Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants have recently reformed after a momentary hiatus whilst Hugh worked in China. Since his return to Glasgow, the band have been busy recording new material and hitting the live scene supporting The Alabama 3, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 as well as selling out their own shows throughout the central belt of Scotland and tonight he is at The Bungalow.
Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants have a long musical career having toured and supported bands such as The Fall, Half Man Half Biscuit, Mogwai, Simple Minds and Belle and Sebastian as well as many others.
Following local TV appearances, The Velvet Underpants were invited by Deborah Harry of the band ‘Blondie’ to support her on 11 dates throughout Britain. This culminated in Hugh and Debs doing a live duet of Waiting for the Man, where rare footage recently surfaced on YouTube. It wasn’t just a rumour that Deborah also faxed Lou Reed to tell him about Hugh!
Hugh’s debut album, Take a Walk on the Clydeside was released in 1996 receiving a lot of radio play not just in UK but also throughout Europe, America and Canada. After the successful release of the single, Six To Wan, it was selected for the compilation album, “The Power Of Scotland Vol 1” which was released on Abbeymill Records. Whilst living in Beijing, Hugh Reed recorded and released his second album, ‘Ni fa feng le ma?’ (R U Crazy? – in Chinese).
Hugh describes himself as ‘multi talentless’ and was auditioned and chosen for a cameo role in the coolest film of the nineties, Trainspotting – More recently he acted in the Jackie Chan movie ’12 Zodiacs’ as a butler and has also appeared many times on CCTV – Chinese TV in many acting roles.
Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants have toured extensively throughout the UK, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium and Ireland. In 2003 they performed at the Roskilde Festival, Denmark on the same bill as Metallica, Bjork and Queens of the Stone Age.
If you have never seen them before and you go along to see them, I guarantee you will be absolutely knocked out and totally entertained. Doors are at 7pm and you can pay on entry.
Tomorrow afternoon Leanna Zaccarini and The Moon Lighters are back for the first afternoon gig of the year at The Bungalow and this time the band features Robert Henderson on trumpet. If you are looking for a fun afternoon filled with laid back Latin, Smooth Swing, Ballsy Blues and a big portion of Funk then get yourself down at 1pm when the doors open.
This Thursday The Bungalow Introducing Night features the newest talent on the circuit and they are The Glass Key, Red Uh-Huh and Vos Rough. Doors are 7pm and you can pay on entry.
Kennedy’s have No Class in on Sunday at 3pm and it is their first time playing there. Why not go along and help them pop their cherry. Get ready for plenty hard rock, metal n punk, to keep you entertained. The very popular band Graceland are at The Anchor on Sunday from 4.30pm.
The Old Swan have Hot Ratz in tonight from 7pm and tomorrow in ‘The Shopper’s Slot’ at 4pm it is Headhunters. On Monday Clyde will be kicking off at 6pm which ids the best remedy to chase away those Monday Blues. On Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm Lee James will be singing and telling stories while fending off Klaus The Swan’s resident heckler. Duncan McLellan will be on Wednesday from 4pm. The Cave have The G33’s playing from 9pm tomorrow and a band TBC on Sunday at 6pm.
This week’s Open Mic sessions are Abbey Bar on Monday with Dunky Hunter at 8pm, Jason Flood is the host at Gantry on Tuesday from 9pm; Johnny Barr will be at The Keg on Wednesday from 8.30pm. Keep Music Live.