Music ROCK&POP
Wednesday 27 Glasgow ■ John Barrowman SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £19.50–£37.50. The teeth-meltingly irritating entertainer returns to his West End roots. ■ The Cat Empire O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Latino-ska-funk hoedown from this Melbourne six-piece. Look, no guitars!. ■ Godflesh, Zeni Geva and Loss Leader The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £20. Brutal and complex industrial metal pioneers on their first tour in ten years. ■ Jody Has a Hit List, Save Your Breath and Futureproof O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Emo quintet from Dublin. ■ Brendan Shine Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). Popular Irish singer and accordion player Brendan Shine returns to sing some of the top country favourites, beautiful Irish ballads and some easy listening. ■ The Dirt Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. The Dirt have been described as ‘Johnny Cash mugs the Velvet Underground’. ■ The Vortex, The Store Keys and The Missing Swimmers 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7.30pm. £7.50. Former Oasis guitarist Bonehead returns with his new band, The Vortex. ■ Wiley Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £12. The ‘godfather of grime’, who unleashed Roll Deep and Dizzee Rascal on the world. ■ The Coal Porters The Accies Club, Helensburgh Drive, Jordanhill, 8pm. £10. Melodic bluegrass originals from this
outfit, fronted by Sid Griffin. ■ Tweak Bird and Holy Mountain Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Ferocious scuzz blues duo who have toured with Tool, supported by kindred spirits from Glasgow. ■ Bedouin Soundclash King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Ska-crazed Canadian three-piece blurring the boundaries between reggae and rock. FREE Rio Open Mic Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8.45pm. A ‘no Hallelujah’ clause is sensibly in play. FREE Greenfinch and Scott Logan MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE Laish and Curly Hair Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Live music. ■ Against Me!, Japanese Voyeurs and Fucked Up Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. CANCELLED. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night. Edinburgh ■ Erin Todd, Becca Fox and Craig Souter Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Napier Live acoustic showcase. ■ Last of Barret’s Privateers, Hailey Beavis, Quickbeam and Kat McKenzie The Lot, 4–6 Grassmarket, 225 9922. 7pm. £5. Acoustic night. ■ The Red Hot Chilli Pipers Hard Rock Café, 18–20 George Street, 260 3000. 7pm. £30. A unique brand of ‘bag rock’ (that’s bagpipes plus rock, if you were wondering) with stirring tunes and energetic performances. Expect everything from ‘Flower of Scotland’ to Coldplay’s ‘Clocks’, via AC/DC and Deep Purple. Special fundraising show as part of Pinktober). ■ Romeo Must Die, Sacred Betrayal, The Party Program, Hardrada and Dividing the Silence The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Hard rock and metal. ■ Shapeshifter The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £12.50. New Zealand five- piece mixing jazzy influences with their live take on drum & bass (not to be confused with dodgy Euro-dance act Shapeshifters) with support from the Trouble DJs.
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■ Yann Tiersen The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Revered in his native France, the multi-instrumentalist best known in the UK for his score to the film Amelie puts the accordion and piano away for a more rocky sound with his band. ■ Jackdaw with Crowbar, Loinstorm and The Eastern Block The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Reformed John Peel favourites embracing new technology.
Thursday 28 Glasgow ■ A Band Called Quinn O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5 (£10 including CD). The sultry trip- pop band launch the album of their score for Vanishing Point’s production of The Beggar’s Opera. ■ The Black Keys O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16. Raw blues-rock duo featuring Dan Auerbach on guitar and Patrick Carney on drums, supported by The Walkmen. ■ Leaether Strip Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13. Danish symphonic electro. ■ String Driven Thing Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8.50. Scottish folk prog rockers. Their fifteen minutes arrived in the 70s with The Machine That Cried and last year they returned with a more Americana driven sound. ■ Johnny Reb, Oscar Charlie and Los Tentakills Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £3. Singer/songwriter who blends the pop of Orange Juice with the passion of Billy Bragg. ■ Frank Vignola The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 8pm. £14. Accomplished and much respected jazz and bluegrass guitarist. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 21. ■ Screaming Females, Schnapps and Blood of the Bull Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Indie punk trio from New Jersey. ■ The Answering Machine, Futuristic Retro Champions, Rapids! and Little Eskimos King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Melodic,
The Liverpudlian post-punkers are currently touring their sixth album Bubblegum, where they’ve taken their foot off the gas, and produced a poppier, more acoustic version of their trademark frenzied sound. The real question is – what will their costumes be? They’ve done African tribal gear, Beefeater uniforms, Hawaiian shirts and hospital scrubs in the past . . . ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Tue 26 Oct. 72 THE LIST 21 Oct–4 Nov 2010
poetic and joyous pop music from this Manchester trio. ■ Civilian, Dirty Keys and Seven Deadly Sins 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie. FREE My First Tooth and Silent Forest Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Live music. ■ Beardyman Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. £tbc. POSTPONED. ■ Lightguides Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. £tbc. Lightguides were formerly known as We Hung Your Leaders. ■ Maceo Parker The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. £tbc. CANCELLED. ■ Waterloo Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. £tbc. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 21. FREE Andy Brown’s Victorian Karaoke, Dan Mutch and Zed Penguin Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Slightly creepy weirdness from Andy Brown as he launches his new CD. ■ Catherine Feeney & Come Gather Round Us Sneaky Pete's, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7.50. Talented singer-songwriter from Portland. ■ Young Rebel Set Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Teeside group combining punk and indie-folk. ■ The Coal Porters The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 478 7810. 7.30pm. £8. See Wed 27. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece launch their new CD (entry includes CD). ■ The Horndog Brass Band, The Ordinary Allstars, Stanley Odd and The Black Diamond Express The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 9pm. £5. Mixed line-up of funk, hip hop, reggae and indie as Red Dog Music launch their new fanzine The Dog, line up completed by The Banana Sessions, DJs Steve Brown and Nem plus live drawing from The Too Much Fun Club. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 21. Stirling ■ The Red Hot Chilli Pipers Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £17.50. See Edinburgh, Wed 27.
Friday 29 Glasgow ■ Aames, The Janes and Dead City Radio O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Aames launch their single ‘Nothing is Lost Forever’. ■ Dillinger Escape Plan and Rolo Tomassi The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Extreme angular rock from New Jersey misanthropes who like to pre- empt a negative reaction from the crowd by chucking their faeces into the moshpit. What larks. ■ Ellie Goulding and Sunday Girl O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Wispy folktronica from girl-of-the- moment Goulding who won the Brits Critics Choice Award at the start of the year. ■ Jamaica and Mopp The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £8. French dance pop duo, plus Death Disco residents on the decks. ■ KontroBand Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £7. EP launch for young, loud rock’n’rollers KontroBand.