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■ Dan Mangan Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. 23-year-old award-winning Canadian Dan Mangan returns to the UK for a number of solo shows. One for fans of indie-folksters Badly Drawn Boy and Mumford & Sons. ■ San Fran & the Ciscos Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of singers and bands hosted by San Fran & the Ciscos. ■ Teeth and Wilder King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Dalston punk trio. FREE Andy Lucas Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Former session player for the likes of Amy MacDonald and Ocean Colour Scene plays tracks from his debut album Weekend Millionaire. ■ The Arteries, One Track Minds and The Stay Gones 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £5–£7 (£12.50 festival pass). Punk bands from Wales, Italy and Glasgow play on the opening night of Punktoberfest. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. Edinburgh ✽✽ Twilight Sad and Errors The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. Joy Division/My Bloody Valentine-influenced TS impress your ears with their current album Forget the Night Ahead, on a double headline tour with Glasgow electronica outfit Errors playing tracks from their new album Come Down with Me. See caption, right, and feature, page 12. FREE Jade Gallagher Red Dog Music, 1 Grassmarket, 229 8211. 7.30pm. Bose demonstrate their new L1 portable PA systems with help from singer-songwriter Gallagher.
Wednesday 13 Glasgow ■ The Birthday Massacre and Raggedy Angry Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Toronto synth-rockers who look like a right fright. ■ An Evening of Carole King and James Taylor Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £13–£19. Tribute to the music of the two influential songwriters from an array of musicians, including Tom Jones and the Stereophonics. ■ Hopeless Heroic Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Alt rocking. ■ Let’s Buy Happiness, Skibunny and Trapped in Kansas Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Macabre electronic pop from Skibunny. ■ Stanley Brinks and Freschard Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £7. Aka Andre Herman Dune. ■ Strummerville Westway Round the UK Tour King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Chomsky Allstars, Rum Shebeen, The Supernovas and Beans on Toast are the bands keeping the Joe Strummer legacy burning at this gig. ■ Alan Panther & the Energy Treadmill, Mechanical Smile and Terry Balfour The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4 (£3). Indie, rock and pop. ■ Good Knives, Tragic City Thieves, First Step to Failure and Captain Kidd’s Boneyard 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £5–£7 (festival pass £12.50). US/English punk rockers headline with support from local glam, skate and hard rockers. Part of Punktoberfest. ■ Chimaira King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. £tbc. CANCELLED.
ROCK&POP Music
The Twilight Sad
Pitchfork have been known to be reticent when it comes to showing enthusiasm. Hell, they’ve been known to be downright arsey. And yet, they rightly identified The Twilight Sad’s music as ‘overwhelming’. For emotional depth and powerful, atmospheric rock, the Mogwai- endorsed foursome from Kilsyth deliver the goods. For info on their co-headliners, Errors, see feature, page 12. ■ Co-headline tour with Errors. Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Tue 12 Oct.
Edinburgh ■ Dan Mangan Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. See Tue 12. ■ Fozzy Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £12. Fozzy claim to be America’s most entertaining band. They appear to involve WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, if that’s any help. ■ The OK Social Club, Dirty Modern Hero and Epic 26 Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Danceable indie rock from The OK Social Club, heading this Oxjam gig. ■ Thea Gilmore The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £14. Prolific young singer/songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell.
Thursday 14 Glasgow ■ Kassidy Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Americana-influenced quartet from Glasgow, rocking on a frontline of acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies. ■ Kate Nash O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Lo-fi singer-songwriter, who has charmed the masses with her kitchen sink observations. ✽✽ Red Sparowes Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Moody, understated post-rock in the vein of Godspeed You Black Emperor. ■ The Regiment, The Jury, The Laymanites and The Audible Infliction O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Live music. ■ Twenty Twenty and Futureboy The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £19.50. Over-14s show. Fresh-faced teen pop punks. ■ Vendor Defender, Peter Parker and Mammal Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5 (£6 including single). Single launch party for the Defenders. ■ Counterparts, The Lost
Generation, The Influence and Stab Wound Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local live music. ■ Darwin Deez and Little Comets King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Over- 14s show. New York indie troupe with added cheesy choreography. See First Word, page 2. FREE Flo and The Red Show Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Weekly Socks Off night. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 7. ■ Midge Ure The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50. Ultravox hits, solo work and covers from the man behind Band Aid. ■ Ming Ming & the Ching Chings and Gdansk Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £3.50. Psycho pop punk art band MM&CC play this Oxjam show. ■ Monica & the Explosion, Battle for Second Place and Pulse Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £4. Swedish acoustic punk. FREE Ed Wood Jr Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. From France. ■ The Skints, Anti-Vigilante and Sinister Flynn 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £5–£7 (£12.50 festival pass). Reggae/punk band from London headline, supported by ska/hardcore act Anti-Vigilante. Part of Punktoberfest. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 7. ■ Memphis May Fire, Broadway, This is Colour, The Elijah and Mind Set a Threat Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 6pm. £8. Hardcore from Texas who’s music has features on the Saw soundtrack, with this big punk/metal bill completed by This Murder of Angels and Outkast & Overkast. ■ Rise Kagona, Brina and The Zawadi Choir Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £8
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