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■ Magic of Motown SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £20–£22. Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band. ■ Tom Sawyer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Craw Daddies Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Rush tribute plus rock and blues supports. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers. ■ What the Heroes Say King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie pop/rock. ■ Bucky Rage, Filthy Little Secret and Psycho Candy 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Surf thrash headliners plus ‘fairy grindcore’ support from Psycho Candy. ■ Roots Revisited – A Jill Scott and Erykah Badu Experience WIN STUFF
WIN QUIREBOYS TICKETS Do you like to rock hard, or soft? If it’s the former, you may be interested in winning a pair of tickets to see The Quireboys, when they play the Cathouse on Fri 18 Dec. The lucky winner will also get to meet the band (who were first managed by Sharon Osbourne) and take home a signed copy of their debut album A Bit of What You Fancy. To win, get over to www.list.co.uk/readersoffers, and cross those fingers.
WIN TICKETS TO SEE FROM THE JAM
While Paul Weller was busy singing upfront during The Jam’s heyday, behind him were bass player Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler, battering out mod- rock rhythms. Today, the duo tour with singer Russell Hastings and are coming to the Barrowland on Sat 5 Dec. We’ve got two pairs of tickets to the show to giveaway. Head to www.list.co.uk/readersoffers to enter. WIN ROLLING STONES CDS
Earlier this month, Universal reissued five live albums by the Stones, spanning
their career from the seventies up until the noughties. Bona fide bangers such as ‘Sympathy For The Devil’, ‘Time is on My Side’ and ‘Brown Sugar’ are on there and we have four sets of the CDs up for grabs. To enter, visit www.list.co.uk/readersoffers. 70 THE LIST 19 Nov–3 Dec 2009
Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. Tributes to these contemporary soul divas. Edinburgh ■ Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. The Pretty Little Wizard session of singers and bands. ■ Streetcar and Bannockburn Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Indie and rock. ■ The Stagger Rats and The Valkarys Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Psychobilly headliners. ■ Crossfire and Strange Brew The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Riff driven bluesy rock. ■ Family Battle Snake and The Brittle Hammer Trio Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. 7.30pm. £5. Berlin’s FBS create warm electronic cascades and experimental electronica. ■ The Plastic Adults, The Incendiary Bats and Seafield Foxes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Progressive new wave and punk. ■ The Macrazy Vaudeville Orchestra The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 8pm. £8 (£6). Alt.folk and roots as MVO perform debut album Popstardombeckons. FREE Open Mic Night The Maltings, 81–85 St Leonards Street, 667 5946. 9pm. Originals and covers, all musicians welcome (house guitar available to all). ■ Sad Society and Glassface Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £4. Legendary local punks Sad Society.
Dundee FREE Vegas Nights, Maxwell’s Dead, Blind Pew and Burnout 27 Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 8pm. Indie action.
Hamilton ■ By Popular Demand Hamilton Town House, 102 Cadzow Street, 01698 452299. 7.30pm. £8–£12. See Thu 19. Kilmarnock ■ Bjorn Again Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 7.30pm. £17.50. Bombastic Abba tribute act.
Saturday 21 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Bell X1, The Postmarks and ADA Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Garagey indie rock combo from Dublin named after the first plane to fly faster than the speed of sound. ✽✽ Dio O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £20. Ronnie James Dio is the Rumpelstiltskin of rock, a diminutive gnome with a penchant for old school metal with a touch of Spinal Tap faery mysticism. ■ Spearbrave, Kung Fu and Bismarck ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Alt.rock quintet from East Kilbride, influenced by U2 and Oasis. ■ Zaun, The Steals, The Usuals, Face the Sun and Switch Effect Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Crufts: Yellow Magic Orchestra Tribute Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Findo Gask host this tribute to the trailblazing Japanese electronica pioneers, with performances from Tokyo Knife Attack and Adult Emergency. ■ The Glasgow Gospel Choir Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £5–£7.50. The 25-strong
choir are joined by special guests Black Diamond Express, The Remedies and Martin Gray for a night of gospel, soul, funk and Motown. ■ Shimmer, The Digzys, Horizon, The 4/5s and The Seismics Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Melodic indie sounds at this Indie Rocks night. ■ The Arusha Accord, A Textbook Tragedy and Ghosts on Pegasus Bridge Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £tbc. Post-hardcore prog metal from The Arusha Accord, joined on this bill by Canada’s A Textbook Tragedy. ■ Eddy & the T-Bolts, Southpaw and Social Schism Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Punky rock’n’roll from The T-Bolts and indie rock from Social Schism. ■ Field Music, Epic 26 and Mitchell Museum Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Field Music hail from the same North East scene as Futureheads and Maximo Park but cite more diverse influences, ranging from Big Star to Thelonious Monk. FREE Jack Butler, The Number and The Go-Hawks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Jack Butler are a Stirling band with Bloc Party/Rapture stylings and finger-picked guitars. FREE Jumper’s Knee McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm. Live music. ■ The Rollin Clones The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £14. Stones tribute. ■ Goldhawks and Bright Young Nights King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Raw Americana influences mixed in with Cure and Bunnymen flavours from the London-based headliners. ■ Aurora Sleeps in Snow and Conquering Animal Sound 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Minimalist soundscapes. FREE Used Blues Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 9pm. Night of rhythm and blues. ■ Chew Lips and Dollskabeat The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 10pm. £16. South London-based dance pop trio guest at Death Disco’s seventh birthday bash. ■ Carnaval’s Brazilian Weekend Drop, 17 Waterloo Street, 11pm–3am. £8 (£7 advance). A festival of Brazilian DJs, dancing, drinks and music on Saturday, then relax with live music, regional foods and yet more caipirinha on Sunday.
Edinburgh ■ Safehouse, Richt Hoat Chillis and Demons Eye Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Indie and rock. ■ William Douglas and Friends The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. Live acoustic session of singer/songwriters. ■ Alice Russell The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £12.50. Soul/gospel vocalist Russell has worked with Quantic but performs here with her eight-piece band. ■ Attica Rage and Dog Tired Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £6. Rock and metal trio from Ayrshire and Glasgow drawing on 70s classic rock, 80s riffola and 90s thrash. ✽✽ Charity Baw Roxy Art House, 2 bumper line-up of bands at this Oxjam fundraiser: The Real Tuesday Weld, Aberfeldy, Withered Hand, The Parsonage, Come On Gang!, Big Ned, Little Eskimos and Benni Hemm Hemm. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway, The Pictish Trail, On the Fly and Paul Vickers will be DJing. Optional fancy dress theme: Ball Boys and Belles of the Ball. Tickets from Avalanche. ■ Illuminate Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Christian band who’s ‘vision is based on worship and what it means to live a life Roxburgh Place, 7pm. £10. A
for God’, with a suitably impressive light show. ■ Lulu, Anastacia and Chaka Khan Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £25–£40. Three veteran female divas get together to relive the 60s and beyond on the tour Here Come the Girls. ■ Red2Red and Rudi Alba Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. A mix of reggae, rock and ska. ■ Three Blind Wolves and Sebastian Dangerfield Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Country blues and folksy pop. ■ Trace Bundy Carrubbers Christian Centre, 65 High Street, 556 2626. 7pm. £8 (£6). Bundy is a highly promising young guitarist, who has earned the notable nickname ‘acoustic ninja’. ■ Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves and Tourettes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Blues night. ■ Fifty Caliber Smile, Wildtype and Ghosts of Progress The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Energetic heavy rock and metal.
Dundee ■ Wallbirds, Stowaways & Goodnights Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £6. A skiffy scampy fusion of folky, country, bluesy pop. Motherwell ■ Bjorn Again Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £17.50. See Fri 20.
Paisley ■ Let’s Hang on – A Tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Tight falsetto vocals and doo-wop harmonies, featuring all those insanely catchy hits such as ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ and ‘Dec ‘63 (Oh What A Night)’.
Sunday 22 Glasgow ■ James Brown is Annie The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Raw garage blues and funk. ■ Bloc + Jam Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5pm–2am. £tbc. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective), Craig Grant (Union of Knives) and Kenny ‘Jelly Minogue’ Reid. ■ Carnaval’s Brazilian Weekend Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7pm–midnight. £18 includes food and lambada workshop; £10 meal only. See Sat 21. ■ Little Feat’s Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett and James Brown is Annie The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 7pm. £17. Blues rock guitarists. ■ Maeve O’Boyle ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Intelligent and creative indie folk from O’Boyle, a previous winner of the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections. ■ Skunk Anansie O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £19.50. Reformed 90s rockers fronted by the enigmatic Skin. ■ Slayer and The Haunted Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Hardcore heavy metal from these thrash pioneers, touring new album World Painted Blood. RESCHEDULED, 3 Apr. ■ The Sounds and Matt & Kim Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Swedish indie five-piece. ■ Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6. Musical showcase hosted by Blind Gurl and the Crips. ■ Jack Jones Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm.