Live Music Roundup for November
Japanese Psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple will be instigating a major freakout at Mono on Nov 14
| 12 Nov 2006
Edinburgh
If ever there was a band that revelled in the live setting it's The Blood Arm. Expect unhinged pop mayhem and swinging-from-the-rafters rock excess. The ramshackle LA four-piece play Cabaret Voltaire on Nov 6.
Skinny favourites Tapes n' Tapes drop into the Liquid Room, also on Nov 6. Their recent LP might have been a bit of a slow burner but there live show never fails to deliver all sorts of energised indie-pop thrills. Well worth it.
Edinburgh's own Isa and the Filthy Tongues have also been pricking our ears up recently. Shimmering, sultry guitars and a singer that sounds a bit like Kim Gordon all contribute to their intriguing sound. They play Cabaret Voltaire on Nov 10.
'Rockgrass'-peddling cotton-pickers Hayseed Dixie trundle into the Liquid Room on Nov 12. Their hillbilly re-imaginings of songs by the likes of Motorhead, Queen and of course AC/DC have to be heard to be believed. This shit is breakneck awesome, y'all.
Birkenhead legends Half Man Half Biscuit take to the stage of the Liquid Room on Nov 15 for a set which will hopefully include rock and roll classics such as Joy Division Oven Gloves and I Hate Nerys Hughes. One of very few bands to have evolved their very own unique mythology: truly one-offs, this gig is not to be missed.
Edinburgh-based X Vectors are definitely ones to watch, also playing on Nov 15 at Cabaret Voltaire. Their unorthodox, guitar-saturated, danceable tunes are well worth your attention.
Glasgow
I imagine that I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness wear a lot of black and treasure their Joy Division LPs. Their swirling, atmospheric sound would certainly suggest so. Check them out at King Tuts on Nov 3.
Motorhead play the Carling Academy on November 4. How can you possibly justify not going to see the band that wrote Ace of Spades?
Spiky Canadian rockers Metric unleash their melodic, synth-led sound at The Arches on Nov 5. That description may sound a bit limp-wristed, but Emily Haines really tears the arse out of her keyboard when she plays live. Poptastic.
Japanese Psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple will be instigating a major freakout at Mono on Nov 14. Expect major feedback, non-logical song structures and lots of intense, confrontational noise. No one does it better.
Warp records' latest hot ticket, Grizzly Bear, will be playing Mono on Nov 26. Expect ambitious musicianship, lots of surprising curve balls and some just plain fantastic songwriting. This could be brilliant.
The Isle of Wight's finest, The Bees, bring some classic pop to Oran Mor on Nov 27. This is infectious, relentlessly upbeat music that was made to be played live. Ignore the naysayers who claim this is just pastiche and have some fun!
If ever there was a band that revelled in the live setting it's The Blood Arm. Expect unhinged pop mayhem and swinging-from-the-rafters rock excess. The ramshackle LA four-piece play Cabaret Voltaire on Nov 6.
Skinny favourites Tapes n' Tapes drop into the Liquid Room, also on Nov 6. Their recent LP might have been a bit of a slow burner but there live show never fails to deliver all sorts of energised indie-pop thrills. Well worth it.
Edinburgh's own Isa and the Filthy Tongues have also been pricking our ears up recently. Shimmering, sultry guitars and a singer that sounds a bit like Kim Gordon all contribute to their intriguing sound. They play Cabaret Voltaire on Nov 10.
'Rockgrass'-peddling cotton-pickers Hayseed Dixie trundle into the Liquid Room on Nov 12. Their hillbilly re-imaginings of songs by the likes of Motorhead, Queen and of course AC/DC have to be heard to be believed. This shit is breakneck awesome, y'all.
Birkenhead legends Half Man Half Biscuit take to the stage of the Liquid Room on Nov 15 for a set which will hopefully include rock and roll classics such as Joy Division Oven Gloves and I Hate Nerys Hughes. One of very few bands to have evolved their very own unique mythology: truly one-offs, this gig is not to be missed.
Edinburgh-based X Vectors are definitely ones to watch, also playing on Nov 15 at Cabaret Voltaire. Their unorthodox, guitar-saturated, danceable tunes are well worth your attention.
Glasgow
I imagine that I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness wear a lot of black and treasure their Joy Division LPs. Their swirling, atmospheric sound would certainly suggest so. Check them out at King Tuts on Nov 3.
Motorhead play the Carling Academy on November 4. How can you possibly justify not going to see the band that wrote Ace of Spades?
Spiky Canadian rockers Metric unleash their melodic, synth-led sound at The Arches on Nov 5. That description may sound a bit limp-wristed, but Emily Haines really tears the arse out of her keyboard when she plays live. Poptastic.
Japanese Psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple will be instigating a major freakout at Mono on Nov 14. Expect major feedback, non-logical song structures and lots of intense, confrontational noise. No one does it better.
Warp records' latest hot ticket, Grizzly Bear, will be playing Mono on Nov 26. Expect ambitious musicianship, lots of surprising curve balls and some just plain fantastic songwriting. This could be brilliant.
The Isle of Wight's finest, The Bees, bring some classic pop to Oran Mor on Nov 27. This is infectious, relentlessly upbeat music that was made to be played live. Ignore the naysayers who claim this is just pastiche and have some fun!