Music Rock&Pop/Jazz
■ Edgar Prais, Everything Everything and Dupec Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. Alt.rock trio from Aberdeen headline.
Edinburgh FREE The 48, I Hear Echoes, Lindsay Sugden & The Storm and Fletcher The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie and acoustica. FREE The Nobads Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Indie. ■ Rockeoke Espionage, 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. 9pm. See Wed 3. FREE Dr Ruby’s Acoustic Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. midnight. A selection of acoustic acts. Dundee ■ Redbattle 08 – Regional Final The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £8 (£7). Regional final of battle of the bands competition Redbattle.
Thursday 11 Glasgow ■ Alabama 3 Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16. Characterful blend of southern-fried preachifying, dancefloor-friendly beats and a whole lotta love. ■ Bjorn Again SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £18–£22.50. The world’s most famous ABBA tribute band, who’ve been on the go longer than the Swedish four-piece themselves. ■ Heaven’s Basement and Wired Desire The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Old school hair metal quintet. ■ Jesse Malin ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Ryan Adams-endorsed singer- songwriter catching up on his mentor in the lovelorn blue collar rock stakes. ■ The Murderburgers and The Hijacks The Twisted Wheel, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 7pm. £4. Punk. ■ Squarepusher and Nathan Fake ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-16s show. Respected glitchcore electronica wizard promotes his latest record, Just a Souvenir. ■ Alkatron Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Experimental garage rockers. ■ Johnny Truant, Blackhole and Energy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Metal band who have supported Alexisonfire. FREE Sixpeopleaway, Wiremother, Plum, Kid Quaalude and Jeremy Burns 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Acoustic guitar and laptop beats from Sixpeopleaway. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Thu 27. ■ Emily Scott and Ross Clark Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. Acoustic sets at the weekly Concrete Campfire night. ■ Rattlesnake Remedy Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. Old school Brummie rock band influenced by illustrious forebears such as Black Sabbath. ■ Tourist, Marlow and Jumping Flash Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Indie ska from Tourist and epic 80s-influenced rock from Marlow.
Edinburgh FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Thu 27. ■ The Skatalites The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. Legendary ska combo who reformed in the 1980s and have been skanking ever since. FREE Tempercalm, Day of Days and Mike Kearney Trio Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Mix of rock, indie and jazz.
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Jazz
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore and Kenny Mathieson. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 27
Glasgow 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. Edinburgh FREE The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 9pm. Varying line-ups of top musicians, assembled each week by mainstay of the Edinburgh jazz scene, drummer Bill Kyle.
Friday 28 Edinburgh ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. Great music from the Jam House house band The Flavours, with a range of talented guest artists. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 27. ■ Skunk Funk The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests with funk from the eight-piece Soul Foundation (28 Nov) followed by US drummer Paul Mills’ Mind Excursion (5 Dec).
Saturday 29
Glasgow FREE Allan Glen Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3–6pm. Glasgow sax player back home from the Berklee Jazz College in Boston. FREE The Michael Deans Quintet Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5–8pm. Quintet led by tenor saxophonist Deans, playing a modern blend of bebop, jazz and funk. ■ Nimmo Brothers City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Glasgow’s top blues brothers take it down a notch for a one-off acoustic show. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ The Jam House Experience The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm–3am. Free before 8pm; £5 before 11pm; £7 after. See Fri 28. ■ World Premiere The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Warren Scott and the Memphis Playboys Spider’s Web Cellar Bar, 258 Morrison Street, 228 1949. 8.30pm. £8. Authentic rock’n’roll, rockabilly and late 50s R&B. With DJ support. ■ Fish Fry The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy, with funky hip hop from Underling (29 Nov) and loops, funk and beyond from Joe Acheson Quartet (6 Dec).
Sunday 30 Glasgow ■ Tim Kliphuis Trio City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.
Ten Bears Named after a Comanche chief, Ten Bears hail from Manchester rather than the wild west and specialise in
highly hummable indie rock. Think the Kaiser Chiefs but less annoying or Razorlight without the arrogance, add a bit of spiky Eels quirkyness and you’ve got their shouty debut single ‘Dirt on the Radio’, an insistently catchy slice of alternative pop. ■ King Tut’s, Glasgow, Fri 28 Nov.