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■ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Show Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £24.50. A run through of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album in its entirety followed by an hour of Beatles classics. ■ Federation of the Disco Pimp, Roots Revisited and Brand New Bag Admiral Bar Basement, 71a Waterloo Street, 2210 7705. 8pm. £5 (£7 including EP). Record release party for funkers FOTDP. ■ First Charge of the Light Brigade and This Silent Forest Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free, but ticketed. This week’s diet of live music at The Mill. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 18. ■ Our Innocent Lost and The Other Side Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. ■ Paper Planes Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £5. Glasgow power punk surf quartet Paper Planes launch their new double A-side single. FREE Shenanigan, Rebel 69, Bismarck, Jer McDade and Kris Tennant Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Loud rock and blues from Rebel 69. ■ Skinny Villains Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Unpredictable showmanship from Skinny Villains. With other acts to be confirmed in the final of the competition to record for Pivo Pivo’s Oanadid label. ■ So So Modern and The Brothers Movement Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. See Wed 24. ■ The Dots Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music, with more acts tbc. FREE The Black Hand Gang Firewater, 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. 8.30pm. Raw urban blues and country rock. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. See Thu 18. ■ Tom McRae and Brian Wright King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. See Wed 24. ■ US Girls, Vom and Phat Trophies 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Ethereal electronica. ■ John Q Public and The Hostiles Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. £tbc. Punk rockers from Cardiff. ■ Rudi Zygadlo, The Blessings, Eclair Fifi and The Magic Eye Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Lucky Me night, headlined by experimental hip-hop/electronica artiste Rudi Zygadlo.
Edinburgh ■ Doll & The Kicks, Oliver Stays and Boycotts Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7. Disco flavoured indie rock from Doll and her Kicks who have supported Morrissey in the past. ■ Golden Ghost, Thomas Truax and George Thomas & The Owls Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5–£6. Ethereal folky indie types from NY. ■ Fairport Convention The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18.50. Veteran folk group whose current line-up features founding member Simon Nicol with Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders. ■ Pose Victorious The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Polished indie rock. ■ DanDanDan Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Alternative indie. ■ Insision, Remasculate, Dead Beyond Buried, Dawn of Chaos and Nerrus Kor Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Be afraid, be very afraid. Proper death metal from 70 THE LIST 18 Feb–4 Mar 2010
Swedish headliners Insision. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 18. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 18.
Dundee ■ Dennis Locorriere and Andy Fairweather-Low Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £20 (£18). See Tue 23. ■ Healthy Minds Collapse The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. Alt.rockers who have toured with The Dykeenies and enjoyed triumphant debuts at T in the Park, Wickerman and Belladrum. ■ Kill Your Timid Notion Festival Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 21. Leven ■ Steve Daggett Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. Solo show from the country tinged troubadour (formerly of Geordie folk heroes Lindisfarne). Part of Fifestock.
Friday 26 Glasgow ■ The Corleones, Special Hand Grenades, The Clocks and The Celestians O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Alt synth rock. ■ FNUK The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 7pm. £5. Nine-piece funk, soul and disco act. ■ Findlay Napier Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. Bluegrass, country, funk and folk from a performer whose sound is described as ‘Loudon Wainwright meets Nickel Creek’. ■ Hockey and Chiddy Bang Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Hockey are an Oregon quartet touting Talking Heads, Strokes and LCD Soundsystem influences. ■ Nacional Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Indie post- punk six-piece. ■ Peter Andre and Laura White O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Ballads and pop from the mysteriously popular Australian himbo who’s fame hangs on his ‘celebrity’ liaison/break up with some ubiquitous glamour model. Supported by former X Factor contestant Laura White. FREE The Rudiments Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7pm. Melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds at this EP launch. ■ The Stranglers O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £23. The old punk warhorses play on without Hugh Cornwell. Expect classic hits from their back catalogue, such as ‘Peaches’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Strange Little Girl’. ■ What’s the Damage, Burn the Sunset, Alessa’s Burning, Facegrinder and Red Kryptonite Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Darden Smith The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £9. Austin Americana troubadour, who has been described as a ‘Texan Van Morrison’. FREE The Gazettas, Psycho Candy and The Ray Bandos Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie rockers. ■ Part Time Signals and General Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Emo/indie sounds. ■ Wall of Sound and Five Past Midnight Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Local rock. ■ Wing & a Prayer Tchai Ovna, 42
Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Japandroids and Other People King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Noise pop guitar/drums duo from Vancouver. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Cuddly Shark 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Hillbilly punk rock trio (from Glasgow). ■ Coco Montoya The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. £tbc. CANCELLED. Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Fri 19. ■ A Torn Mind and Jackie Treehorn Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Progressive rock as A Torn Mind launch their debut EP Barriers. ■ Forest Creature, Cheers, Fordell Research Unit and King Rib Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Intense audio-visual show of beats, synths, glitches, flickering TV screens and projections. ■ Friday Fix The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £8. A new addition to the Edinburgh scene as comedians and live bands followed by a DJ. The first night kicks off with early- doors comedy bill featuring Des Clarke, Chris Henry, Teddy, Paul Alcroft and MC Jeff O’Boyle. They’ll be followed by live music from The Banana Sessions and The Dukes and then late-night dancing action. ■ Johnny Flynn, Anna Calvi and James Mathe Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38
Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale, Flynn, with his band the Sussex Wit, has been described as ‘Nick Drake fronting The Pogues’. FREE The Tango Rhums, The Bum-Clocks and Snide Rhythms Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Including folk-punk from Tam Dean Burns, Russell Burn (Fire Engines) and Malcolm Ross (Josef K/Orange Juice) aka The Bum-Clocks. ■ Blaze Bayley and Turbyne Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £8. The former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane vocalist doles out some hoary heavy metal. FREE Laptop Lounge The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. Laptop showcase of eclectic electronic sounds. ■ Magic of Motown Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 8pm. £17–£21. Tribute to the sweet soul sounds of Motown starring the supremely-talented Magic of Motown band. ■ This is Music Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). See Fri 19. ■ The Jackhammers, The Fnords, Acid Fascists and Babylon Dub Punks Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £5 (£4). Garage rock and punk.
Bathgate ■ Chris Helme Harley’s Bar, 4 Mid Street, 8pm. £tbc. See Sun 21. Cumbernauld ■ Feedback Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. £5. The new gig night for music fans in Cumbernauld, with a selection of new, young bands to rock your socks off. Ages 14+; under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. If you’re a
Xiu Xiu Jamie Stewart (the only constant member of Xiu Xiu) makes pop music. But it’s the weirdest pop music you’ll
ever hear; still encompassing the chirpy tunefulness, lyrical hooks and bouncy playfulness of the form, but imbuing it with enough electronic bleeps, beats and weird flights of fancy to satisfy even the archest of music lovers. ■ Nice’nSleazy, Glasgow, Sun 21 Feb; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Mon 22 Feb.