Live in Edinburgh This Week – 9th August 2009
Well the Trampoline show for this Friday, with Ziggy Campbell and Yusuf Azak has been cancelled, which is a bit of a tragedy for my music fun, but at least spares me some of the Olympic amounts of typing this post is going to require all through bloody August. Fucking hell, it’s like a mini novel. Fortunately I don’t think much was actually on yesterday, when the sort of hangover generated only by consuming an entire bottle of gin prevented me from doing anything productive at all.
So this post is being written now and dated two days ago so, erm, well fuck it, shoot me, there’s always the list of course. But my listings are way better – everyone knows that. Aren’t they.
Yes is the answer to that, in case anyone was taking too much time to think about it.
Tuesday 11th August 2009: Jesus H. Foxx & Art Fag at Electric Circus.
I was about to say that two Toad bands on the same bill means I am guaranteed to enjoy this, but strictly speaking electro-experimental loonies Art Fag are Scotland’s hottest new unsigned act and I will have to fight every label in the land with sticks for their signature. Or, um, something like that. And Jesus H. Foxx were superb at the Forest Cafe last week, so this should be a cracking show.
Jesus H. Foxx – Elegy For the Good Times
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Wednesday 12th August 2009: White Heath EP Launch at the Forest Cafe with Meursault, Foxgang and Debutant.
I am really looking forward to hearing this, and genuinely curious. For all I’ve seen White Heath a few times recently I haven’t heard any of their recordings recently, and I am very much looking forward to hearing what Alex from Fentek has made of their sound, which can be chaotic to say the least when I’ve seen them live. Quite how he mixes the trombone and fiddle in with the electric guitar and drums is something I’d like to hear.
Thursday 13th August 2009: Battle of the Bands – Cybraphon vs FOUND at the InSpace Gallery.
This is sold out, but apparently any returns will be available on Thursday. You can’t have them though, because I need them. Let’s be honest, I’m not going to miss a chance to watch one of my favourite Edinburgh bands face off against a moody musical wardrobe am I.
Friday 14th August 2009: This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s with The Foundling Wheel & Dead Boy Robotics.
Dead Boy Robotics had a very successful set at T in the Park this year (see video at the bottom of this post) and apparently their new stuff is something of a shift from earlier material, which makes me really rather curious to hear what they’re up to these days.
The Foundling Wheel – Out to See
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Saturday 15th August 2009: Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers, Lovers Turn to Monsters & Shenandoah DavisTrampoline at the Wee Red Bar.
Woodenbox are a cracking live band, I don’t really know Lovers Turn to Monsters, and Shenandoah Davis is bloody lovely. We’re recording a Toad Session with her this weekend as well. Splendid.
Shennandoah Davis – We, Camera
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Sunday 16th August 2009: Retreat Festival from 11.30am in the Bristo Hall, upstairs from the Forest Cafe.
The collection of bands playing here is in some senses irrelevant. Even if you’ve never heard of a single one of the groups playing, you can be absolutely guaranteed that this is going to be an amazing day. Those of you who like your rock music with a little bit more in the way of coke and whores may not be quite as thrilled as others by the Bristo Hall’s family and cuppa-friendly atmosphere, but I am hugely looking forward to it. And the lineup is fucking amazing, as it happens: Withered Hand, Jo Foster, Wounded Knee, Hexicon, Rob St John, Viking Moses, Tisso Lake, Moustache of Insanity, Allo, Darlin’, My Tiny Robots, Come In Tokyo, Enfant Bastard, The Pineapple Chunks, Meursault, The Leg.
Alternative text for image at top: “full of cunts”. haha
I like Ricky.
Well I quite like the festicle, but I could do without everyone else hanging around enjoying it and getting under my feet.
i love the festival….was going to start a rant be can’t be arsed.
the city will still be full of cunts come the middle of September, the festival doesn’t have that much of and effect on the cuntness level in Edinburgh.
Bart’s going to get a cattle-prod so he can clear the tourists off the pavement in front of him as he walks along.
Jill Sparrow is just going to have at them with a tennis racquet.
Rant? Chutters, don’t be a nincompoop. I said I liked the bloody thing and it was pretty obvious I was just being playfully curmudgeonly about the hordes. Stop being such a bloody old woman.
wasn’t ranting at you, you sensitive fucking soul
Oh whoops. You’re like an abusive spouse, Chutters, people just come to expect a certain level of aggressive behaviour…
i love the festival. apart from the fact all those people who go to other things force me to cancel trampoline shows. but i still love it.
Tom, who has taken over your jar of jam???
And can I order an EP from White Heath? I’m afraid I had no idea it was finished, bad fan! Either post me one for trade (just tell me what US thing you want) or I’ll send you cash, thanks!
Those crowds look horrible, I’d go for a taser if I were there
I’ll buy you one tomorrow Tarticles, if you want.
Thanks sweets! Just instruct me on how to adequately remunerate xoxo
i’m going to wax Matthew’s testicles….
….with sandpaper!
Again?!
Why?..
See. Aggressive. He’s at it again.
Oh, I’d have labeled that homerotic but perhaps you do things differently over there
i’d call it being fucking nasty….
….and anyway…people that know me…..know that i’m and so far from being the aggressive type!
hey i booked tickets for the found thing tonight, do we just say our name at the door or did anyone recieve an email to print out or some such thing? i booked them so long ago i dont remember if maybe i got an email and stupidly deleted it.
I haven’t seen anything official. I think it’ll just be a name at the door type thing.
excellent. i was getting worried!
You are supposed to print and bring along your email, but I’d be amazed if anyone made a fuss about it.
We had an email?
I just found the email.
It’s from orders@eventbrite.com if you’re going to search your inbox for it.
It’s got one of those new fangled barcode scanner things on – you now the little square box ones – so it might be worth printing it off if you can find it..