Music ROCK&POP
■ Max Raptor, Deserters and Hundred Metre Club Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Thumping indie rock. FREE Son of Portslade and Julia’s Daughter Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. ‘Tuneful, thought provoking melodies intertwined with incisive observation and soulful outrospection,’ from SoP. ■ Steve Ignorant and Goldblade The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14.50. Ignorant plays out anarcho- punk tracks from the seminal Crass. ■ Tony Allen The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. See Fri 1. ■ Yashin Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £8. See Sat 25. ■ Abba Mania Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £14.50–£18.50. Celebrating 30 years of golden hits with a re-creation of the live Abba show. ✽✽ Enfant Bastard, Kylie Minoise, Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £3. Electronica maverick Enfant Bastard launches new album Master Dude (SL Records) for a night of experimental lo-fi electronic noise. ■ Muscletusk, Moon Unit and Nob The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 8pm. £4. Dark experimentalism from Leith as Muscletusk unleash new album Ask the Universe. FREE Live Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Sat 25. Wounded Knee and Bit Face
Sunday 3 Glasgow ■ Architects, Devil Sold his Soul and Norma Jean The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11.
Over-14s show. The headliners are a hardcore metal quintet from Brighton. ■ The Broadcast, 2 Thirds of Youth, Try This at Home and Wolves at Heart O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Emo/punk line-up. ■ James Mackenzie & the Aquascene and Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7pm. £5. Highland acoustic pop six-piece. ■ Super Adventure Club, Bronto Skylift and Carnivores Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. ‘Hyper melodic uber- spazz triumvirate’ headline. ■ The Barents Sea, The Darien Venture, Jack the Wolf and Album Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Perth-based folk rock quintet. ■ Burning Sunrise Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Heavy rock. ■ Eddy & the T-Bolts Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Anarcho punk rock. ■ Detachments, The Side, Inner Sight and Exit Calm King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. New wave/electro from London. ■ Ian Hunter & The Rant Band The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8.30pm. £18.50. Ex-Mott the Hoople frontman Hunter with his assembled group of musicians, the Rant Band. FREE Aciddrop and Filthy Nights MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. ■ Capital-X and Jehuniko 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. ‘Revolutionary’ hip hop. FREE Acoustic Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. Folk to rock, hosted by Smillie and Bryce. ■ Jean Michel Jarre Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 0870 277 6062. £43.50. Famous for his spectacular laser and light effects, the electronic composer recreates his oceanic soundscapes on analogue synthesizers. Edinburgh ■ Mark Morriss Electric Circus,
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36–39 Market Street, 01224 211121. 7pm. £5. The Bluetones frontman plays a solo gig. ■ Steven Milne Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Piano- led indie from local singer and frontman of The Little Kicks. ■ Ring of Fire The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £12. Johnny Cash tribute act. ■ Morphamish, Church of When The Shit Hits The Fan and Krowne Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Black Lantern Music first birthday party with a night of live dubstep, hip hop and electro. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 26.
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ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 Glasgow ■ The Baseballs O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. German rockabilly trio, always with their combs at the ready to slick back that hair. ✽✽ Hurts, Clare Maguire and Kelsey Hunter Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10.70. Sharp-suited electro pop duo from Manchester who have their own opera singer mascot. ✽✽ Kelis and Natacha Kills O2 2232. 7pm. £20. No age restriction. Return of the fierce soul/hip-hop/electro diva. ■ Maybeshewill Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5.50. Rocking electronica from Leicestershire- based band. ■ Mayday Parade and The Maine The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £10.50. Over-14s show. Generic emo pop outfit headline. ■ Of Montreal Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Psychedelic indie pop collective based in music mecca Athens, Georgia, who are part of the Elephant 6 group of artists. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 27.
FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 27. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Playing at Pharaohs, My Music Myth, Pamela Quinn, George Tucker and Kenny McColl Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Pivo’s anything-goes Monday night line-up. ■ A Storm of Light Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Post-rock doom metal band from New York. ■ Sparrow & the Workshop, Fists and Kitty the Lion King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Glasgow-based trio covering indie, folk and bluesy bases. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 27. ■ Heights Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 10pm. £tbc. Reckless and gnarly, this hardcore quintet continue to make their mark on the metal world. Edinburgh ■ Capital-X, Jehuniko and Brent Lee Regan Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. ‘Revolutionary’ hip hop.
Tuesday 5 Glasgow ■ Jorn, Attica Rage and Komatoze Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £14. Metal and classic rock. ■ Level 42 O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. 80s funk pop quartet back on the road again, singing some of the old favourites including ‘Running the Family’, ‘Lessons in Love’ and ‘Take a Look’. ■ Jill Hepburn, Fiddleguitar and Andrew Huggem Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £4. Folk sounds. ■ Imaad Wasif Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Postmodern psych rock from LA. ■ John Hinshelwood Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Star of
The ex-Hefner frontman tours his fifth solo album Essex Arms here, the second in an indie-punk trilogy chronicling his home county (it began with last year’s Pram Town). Support comes from his Scots spiritual cousin Gordon McIntyre (ballboy) and Withered Hand at the Edinburgh date, and from The Martial Arts in Glasgow. ■ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, Thu 23 Sep; Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Mon 27 Sep. 82 THE LIST 23 Sep–7 Oct 2010