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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry.
Thursday 22 Glasgow ■ Fenech Soler and Paper Crows O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Rescheduled date for this melodic electro pop trio. ■ The Headstart, Death Trap, Last Second Magic, Cry & the Blocks, Fall on Faith and Playdead Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 7pm. £5. Alt.rock bill. ■ Richmond Fontaine and Laura Gibson Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13. Bittersweet Americana from this Portland band. FREE Hidden Agenda Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Motown and soul sounds. ■ Jakil Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Funk rock crossover from the charismatic Jakil. ■ Rock’n’Roll Heaven Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £8.50–£30.50. A dream night out for anyone who sees Sounds of the 60s with Brian Matthew as required listening of a Saturday morning, featuring tributes to Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Del Shannon, Ricky Nelson and Eddie Cochran. ■ Viva Brother and Exlovers Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Latest lippy kids head out on tour to prove their self- styled ‘gritpop’ chops. ■ Big Hogg The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Wild grooves, jazz chops and psych rock sensibilities. FREE Louise Cairns, Gillian Christie and Rebecca Wallace Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Triple bill of singer- songwriters play at this laidback showcase. ■ Mademoiselle and Slim Mistress Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Michael Weston King Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. Alt.country from one of the founding members of the Good Sons. FREE The Mukaz, G.R. Harrow, The Black Tongues and Sam Barber & the Outcasts Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie rock. ■ Yessongs Live The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on the door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Italian tribute to Yes, performing their live triple album Yessongs. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Hosted by Independence. ■ Society, Kinky Audio Vixens, Delgetti and The Heretics King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Live music. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Weekly open mic. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. With a free drink for all performers. FREE The River 68s Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Alt.rock. FREE The Spectres Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. Reggae from this Edinburgh- based band.
FREE Live at Lebowskis Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. Weekly acoustic showcase hosted by David Duffy. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro-acoustic sounds from singer- songwriter Ibbs and friends. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Thu 22. ■ Das Contras and Orphan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Fife-grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart. Funds raised at this benefit gig go towards supporting the autonomous health clinics and schools in the Zapatista ‘communities in resistance’ in Mexico. ■ Stanley Brinks and Freschard Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Aka Berlin-based artist Andre Herman Dune. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Student charity do with live music to raise funds for a good cause. ■ We Came From Wolves Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Pounding post-rock. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. Acoustic showcase featuring various guests. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. A live twist of karaoke. FREE Neon Choir and The Cab Collective Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 23 Glasgow ■ Rock’n’Roll Heaven Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 4pm & 8pm. £8.50–£30.50. See Thu 22. ■ Charlie & the Bhoys Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £19. Folk rockers with Celtic (in both senses of the word) influences. ■ Cherri Fosphate, ID Parade and 6ixty Persons Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Indie/pop/punk. ■ Eyes Own, Fargo, Scott Beaton and Becky Gowans O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Acoustic headliners from Hamilton. ■ Metronomy and Django Django Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11. Aka Brighton electronica artist and remixer Joseph Mount, supplemented live by various musician chums. ■ Robin Trower O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Legendary rock guitarist who made his name with Procul Harum in the 60s. ■ Stuntman Mike, Sound Over Silence and Only Guilty Man The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £6. Punk, alt and blues sounds. ■ Warrior Soul Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. New York rock/punk act who reformed earlier this year. ■ BettySoo & Doug Cox Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 7.30pm. £12. Award-winning blend of gospel, folk and country from BettySoo with dobro master Doug Cox, a partnership struck up after the pair met teaching at Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp, as one does. ■ Kai Fish and French Wives Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £7. Maverick pop from the Mystery Jets frontman, with gutsy indie-folk hometown support. ■ Wasted Radio, Black Rats, Blood & Mustard, Neon Choir and Dave Scott Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo
Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Sleazy rock headliners. FREE Cool Struttin’ McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm–midnight. Serving up bop, hard bop, soul-jazz, Latin, hammond - all the good, good stuff. FREE Dirty Diamond & the Gunslinger, Battle for Second Place, Dead School and The Sneaks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Old school blues from the headliners. ■ A Foreigner’s Journey The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6. Two-pronged tribute to soft rock titans Journey and Foreigner. ■ Great Cynics, Bandito Fleeto, Dead Beat Heroes and C-Section Infection The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Punk bill, with a copy of Bandito Fleeto’s new EP ‘Passage del Terror’ thrown in for free. ■ The Little Kicks, Underclass, Painted Money and The Blind Watchmakers Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 8pm. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Upbeat Aberdeen- based four-piece who have supported the likes of Editors, The Kooks and Mystery Jets. ■ Majestic Dandelion, The Other Side, The Black Sundays and Fireside Aliens Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 8pm. Alt.rock bill. ■ Stanley Brinks and Freschard Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Donation on door. See Thu 22. ■ United Fruit, Holy Mountain and Lady North Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Noisy alt.rock four-piece with heavy duty support from HM. ■ Between the Buried & Me and Animals As Leaders King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Progressive metal band from North Carolina. ■ This Silent Forest Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8.30pm. £5. Single launch for new single ‘The Fight’. FREE 2 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests. ■ 50s Rock and Roll Night 28 York Place, 28 York Place, 524 0110 . 7pm. £7. A night of authentic 50s rock and roll, courtesy of DJ Stewart Campbell. Period dress is optional and there will be raffles. Funds raised go towards St Columba’s Hospice. ■ Stig of The Dump, Vagabonds, Madhat, GLA and MC Battle Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £6 ; £4 before 7.30pm. UrbanScot live hip hop night. FREE Umbilical Cord, The Secrets and Old Bones Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Alternative and indie. ■ Bandioke Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30–10.30pm. £4 includes entry to Planet Earth. Your chance to sing with a real band. ■ House of Crust Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Punk night, line-up tbc. FREE Roy Henderson Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. Acoustic music.
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WIN EASTERN PROMISE TICKETS
W I N S T U F F
The fantastic mini-festival is back for a second year at Platform, Glasgow, on Fri 30 Sep –Sat 1 Oct. The line-up includes To Rococo Rot, Conquering Animal Sound (above), and The Thing, plus a music buying/browsing evening at the Scottish Independent Record Fair. We’ve got two weekend tickets to be won – to enter go to list.co.uk/offers by Wed 28 Sep. See also preview, page 76.
WIN MARRY WATERSON & OLIVER KNIGHT TICKETS Chemikal Underground signees Waterson and Knight, descendants of musical dynasty The Waterson Family, have a folk-tastic night lined up at Platform on Tue 4 Oct. They’ll be joined by ex De Rosa frontman Martin John Henry, and screening the Waterson Family documentary Travelling for a Living. If you’d like to go visit list.co.uk/offers by Mon 3 Oct to win one of two pairs of tickets.
WIN ASH DVDS AND TICKETS Northern Irish indie-rockers Ash have announced a Best Of CD/DVD, featuring the Ewan McGregor-narrated Teenage Wildlife tour documentary. In
addition, they’re doing a tour based on their Free All Angels album, with former guitarist
Charlotte Hatherley joining them. We’ve got two pairs of tickets to the gig at the O2 ABC on Sat 22 Oct, plus five copies of CD/DVD for runners up. WIN WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS ALBUMS
We’ve got an interview with Jetpacks’ main man Adam Thompson on page 76, discussing new release In the Pit of the Stomach; a review on page 78; and now this, a chance to win one of five copies of that very same LP.
HOW TO ENTER
Visit list.co.uk/offers. Closing date is Wed 19 Oct unless otherwise stated. Usual List rules apply.
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