The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
ROCKTALK GIG GUIDE
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● Post-punk firebrands The Skids are set to play the first of two shows on home turf ahead of festival season kicking off.
The Dunfermline-formed legends have confirmed an appearance next Saturday (March 21) at the town’s Fire Station Creative, where they’ll be performing an early evening set largely made up of reworkings of some of their best-known songs, as featured on last year’s acoustic offering Peaceful Times.
Tickets for the Carnegie Drive gig are £15 via Eventbrite.
Following the intimate date at FSC, Skids leader Richard Jobson and guitarists Bruce and Jamie Watson have lined up a quickfire second Dunfermline gig at Carnegie Hall on April 19, with the band also headlining Scarborough Punk Festival later this month.
● A planned appearance at Church on Sunday by punk veterans The Crunch has been scrapped.
The four-piece – who include ex-Clash drummer Terry Chimes and Sham 69 and Lords Of The New Church bassist Dave Tregunna – have pulled the plug on a short Scottish tour amid fears over the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, a scheduled appearance tomorrow at Aberdour’s Woodside Hotel from acclaimed folk duo Doghouse Roses – singer Iona MacDonald and guitarist Paul Tasker – was also put off earlier this week.
● A clutch of alt-rock exponents are set to blitz a Make-That-A-Take Records session at Conroy’s Basement tonight.
The Meadowside venue has ecossemo hardcore pioneers Kaddish heading a potent line-up that also includes Highland grind outfit Fit To Work – who’ll be making their
Dundee debut – plus angular noiseniks Please, Believe! and acoustic cowpunk purveyors Tragical History Tour, who’re fronted by MTAT mainman Deeker Johnston.
Tickets £5 via the label’s website.
● Perth tribute outfit Atrocity Exhibition have a home turf show next Friday.
The Joy Division homage hit the Fair City’s 44 Bar with the latest in a series of gigs marking 40 years since the passing of the Manchester legends’ frontman Ian Curtis in May 1980.
Atrocity Exhibition – who’re fronted by Tony Duncan – are being supported by Perth ska and classic punk exponents The Boneheads.
Tickets £8 from Concorde in Perth and Grouchos in Dundee.
● There’s a tribute to muchmissed Tom Petty in Kinross tomorrow.
The Petty Heartbreakers have been touring their homage to the late Floridaborn legend – who died in 2017 – for nine years, with classics such as American Girl, Breakdown, Refugee and I Won’t Back Down among the highlights of the Leeds combo’s set.
Bookings £21.50 via Ticketweb.
● A final Dundee Women’s Festival gig is being staged at Conroy’s tomorrow.
Aberdeen post-hardcore space rockers Seas, Starry are being joined by Glasgow poppunk trio 10am and Dundee spoken word poetry / acoustic music fusion Two Stoned
Birds, namely artist Eilidh Morris and songsmith Johnny Threshold. Tickets £5 via MTAT Records online.
● Jangle popsters Spinning Coin hit Beat Generator tonight.
Influenced by the likes of The Pastels and Orange Juice, the Glasgow four-piece released their sophomore album Hyacinth – a follow-up to 2017’s Permo – in January. Hairband and Drainpipe provide support.
It’s £8.80 from Grouchos, We Got Tickets and Tickets Scotland.
● Dundee four-piece Pete Smith and The Troublemakers head up a live sesh at Church next Friday, with guests The Deep Shining Sea, Connor Fyfe, Ryan Horne and
Stewart James. It’s £5 via babyblue1.bigcartel.com
● Tribute outfit Pink Floydian play the first of two nights at Green Hotel next Friday.
It’s £21.50 for the Manchester band’s prog rock homage via Ticketweb.
● Aberdeen soul brothers Funk Connection’s Clarks show tomorrow afternoon’s a sell-out.
Pop covers combo Atomic play for free at Lindsay Street from 9.30pm.
● Number 57 has The Sixties tomorrow and an all-day free live music fundraiser on Sunday – donations are being requested.
● Conroy’s hosts Glasgow power-popsters Everyday Pharaohs plus MoonRunners and Idkid on Thursday. Entry’s £5.
● Beat Generator has a Lindsay Street debut from electro duo Cryptic Signals next Friday. Admission’s £5.
● Eight-piece ska covers outfit PorkPie hit Dunfermline’s PJ Molloys tomorrow. It’s sold out.
● It’s Cherry Bombz at McDaniels, Fintry’s Powrie Bar and Hill Bar this weekend.