. Has there been a weekly listings this year that hasn’t included a Meursault gig? Good thing they’re so bloody good. Yahweh is a new one on me. It looks like a spelling mistake. But the guys at the Scotsman Under the Radar blog describe them as one of their favorite bands.
Saturday 20th June 2009: Paul Vickers and the Leg play the Bang Bang Club at Cabaret Voltaire.
The aforementioned the Leg in their Paul Vickers incarnation at a new club night.
Sunday 21st June 2009: the Go Away Birds at the Bowery.
The Go Away Birds are a two piece comprising of Michael John McCarthy from the excellent Zoey Van Goey, and the voice of Stuart Murdoch’s ‘God Help The Girl’ project, Catherine Ireton. Probably worth further investigating then.
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Only found out about the Viking Moses show yesterday somehow, looking forward to it now though. Really liked Tisso Lake the last time I saw him play up here too.
Crumbs indeed Bart. Can’t we just have a week without any gigs for a change? We could all go to the cinema, or bowling.
Loads of people I met in the UK seemed to have issues with the pronounciation of ‘cinema’. They would say ‘cinemaaaaaaaa’, like that’s how it was spelt. Drove me crazy. Mind you, I would always say ‘castle’ instead of ‘carrrrrstle’ so I probably drove a fair few people crazy myself.
This is not at all relevant to your post, Bart, and therefore I feel that I am helping to maintain the usual feel of Song By Toad, even in Matthew’s absence. You’re welcome.
Yeah, quite right, Milo. The film festival starts this week – maybe we could do that instead?
There’s a screening next week with lots of old Scottish films – with live soundtracks from Meursault, Found, and… oh, bugger.
Angus….it is Castle as in Hassle from my neck of the woods!
That film thing does sound good. If you could combine bowling with that I reckon you’re onto a winner.
p.s. I say bowls, not boules.
I have a quite an impressive set of boules.
Pleasingly heavy in the hand, cool to the touch, and polished to a high sheen.
I keep them behind the sofa at home.
Awww man.
I was excited at the prospect of a 19 piece reggae Ben Folds tribute act.
How disappointing.
yahweh is the english version of the hebrew name for god – observant jews do not speak ‘the divine name’, though it can be written – lewis cook has said he liked the idea of challenging the idea of an ‘unspeakable’ word by taking it as the name for his project – interestingly, one song title on the debut (tug of love) references a saying of the buddha ‘a lamp unto oneself’ – great blog
Dylan I hope you are not polishing your boules as we speak.
You’re not, are you Dylan?
Is that why it took you so long to answer the door on Friday night?
great blog…..since friday?
Allow me a little pedantry: The Thermals are now signed to Kill Rock Stars, not Sub Pop. I enjoy them greatly, not least for having the single most animated bass player i’ve ever seen.
Have you gone and broken the blog already? See, this is what happens when Bart shaves. It causes a disturbance in the force.
Do you honestly need a file host? Email me, darlings xoox
Otherwise, top job here on the weekly listings, Bart. Woo.
loving the last name, that’s class, that is.
Bart’s ninja skills and action-hero persona are a constant source of inspiration for his movie director brother, John.
anyone who missed Viking Moses last night….should be shot with shit!!!
That would be me then =[
Indeed, cracking show last night.
Rachel….consider yourself shot with shit
Eww..
you too Dylan!!!!