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Thursday 17 Glasgow ■ Europe O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. The Scandinavian poodle rockers best known for the mighty ‘Final Countdown’ keep the soft rock faith on the Balls ‘N’ Banners tour. ■ James Blunt SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 477 9000. 7pm. £27.50–£29.50. The boy troubadour of the day mewls his way through tracks from his hit albums All The Lost Souls, Back to Bedlam and more-of-the-same newie Some Kind of Trouble. ■ Justin Currie, James Grant and The Bluebells Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. A bill of 80s Scotpop warhorses come together to raise funds for Spirit Aid. ■ Margins Book & Music Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1. Brand spanking new festival of über-hip literary performances, peppered with music and brought to you by Cargo Publishing for the practically negligible price of £1 per session. That means only
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seven quid gets you a place in the warm, shrouded in a lovely haze of exciting words and music for all four days of the festival! The opening night is a mysterious affair featuring: Monosyllabic, Margins of Error and Pop-Up Theatre. See page 31. ■ Marillo, Down for Whatever, Moscow Olympics and Black River Theory O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Alt.rock bill. ■ French Wives, Pilots and I Swim with Sharks Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Quirky indie folk in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura. ■ Andrea Heins Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Canadian singer/songwriter on guitar and auto-harp. ■ The Black Atlantic, Blue Sky Archives and Where We Lay Our Heads Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Folk pop from this Groningen-based outfit. ■ Francesqua, The Dangerous Summer and Call Me Ishmael King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7. Over-14s show. Tiger Please are a Welsh band who have been gaining favourable comparisons to Pearl Jam and The Gaslight Anthem. FREE Heuvo & the Giant, 32 Miles to Breakfast, James McKay and Invidia Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Alt.rock bill. ■ Sonic Templars, In the Science of Human Maths, The Human Zoo and John Georgie Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.rock from Glasgow.
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66 THE LIST 17 Feb–3 Mar 2011
FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Hosted by Independence. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Weekly open mic. FREE Last Lungs, Cairnhill Trading Estate and The Clock Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Captivating indie sounds. FREE The New Acoustic Aesthetic Criterion, 568 Dumbarton Road, 334 1964. 9pm. Music students from the University of Strathclyde play an intimate set. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. With a free drink for all performers. FREE Rod’s Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Unplugged session. ■ We Come In Pieces and Secta Rouge The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Alt.rock from Limerick supported by Edinburgh punks. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro- acoustic sounds from singer-songwriter Ibbs and friends. ■ Kill It Kid Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Melodic, beautifully intense blues. FREE Calum Wood & Friends Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8pm. Acoustic night on guitar, vocals and fiddle. ■ Sean Russell and The Os Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8pm. £tbc. Acoustic performance from this Texas singer-songwriter.
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■ Venus Rising Meadow Bar, 42–44 Buccleuch Street, Southside, 667 6907. 8pm. £4. Hear about the mysterious figure Venus Carmichael, a Scottish contemporary of Joni Mitchell and Carole King, in her own words and music. Part of Let’s Get Lyrical. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. Acoustic showcase featuring various guests FREE Beethoven’s Filth, Sound Furniture and CKC The Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. Rap, rock, experimental jazz ‘and fun’. FREE The Loafers, Angry vs the Bear and The Words Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Classic rock and electro punk. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. Kinross ■ Apart From Rod The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £20. Former members of the Original Rod Stewart Group perform live without the man himself. Part of Fifestock Festival.
Friday 18 Glasgow ■ Margins Book & Music Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 4pm. £1. See Thu 17. On Friday afternoon there’s a festival special from poetry performance night Seeds of Thought. ■ Margins Book & Music Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1. See Thu 17. On Friday evening it’s your chance to see Glasgow-based writer-performers Anneliese Mackintosh and Alan Bissett, and the grand dame of Scottish poetry herself, Makar Liz Lochhead. ■ Billy Bragg The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £16. Self-styled ‘progressive patriot’ and veteran political activist who is still one of the UK’s finest writers of love songs. ■ Glasgow Death Metal Tea Party Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 7pm. £5. Bands popping in for tea include Nerrus Kor, Acatalepsy, Agonised Deformity, Laceration and Cemtex. ■ John Holt, Maxi Priest and Bass Warrior O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. The influential sexagenarian reggae master brings the good vibes to Glasgow in the company of reggae pop stalwart Maxi Priest. ■ Not Advised, Two Thirds of Youth and Fires Attract O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Accessible emo metal from this Southampton band. ■ Psyko Dalek The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £tbc. Metal. ■ Raymond Hackland, Amy Belle and Alan Frew Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Scottish country/pop singer- songwriter who’s big in Holland. Plus Jono, Little Fire and Sean Kennedy. ■ Shakin’ Stevens O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. Finally, Shakey makes it to Glasgow to celebrate thirty years in showbiz. ■ Grader, Lords, Ultimate Punch and Defence Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Hardcore and alt.rock bill. ■ The Blues Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £17.50 in advance; £19 on door. The Blues Band continue to pay tribute to the blues and R&B boom which inspired them to pick up their instruments in the first place. FREE The Dawn Patrol Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. Indie rock and pop covers.