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WIN POP PARTY CDS
Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga are on here, as well as Florence and Dizzee’s ‘You’ve Got The Dirty Love’. To win one of three copies, see below.
WIN SUM 41 AND EASTPAK GOODIES
The Eastpak Antidote Tour is back. Headliners Canadian Sum 41 are joined by The Black Pacific; Texas rock ‘n’ rollers The Riverboat Gamblers; and up-and-coming Veara. It stops at Glasgow’s O2 ABC on Sun 31 Oct; to win a pair of tickets, plus an exclusive gift pack (with signed CDs) visit www.list.co.uk/offers by Fri 29 Oct. WIN BOB MARLEY BOOKS
Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae is a new hardcover coffee table book with rarely-seen photos
of Bob and other legends of the genre. It’s out on Tue 26 Oct (Titan Books, £24.99); or you could win one of two copies. WIN BARBRA STREISAND ALBUMS
Barbra: The Ultimate Collection
celebrates Ms Streisand’s formidable career. Among the classic hits are ‘Woman In Love’ and ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade’. If you fancy one of three copies for that special Streisand fan in your life, see entry details below. WIN THE SOLDIERS ALBUMS
After the success of 2009’s Coming Home, the singing squaddies Ryan, Richie and Gary – aka The Soldiers – are releasing a second CD, Letters Home. Proceeds will be passed on to charities helping the families of overseas servicemen and women; happily, the kind folks at record label Rhino UK have donated three copies – see below for how to enter. HOW TO ENTER
Log onto www.list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Thu 4 Nov unless otherwise stated.
66 THE LIST 21 Oct–4 Nov 2010
FREE Jammin’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. Live jam session. ■ TV21, Iain Shaw, Sam Barber & The Outcasts and Shock & Awe Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Special acoustic show from the Edinburgh, 80s new wave act. FREE Zoo Station Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 8pm. Mix of live music, art, video, audio and DJ sets from musicians, artists and amateurs. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. Dundee ■ Eliza Doolittle Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Chirpy young pop pretender, born into light entertainment royalty. Her mum is singer Frances Ruffelle and her gran is veteran acting coach Sylvia Young.
Friday 22
Glasgow FREE Diana Schad The Living Room, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607. 7pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers. ■ Feeder and Brigade O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Britrock which is as comfortable and safe as a pair of old slippers. ■ Hayseed Dixie Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50 (£40 season ticket). See Thu 21. ■ The Part Time Martyrs, Road Runner, Landslide, The Risk and The Modests Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Local band bill. ■ Sonnet 65, SuperColorPlay and The Escapists O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Mellow tuneage. FREE Music and Meditation Concerts Woodside Hall, 36 Glenfarg Street, 7.15pm. Meditation workshop employing Sahaji yoga techniques and music from around the world to create a peaceful and calm state of being. ■ Joe Satriani SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£33. One of the most technically accomplished guitarists of our time, Satriani brings his six-string wizardry to Glasgow. ■ Beauty School Dropout, Shatterhand and The Day I Snapped Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Hard hitting punk and emo sounds. ■ Warpaint Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £8.50. Harmonic femme pop four-piece from LA. See Exposure, page 62. ✽✽ The List: 25 Years The Arches, 8pm–3am. £12 advance; £15 on the door. Never ones to blow our own trumpet but . . . oh, go on then: it’s the party of the (quarter) century! To celebrate 25 years of matchmaking between interesting, eligible events and culture-hungry Scots, we’re putting on our own event, and it’s shaping up to be a cracker. Headlining are Glasgow’s storming electronica upstarts Errors, with King Creosote, Human Don’t Be Angry (Malcolm Middleton’s new project), Come On Gang!, Den Haan, Alasdair Roberts, RM Hubbert, Graeme Ronald, a sweet DJ line-up, plus spoken word and acoustic sets from many more. Don’t it just make you proud to be Scottish? See feature, page 10. FREE Ace City Racers Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Britpop-influenced band. ■ Big in Japan The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 8pm. £5 in advance; £6 on the door. Burlesque cabaret and music from acts including Daiquiri Dusk, Cherry Loco, Dolly Tartan, The Creative Martyrs and more, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000.
and a live set from Glasgow band Gorman, who are hoping to raise funds this evening to fund a trip to Japan to play at Japan Music Week. ■ Lost in Audio, Audio Model and Johnny Barr Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Hard- edge indie from the headliners. ■ Sonic Hearts Foundation and Scott Peden 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Debut gig for effects-drenched guitar-wielding Glasgow four-piece. ■ The Loafers, Edging on Ecstasy, The Gift Horses and Psycho Babe The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 8pm. £7. Local band showcase. ■ Wing & a Prayer Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. ■ Mike Peters and Bruce & Jamie Watson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £14. An acoustic tour from the Alarm man, with support from Big County’s Watson. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. FREE Dean Queasy Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Glasgow five-piece. ■ Jay Brannan The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 9pm. £9. New York-based singer-songwriter (who was in real sex film Shortbus). ■ Jericho Hill MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. £tbc. Johnny Cash tribute band. ■ Black Tzar Hummingbird, 186 Bath Street, 552 4494. £tbc. Launching their single ‘How Does It Feel’. Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests. ■ Acoda, Sacred Betrayal and Kingsbury Run Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Hardcore metal. ■ Hidden Door Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm–midnight. £10 per session. Artists, bands, poets and filmmakers congregate under the roofs of the Roxy Art House and Bowery for the second Hidden Door interdisciplinary arts festival – this time the music line-up includes LuckyMe’s American Men, Hidden Orchestra, RBRBR and Washington Irving, plus there are countless other bands, artists, poets and filmmakers appearing over the weekend. The festival is split into an evening session on Friday, and afternoon and evening sessions on Saturday and Sunday – separate tickets are available for each session. Info from hiddendoorfestival@gmail.com; tickets available online and at a special earlybird price from Joseph Pearce’s. See preview, page 61. ■ John Gomm Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £8. Experimental acoustic guitarist. ■ The Mighty Diamonds The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13.50. See Thu 21. ■ Monsters on Movie Posters, Brightside, The Deep Red Sky and Blues Alive Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Great Junction Music Studio showcase featurign the alternative folk rock of Monsters on Movie Posters. ■ Puressence and Paul Johnston The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £8.50. Acoustic show form the mid-league indie sorts who have been quiet of late. ■ ballboy, The Withered Hand, The Leg and Randolph’s Leap Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £7. Popfest night of weird, quirky, whimsical indie. ■ Lost City Lights Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Thu 21.
■ The Chap, Milk and Young Spooks The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £7–£9. ‘Lo-fi prog pop’ from The Chap at this Limbo night of indie excellence. FREE Open Mic McEwans Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 668 4786. 9pm. Various singer-songwriter action and covers (call 07792 716013 to book a slot).
Saturday 23 Glasgow ■ Buckfest 2010 – The Redux 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 4pm. £tbc. Two-day indie, garage and rock’n’roll bonanza featuring on today’s bill The Part Time Martyrs, Eddy and the T-Bolts, Blind Dogs of Dumbarton, Hormonauts, Charles Randolph Rivers’ Slim Rhythm Revue, The No-Brainers and Thee Handsome Dicks. ✽✽ The Wee Chill Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 4.30–11pm. £tbc. A return to the Queen’s Park Glasshouse for boutique festival the Wee Chill, with their autumn date now rescheduled from 25 Sep. Guests include DJ Sneak, MANDY, Daniel Wang, Cosma Vitelli and of course locals Sensu, Optimo and Subculture will all be in attendance. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. FREE Pivo Pivo’s 10th Birthday Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 6pm. Featuring a line-up of some of the best bands to play at Pivo Pivo over the last decade. ■ 32 Miles to Breakfast Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Alt.rock. ■ The Angies O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Paisley four-piece influenced by Buzzcocks, Smiths, Doors. ■ Cock Sparrer, Major Accident and Fire Exit O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Old punk lags who have been around on and off since the early 70s and influenced the Oi! and hardcore scenes. ■ Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 01224 641122. 7pm. £14.50. London electro and hip hop duo who scored a cult hit with their commandments single ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’, present tracks from their new album The Logic of Chance. ■ Hayseed Dixie Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13.50 (£40 season ticket). See Thu 21. ■ KT Tunstall Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. The feisty Scottish singer-songwriter with a Brit, Ivor Novello and Scottish Style Award under her musical belt returns to her original stomping ground. ■ Kiuas, Metsatoll and Kalmah Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Metal bill. ■ One Night Only and The Cheek Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10.70. Yorkshire indie scamps fronted by Emma Watson’s boyfriend George Craig. ■ Plan B O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-16s show. Acoustic guitar- wielding East London rapper who has transformed into a credible old school soul crooner for his latest album. ■ Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £12.50. The Gym Class Heroes frontman who was recently singing about wanting to be a billionaire in the company of tonight’s support act Bruno Mars. FREE Acoustic Butterfly The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 7.30pm. Folk rock. ■ Library Tapes and theapplesofenergy The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210.