The Debut Album Out Now
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October 19 Middlesbrough, Empire (with The Twang) November 13 Edinburgh, GRV 20 Bathgate, Room At The Top 21 Crewe, Box 22 Kidderminster, Tap House 23 Cardiff, 10 Feet Tall 24 Bristol, Cooler 26 London, The Fly
28 Glasgow, King Tuts
December 02 Liverpool, Ink At Masque 03 Preston, 53 Degrees 04 Manchester, Moho Live ( Indigo Christmas Party) 11 Montrose, Ash Bar 12 Aberdeen, Drummonds 19 Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre
(with The Charlatans) 28 Dundee, Doghouse
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72 THE LIST 22 Oct–5 Nov 2009
Music Rock&Pop
■ Roachford and Leddra Chapman ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Slick soul pop few-hits wonder endeavours to drum up continuing interest in his anodyne sound. ■ Storm of Light Vs Minsk Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Metal head-to-head. ■ Whole Lotta Led Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. See Sat 24. ■ Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6. Musical showcase hosted by Blind Gurl and the Crips. ■ Jakil, The Starlets and Odeon Beat Club Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Funk rock crossover from the charismatic Jakil. Plus indie pop elegance from The Starlets. FREE Acoustic at the Aragon The Aragon Bar, 131 Byres Road, 339 3252. 8pm. Weekly acoustic night featuring unsigned local acts. ■ Cassidy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Launching their latest single on King Tut’s Recordings. ■ A Foreigner’s Journey Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Two-pronged tribute to soft rock titans Journey and Foreigner. ■ Ono Palindromes, The Retrofrets and Fatalists The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 8pm. £3. Exeter punk rockers, influenced by PIL and Roxy Music. ■ La La Vasquez 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Garage girl trio from Brighton. ✽✽ Emma Curran, Andrea Marini, David Bova and Mark McCabe The Brunswick Hotel, 106–108 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. £8. Singer/songwriter bill. Part of Oxjam Take Over Glasgow. ■ Isis and Mothlite Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Monolithic rockers with a touch of Mogwai’s light and shade. ✽✽ Lowreck, Jan Cree, Gareth Whitehead, My Evil Twin and Chris Goulston Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel, 106 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. £8. Electronica and DJs. Part of Oxjam Take Over Glasgow. ✽✽ Tango in the Attic, The Deals, Big Ned and Bwani Junction Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. £8. Glenrothes indie swingers and David Lynch/Nick Cave-inspired outfit Big Ned are joined by Wilson Tan, Eddy & the T Bolts, The Black Delorian, The 123s, Three Blind Wolves, The Deneroes and The Cellophanes. Part of Oxjam Take Over Glasgow. Schnapps, The Dull Fudds,
Edinburgh FREE Easy Tiger Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 6pm. Ryan Adams covers band. ■ Spearhead, Scythian, Burial and Haar The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 6pm. £6; weekend pass £10. The black metal weekender concludes with another day of dark heaviosity. ■ Little Boots, Ellie Goulding and Erik Hassle The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £10. Quirky electro-tinged pop from the much talked about Little Boots aka Victoria Hesketh. ■ Stereo Decade The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7pm. £tbc. Teen rockers from Upminster with a nod to the likes of The Kooks and The Maccabees, raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. See Exposure, page 65. ■ Thomas Dybdahl Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. See Sat 24. ■ Toxic Twins Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £9. Aerosmith tribute band. ■ Vice Squad Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £9. Punk veterans fronted by Beki Bondage.
■ Mr Dirty, Tabasco Fiasco, Holy Coves and San Toy The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Heavy and alt.rock bill. ■ Oxjam Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Two live bands playing for a good cause. ■ The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B. Stirling ■ The Drifters Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £20. See Fri 23.
Monday 26
Glasgow ■ The Nolans SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £35. See Sun 25. ■ Alphabeat and Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £11. Over 14s show. Happy indie pop from Copenhagen. ■ Magnum The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Old school foot- on-the-monitor rockers who just keep on trucking. ■ Viking Skull, The Morning After, Planet Loud and Hellatus The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £9. Over-14s show. Raging Speedhorn-affiliated rock-out metal combo from Corby. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Action!, Carmen and Soundtrack to a Blockbuster Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Epic sounds from STAB. ■ The Hero of Canton, Drew Gardner, Ross Mitchell and Steve Ward Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Acoustic sounds by candlelight. With free pizza. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. Weekly open stage. ■ Francis Dunnery’s Brand New it Bites King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16. It Bites frontman with a new incarnation of his 80s hit band. Edinburgh ■ Electric Eel Shock, Peelander Z, Bob Slayer and Paper Beats Rock Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £7. High voltage Japanese garage rockers. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Just turn up and perform. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.
Tuesday 27 Glasgow ■ Alesha Dixon ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. R&B and urban tunes from the Strictly Come Dancing judge. ■ Chris T-T and Dave Hughes Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Agit-folk from London’s Chris T-T. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. FREE Foetal Splatter, Scar City and Truth Be Told MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Metal line-up. ■ Maggie Killed Me, The Phaetons and Breakglass Emergency Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). Indie and alt.rock.