Live in Edinburgh This Week – 18th January 2010
A very good but nevertheless manageable week in Edinburgh this week, with a couple of extremely good gigs coming at the end of the week, but things being relatively calm until then.
I have just about finished editing the videos from the Song, by Toad New Year’s house gig. I spent all Saturday mixing the audio (under supervision) and now have four Virgin of the Birds videos and four by Jamie and Rory from Broken Records.
All that remains is to check with the bands that they’re happy with what I post, because a couple of the Broken Records songs in particular are very new indeed and might not be for public consumption just yet. Mind you, they’re acoustic versions, and so different from what the finished band version will probably end up being that it shouldn’t be too controversial, with a bit of luck.
Thursday 21st January 2010: X-Lion Tamer & The Fridge Magnets at Cabaret Voltaire.
X-Lion Tamer might be my favourite band on my friend Ed’s record label, 17 Seconds. That’s odd really, because Tony’s stuff is probably the least like anything else I might listen to – it’s all a bit techno for my usual whingeing dadrock – but it nevertheless seems to have something about which I find compelling.
X-Lion Tamer – Tugboat
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Thursday 21st January 2010: FOUND, eagleowl & Oates Field play Versus at the Voodoo Rooms.
This should be a superbly brilliant night. FOUND are a bunch of weirdos, frankly, and some of the cleverst and most inventive people I think I may have ever met. You’d never think it to listen to eagleowl’s carefully constructed stuff, but actually I think their own spirit of adventure is far healthier than is superficially apparent, so it should be a perfect match for this interactive, collaborative Versus format. Add Alan (formerly of Little Pebble and Come in Tokyo) and Phil (currently of Debutant and Meursault) and you have a pretty fucking incredible lineup. No chance I’m missing this.
FOUND – Mullokian
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Friday 22nd January 2010: The Three Craws & Olo Worms at the Caves.
This is a Fence Night, obviously enough, with Bristolian mentalists Olo Worms joining the Fence elders at what is easily Edinburgh’s most atmospheric venue. Olo Worms are an incredibly productive and creative bunch, actually, and although I have a patchy relationship with their music I have an awful lot of respect for the energy they put into things and the sheer inventiveness of their work. Tickets for this can be purchased here.
The Fence Collective – Cod Liver Oil (Live on Radio Scotland)
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And oh, go on, here’s a sneak preview from the Virgin of the Birds videos:
i am a cock!
Thanks for the mention for X-Lion Tamer. Nice piece on both our labels on the Vinyl Villain on Saturday, btw…
Yes Chutters, sadly, yes you are.
I saw that, Ed. It was really nice of JC again, he honestly gives us (well me, at least) far more credit than I deserve, I think, but it’s really nice that he’s always so supportive. I feel there must be something to do in return though…
Gotta mention Comanechi with Divorce and Your Loyal Subjects this Tuesday. It’ll scare the kids, but Divorce really are unbelieveably exciting live.
I had a look at that one actually, but I don’t really know enough about the bands. It looked loud as fuck though – would that be fair?
It’s been a while since I saw a band play so loud they blew my face off, actually.
Very fair. Comanechi are a tiny Japanese girl screaming and drumming plus a seven foot beanpole in a wooly sweater playing sabbath riffs across two amps. They’re pretty fantastic.
I just found an Italian folky indie band called Comaneci actually, but they don’t sound all that similar.
I just discovered that the drummer from Comanechi is also in a band called ‘Sperm Javelin’.
Which might be the best band name I’ve heard in a long long time.
Come on, Matthew.
There must be dozens of bands out there that fit the description Sneaky Nick gave!
Literally millions. She’s also the singer in PRE and drums in some band called The Big Pink who have a record in the actual album charts. Anyway it’s a gid show, come along.
Tuesday, funnily enough, is right after the Fresh Air meeting. And I haven’t been to a gig for fucking ages. Good call.
Meursault European Tour dates listed at
http://dearscotland.com/upcoming-tours/
Good work.
Is the Toad Van heading out on the road?
Nah, I doubt the old dear’s big enough these days – only five seats. Thanks for the listing Peej.
I am really looking forward to SXSW.
Yeah lets talk about it this week.
Skeleton Bob are playing in the Forest on Wednesday.
Everyone should go.
Jesus, the Canadians are really putting their best foot forward at SXSW this year. Just at a glance I see Timber Timbre, ohbijou, Deep Dark Woods, Japandroids, Bruce Peninsula…. Should be amazing.
Aye. Skelingtonious Bobius. I shall attends.
I’m not sure how I feel about Bart’s lengthy link text.
I don’t find it aesthetically pleasing.
I do not want to talk about the Forest. I want to talk about Austin. Yeah!
Broken Records lads, Sparrow & the Workshop, Dev from Hype Radio (I hope and assume), C&B, Peej… it is going to rock like a big hairy motherfucking beast of a thing which rocks a lot.
Andy from Nonimage too.
I’m going to the Comanechi gig, and also the 3 Craws. The Comanechi one is worth it for Your Loyal Subjects alone – they are fucking awesome!
I think folks will look back on the Divorce/YLS gig, and crown it “the birth of Nae Wave”…..
Where did you hear that Sparrow & the Workshop are going?
(and don’t say a little bird told you).
Erm, I couldn’t swear to it, but I thought I heard them mentioning that they’d been added to the bill. I could be completely wrong about that though, so please don’t take as in any way certain.
Scrolling through a pile of downloads and came across ‘Cod Liver Oil’ which I’d clearly downloaded but hadn’t managed to listen to yet. Now listening to it for the fourth time in a row. Love it!