Rock& Pop
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication for Glasgow to glasgowGlist.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henrleist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Mark Robertson, Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore.
Ticket Information Tickets for most shows can be obtained in advance from: Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street. Glasgow 0141204 5151. Tickets Scotland 127 Rose Street. Edinburgh. 0131 220 3234. Ripping Records 91 South Bridge. 0131226 7010. Way Ahead 0141 339 8383.
Glasgow
I Simply Red SI{(‘(‘. l'innieslon Quay. 0870 040-1000. 7.30pm. SULI) ()I'T. Mike Ilucknall continues to be inexplicany popular with his white man pseudo-soul. Please note rescheduled date.
I Comeback Kid, Bane, FC Fire and Co-Exist King Tut‘s Walt Walt Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8pm. £8. ()yer- 14s. The headliners are a hi- octane punk rock live—piece from Winnipeg. Canada.
I Desert Hearts and De Rosa Nice'n'Sleazy. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 8pm. (iargleblast Records promote talent from Scotland and Ireland. I Cayto, L Casio lmmunitas and G Plan ABC2. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £5. ()yer- 14s. (‘ayto launch their full-on new album Blunder/ms with its sonic cocktail of Radiohead. Low and Pink Floyd. See records for review of (‘ayto‘s album.
I Anavris, Pop Up, Confusion, Anaphoric, Raspberry Badger and The Jaks I’ury Harry's. 9o Maxwell Street. 22| 651 l. 7.30pm. £4. Another Furys King of Bands heat.
I Breakpoint Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 7.30pm. £5. Local rock outfit.
I Michael Chapman St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 548 6020. 8pm. £7 (£5). I-‘inger-pickin'. whiskey-swillin' singer/songwritin'.
I The Free Candy Sessions The Liquid Ship. I7| ~-I75 (ireat Western Road. 33l l90l. 8pm. I’ree. Weekly. laidback session with guest musicians.
I A Hawk 8. a Hacksaw and George & Nalle Mono. l2 Kings (‘ourt. King Street. 553 2400. 8pm. Iiclectica from a Ilawk & a Hacksaw. with elements oI modern composition and American and liastern Iiuropean l‘olk evident in the mix from Jeremy Barnes. who is still perhaps best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel.
I Le Reno Amps 'l‘he (ioal. 1287 Argyle Street. 357 7373. 8pm. l‘ree. Melodic indie rock.
I Nick Kelly Beanscene. 5 I)e(‘ourcy‘s Arcade. (‘resswell Lane. 33-1 (i776. 8pm. I-‘ormer liat Lady Sings I‘rontman performs an intimate solo show.
I The Plimptons 'I'chai ()yna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Free. Another of ‘absurdo-pop‘ band the I’limptons' triquarterly symposiums ol' p0p.
I Viva Santana Rent‘rew I‘crry. Anderston Quay. The Brtmmielaw. 01698 265 5| I. 8pm. £10. Tribute to the Latin rock of Santana.
I Vox Populi, the Statler Project, Landslide and Lucerna The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 0870 240 7528. 8pm. £6. Showcase night of up-and-coming (ilasgow indie acts.
Surface Noise
Music news to make you go 'oooh ', ‘aaargh’ or ‘uuurgh’! For those of you not jetting off to Barbados for the festive season, the Annual Edinburgh Hogmanay party has been announced with our cover star KT Tunstall, performing alongside Texas and El Presidente in Princes Street Gardens. Details of the Glasgow shindig remain under wraps but as soon as those wraps are off by god we’ll be giving it to you straight.
a If that copy of Hammer of the Gods that has been your bedtime reading for years now is looking a bit worn then fear not. as a tit replacement in the shape of Paul Whitelaw‘s Bel/e & Sebastian: Just a Modern Rock Story is out there now for your delectation. published by Helter Skelter.
W Aiter six months without a permanent General Director, Scottish Opera has at last announced the appointment of Kiwi Alex Reedin who has worked extensively in the UK, and is currently General Director of New Zealand Opera as their new gaffer.
King Tut's have launched a new music initiative. Your Sound. From 4--8pm on the first Sunday of every month the downstairs bar in Tut’s will be given over to the sound of new unsigned acts demos only. Guest DJ are proposed too with El Presidente on the decks on the 6 November. To get your music heard visit www.kingtuts.co.uk/yoursound for more info.
3% The cloud: Sleater-Kinney have cancelled their date at Oran Mor because of health reasons. The silver lining: support act Constantines have rescheduled a show in their own right at the Barfly on Fri 11 November.
2% Other recently unveiled live extravaganzas that have come to our attention include The Go! Team hopping around at the Barrowland on 17 February, Nick Cave doing a scaled back solo perfromances (well him an a couple of geezers as opposed to ten) at the Playhouse, 4 February and the Royal Concert Hall. 5 February and a pop jamboree from the Sugababes at the Clyde Auditorium on 20 March.
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