Music Rock&Pop
■ The Wedding Present The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14. Perennially popular archetypal 80s indie band, whose frontman David Gedge scored highly in the recent NME rock heroes poll. FREE Bad Name Espionage, 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. 7pm. Bon Jovi tribute act. ■ The Law, The Remnant Kings and Yuill Scott & The Haight Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Indie jangle pop not unlike fellow Dundonians The View. ■ Super Adventure Club, Rodent Emporium and The Vain Songs Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Indie night with a special acoustic set from Rodent Emporium. ■ Uncle Jack, Size Queen, Chinese Jocks and Black Cherokee The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Rock night. ■ The Debuts, Sluts of Sub, Bryden Stillie, Solareye and Mega Bash Band The Picture House, Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 8pm. £5. Napier University ‘Mega Bash’ of live music. ■ Sara & the Snakes and Denghis Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £5 (£4). Swamp rock, blues and hard hitting rock.
Glenrothes ■ Kingdom FM Party Night Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 7pm. £33.50. Micky and Diane lead the annual Kingdom FM Party Night. Featuring great live music, delicious food, competitions and dancing. Early booking advised. Stirling ■ Davie Scott’s Pop Special Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £14 (£12). Davie Scott will be joined by special guests The Pearlfishers and Karine Polwart for a celebration of all things Christmas and pop.
Saturday 13 Glasgow FREE Scott Walker Quintet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3–6pm. New group celebrating the timeless stylings of Scott Walker. ■ The Hot Melts Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. 5pm. Matinee show from this Wirral four- piece influenced by 50s rock’n’roll and bubblegum nostalgia. ■ Primal Scream and RTX SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £22.50. Bonkers Bobby Gillespie and his band of screamadelicists head out under the banner of the NME Rock’n’Roll Riot tour, with the renamed Royal Trux in support. ■ Anti-Nowhere League Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Old school punk rockers who used to hang with the Damned (and have an infamous ‘carrot story’ in their disreputable past). ■ Be a Familiar, Tango in the Attic, Jesus H Foxx and Young States Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Glasgow band with a kaleidoscopic sound featuring cello, violin and trumpet. ■ The Complete Stone Roses Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £12. See Fri 12. ■ Counselled Out and Funkilicious Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Glasgow’s answer to The Commitments. ■ From The Jam Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. Over- 14s show. Original Jam members, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, on the road without Mr Weller. ■ The Game ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT.
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Over 14s show. American rapper who has been credited with bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene. ■ Proud Mary ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over 14s show. Acoustic set from this sub-Oasis bunch, endorsed by the real thing.
✽✽ The Skatalites The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £16.
See Thu 11. ■ Thomas Truax and Old Solar The Twisted Wheel, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 7pm. £5. New York musician who performs using homemade instruments and sound sculptures and claims to be one of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ illegitimate brood. ■ The Velcro Quartet, Gdansk, Palace Ballet and The Child Echo Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Aka Joe Rodger and his laptop. ■ Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 467 5200. 7.30pm. £31.50. See Fri 12. FREE Dirtbox, Transaudio and The Lafontaines Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Skate punk, electro rock plus tipped newcomers. Transaudio’s new single ‘9’ is released on Monday. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Weekly music takeover featuring local bands Jackie Onassis, United Fruit, Bronto Skylift and Hyena. ■ Surreal Knights and Love Grenade Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Indie rock quartet from Larkhall headline. ■ The Phaetons, Psycho Candy, The Tonics and The Dependants Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Post-punk, driving indie rock, psychedelic rock and alt.rock respectively at this Information Libre night. ■ The Xcerts, Right Hand Left, I See Shapes and The Void Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £5. Scottish trio in the Idlewild/Biffy mould. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Spectrum and St Deluxe Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8.30pm. £12.50. Ex-Spacemen 3 man Sonic Boom presents more of his distinctive acid gospel lullabies in full band format. Stephen Pastel DJs. ■ Twisted Wheel, Kaleidoscope Eyes and Nacional King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Mancunian indie band influenced by the likes of The Fall and The Ramones. ■ Diamond Sea and Eagle Owl 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Mogwai- and Sonic Youth-loving noiseniks and lo-fi folk sounds at this Drive Carefully night. ■ The Glimmers and Rex the Dog The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 11pm. £12. Nu-disco, post-punk and electro house sounds at Death Disco.
Edinburgh ■ Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 11.30am. Brunch and live music featuring Vroni and the Raving Roosters and other local talent tbc, plus your choice of breakfast whether it be Traditional or Continental. ■ Blue Zinc, Size Queen and U- Know-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Mixed bill of rock, indie and more.
✽✽ Heartbreak, Dead Boy Robotics and Capitaal Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7. ‘Every track is a mini pop classic and dancefloor stormer in one,’ according to The List when it comes to Heartbreak’s debut album, Lies.