Sam Brown, slow-burns and smoulders through her set at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut.
I Chris Mills The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. £4. American singer/songwriter.
I The Kowalskis and Twitch The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2.
I Acoustic Jam Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm. Weekly session hosted by Gerry Lyons.
Edinburgh
I The Handsome Family The Attic, Dyer’s Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Creating the country- tingcd ambience of The Star Club are The Handsome Family, Chris Mills and Felsons’ frontman Dean Owens.
I Otomo Downs, Butlers and Poplar The Venue, 17-21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £3. Three up-and-coming local bands perform.
TUESDAY 26
Glasgow
I World Party The Garage, Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50 plus booking fee. The return of ex-Waterboy Karl Wallinger‘s band whose profile has risen considerably thanks to Robbie Williams‘ cover version of ‘She’s The One’.
I Vaughn The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £7.50 plus booking fee. No age restriction on this show.
I Attica Blues and Mushtaq King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5 plus booking fee. Ex- Mo Waxers Attica Blues slink out some soulful jazz hip hop tunes.
I Lapsus Linguae, Sidca and Late Night Foreign Radio The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2. I Transaudio, Suburbia and Snib Glider Glory Box, Curlers, Bvres Road, 338 6511. 8.30pm. Free. ‘
I Live Music Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm. Acts unconfirmed at time of going to press.
Edinburgh
I Tailgunner, Latter Day Saints and Mutterfly The Attic, Dyer’s Close, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). See Mon 25 Sep.
Glasgow
I Dum Dums King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 7.30pm.
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Glasgow, Tue 3 Oct
£6.50 plus booking fee. Over 14s only. Dum Dums straddle the gulf between boy bands and pop metal such as The Bloodhound Gang, so they should be right at home when they move on from this headline tour to support Robbie Williams.
I Snow Patrol and Cut La Roc Queen Margaret Union, University Gardens, 339 9784. 8pm. £5. Students and guests. Part of the Freshers’ Week celebrations but open to all students and guests. Turbo- charged indie rock from Glasgow-based trio Snow Patrol and hip-hop beats and breaks from Cut La Roc.
I Acoustic Open Stage The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free. Weekly unplugged session.
THURSDAY 28
Glasgow
I Radiohead and Clinic Glasgow Green. 6pm. £25 plus booking fee. Tickets from Virgin, Glasgow and Edinburgh and Way Ahead. See feature for the most revered band in the world, walking among their disciples once more. Clinic go one better in the enigma stakes by regularly appearing on stage wearing surgical masks. You might have heard this excellent band soundtracking one of the new Levi’s ads.
I Trisha Yearwood Clyde Auditorium, SECC, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. £18.50/£l 7.50 plus booking fee. Country diva, part of the new(ish) wave of Nashville performers but a singer/ songwriter who has avoided diluting her roots too much.
I Elevator Suite, Cousteau and Accura King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £4 plus booking fee. Easy listening vibes from Elevator Suite and tender melancholy from Cousteau.
I Alan Price Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 8pm. £10 (£22.50 with dinner). The ex-Animals keyboard maestro tinkles the ivories.
I Sleepflower, Empire Windrush, Solution, Mutterfly and Hustler The Cathouse, Union Street, 248 6606. 7.15pm. £3.50. Unsigned band bonanza. I Kate Jacobs and Scott MacDonald Blackfriars, Bell Street, 552 5924. £4. Singer/songwriter from Sinatra country (Hoboken, Noo Joisey) with a folk and country streak to her UK debut album Hydrangea. Support from local songwriter Scott MacDonald.
I Diobane, Badger and Dogma The
13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2. Rock tri le bill.
I Unity, Side E ect and Pulse Strawberry Fields, Oswald Street, 221 7871. 9pm. £4.
I The Vagabonds The Scotia, Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 8.30pm. Free. Popular covers.
I Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. I Live Music Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm.
Edinburgh
I Durn Dums The Venue, 17—21 Calton Road, 557 3073. 8pm. £6.50. See Wed 27.
FRIDAY 29
Glasgow
I Radiohead and Clinic Glasgow Green. 6pm. See Thu 28 and feature.
I Van Morrison Barrowland, Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7.30pm. £22.50 plus booking fee. Van the Man has been putting himself about a bit recently what with his skiffle album released in collaboration with Lonnie Donegan and Dr John and a new release produced with a little help from the Red Hot Pokers and Linda Gail Lewis.
I The Animalhouse and The Gents King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5.50 plus booking fee. The Animalhouse are a kick ass garage indie band formed by ex- members of Ride (the ones that aren’t in Oasis) and longtime Supergrass collaborator Sam Williams.
I Melton Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Sauchiehall Street, 333 9637. 8.30pm. Pre-club set from the hip-hopper whose current single is a collaboration with 80s rapper Roxanne Shante.
I Electric Sound Of Joy and Ian Lyons The 13th Note Club, Clyde Street, 243 2177. 8pm. £5.50 plus booking fee. Dark electronica and dance music you can’t dance to from the Foundry label. Recommended.
I Greathead Briggs The 13th Note Cafe, King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £2. Described as ‘the dream wedding band’. In that case, play ‘Misty’ for me.
I Diesel Cowboys Grand Ole Opry, Paisley Road T011, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Country sounds.
I Abba Disco Party Bourbon Street, George Street, 552 0141. 7pm. £5 (£17.50 with dinner). Featuring an Abba tribute combo.
I Chi McChuills, High Street, 552 2135. 10pm. Free.
I Mau McChuills Way Out West, Kelvinhaugh Street, 221 5569. 9.30pm. Free.
I Big Kahuna The Halt Bar, Woodlands Road, 564 1527. 8.30pm. Free.
I Real Easy Samuel Dow’s, Nithsdale Road, 4230107. 8.30pm. Free.
I Sleeping Giants and Dyonisus Pine Trees lnn, Stirling Road, Dumbarton. 8pm. £2.
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rock & pop MUSIC
gigs this fortnight
ROCK/POP
Radiohead Returning with a thoroughly odd but hugely compelling new record, Radiohead do things their own way in a huge tent on Glasgow Green. If the shows on the tour so far are anything to go by, these will be a spooky delight. See feature on page 10 Glasgow: Glasgow Green, Thu 28 & Fri 29 Sep.
Morcheeba They may be the toast of coffee tables everywhere but Morcheeba still want to push their heavy-Iidded hip hop pop somewhere new. See preview. Glasgow: Barrowland, Sat 30 Sep.
The Yo Yo’s and Groop Dogdrill A double helping of thumping rock shenanigans, with one-time Wildheart Danny McCormack leading the greased up antics of The Yo Yo's with kindred spirits and Groop Dogdrill holding up admirably in support. Glasgow; Cathouse, Mon 25 Sep.
FOLK/WORLD
Capercaillie Celebrating the release of their latest album Na‘durra, these Scottish folk stalwarts pack them in. Glasgow: Royal Concert Hall, Thu 5 Oct.
CLASSICAL
Paragon Ensemble Birthday Celebrations Get the candles on the cake as one of Scotland’s best loved companies celebrates twenty years, with a performance of Steve Reich’s Drumming being the icing on the birthday cake. See preview. Glasgow: Royal Concert Hall, Sun 7 Oct.
Paragon Ensemble Scotland
David Davies Ail-st t: l) l(,‘til()'
20th Anniversary Celebrations
Sunday 1st October 10pm
www.paragonensemble.org.uk
”...utter/y hypnotic and stunning/y played... ” The Scotsman
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
0141 287 551 1
(subject to service charge)
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