Music Rock&Pop
■ Liam Finn, Lawrence of Arabia, Connan Mockasin and Louis Macbeth King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. The son of Crowded House frontman Neil Finn whips up a big noise for a singer/songwriter. ■ Four Good Men Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 10pm. £15. Scottish supergroup comprising 80s luminaries Mick MacNeil and Derek Forbes of Simple Minds, Ian Donaldson of H2O and guest guitarist Graeme Duffin. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Thu 27. ■ Copy Haho, Blakfish and No Kilter Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. Aberdeen indiesters headline plus off kilter puzzlecore from Blakfish. ■ Sonny Marvello and The Ads Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. Bowler- hatted swagger from Sonny Marvello at this weekly Concrete Campfire night.
Edinburgh FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Thu 27. ■ Jar Music Showcase Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. See Wed 3. ■ Little Comets Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. See Wed 3. ■ Sleeping Martyr, Dog Tired and Twenty Inch Kings The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Gothic metal. ■ EUTC Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4. Live music, DJs and prize draws at this party to raise funds for Edinburgh Uni Theatre Group’s next production. ■ Limbo The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8.30pm–1am. £5 (£4). See Thu 27. FREE Esther O’Connor Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Former Ashton Lane frontwoman performs tracks from her second album Right Here. ■ Hobo The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 11pm–3am. £3. See Sun 30. Dundee ■ Tom Hingley The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. See Mon 1.
■ Smokie Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, 01382 434940. £tbc. Classic hits including ‘Living Next Door To Alice’, ‘If you Think you Know How To Love Me’ and ‘Don’t Play Your Rock’n’Roll To Me’. Really big in Germany. Times for this performance are still to be confirmed. Glenrothes ■ Voulez Vous Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7.30pm. £14 (£13). The longest running Abba tribute band continue to recreate the sounds of the 70s super Swedes.
Friday 5 Glasgow ■ The Almighty and The Quireboys The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £16. Over-14s show. Veteran Scots hard rockers join up with their fellow old school rockers The Quireboys. ■ Deacon Blue Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £25. The Scotpop favourites present all their hits of yore. Expect much ‘Dignity’, ‘Real Gone Kid’ and ‘Chocolate Girl’. ■ The Jack Knives ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over 14s show. A popular Glasgow-based band with a penchant for playing rock and blues music. ■ Runrig Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £22.50. One of the world’s highest selling Celtic rock acts tour the fertile stomping ground of their native Scotland. ■ UK Subs, Fire Exit, Prairie Dugz and The Red Eyes Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Legendary old age punks formed back in 1976 head the bill. ■ Daniel O’Donnell SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £26–£30. Danny boy performs hits from his two astonishingly successful easy listening albums. Tell your gran to get her tickets fast. ■ The Michael Hunter Group Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Local rock quintet. FREE The Hold Up Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Prestwick punks. FREE Hugo a Go Go and The Defended Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Indie rock from HAGG and jagged punk from The Defended.
FREE The Five Aces and Modus Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Authentic boogie and Hammond grooves from the Five Aces (previously known as the Boogaloo Investigators). ■ Asylum Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock classics. ■ Ben Kweller and Carrick King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. SOLD OUT. Alt.country, indie and rock’n’roll from the whimsical ‘anti-folk superhero’ who was the teenage frontman with grunge rockers Radish. ■ Echo Session 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Sixties-influenced Britpop sounds. ■ Alasdair Roberts Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Spectral singer/songwriter with strong folk leanings. Edinburgh FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Thu 27. ■ Heavy Mama and Chil Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Covers and originals with more acts tbc. ■ Caezium Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Synth-laden electro rock. FREE Uncle Jack Espionage, 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. 7pm. Local indie. ■ The Deloreans, Plats Combinats and White Heath The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Rock. ■ Elkin Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Strong songwriting is emphasised by indie rockers Elkin, with more acts tbc. ■ Jakil Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 8pm. £5. Launch of the band’s latest EP, Plan B. Despite their youth, this band have had much critical acclaim.
Dundee ■ Jason Donovan Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £24.50. First came Neighbours, then the West End beckoned and recently a role in Echo Beach, not forgetting an appearance in the celebrity jungle. And now he’s singing again, especially for us.
The Stills They’ve just finished touring the States with Kings of Leon and the Montreal rockers are bringing their poppy, 80s flavoured stadium anthems to our shores. Logic Will Break Your Heart
was the album that brought them to prominence in 2004, but October’s release of Oceans Will Rise has been drawing in new fans. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Thu 27 Nov.
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■ Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £tbc. Tribute to the all time greats Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and more. ■ The French Quarter, The Kays Lavelle and Kartta Kage, St Andrews Lane, 8pm. £4. See Thu 4. Lanark ■ Pablo Eskimo Images, 26 Wellgate, 01555 660036. 7.30pm. £tbc. Pop-punk with ska influence.
Stirling ■ Voulez Vous Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473 544. 7.30pm. £16 (£15). See Thu 4. ■ King Creosote Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £14 (£12). Eclectic indie folk musician, plaintive troubadour and founder of the esteemed Fence Records.
Saturday 6 Glasgow ■ Next Big Thing Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 6pm. £10. Bumper local line-up, including The Black Arrows, Vox Populi, The Merchants, Da Capo, Sol Diablos, Cartoons Raised Me, Ampersand, Raw Kings, Tenements and Four Day Weekend. ■ Apocalyptica ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Classical - as opposed to classic - rock. Hope it’s overwrought. ■ Runrig Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £22.50. See Fri 5. ■ The Skinflints ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Rock ‘n’ roll band from Glasgow, currently working on their as- yet-untitled debut album. ■ Twin Atlantic Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. Over-14s show. Glasgow alt.rockers promote their new single ‘What Is Light? Where Is Laughter?’. ■ Coldplay and Eugene Francis Jr SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £38.50–£42.50. The anthemic indie quartet continue to steamroller all before them with their banal singalong chest-beating. ■ Danse or Die Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Dance-friendly guitar sounds from this self-styled ‘hyper electro disco death funk’ crew. ■ The Present Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £7.50. Piano, guitar, drums trio fronted by New York boy wonder Rusty Santos. ■ The Wildebeests and The Brutes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 7.30pm. £5. The ‘lairds of the boss racket’ deliver more retro garage stomping. ■ Kick to Kill, Transfer Audio, She’s Hit and Welcome to Spook Club 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Prevailing Joy Division influences from Kick to Kill. ■ The Magic of Motown SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £18–£20. See Sat 29. ■ Manta and Type 23 Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £6. Live music. ■ The People Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Wild west blues troubadours celebrated Hijacked Records birthday. FREE Richard Youngs, Andrea Marini and Smoke Jaguar The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Weekly Halt Bar Hijack. FREE The Catch 22s, Airspiel, The Deals, The Decent Souls and Tinseltown Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Bumper indie bill. ■ Carnaby Street Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock and pop covers.