Live in Edinburgh This Week – 2nd August 2009
Obviously, from my perspective there is one big and important gig this week:
Sunday 9th August 2009: Animal Magic Tricks (with Pete from The Leg & Neil from Meursault) at the first Toad House Gig.
Use the link below to buy tickets and please do buy them in advance because we can’t have too many people in the house, and at the same time I would be gutted if it was empty, so it would help us plan ahead a little:
In the rest of the city, however, the Edinburgh Festicle well and truly kicks off this week. This means that despite a rather quiet build-up, the weekend is just fucking mental, frankly. My personal choice is going to be Trampoline on Saturday, I think. I’m really interested to hear what Jonnie Common’s doing on his own, although Rob St. John was excellent at Electric Circus on Saturday and his show at the Portrait Gallery with Emily Scott should be fantastic. I’ve probably missed out loads, but you really are going to have to expect that during August I think because there’s just going to be so much stuff going on, and not listed in the obvious and usual places either, so I’ll probably miss a fair bit.
I sulk about the Festival, honestly, because it tends to utterly steamroll anything which would actually happen in the city otherwise, but this year there does seem to be a lot of actual Edinburgh stuff taking place, particularly in terms of music. For anyone wanting a full run down, Bart wrote an excellent summary of what to expect for the next few weeks last weekend, and you really should read it if you want a musically rewarding August.
Tuesday 4th August 2009: Debutant, Plastic Animals & Yahweh at Henry’s Cellar Bar.
This will be quite post-rocky and quite atmospheric and quite noisy. Yup, noisy. Excellent!
Friday 7th August 2009: Woodpigeon & Woodenbox With a Fistful of Fivers at Sneaky Pete’s.
I have never been any more than a casual fan of Woodpigeon, but I am sort of liking their recent album Treasury Library Canada. For me though, the real reason to attend this gig is the excellent Woodenbox who can be phenomenal live.
Woodpigeon – Cities of Weather
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Friday 7th August 2009: The Stranglers at the Picturehouse.
No, I am not a Stranglers afficionado, yes I would just be going for the famous ones, no I don’t care. Sometimes ‘just the hits’ can be great, especially when they’re as great as Golden Brown.
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
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Friday 7th August 2009: The Radiation Line, The Kays Lavelle & Adam Stafford at the Wee Red Bar.
This is the official launch night for the Trampoline August shows, and will be a good chance to hear live versions of things on the approaching Kays Lavelle album.
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th August 2009: Mumford & Sons at Cabaret Voltaire.
Even though I am not really as keen on the band as I was when I first heard them, when they honestly blew me away, they are still phenomenal live. It’s sort of gospelly banjo raucousness, I suppose, and bloody brilliant.
Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page
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Saturday 8th August 2009: Rob St. John & Emily Scott at the National Portrait Gallery.
I pretty much described why I thought this would be good in the main post didn’t I. I shall just add that Emily is launching a new album, in case you need even more incentive to turn up.
Saturday 8th August 2009: David Byrne at the Playhouse.
What do I have to say about this? The man was Talking Heads! To cap that he’s been incredibly positive about what the internet can mean to young bands and had some very well-considered things to say about how to make the most of the new environment in the music industry.
Talking Heads – Hey Now (Yes, I know this isn’t ‘David Byrne’ per se, but bugger off, I love this album.)
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Saturday 8th August 2009: Jonnie Common, Animal Magic Tricks & Conquering Animal Sound play Trampoline at the Wee Red Bar.
This should be very low-fi and somewhat scratchy but with lovely underlying melodies, if my knowledge of both Jonnie Common and Animal Magic Tricks is anything to go by. I don’t know Conquering Animal Sound, but then that’s why we go to gigs, isn’t it.
“I sulk about the Festival, honestly, because it tends to utterly steamroll anything which would actually happen in the city”
Really? now, i would imagine that is the result that they are looking for…..embrace it young man, it’s great.
Anyway, can you keep a space free for me on Sunday, i would buy in advance but i’m not 100% sure that’ll back from my brother’s wedding. Cheers old boy.
First come first served, Chutters, but I hope you can make it.
Bliddy weddings.
support those who support you!!!!
Ding! Ding!
mr.chutney,
if you want to chance it i’d suggest buying a ticket now…there are only a few on sale so it would be kind of lame to hold back tickets for folks if they only might be able to make it thus denying someone else the chance… besides if you really want to go you’ll find a way.
x
Oh, Mr. Bear! You done pissed on the start of wildfire with your cotton pickin’ logic.
The Stranglers?? Fronted by whom, these days? Hugh Cornwell is/was perfection; without him they’re half a band. And their drummer is over 70 years old, for chrissake.
Since you post these things on a Monday can I also point out the Kays are playing Sneaky Pete’s this Sunday supporting The Lost Brothers as part of the Edge Festival. So if you cannot go to see Animal Magic Tricks then you should come along to Sneaky’s. I personally am gutted. I have my best friends stag do on Saturday and a gig on Sunday so the one artist I wanted to put on more than anyone else, I will not get to see. This is totally gay. Actually it’s 8 til 11 isn’t it…..well I might be able to come along after we play!
Also – I would encourage you to go to Emily Scott’s record release show on 8th August. It starts at 4pm and will be done before 7pm so you will be able to go to that show and then to Trampoline should you choose. I think it’s a brilliant way to spend your Saturday. Great music from 4pm til 10pm.
Oh really? I completely failed to notice that you could do both – cheers Euan.
Yes, and if you do both and can prove you were at Portrait Gallery first then I’ll be happy to let you in for £3 to Trampoline instead of a fiver. Well, I’ll make sure that deals on offer as I won’t be there. Can’t ask fairer than that!
I think the Foxx are playing on Thursday the 6th upstairs at the Forest. It’s a Bowery night transposed to a different venue. I think its free to get in but I dont know much else apart from that. Help me fellow Foxxes! Or anyone who knows more….
It’s all far too confusing. Can someone just take me by the hand and gently guide me through August? Preferably paying for stuff as we go.
Otherwise come September I will be a gibbering wreck.
It’s hardly even started yet.
Aye.
Jesus H Foxx, Panda Su and Tisso lake in the Britso Hall from 7pm on Thursday. “Free and boozy”, apparently. I assume that doesn’t mean free booze.
Also a band from Seattle called the Foghorns playing with Benni Hemm Hemm at Henry’s tomorrow night.
http://www.myspace.com/thefoghorns
Pineapple Chunks at GRV tonight.
And the Victorian English Gentleman’s Club at Cab Vol tonight sound worth a look too.
August is going to bankrupt me, isn’t it?
Ah…..cheers Bartimus Maximus Decimus.
Ok. It’s a definite. If you attend the Rob St John/Emily Scott show on Saturday and then come to Trampoline after you’ll get in for £3 instead of £5. Rob will provide me us with a door list so we’ll know if you’re taking the piss. But it’s a good deal I think. So do it!
I should hold this post until Bart’s had his say for the next few weeks, really, shouldn’t I.
I think Bart should devise some sort of online interactive calendar listing all the shows for the month, which we can then all log onto, enter our details and be sent regular updates and reminders for the shows we want to go to. It should include detailed maps with directions to each venue, and a budget-tracker to link to our bank accounts and issue precisely the amount of money needed to attend and enjoy each event. He should complete this task and have the interactive calendar available for use this afternoon.
Otherwise he’s a big sissy…
Mind you, of course he is, just look at his avatar.
Matthew, can you save a spot for me on sunday, please? I don’t have a paypal unfortunately, but I will pay when I come.
fucking cough!
I think we could be on for a “I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago.” moment here…
Well Chutters’ ‘might be able to make it’ is very different to ‘I will make it’. I’ll email you, Matthew.
Chutters, buy a ticket, and if you can’t make it we’ll try and tout it on the pacement outside Matthew’s.
We’ll split the profits with you 60/40
bloody bastard charming!