The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
ROCKTALK GIG GUIDE
Influential post-punk veterans The Monochrome Set check in at Beat Generator tomorrow.
Formed back in 1978, the London outfit’s classic line-up included Indian-born singer Ganesh Seshadri – aka Bid – plus drummer John Haney and ex-Adam And The Ants duo Lester Square and Andy Warren.
The Rough Trade signings initially made waves with their early singles He’s Frank and 405 Lines, recording both their debut album Strange Boutique and sophomore effort Love Zombies in 1980.
After switching to the Cherry Red label, Monochrome Set unleashed their third LP Eligible Bachelors in 1982, with The Lost Weekend opus landing three years later.
Despite earning indie credibility via a string of innovative singles including Jet Set Junta, Jacob’s Ladder and Wallflower, they decided to sign off with 1986’s aptlytitled live compilation Fin.
Bid, Square and Warren subsequently regrouped with a new-look Monochrome Set in 1990, spawning five studio albums in as many years. Following a lengthy hiatus the trio reunited again in 2010, with Bid recovering from serious illness to spearhead a further six LPs including Platinum Coils (2012), Cosmonaut (2016) and last year’s Fabula Mendax.
Supporting at Beat G are Edinburgh electro-popsters The Cathode Ray and Dundee noiseniks Stoor.
It’s £14 from Grouchos and Tickets Scotland.
Electro-folk exponents Blackheart Orchestra’s latest UK tour hits Club 83 tomorrow.
Manchester progsters Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington blend pop and classical influences in a multiinstrumental soundscape that includes guitars, piano, organ, melodica and vintage synths. In recent years they’ve released a string of boundarypushing albums, with last year’s acclaimed Mesmeranto set following on from a stint touring with space rock legends Hawkwind in 2018.
The St Salvador Street venue also has covers outfits Sound Machine and Prohibition plus an aftershow party.
Tickets £11 from Grouchos and Assai in Dundee.
Blues songsmith Danny Bryant’s set to rock it up at Green Hotel on Thursday.
The Englishman’s most recent album in a string of offerings since 2002 was last year’s Means Of Escape, which was mastered at London’s Abbey Road Studios by Grammy winner Sean Magee, known for his work with The Rolling Stones and the late Gary Moore.
Bryant, 39 – who last gigged in Kinross in October – has played festivals alongside Carlos Santana, Mick Taylor and Peter Green. Bookings £21.50 via Ticketweb.
Conroy’s Basement hosts a diverse session tomorrow featuring undergound industrial / hip-hop mash-up Queequeg’s Coffin, incendiary noise-pop rioteers The Twistettes and acoustic lo-fi folkster Opus Fluke.
Gig-goers at the Dundee Women’s Festival special are being asked to take along donations of warm clothing, underwear or toiletries to help Dundee Women’s Aid.
Tickets £5 via Make-That-ATake Records (MTAT) online or £7 at the door.
Perth hardcore exponents PMX are on the comeback trail at Conroy’s tonight.
The Fair City rockers – whose debut album Rise And Shine landed in 2004 – are set to launch their latest opus Crtl Alt Del at a Meadowside gig that also features sets from punk cohorts Get It Together and Dog Eared.
Bookings £5 via MTAT’s website.
A night of Free and Bad Company classics awaits at Green Hotel next Friday.
Featuring members of Eagles tribute Hotel California Scotland, the fivepiece Free Again Band reprise the 70s melodic rock classics penned by Paul Rodgers and cohorts, including Wishing Well and All Right Now. It’s £21.50 from Ticketweb.
Tartan metalheads Maiden Scotland rock Dunfermline’s PJ Molloys tonight.
Marking 40 years since the release of their heroes Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album, the highlyregarded tribute band are being supported by home town headbangers Concrete Kingdoms.
Bookings £11.50 via Ticketweb.
A national Metal 2 The Masses band battle semifinal’s being staged at Beat Generator on Thursday, with sets from heavy-duty outfits Solar Sons, Immortal Omen, Wound, Below The Neck and Late Landing. It’s £6 from Tickets Scotland.
Scots tribute outfit Frankly, The Smiths hit Clarks with a diverse selection of Morrissey and Marr covers on Sunday afternoon. Tickets £11 from Grouchos, Assai and Eventbrite.
Energetic Dundee indie punks Ark Royal join forces with rising rock three-piece Conflict Hope at Conroy’s on Thursday. Tickets £9 from Eventbrite.
Blues rockers Salt River Shakedown, metalheads Nocturne Wolf and Ward Road regulars The Bad Kissers check in at Church on Sunday. Admission’s £5.
Pink homage Pretty As Pink hit Church tomorrow, promising hits, a full band and a spectacular light show. Tickets £15 via Eventbrite.
Newport’s Brig O’ Tay hosts bluesters Wolftrain tomorrow while Number 57 has Kelly’s Heroes – plus Chain Gang on Sunday.
In-demand Cherry Bombz blitz Tayport’s Masonic Hall tonight (entry £5), Clark’s tomorrow and Harlequins on Sunday.
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart tribute Eurythmacs debut at PJ Molloys tomorrow. It’s £9.50 via Ticketweb.