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Monday (22/04)
The Wave Pictures continue their mini-residency down at Mono tonight and tomorrow, so if you missed them on Sunday and fancy sampling their alt-rock stylings then this is for you. If not then you might prefer Dog is Dead at King Tut’s, who describe their music as “uplifting pop for jazz junkies and choir kids”. Of course you could always try and get into the mighty Public Enemy at the O2 ABC. You know the drill. Yeeeeeaaaaahhh Booooiiiiiii!!! (sorry…)
Tuesday (23/04)
The wonderfully over-earnest Mallory Knox are playing The Cathouse tonight, bringing their rock sound that is in no way as exciting as their Natural Born Killers inspired name suggests. Still pretty good though, in a totally harmless, exactly what you’d expect from The Cathouse these days kind of way. Alternatively there’s Frank Hamilton of One Song a Week fame, who’ll be doing his twee singer-songwriter thing at Broadcast.
Wednesday (24/04)
If you’re interested in a bit of music history then The Glad Cafe are hosting the ongoing research and musical heritage project Folklore Tapes tonight, which sees a number of collaborators turning their hands to the folklore heritage of the UK. Tonight Rob St. John will be launching his new 7-inch alongside many other folky delights. Elsewhere the impressively hairy Matthew E White will be bringing his incredibly smooth, gospel- influenced take on soul to The Arches tonight. Definitely recommended.
Thursday (25/04)
More folk fairytales tonight courtesy of Dan Willson aka Withered Hand, here performing a special set alongside Pam Berry, of Black Tambourine fame. Over at the Royal Concert Hall there’s more soul courtesy of another gentleman with notable hair. Mick Hucknall takes to the stage to perform covers of classic American soul numbers that have inspired him throughout his career, although I’m sure he can slip in a bit of Simply Red too if you ask nicely. Of course if you have an admirable tolerance for ‘quirky’ pop then you might fancy seeing King Charles. Apparently he’s the only Brit ever to win the International Songwriting Competition, so that must count for something. Plus he kind of dresses like Prince.
Friday (26/04)
Avatar end-credits songstress Leona Lewis takes to the stage at the SECC tonight to sing about all the usual things X-Factor winners sing about, while Counting Crows return to Glasgow, apparently for the first time in 4 years, to do their thing, but the undoubted highlight of the week is the 6th Birthday bash of local DIY legends Cry Parrot, well know round these parts for fostering a whole bunch of left-field talent. They’ve also been known to throw a hell of a party on occasion. Among the bands possibly slipping in a version of happy birthday into their set include Sacred Paws, Hector Bizerk, Tut Vu Vu, Ultimate Thrush, Ela Orleans and Sad City plus plenty of DJs. All for only £5. Taking place at The Glue Factory.
Saturday (27/04)
Sheffield ‘mathcore’ act and LA Confidential fans Rolo Tomassi reign down chaos on Nice ‘n’ Sleazys tonight while the apparently still performing McFly do their thing at the SECC tonight and tomorrow. So really you could go see both if you really wanted. Meanwhile Low bring their unique sound, hilariously called ‘slowcore’ by some, to the Classic Grand.
Sunday (28/04)
Finally, end your week by kicking back and relaxing with The Berkeley Suite’s Classic Album Sundays, whereby they lower the lights and stick on a record. Apparently its a big hit down in London. This week’s classic is the Talking Heads masterpiece Remain in Light. If you’d rather not pay £6 for the privilege of listening to an album you probably already own you might prefer heading along to the O2 ABC for a bit of Skint Lizzy, a Thin Lizzy tribute act who, it seems, could do with your money. Or, if you’d prefer to end the week on a high, and begin the next week with ringing ears, then head along to King Tut’s for Dingus Khan, who up the noise levels with not one, but three drummers!
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Will you be taking yourself along to any of these gigs? Or are there any not listed above which you think absolutely should be? Let us know in the comments.
Saw Public Enemy at the O2 last night - was amaaazing, one of my best gigs in years!
yeaaah boiii