The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
ROCKTALK GIG GUIDE
The Dundee Acoustic Music Club (DAMC) celebrates a hugely successful first anniversary next month.
Fed up with waiting for some of their favourite acts to reach town and hoping to convert a few locals to their cause, DAMC was formed and quickly received the seal of approval not only from local music lovers but also in the form of funding from Scotland Live’s Hands Up For Trad project.
Hosted and run by a mix of musicians and enthusiasts, DAMC has quickly established a reputation among touring acts as a club they wanted to include in their tour schedule.
Acts have come from far and wide in the first year – from California (Front Country); Carolina (Woody Pines); Newcastle (The New Rope String Band); Edinburgh (Jellyman’s Daughter and Dallahan); Richmond, Virginia (The Hot Seats); Dublin and Bilbao (Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies) and the year ended on a high with a preChristmas sell-out gig for Scotland’s own Karine Polwart.
Coming up next on Sunday are The Horsenecks from Portland, Oregon, in the Roseangle Arts Cafe, then to the Newport on March 9 comes the highly regarded singer, songwriter and much sought after guitar flat picker Vera Van Heeringen.
More great acts are planned for later this year, including American fiddler Bruce Molsky (The Transatlantic Sessions) and Andy Irvine, a founding member of Irish Band of Planxty.
Look out for upcoming gigs on DAMC’s Facebook page and at www.dundeeacoustic.scot
The Mess Arounds bring powerful and passionate soul to Clark’s on Lindsay Street in Dundee tonight.
Tomorrow, there’s left field pop and melodic rock from Abandon.
Both start at 9.30m with free entry before midnight.
This week’s Sunday Song Club is hosted by Roberto Cassani and The Tickety Two from 7pm.
The Bank Bar kicks off its weekend of live music with The Broon Troot Orchestra tonight from 9.30pm then tomorrow it’s The Shrinks at the same time.
Songwriters’ Sunday is hosted by Gavin McGinty, with guest performances from local musicians at 8pm.
DaveWebster’s open mic night is onWednesday from 8.30pm.
Cara Sylvester and Kenny Martin are in tonight’s acoustic session at Number 57 from 9.30pm.
Tomorrow’s tea time teaser features The Junkyard Dogs in the first of their two gigs this weekend at the Dock Street venue. That’s followed at 9.30pm by The DBs.
The Dogs then round off the weekend with their usual Sunday slot at 6.30pm.
It’s residents’night at the Reading Rooms tonight with house, hip hop and more from Ken Swift and Dunc4n. Gates open at 10.30pm and entry is £5 all night.
Book Club welcomes electronic producer and DJ duo Dense & Pika tomorrow, with support from Good Stuff DJs Marc JD, Is Kill and Diabeatic.
Advance tickets are now gone but there are limited tickets available on the door from 9pm.
Censu & Kojo are back on Sunday for Hyphy, the new weekly hip hop club night.
Gates open at 10pm and entry is £3.50 before 11.30pm, £5 after.
Crayon/Check the Rabbit co-founder Vinyl Matt is back behind the wheels on Thursday for an extended excursion through the waxy corners of hip hop, dub, soul, electronic and everything in between.
Entry is £3.50 before 11.30pm, £5 after or £3.50 all night for students.
Cherry Bombz are at Buskers tonight from 11pm then Coast in Arbroath tomorrow at 9.30pm.
The pop punk group also play an unplugged set on Sunday at Ogilvy Bar in Kirriemuir from 5.30pm.
The Green Room in Perth has Glaswegian indie-rock group Start Static tonight with support from Fvnerals and Grampa.
Doors open at 8.30pm and entry is free.
Tomorrow it’s 70s classic rock tribute Strange Brew making their debut in Perth. Support comes from Dave Low.
Wiltshire singersongwriter Phil Cooper teams up with Edinburgh country folk troubadour Bryan Donoghue on Thursday supported by Derek Bissett. That’s free entry.
Sixty years since rock ‘n’ roll legend Eddie Cochran’s first single was released, his nephew Bobby has formed a new band to pay tribute to the Cochran legacy.
Somethin’Else play Backstage At The Green Hotel Kinross tomorrow, marking the anniversary of Skinny Jim’s release in 1956.
Bobby Cochran – a world class guitarist himself – has teamed up with Brian Hodgson and Mike Bell, both founder members of the highly acclaimed Albert Lee and Hogan’s Heroes.
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