The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
ROCKTALK GIG GUIDE
Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay hits Dundee tomorrow for a very special DJ set with the All Good crew.
Groove Armada’s importance to dance music needs no explanation and this is a night not to be missed.
They are rooted in dance music’s seminal movements, with Andy Cato taking in Castlemorton and the free party scene, and Tom Findlay regularly attending the Hacienda during his formative university days in Manchester.
When they met in London in the mid-90s, little did they know they would go on to make history themselves.
Groove Armada came to fruition as the name of a club night where Tom and Andy each hosted a floor and the duo adopted the moniker when they started producing music together for Tim “Love” Lee’s Tummy Touch label.
A week spent in the remote countryside resulted in their debut album Northern Star and breakthrough hit At The River, which was to prove the catalyst for major label recognition, million-selling albums, Grammy and Brit nominations, plus a pioneering live show, establishing themselves as one of the planet’s best-loved dance acts.
However, throughout their two decades of global success, they have remained as comfortable in sweat-soaked basements as big stages.
Indeed, Tom and Andy began DJing properly as a duo in fabric’s Room 3 during the club’s early days, while more recently they have made Room 1 their own.
Advance tickets have all been snapped up but if you get along early there will be 50 tickets available on the door from 10pm.
Support comes from Van D and Callum and Addy.
It’s residents’ night tonight at the Reading Rooms with Crayon’s Dunc4n and Vinyl Matt and Reckless Kettle’s Mikey Rodgers.
Entre is free before 11.30pm, £5 after and gates open at 10.30pm.
Ethos take over this week’s Rooms Thursdays, with Glasgow’s Loose Joints joined by residents Matt and Spam.
Entry is £3.50 before 11.30pm, £5 after.
Two Wheels Good bring bluesy rock classics to Clark’s on Lindsay Street tonight.
Tomorrow it’s 10-piece outfit Funk Connection.
Both start at 9.30pm with free entry before midnight.
This week’s Sunday Song Club showcases Southern Gothic, alt-country blues singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah.
Combining rhythm and blues plus old-time covers alongside startling originals with a contemporary twist, Amythyst channels this richly layered repertoire through a massively expressive voice.
Entry is free and the music starts at 7.30pm.
After his recent support slot on Kyle Falconer’s solo tour, Dundee singer songwriter Billy Mitchell plays his own headline show at Thursday’s Pre Production. (See What’s On Feature).
Support comes from Marc Alexander and Neil Morrison.
Doors open at 8pm and tickets are £5 at www. billymitchellmusic.bigcartel. com or it’s £7 from the bar, Groucho’s and Assai Records.
The Bank Bar has Huge Mouse tonight at around 9.30pm then tomorrow it’s Lefty and Friends at the same time.
Songwriters’ Sunday is hosted by Gavin McGinty from 8pm.
Dave Webster’s open mic is on Wednesday at 8.30pm.
The DBs are at McDaniels tonight at 9.30pm. Tomorrow it’s Broon Troot Orchestra from 10pm.
Buck Rogers play indie rock classics at Powrie Bar tonight from 9.30pm.
Cherry Bombz play two unplugged shows this weekend, starting tonight with the Station Bar in Arbroath at 9.30pm.
Tomorrow, the pop punk group are at Alisons Bar and Function Suite from 4pm.
Number 57 has its acoustic session tonight at 9pm.
Tomorrow it’s The Junkyard Dogs in the teatime slot at 5.30pm.
The Junkyard Dogs are also back for their usual Sunday residency at 7pm.
Next Wednesday Earths, from Glasgow, headline The Firefly in Ward Road, Dundee, with support from locals Gone Wishing, Little Anchors and Buffalo.
This show is free entry with doors opening at 7.30pm.