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Thursday 27 Glasgow FREE Tigerstyle The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 5–7pm. Creative music making programme headed by Scottish bhangra outfit Tigerstyle with a series of classes and workshops looking at urban music production. Classes are free and open to anyone aged 14–25, for more info contact erin@thearches.co.uk. ■ Jamie Sellars Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 6.30pm. £6–£8. Local singer songwriter showcases his single. ■ John Smith, Iain Morrison and Anna Meldrum Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Unashamed romanticism and warm lyricism on the acoustic guitar from Smith on his debut album The Fox and The Monk. ■ Roisin Murphy ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. Happily bonkers ex-frontwoman of Moloko runs free in her own club-friendly world. ■ Simple Plan Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. Young punksters Simple Plan play their fun Green Day- ish music to a rabid audience. FREE Dinny Art de Caf, The Old Sheriff Court Building, Brunswick Street, 333 0344. 7.30pm. Cinematic electronica from this singer/songwriter, influenced by kd lang and Annie Lennox. ■ The Stills Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £8. Canadian band dedicated to reviving the self- regarding majesty of The Cure and Echo & the Bunnymen. ■ The Backhanded Compliments, The King Hats, Y’All is Fantasy Island and Skitten Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Experimental sounds from YIFI. FREE Craig Grant and Easy & the Epidemic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local songwriter. ■ Dave Arcari, Jonzip McNeill and Johnny Parr The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £5. A Punkrockblues night, featuring alt blues guitarist Arcari, plus punk frontman McNeill, and Parr of metal outfit Attica Rage doing solo sets. ■ Flamboyant Bella, Boycotts and The Dirty Demographic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Adolescent indie poppers. ■ The French Wives and The Senses Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Quirky indie folk in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura from The French Wives. ■ The Gen Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Sweaty rock. ■ Le Teef and David Bova Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Acoustic sounds at the weekly Concrete Campfire night. FREE Daniel Vzeu, Great Wide Open, Paul Alger and Johnny Downie The Drawing Room, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 8866. 9pm. Self- professed guitar/love-god Daniel Vzeu plays the weekly Quiet Riot singer/songwriter showcase.
WIN STUFF
WIN SMASHING PUMPKINS DVDS The 90s alt.rockers recently reformed, and this double disc DVD celebrates their return to the spotlight, with over four hours of concert footage, band interviews and Voices Of The Ghost Children, a short featurette about the Pumpkins’ fans. We have three copies of If All Goes Wrong to give away.
WIN BARRY MANILOW DVDS The man who brought us ‘Bermuda Triangle’, ‘Copacabana’ and ‘Mandy’ will be over in the UK this fortnight for some special Christmas tour dates, but if you can’t make those, his Happy Holidays DVD, recorded live in NYC lets you get festive in the comfort of your living room, with songs like ‘Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘White Christmas’. We have four copies up for grabs.
WIN CHRIS ISAAK DVDS It might sound like a Wicked Game, but only four lucky readers can get their hands on a free copy of Chris Isaak’s festive DVD, Christmas. The quiffed one and his long-serving band perform seasonal favourites including ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town’, while the singer also duets with Stevie Nicks and Michael Buble.
For your chance to win, head over to www.list.co.uk and enter your details by Thursday 11 December.
■ The Peacocks, The Scourge of River City and Short Notice 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Sharp-suited Swiss punkabilly trio of some vintage, plus punk supports at this Wrecking Pit night. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Live reggae and dancehall sounds. ■ Chad VanGaalen and Women Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. Bedroom musician and artist from Calgary. Edinburgh FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. Open stage for singer- songwriters to showcase their material (Thu) and bands (Fri). ■ Big Tuna The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £tbc. Good time rock’n’roll/indie covers.
thirty years of rough trade records
JEFFREY LEWIS
Edinburgh The Picture House Friday 28th November www.myspace.com/jarvspace / www.roughtraderecords.com
Róisin Murphy + BISHI
GLASGOW ABC Thursday 27th November New single "You Know Me Better" out now. www.roisinmurphy.com www.myspace.com/roisinmurphy
+ ODEON BEAT CLUB + I SEE SHAPES GLASGOW KING TUTS FRIDAY 26TH DECEMBER
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GLASGOW ORAN MOR SAT 29TH NOVEMBER
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EDINBURGH CABARET VOLTAIRE WEDNESDAY 17TH DECEMBER
Emilíana Torrini GLASGOWW ORAN MOR SUNDAY 8TH MARCH 2009
GLASGOW KING TUTS SAT 27TH DECEMBER
ELI “PAPERBOY” REED & THE TRUE LOVES GLASGOW ORAN MOR TUE 2ND DECEMBER
EDINBURGH LIQUID ROOM SATURDAY 13TH DECEMBER
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