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■ Rachel Stamp, Alkotron and The Speakeasies King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Glammy Britrock from Rachel Stamp – a band rather than an individual. ■ Temperatures, Ninni Morgia Control Unit, D Abraham Turner and Smoke Jaguar 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Bass, drums and synth duo Temperatures say they are ‘too hot to handle, too cold to hold’. Edinburgh ■ Fanfare Concert Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £8 (£4). Talented young musicians from Edinburgh schools give a concert encompassing everything from rock bands to orchestras to jazz ensembles. ■ Madeleine Peyroux The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £25. Crossover jazz vocalist with a cool swinging take on tracks by Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. ■ No Opinion, Call Jamie, Joe Viterbo and Plastic Authority Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Headlined by a double bill of German punk. 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.
Dundee FREE The Myths, Dixie Narco, Autonomy and The Whereabouts Gennas Bar, 59–61 Gellatly St, 01382 225616. 8pm. Local indie and rock bands.
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Glasgow ✽✽ Arctic Monkeys and Eagles of Death Metal SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. SOLD OUT. Sheffield indie rockers who continue to rule the world with their storming new album, Humbug. Plus support from their producer Josh Homme’s sometime trash rock band. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Jim McAteer presents a night of songwriters and bands. ■ Volcano the Bear, Tattie Toes and The Muscles of Joy Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £6. Experimental Kraut- and noiserock- influenced duo of Daniel Padden and Aaron Moore, with offbeat support from two Glasgow-based outfits. ■ Good Shoes, Copy Haho and Self-starter King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. London guitar band influenced by the likes of Gang of Four and The Buzzcocks. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency. ■ Seregon, Let Em Burn, Circle of Tyrants and Kritikill Mass 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Thrash metal line-up. ■ Stardeath & White Dwarfs Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. £tbc. POSTPONED.
Edinburgh ■ Dawn Landes Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. New York- based Americana artist who is also a member of Hem. ■ Nomad Fundraiser The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie/electro fundraiser.
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■ Stracony and Baraka Face Junta Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Punk from Poland double bill. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 8pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; free after. The finest up- and-coming Scottish acts perform live with Vertis and Vendor Defender (24 Nov). ■ Charity Fundraiser Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.30pm. £4. Live music, prize draws and party fun all to raise money for Fund 4 Darfur. FREE Band Showcase Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Call in advance for a gig.
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SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow ■ Gay for Johnny Depp, Blakfish, Outcry Collective and Hey Vampires Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £7. Triple Threat tour including the off kilter puzzlecore of Blakfish. ■ Lily Allen and Example SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £23. Chart-topping sunny pop, often with a melancholy lyrical undertone or some caustic social comment, from one of the UK’s most idiosyncratic stars. ✽✽ Alice Cooper and Man-Raze Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. £32.50. Old school shock rock at its very best with a full on horror show theatrical spectacle. Support comes form Man- Raze featuring Phil Collins (Def Leppard), Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) and Simon Laffy (Girls). ■ Five Finger Death Punch, Shadows Fall, Rise to Remain and Manga Cult The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. LA metal band whose Hungarian guitarist revels in the name Zoltan Bathory. FREE Black Hack, Part Time Martyrs, The Roses Project, D- Corum and The Wajahs Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Paisley rockers headline this local band night. ■ Dawn Landes Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. See Tue 24. ■ Lahannya Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Anglo- German industrial goth rock four-piece. ■ Simon’s Got Talent The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £10. Bandeoke night (ie karaoke but with a live backing band) to raise funds for the Glasgow Simon Community, a charity that works with the homeless. There will be prizes on offer, celebrity guests and DJ Gary Lawson ending the night with a mix of funk, soul and disco. ■ Three Trapped Tigers Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6.50. London trio, for fans of Aphex Twin, Lightning Bolt and Battles. ■ We Are The Ocean, Hexes and The Amity Affliction King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Over 14s show. Twin- vocalled emo rockers headline. ■ You Can’t Eat the Word Food, Latino and Kiss Mars Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Psychedelic indie rock, rock’n’roll garage blues and indie rock respectively. ■ The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle Showcase The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £5. Five bands who were picked to receive top notch musical help (with arrangements, recording, performing, session musicians) perform in this showcase featuring the full Music at the Brewhouse line-up. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. Weekly open mic night.
■ The Cut-Ups, Joey Terrifying and Billy Liar 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punk rockers influenced by Billy Bragg and DC’s Dischord label. Edinburgh ■ Delirious? The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Christian rock band with a mainstream sound, on their ‘History Makers Farewell Tour’. ■ Eddy Grant & The Frontline Orchestra Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £22. Over 14s show. Diverse world, rock and reggae sounds from the former Equals frontman, who has a career spanning more than 40 years behind him. ■ Rell, Rob Sproul-Cran, The Merchants and Neoviolet The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Acoustic folky rock. FREE Moya, Centrix and Ok Social Club Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Indie and rock.
Dundee ■ Good Shoes and Copy Haho The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £6. See Tue 24. Stirling ■ James Grant Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). The ex- Love and Money frontman plays tracks from his current album Strange Flowers, influenced by the likes of Scott Walker and John Martyn.
Thursday 26 Glasgow ■ Clubland Live 3 – The Biggest Night of the Year SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £26.50. Cascada return to headline this enormous night of the hottest dance acts in the world, which also features N-Dubz, Darren Styles and Agnes. Over 14s only; under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. ■ The Undead Family Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Spanish goth metal. ■ The Answer, Mammal and Black Spiders ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13. Over-14s show. Northern Irish outfit, never afraid to rock like it’s 1974. ■ No Fxd Abode, Inner Sight and The Feuds ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Alt.rock from No Fxd Abode and prog sounds from Inner Sight. ■ Rodrigo y Gabriela and Wallis Bird O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Mexican act combining jazz standards with rock, folk, flamenco and Latin rhythms. ■ Burnt Island, Rick Redbeard, The Starlets and Autistic Angus Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. A new folksy six- piece featuring ex-Single Point of Light singer and now successful novelist Rodge Glass launching new single ‘The Moments Before/Timeless Colour’. See Exposure, page 66. FREE Core, Expanding Demands, Bullet VI, Revelry and The Encierro Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Rock and indie bands. ■ Jacqui McShee & John Renbourne The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £16. The finger-pickin’ guitarist and gutsy vocalist who co-founded folk-jazz fusion pioneering group Pentangle back in the 60s. ■ Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Former Gun Club, Cramps and Bad Seed guitarist and band. ■ A Ship Going Under, Ultimate Punch, AWOL and The City Ignites Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Metal and hardcore bill.
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