Brel, Ashton Lane, G12
Tel 0141 342 4900
www.brelbarestaurant.com

Listings for Glasgow West End Festival 2008

MUSIC rock, pop, etc and COMEDY

Brel - Jazz Listings

FRIDAY 13th 7.30pm £3 on door
ROSS CLARK with very special guests

FRIDAY 13th 10 pm till 01am Free
DJ CHRIS "BEANS" GEDDES AND DJ HUSHPUPPY

Hushpuppy (The Art School) and Chris "Beans" Geddes (Belle and Sebastian) play a mixmatch of music from their own collections which might be Nick Drake one minute and Morricone the next.

SATURDAY 14th 9pm till 01am. Free
DJ ROBBIE ROLEX

One of the Numbers crew Robbie will trawl through musical genres from old tunes by The Band to modern soul, via reggae classics. Expect to dance.

SUNDAY 15th 3pm Free
CHILL ON THE HILL

DJs in the terrace and garden. Details on WEF web site.

MONDAY 16th 8pm £5 / £6
BLUE FOR THE BIRDS
BEN TD, JIM MCATEER AND TOM STEARN

An evening of acoustic music with a folk/blues/indie flavour, featuring the lovely sounds of Ben TD, Jim McAteer and Tom Stearn. Money raised from the event is going towards the conservation work of the RSPB. See also "Events" for RSPB walks. Brel, Ashton Lane. Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door, or free if join RSPB on the night. Tickets at Brel or from RSPB staff at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Info 0141 331 0993 . www.rspb.org.uk www.bentd.com www.myspace.com/jimmcateer

TUESDAY 17th 7.30 £4 at door
MOUSE EAT MOUSE and MIKE and SOLVIEG

A rare acoustic set from this unique band (in the List's 50 top Scottish bands), where spoken word and saxophone weave their intricate patterns. Their recent album "Mair Licht" was much praised. Not to be missed. With support from freakfolk duo Mike and Solvieg (The Pendulums) www.mouse-eat-mouse.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 18th 7.30pm £5 on door
Viva Melodia presents THE NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND

Formed in 2007 and fronted by the enigmatic genius that is Bill Wells, a Scottish bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer, this will be a gig to remember. Bill effortlessly cruises the boundaries of all genres of music, specialising in the experimental. There is an element of irony in the title of his band. He is friends to and musical collaborators with the Scottish indie firmament, including Isobel Campbell, Future Pilot AKA and The Pastels. There will be 2 sets with an interval. A very special gig. With DJs till 01am.

FRIDAY 20TH 7.30pm £5 on door
TIGERS ON VASELINE

Tigers on Vaseline are hailed as a Scottish phenomenon, and as quoted by Billy Sloan, Music Columnist of the Daily Record, "the most authentic David Bowie Tribute in the UK".

The band has rocketed from a humble 4 piece, strictly acoustic affair to a near full-blown reincarnation of Bowie at his 1972-73 zenith, and has worked hard to establish themselves as one of the UK's leading tribute acts. There is no closer a vocal than John O'Brien's crisp cockney cackle that could so easily be lifted from Honky Dory, Ziggy Stardust or Aladdin Sane.

Checkout the band's myspace on myspace.com/tigersonvaseline where you can view a video of The Jean Genie, and an array of pictures, audio recordings and other interesting curios.

The band will make a welcome return to Brel on 20th June as part of the West End festival to play an acoustic set that will include most of the usual favourites plus a few surprises.

FRIDAY 20th 10 pm till 01am Free
DJ CHRIS "BEANS" GEDDES AND DJ HUSHPUPPY

Hushpuppy (The Art School) and Chris "Beans" Geddes (Belle and Sebastian) play a mixmatch of music from their own collections which might be Nick Drake one minute and Morricone the next.

SATURDAY 21st 9pm till 01am. Free
DJ ROBBIE ROLEX

One of the Numbers crew Robbie will trawl through musical genres from old tunes by The Band to modern soul, via reggae classics. Expect to dance.

SUNDAY 22nd 3pm Free
CHILL ON THE HILL

LIVE JAZZ and DJs in the terrace and garden. Details on WEF web site.

MONDAY 23rd 7.30 pm. Free
GRACE EMILYS with support from The Boy Who Trapped The Sun and Anna Meldrum Young Dundee based band play an acoustic gig in Brel. Just back from the North by North West Festival in Toronto and having just completed their first (very successful) UK tour and released their debut single this is a band on an upward trajectory. www.myspace.com/graceemilys

TUESDAY 24th 7.30pm £3 on door
KINGDOM OF NIGHT, PAUL MARSHALL and JAMIE DARGIE (the Aliens)

This is an amazing triple bill. Kingdom of Night are a 9 piece ensemble fronted by charismatic Irishman Colm McComb. Veering along the Pentangle / Espers road there is also more than a nod to Jethro Tull and even Trees here. Many of the songs here are to be on the first album. Paul Marshall is on the revered Bella Union label, home to Midlake and Stephanie Dosen, and is working closely with Simon Raymonde. Gentle acoustic songs which you can hear on www.myspace.com/paulmarshallyeah.
Finally psychedelic folk ballads from Jamie Dargie of the Aliens

WEDNESDAY 25th 7.30pm £5 on door
Viva Melodia presents CINEPLEXX and ALLY KERR A great band from spain. http://www.myspace.com/cineplexx . they have got collaborations on their album with Duglas T Stewart, Norman Blake and Jad Fair. With support from Ally Kerr, who will be playing tunes from his newly released 2nd album.

FRIDAY 27th 6 till 8pm Free
THE JAZZ COLLECTIVE Jazz funk from this band led by keyboard player Gerry Rossi

FRIDAY 27th 10 pm till 01am Free
DJ CHRIS "BEANS" GEDDES AND DJ HUSHPUPPY

Hushpuppy (The Art School) and Chris "Beans" Geddes (Belle and Sebastian) play a mixmatch of music from their own collections which might be Nick Drake one minute and Morricone the next.

SATURDAY 28th 9pm till 01am. Free
DJ ROBBIE ROLEX

One of the Numbers crew Robbie will trawl through musical genres from old tunes by The Band to modern soul, via reggae classics. Expect to dance.

SUNDAY 29th 3pm to 6pm Free
CHILL ON THE HILL

LIVE JAZZ in the terrace and garden. With DJs. Details on WEF web site.

COMEDY AT BREL

THURSDAY 19th 7.30pm £6 (Tickets Scotland or at bar)
Brel in association with Stand Out Comedy presents JASON ROUSE Every so often a comedian comes along who challenges the sensibilities of the public. In 2008 that comedian is Jason Rouse. The most celebrated act in Candaian stand-up, his act is a mixture of devilishly crafted jokes and freak-show like theatrics.
"A dark and stormy night at the mic. Shocking, but he's funny" Toronto Star 'Hamilton-hatched stand up mutant Jason Rouse is the evil Jim Carrey but he's smarter, and light years funnier!' Now magazine.

THURSDAY 26th 7.30pm £6 (Tickets Scotland or at bar)
L NEIL DELAMERE

A rare opportunity to catch Ireland's latest big comedy star in an intinmate setting. A regular on Irish TV screens and at festivals all over the world. "endless top-notch material that had this audience in stitches" - Adelaide Fringe Festival "Neil Delamere is beginning to emerge as a contender. his sweet, faux-naive style a refreshing contrast..the rising star of Irish comedy and a wryly brilliant live performer" - Sunday Times

Brel, Ashton Lane
Tel 0141 342 4900
www.brelbarestaurant.com