Music ROCK&POP
Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Post- hardcore and US indie rock influences from the headliners and Belfast’s Lafaro. ■ King Charles King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Full throttle quirky indie rock insanity. With support from The NK Jays and The Clock. Edinburgh ■ Marcus Bonfanti The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £8. Fast-rising blues singer and guitarist. ■ Todd Gordon: The Tony Bennett Songbook Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.25 (£13.25). Classic crooning as Gordon performs the jazz/swing vocals of Bennett. FREE Napier Live Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Mon 24.
Tuesday 8 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines and Smith Westerns SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.50. The stomping Sheffield tykes have graduated from songs about chip shops and taxi ranks on new album Suck It and See, but the ferocious singalong favourites of old should also make an appearance. ■ Evanescence, The Pretty Reckless and Fair to Midland O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £28.50. Goth-lite from the pomp rockers who had their biggest hit with the overwrought ‘Bring Me to Life’. ■ Fozzy The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Fozzy claim to be America’s most entertaining band. They appear to involve WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, if that’s any help. ■ Natty The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. Rising roots reggae star from London. ■ Voltaire, 13 Tombs and Analog Angel Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13 (£10 earlybird ticket). Cuban-American musician with a dark wit to his music, who writes music for Cartoon Network’s The Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy and is also a comic book illustrator. Support from the self- styled ‘kings of Scottish deathrock’ 13 Tombs and Numanesque electro rockers Analog Angel. ■ Patrik Fitzgerald Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Cult punk poet and DIY troubadour plays his first UK gig in over a decade. ■ Hyde & Beast Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. New projects from drummers David Hyde (The Futureheads) and Neil Bassett (Golden Virgins). ■ Lacuna Coil King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279.
8pm. £15. Over-14s show. Cult Italian band with an ethereal metal sound. ■ NewVillager The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 847 2487. 8pm. £6. Harmonic art pop duo hailing from New York and California. Edinburgh ■ &U&I and Shapes Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Choppy, trashy hardcore. ■ Charlie Simpson The Venue, Potterrow, Bristo Square, 650 2656. 8pm. £8. See Sun 23. FREE Last Minute Exit Plan, The Tracks, Stone Dead and The Foo Birds Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Funk rock, indie and metal.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ Boyce Avenue and Tyler Ward O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Over-14s show. Florida- based fraternal trio playing melodic and acoustic rock. ■ Die So Fluid Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Punk rock trio fronted by the imperious Grog. ■ Adam Cohen and Mai Broomfield Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £16. Montreal singer- songwriter with a certain famous father, playing material from his new album Like a Man. ■ Jinx Lennon and Roscoe Vacant Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Acoustic punk singer- songwriter from Dundalk. ■ Acid Mothers Temple and Vars of Litchi Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £7. ‘Motor- psycho’ guitar action, ethnic drones and throat singing from this cult Japanese psychedelic group. Part of Nice’n’Sleazy’s 20th birthday celebrations. ✽✽ Twin Sister Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Indie funk with a quirky electro twist. See preview, page 79. ■ Ane Brun King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Norwegian singer/guitarist who recently duetted with Peter Gabriel. Edinburgh ■ Arcane Roots and 22 Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Post- hardcore trio from Kingston. ■ The Darkness The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £25. The classic rock revivalists return from the wilderness. ‘Get your hands off my woman . . .’ ■ Declan O’Rourke The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £12. Solo set from Irish singer-songwriter O’Rourke. ■ Ghostface Killah The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £14.
Curated by
Lyle & Scott Featuring
Alex Clare with
Hooray for Earth Wednesday 23 November
Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Tickets available from: 0844 811 0051 and gigsandtours.com For more information visit: www.lyleandscott.com/cbls
A Metropolis Music production by arrangement with 13 Artists
98 THE LIST 20 Oct–17 Nov 2011
Emeli Sande
We’ve just worked out that’s a Frida Kahlo tattoo on the arm of this 24-year-old Aberdonian, who had a hit earlier this year with her debut single, ‘Heaven’. Besides co-writing top 10 hits for Chipmunk and Wiley, the soul-pop artist has also lent her soaring vocals to tracks with Tinie Tempah, Professor Green and Tinchy Stryder. She’s ready to take centre stage now, as a solo artist, reminiscent of a poppier Roberta Flack, or maybe a Doric Lauryn Hill. ■ Oran Mor, Glasgow, Tue 1 Nov; The Caves, Edinburgh, Wed 2 Nov. (Rock & Pop)
Hip hop from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan star. ■ Hyde & Beast Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. See Tue 8. ■ Natty Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See Tue 8. ■ Amy LaVere The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8.50. Jazzy, bluesy US songstress who wields a mean double bass. ■ Tom Paxton The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £20. US singer-songwriter who has been honoured with two Lifetime Achievement Awards – from the North American Folk Music Alliance and the Radio 2 Folk Awards. FREE Killing Time, Jaego and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie and rock.
Thursday 10 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ Alison Krauss & Union Station SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £27.50–£37.50. The much respected bluegrass and country singer- songwriter and fiddler who has scored a big hit with her Raising Sand collaboration with Robert Plant. ■ Agnes Obel Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7.50. Danish singer/pianist with a classical background. ■ The Darkness O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. See Wed 9. ■ Los Campesinos! and Strange News from Another Star Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Cardiff septet with a busy indie sound. ■ Them Beatles O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. See Fri 21. ■ Tom Vek The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £14. The London- based musical auteur tours second album Leisure Seizure. ■ Within Temptation and Anneka Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Dutch pseudo-goths breaking through like
Evanescence before them. Resist, resist. ■ Cashier No.9 and Kowalski The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £6. Belfast band who have attracted comparisons to The Byrds, The Stones Roses and Flaming Lips. ■ Declan O’Rourke CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £12. See Wed 9. ■ Sixties Gold Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £24.50–£26.50. Swinging 60s revivalism with Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers and The Fortunes fronted by Tremeloes singer Chip Hawkes. ■ Sydney Devine Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £12.50–£16.50. Scotland’s very own rhinestone cowboy takes his songs on the road again. ■ Tunguska, GutterGodz and MAIR Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Metal triple bill. ■ Country Roads: A Celebration of John Denver The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16.50 in advance; £18 on door; £30.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Sat 29. ■ Meursault and Foxface Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5 in advance; £6 on door. Distorted, absorbing folktronica from Edinburgh’s Meursault plus dynamic indie folk from Glasgow’s Foxface. Part of Nice’n’Sleazy’s 20th birthday celebrations. ■ The Part Time Martyrs, The Beautiful Lies, Napoleon’s Dogs and The Vixens The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Four-piece from the Clyde estuary headline. ■ Richard Buckner, Siskiyou and Scari Couri Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £10. California-bred, New York-based singer- songwriter who has been cited as an influence on Bon Iver. Plus Neil Young- inspired sounds from Siskiyou. ■ Givers and Zulu Winter King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Indie pop quintet from Louisiana, whose members have backgrounds in Cajun and zydeco bands.