Bands/music from, or with a strong connection to, Glasgow and nearby towns S/D (mostly S rather than D tbh)

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paolo, his da drinks in minnesota fats

||||||||, Sunday, 8 March 2020 12:53 (four years ago) link

I've never been in there because I'm too much of a hipster :(

paolo, Sunday, 8 March 2020 13:59 (four years ago) link

No way you're hipper than R. Gillespie Sr.

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 March 2020 14:12 (four years ago) link

as someone originally from East Kilbride I can assure you it lost its links to Glasgow long before I was born and JAMC and Aztec Camera most certainly are EK not Glasgow.

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 14:31 (four years ago) link

and most folk identify from the schemes they live in not the town/city they reside in

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 14:33 (four years ago) link

Yes, thanks. We went into that further up the thread and I've clarified that by Glasgow, I meant Glasgow and nearby towns. By 'strong connection to', I now realise that, in addition to meaning bands/musicians from that area I also meant bands/musicians who emerged from Glasgow's music scenes. I'm about to see if I can get the title changed to reflect this

neilasimpson, Sunday, 8 March 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link

no worries neil, i wasnt having a go at you

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link

ok, thanks

neilasimpson, Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:09 (four years ago) link

For real controversy you should get it changed to 'Strathclyde' bands, lol.

This thread is hilarious proof how parochial we are up here innit. I dont think we ever grow out of primary school behaviour.

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:12 (four years ago) link

I'm sure if you did the same thing for Yorkshire or somewhere you'd have exactly the same results.

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link

I mean, associating the Cocteau Twins with Glasgow is a bit like saying the Smiths are a product of the Birmingham music scene.

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link

^Is there a U.S. equivalent to this? (specific band/city)

Panic! At The Costco (morrisp), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link

I'm sure if you did the same thing for Yorkshire or somewhere you'd have exactly the same results.

i dont doubt it.

except with Essex since half of Essex claims to be Cockney!

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link

^Is there a U.S. equivalent to this? (specific band/city)

You mean, like New York singer songwriter, Bruce Springsteen or something?

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:26 (four years ago) link

I was wrong about the Cocteau Twins. Let's move on.

This thread is hilarious proof how parochial we are up here innit.

I think I'm actually trying to be more parochial, in a positive way.

neilasimpson, Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link

xp or saying Dino Jr / Sebadoh were part of the “Boston scene”; or calling Modest Mouse a “Seattle band”?

Panic! At The Costco (morrisp), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:34 (four years ago) link

Surely that happens in the US!

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 March 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link

I've never been in there because I'm too much of a hipster :(
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it's actually not too bad. I mean you're only getting tennents but w/e.

the mala carne-, object company-, mount florida studios-adjacent hipsters all drink in there

||||||||, Sunday, 8 March 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link

Let's celebrate our shiny new thread title by keeping on topic. There are other places for Glasgow pub chat. Glasgow pubs, for example.

neilasimpson, Sunday, 8 March 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link

see there's now a glasgow-themed pub in buenos aires
https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-themed-pub-opened-doors-17882297

||||||||, Sunday, 8 March 2020 17:12 (four years ago) link

I wonder how many of the tartan army who stayed behind in 1978 are still there

Oor Neechy, Sunday, 8 March 2020 17:17 (four years ago) link

found this in a second-hand shoap (in Vancouver) on sunday

https://www.discogs.com/Glen-Daly-Live-At-The-Ashfield-Glasgow/release/2326881

COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 19:52 (four years ago) link

No Sydney Devine or Lena Martell?

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 19:57 (four years ago) link

sadly not, I love a bit of steak and kidney.

Fran and Anna used to attend the same chapel as me when i was an adolescent.

COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link

Ayrshire is severely lacking in musical progeny, bloke from Stealer's Wheel, bloke from Pallas, bloke from Belle & Sebastian (stayed there for a while, i"m told), terrible punk bands, one of Nazareth maybe? Idk, who else?

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link

If you're trying to get to know a place through its music, shouldn't you be listening to stuff like the fratellis and del amitri and shite like that as well as bis or whoever?

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:29 (four years ago) link

Weirdly this is the most Glasgow-y tune I can think of, not because I like it much, but in the mainstream in Scottish music all that 'denim jacket and quiff' music was happening in the mid-late 80s and that was when I was growing up.

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:33 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KostJs1qRTo

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:34 (four years ago) link

bloke from Stealer's Wheel

Both from Paisley. Unless you mean the drummer or something.

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:35 (four years ago) link

Oh, I thought Joe Egan was from Largs, my bad

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link

St Mirin's Academy old boys!

Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 20:40 (four years ago) link

where were long fin killie from? i know luke grew up on orkney but i think they formed in glasgow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OYrpbfAYks

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:03 (four years ago) link

if you like ganger then you might like el hombre trajeado

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXeLQFAouU

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link

I'm guessing Glasgow, Luke was in a band called Fenn before LFK with the indefatigable Richie from Stretchheads and for about an 18 month period it seemed like they supported *every* single American band playing Glasgow, I saw them so many times.

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:16 (four years ago) link

ha there's a band like that in every scene, when i was living in manchester in the late 80s there was always this band called flea (two shouty men and a drum machine, like big black with a staff shortage) who supported seemingly every US band that played in the boardwalk, or if it wasn't them it was the slum turkeys (same deal, but with longer hair iirc)

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:23 (four years ago) link

Fenn! i hazve been trying to remember that for ages. Thanks!

stirmonster, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:24 (four years ago) link

They were good actually, kinda indie grunge, very Glasgow 1990, King Tuts, supporting Midway Still kinda thing.

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:26 (four years ago) link

While we're on the subject of Luke, if anyone has the CD-R of a band he was in for 5 mins with Jer from Dawson and a few others (maybe Howie from El Hombre too) called 'Shlebie' I'd love to hear that again, lost my copy in a house move.

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link

of all the dumb things I've seen on ILM, this - from that Best of Glasgow poll - is unquestionably the dumbest:

Teenage Fanclub 0

alpine static, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link

i saw them several times but can't remember anything about their music.

stirmonster, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:29 (four years ago) link

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stirmonster, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:29 (four years ago) link

I can't find anything about them online but I reckon I'm getting the spelling wrong.

Maresn3st, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link

Increasingly feel the most interesting Glasgow music of the past few years is that which doesn't telegraph its "Glasgow-ness" - whatever that means - too much. And there's always a risk of falling into authentocracy/parochialism/nativism when trying to define it.
The Glasgow indie traditions of the 80s and 90s - whether it's twee indie pop or dour post-rock - feel increasingly played out and the further away we get from them the better tbh.
The stuff GLARC has put out over the past few years has been great, especially Still House Plants, Bamya, Quinie and Horse Whisperer. https://glarc.bandcamp.com/
Comfort absolutely rule and should be getting way more attention than they have so far.
That soft issues tape on Penultimate Press is grrrreat.
Cucina Povera, Helena Celle, Mercuro Chrome, Fritz Welch, Tony Bevan, Caroline McKenzie, Kapil Seshasayee, Stable...
Also intrigued by the mysterious graed. Anyone know who it might be? https://www.lowcompany.co.uk/products/decibels

Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link

el hombre were good. rm hubbert fae el hombre is v good too, tho i never kept up with him when he started doing stuff with aidan fae arab strap (I'd probably enjoy it).

im going to try and get more up to date with glasgow stuff, that list will be very helpful, stew

COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:42 (four years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDa14HUiscg

Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:46 (four years ago) link

A pleasure Jim. Howie from El Hombre is still doing lots of interesting stuff, as is Jer from Dawson, P6 from Stretcheads et al. I do feel the official narrative of 90s Glasgow has tended to write out those guys, mainly cos they didn't enjoy the same commercial success as their peers and are harder to fit into the narrative, but they're such energetic and supportive figures.
Luke Sutherland's current band Rev Magnetic are worth checking out and he's done some improv stuff with Tony Bevan, Jer Reid et al. Great musician!

Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link

still fucking love this song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67rn5rUBbP4

Telstar Ponies - Farewell, Farewell

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link

xx-post soft tissues that is! Soft Issues are a noise/punk band from Leeds.

Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link

another good folky one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A204YG53ZRg

Trembling Bells - Willows of Carbeth

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:57 (four years ago) link

Shelagh McDonald was Glasgow based wasn't she?

ymo sumac (NickB), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link


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