Music Rock&Pop
FREE Graeme MacDonald and Terry Balfour Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. ■ Katy Moffatt, John Alexander and Jim Byrne Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. £10. Acoustic gig. ■ Underground Heroes and Tie for Jack King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Grimey London punks with ska inflections. FREE Ian Forbes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Guitar instrumentals. Edinburgh FREE Martin Waugh Trio The Yard Leith, 2 Bonnington Road Lane, 554 1314. 1pm. Waugh croons along to standards made famous by Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack. ■ The Wave Pictures, Stanley Brinks and Freschard Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Indie pop with an anti- folk/country edge from this London trio, with support from Stanley Brinks (formerly known as Herman Dune). ■ Hitcher, Tabasco Fiasco and Mr Dirty The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Heavy and alt.rock bill. ■ Kate Walsh The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £10. See Fri 16. ■ The Searchers The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £16. See Sat 17. ■ Austen George/Chris Bradley Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). R&B originals and reworked standards.
Monday 19 Glasgow ■ Green Day SECC, Finnieston Quay,
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0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £35. Veteran pop punk rockers, all-conquering since the release of their American Idiot album, which has now been adapted into a stage musical. ■ Bat for Lashes and Yeasayer ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17. Offkilter pop from boho Brighton songwriter Natasha Khan and compelling support from New Yorkers Yeasayer. ■ Crocodiles, Divorce and Golden Grrrls Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £tbc. Lo-fi electro punk duo from the States. ✽✽ Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Eight brothers from Chicago, whose father Philip Cohran was best known as a trumpeter in Sun Ra’s Arkestra and founder member of the AACM, playing psych-jazz and funk with a hip hop sensibility. See preview, page 63. ■ Richie Kotzen and Fry Band Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £15. Rock/soul from this talented ex-Poison/Mr Big guitarist who has supported the likes of the Rolling Stones. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 12. FREE Culann, Dead Otter, Suplex the Kid and La Luna Del Cacciatore Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Heavy rock line-up. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. See Mon 12. ■ Steve Adams and David Ell Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Weekly candlelit acoustic night, with free pizza. ■ The Wave Pictures, Stanley
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76 THE LIST 8–22 Oct 2009
Brinks and Freschard Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £7. See Sun 18. ■ Delays King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Guitar pop quartet from Southampton, featuring jangling guitars, close harmonies and the choirboy vocals of Greg Gilbert. ■ The Dangerfields, The Bucky Rage and The Jackhammers 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £5. Fast and furious punk from Belfast. FREE Electric Electric Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. French electro rock. Edinburgh ■ Basshunter The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Eurodance star Basshunter aka Jonas Altberg steps up to the live stage. ■ Horror Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Barcelona punks. ■ James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £12.50. See Fri 16. ■ Catfish Keith The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £12. Revered singer/guitarist described by critics as the ‘new king of slide guitar’ delivers some foot-stompin’, deep delta blues. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. See Mon 12. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1am. £2 (£1). See Mon 12.
Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. See Mon 12.
Tuesday 20 Glasgow ■ DevilDriver, Behemoth, Suicide Silence, Trigger the Bloodshed and Malefice The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 5.30pm. £16. Over-14s show. Mean black metal muthas from the States famed for the ferocity of their circle pits. ■ Pink SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £32.50–£35. The crimson-maned punky pop chick gets the party started with this big gig. ■ Gaia Epicus Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £6. Norwegian prog power metal. ■ Jack Penate The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Chirpy South London singer-songwriter who keeps it simple and engaging. ■ VNV Nation, Frozen Plasma and Ayria Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Irish/English electro alt duo headline. ■ Illegal Eagles Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50–£23.50. See Thu 15. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. See Tue 13. ■ Black Box Revelation Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Crooked Still The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15. See Wed 14. ■ The Only Jones, Violet Rains and Intermediaries Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). Indie prog rock from The Only Jones. FREE The Party Programme, Citagazi and Battle a Dinosaur MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Kung fu kicking hardcore from Citagazi. ■ The Answering Machine King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent
Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Melodic, poetic and joyous pop music from this Manchester trio. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 13. Edinburgh ■ Bat for Lashes and Yeasayer The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17. See Mon 19. ■ Everything Everything and Findo Gask Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Genre- straddling ‘unconventional pop’ from Manchester’s hotly-tipped Everything Everything. ■ Richie Kotzen The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.30pm. £15. Rock/soul from this talented guitarist who has supported the likes of the Rolling Stones. FREE Band Showcase Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. See Tue 13. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 10pm–3am. £4. See Tue 13.
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Glasgow ■ Pink SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £32.50–£35. See Tue 20. ■ Juliette Lewis The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. The cult actress throws herself into her favourite role - that of screeching rock’n’roll star. ■ Nels Andrews & Anna Egge, St Jude’s Infirmary and Derek Minnis Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.15pm. £5. Harris is probably best know as the songwriter behind Norah Jones’ hit ‘Come Away With Me’, supported by Edinburgh indie/Americana outfit St Jude’s Infirmary. ■ Codeca and Assuming you Did Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Rock. ■ A Joker’s Rage Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Indie rock. FREE Mark Garside Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie troubadour. FREE The Sweet Janes, Norquay and Traite Walker Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8pm. Local acts at Rio’s Dances on the Sand night. ■ Jon Allen, Journeybox and The Boy who Trapped the Sun King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Winchester-born, Devon-raised singer/guitarist who has supported KT Tunstall and Damien Rice. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. See Wed 14. FREE Hooray for Humans Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Rocky Americana from Cork. Edinburgh ■ Music Like a Vitamin The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 6.30pm. £5. A one-off line up of top-notch indie and alternative music to round off the Edinburgh branch of this year’s SMHAFF, featuring Attic Lights, Rod Jones (guitarist with Idlewild), Frightened Rabbit, Norman Blake and Euros Childs. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. FREE Amoriste, Pose Victorious, Sol and James McKay Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. Essex indie pop act. ■ Clues and Munch Munch Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Twitchy, urgent pop music from Alden Penner (Unicorns) and Brendan Reed (Arcade Fire). ■ Sharon King & The Nevernever Cowboys The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £5 (£3). Edinburgh-based singer-