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■ Pop Will Eat Itself The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16. The grebo gurus return for their 25th anniversary (now sans Clint Mansell) with more mashed up techno- rock-acid house-hip hop-industrial with new album Vile Evils. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Roddy Frame O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Aztec Camera wunderkind- turned-elder statesman of intelligent, melodic, wistful Scotpop. ■ Wakey!Wakey! Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Brooklyn indie rockers helmed by Michael Grubbs of One Tree Hill fame. ■ Johanna Crossley-Zels, Mr Wishart, Crushing Bores and Bohemond Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £2. Acoustic indie pop. ■ Keith Caputo Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 7.30pm. £12. Caputo is better known as the frontman of New York metallers Life of Agony. FREE Spector Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Live music. ■ Michael Chapman and Rita Hosking Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £10. Blues country rock from the John Peel- championed Michael Chapman. ■ Nedry Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Electronica trio from London. ■ Ralph McTell: Somewhere Down the Road Continues Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £20. McTell performs hits from his back catalogue, a few Bob Dylan tributes and a number of sparkling anecdotes thrown into the mix. ■ The Icarus Line, Lustra and Dead or American King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Moody, charismatic US garage metal five-piece headline. Edinburgh ■ Munich Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6 (students £3). Brighton five-piece with an anthemic dream pop sound, influenced by The Cure and Bright Eyes. ■ Upbeat Beatles Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.25 (£13.25). ‘The closest you’ll get to the real thing’ with this high-energy tribute act. ■ Edinburgh Unlimited Medina, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £2. Bands and music showcase. Tonight’s line-up includes Something Illustrated, Luke Scott Dumper, The Whiskey Priest and Deer Park.
Paisley ■ Dolly Parton Story Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, www.renfrewshire.gov.uk 7.30pm. £14 (£13). One of the country’s best tribute acts pays tribute to Dolly.
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Glasgow ■ Big Apple Awards final The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £5. Bands compete for a chance to play at New York’s Scotland Week in 2012. In association with Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland, Creative Scotland and the American-Scottish Foundation. ■ Enter Shikari, Your Demise and Letlive Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £17. Over-14s show. Trancecore favourites from Hertfordshire. ■ Erasure O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £30. Eighties electro-pop darlings Vince Clarke and Andy Bell celebrate the release of their new album Light at the End of the World with two live Scottish dates. Oh l’amour anyone? ■ Fluorescent Hearts Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. 92 THE LIST 22 Sep–20 Oct 2011
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Glasgow gets a visit from the Doggfather. Or Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. to give him his real name. How do you go from being a Crips gang member and drug convict to hip hop multi-millionaire and best mate of David Beckham? The secret must be in his pigtails. ■ SECC, Glasgow, Sun 9 Oct.
Alternative pop from Glasgow. ■ Maverick Sabre O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10.50. Aka English/Irish rapper/singer Michael Stafford, encroaching on Plan B’s indie crooner territory. ■ Middle Finger Salute Apollo 23, 11 Renfrew Street, 332 8209. 7pm. £5. Pop punk band from Blackburn. With support from Pure Dead Brilliant, Heavy Soul, Lost in Echoes, Devour and Suburban Saints. FREE The Aspect, Kate Dunn & the Redunndants and Mckell Ross & Gill Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Laidback live music. ■ Craft Spells Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Californian quartet, drawing on the influence of 80s indie pop. FREE James Apollo and Numbers & Letters Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Front porch melancholy and junkyard blues from this travelling US troubadour and band. With alt.country support from New York’s N&L. ■ Rod Picott and Amanda Shires Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. See Wed 12. ■ Shapeshift, Bekon and Let’s Play God Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £6. Weekly metal night Mayhem Underground. Ticket price includes entry to The Cathouse afterwards. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 22. ■ Munich King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. See Wed 12. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 22. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 22. FREE Live at Lebowskis Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. See Thu 22. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 22. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Thu 22. ■ Bwani Junction, Miniature Dinosaurs and Blank Canvas Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street,
226 4224. 7pm. £5 (students £3). Live music from bands hand-picked by BBC Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway, including rock and Afrobeat from rising Edinburgh outfit Biwani Junction. ■ New Model Army The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £18.50. Old school political punks. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 22.
Stirling ■ Upbeat Beatles Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). See Wed 12. Friday 14
Glasgow ■ The Ashtones and Eat Dr Ape O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Indie rock four-piece from East Kilbride. ■ Drugdealer Cheerleader, Xavia and Idol Dead Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Glam punk rockers from London. ■ Ed Sheeran O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. Over-14 show. New rapping singer/songwriter on the block, mooning over girls and stuff. ■ Jehst, Loki, Butterscotch, Physiks, Konchis and Gasp Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8 advance: £12 on door. Hip-hop bill headed by English MC. ■ Katy B and Jagga O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £14.50. Up-and-coming London dubstep/R&B/house/garage singer whose debut album On a Mission recalls the deep house sounds of the early 90s. ■ Lite, Maybeshewill and Mojo Fury Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7.50. Incendiary Japanese instrumentalists. FREE Diana Schad Urban Bar & Brasserie, 23–25 St Vincent Place, 248 5636. 7.30pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers. FREE The Ray-Bandos Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. Rhythm’n’blues and rock’n’roll covers. ■ Skippy Dyes and Suspire Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. EP launch. ■ Against One of the State Killers, The Nudists and Grahame Busby The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60
King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Alt.rock bill. ■ The Blood Arm Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Franz Ferdinand-endorsed chaotic garage rockers from LA. ■ Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £22 in advance; £24 on the door; £35.95 with early dinner at 6. Springsteen’s pals, who revel in the accolade of ‘world’s greatest bar band’. FREE Lightnin’ Willie & the Poor Boys Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Delve into the ‘Devil’s Music’ with Lightnin’ Willie and his band the Poor Boys, who have been touring their rockabilly-tinged blues for over ten years. ■ Peter Murphy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16. Bowie-obsessed frontman of Bauhaus with a theatrical goth rock solo show. Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. See Fri 23. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 23. ■ Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See Fri 7. ■ The Doors Alive The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £12.50. Tribute to Jim Morrison’s seminal LA rock crew. ■ Michelle Shocked The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £15. US roots star, whose style encompasses everything from her early campfire folk to full-blooded country swing. ■ Middle Finger Salute The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. See Thu 13. ■ Ralph McTell: Somewhere Down the Road Continues The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20. See Wed 12. FREE Emelle Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Local rock act. ■ bETAMAX Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris Fast (Vintage Violence), Gig Gus (The Go- Go) and Jake Barnes (Confusion is Sex).
Saturday 15 Glasgow ■ City & Colour and Hanni El Khatib O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Aka Dallas Green of Alexisonfire in more mellow acoustic indie mode. ■ Noah & the Whale Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Folky indie pop from London town, catching up on their mates Mumford & Sons in the public’s affections. ■ Stillmarillion O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Tribute to much-loved Brit proggers Marillion. ■ White Light Theory Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5 advance; £6 on door. Alt.rockers from Glasgow. ■ Blurt Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Veteran jazz punk outfit squawk up a storm. ■ Wheatus Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £11. See Sun 25. ■ Achren and Zombie Militia The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 222 2254. 8pm. Death metal. ■ The Hawklords and Whimwise The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50 in advance; £16 on door; £28.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Spacey prog-rock from ex-Hawkwind members Nik Turner, Jerry Richards,