Live in Edinburgh This Week: 20th September 2009
I feel really weird this morning. Partly I am whizzed off my tits on painkillers, which at least makes the back pain manageable, and partly I took the advice from this thread a little too seriously last night. Ouch. Pills, Caol Ila and Ardbeg: not a winning combination by the time the morning after comes around.
So there’s no chat this week, you’ll be pleased to know. Here are some gigs. Go to them. But good luck picking what to do on Wednesday, because I’ve no fucking idea myself.
Wednesday 23rd September 2009: David Thomas Broughton and several other chaps at Sneaky Pete’s.
Actually David Thomas Broughton is being supported by Debutant, Twi the Humble Feather and Ross Clark, I just liked the phrasing of that little place marker, so I left it in. ‘Several other chaps’ – spendid. See, I told you the pills were working. Anyhow, David Thomas Broughton is mental and brilliant. He has a black belt in the use of loop pedals, a gorgeous voice and a strange knack for peculiar physical theatre to accompany his musical performances. He’s sufficiently eccentric, actually, that he is a good one for sorting the men from the boys because a lot of people really don’t like David Thomas Broughton. These people are wrong, it is as simple as that.
Wednesday 23rd September 2009: Withered Hand Album Launch at the Leith Dockers’ Club, with special guests.
You know I like this album, don’t you? You also know I have an awful lot of time for Dan, don’t you. And I’ve not read a bad review for the record anywhere – not even a merely lukewarm one. So expect a big old hairy metal-hippie love-in at one of Edinburgh’s more idiosyncratic venue choices. I would tell you who the Very Special Guest is, but I am not allowed. You’ll just have to keep your Ear Against the Wireless.
Withered Hand – Cornflake (Demo)
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Wednesday 23rd September 2009 (or Thursday): Jesus H. Foxx & the Pineapple Chunks at the Wee Red Bar.
The Wee Red website seems to think this is on Thursday 24th, whereas I am pretty sure the bands think it’s on the 23rd. I don’t know – personally I would go along on Wednesday if I were you because the venue is there all week and it’s probably best to turn up when the bands are actually intending to play. Besides, at least if you go on Wednesday and you’re wrong, there’s time to put it right. There will be lots of guitars and drums at this gig,
Friday 25th September 2009: Julie Doiron, Construction & Destruction and Former Utopia at the Bowery.
Julie Doiron is folky, quiet, French Canadian and stuff like that.
Saturday 26th September 2009: Occasional Flickers, French Wives & Cancel the Astronauts at Sneaky Pete’s.
The Occasional Flickers are probably best and most lazily described as pleasant twee-pop. Which is nice. My head hurts too much to write anything more about this.
The Occasional Flickers – A Medal Won in ‘84
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Saturday 26th September 2009: The Low Miffs & Malcolm Ross at Cabaret Voltaire.
The Low Miffs are a fucking great live band, and their album is excellent. It’s art rock, to a degree, old school indie to a degree and camp as tits in some senses. I’ll be here with bells on, depending on certain potential Manchester-based excusions.
The Low Miffs & Malcolm Ross – Cressida
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Sunday 27th September 2009: Strike the Colours & Zoey Van Goey at Electric Circus.
Zoey Van Goey are another band I have inexplicably yet to see, for no really obvious reason. They have an album out and an increasing national profile, so I really should get my shit together and check them out. Strike the Colours is the vehicle for Malcolm Middleton’s fiddle player, and a band I kind of like, but perhaps no more than that.
Strike the Colours – Strangernight
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