Music ROCK&POP
■ Thomas Dolby and Aaron Jonah Lewis O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £21.50. Return of the 80s synth pop boffin best known for his hits ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ and ‘Hyperactive’ who is back with an ambitious new album A Map of the Floating City. ■ The Webb Sisters Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13.50. Folk pop harmony singing from the sisters who have backed Leonard Cohen on his recent bursts of touring. ■ Baby Taylor and Mechanical Smile Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Melodic pop and rock. ■ Peter Frampton Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50–£27.50. The 70s guitar god revisits his mega-selling live album Frampton Comes Alive! to mark the 35th anniversary of its release. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. The artists for this month’s covers clash are tbc. ■ Turbowolf, Hawk Eyes and The James Cleaver Quintet King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Mane-shaking, bowel- quaking rock’n’roll from this triple bill, including Hawk Eyes, formerly known as Chickenhawk. Edinburgh ■ An Evening with Cake The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £23.50. Post rock from John McCrea and his shambolic country funk cohorts. No support but two sets from Cake. ■ The Moth & Mirror Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Wistful folky sounds but with unexpected bite from cellist Stacey Sievwright and band. Launching debut album Honestly, This World. FREE 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Rock covers.
Thursday 17
Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ J Cole O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. American rapper and producer signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. ■ Smokehead Rocks tour O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Featured bands are Airrace, Houston, Vega, Casablanca and Coldspell. ■ Jackie Leven Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Rd, 959 1428. 7.30pm. £10. Respected blues/rock vocalist who can also spin a good tale. ■ Let’s Play God, Final Silence and Semper Fi Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Metal bill. ■ William Harness Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. Part of Nice’n’Sleazy’s 20th birthday celebrations. ■ Red Snapper and dBass King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Instrumental jazz, funk and breakbeat from Warp Records’ Red Snapper. Please note new date. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Thu 20. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 20. ■ Alkaline Trio The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £16.50. Green Day-approved gothic punk trio. ■ Dave Arcari The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £7. Alt.blues guitarist Arcari performs from latest album Devil’s Left Hand. ■ Hallowe’en Alaska Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Minnesota indie rock signed to Bon Iver’s label. ■ Remember Remember, Dam
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Mantle and Adam Stafford Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Vic Galloway chooses his favourite Scottish bands, headed by the looped sounds of Glasgow’s Remember Remember. ■ Wire and Talk Normal The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Post-punk legends who can be trusted to make a taut yet melodic racket. ■ Axis Of and Skeleton Verse Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Post hardcore from Ireland. ■ Kenyan Orphan Project Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Music and entertainment to raise money for charity. ■ Click Clack Club The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8.30pm. £3. Funky experimental music club. FREE Starscreen, Echofela and Scrap Brain Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Acoustic blues, pop and grunge.
JAZZ Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 20
Glasgow ■ The Overtones Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50–£23.50. Popular doo wop vocal harmony group. ■ Downes-Burton-Arguelle- Maddren The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8pm. £8 (£6). London pianist Kit Downes leads bassist Euan Burton, saxophonist Julian Arguelles and drummer James Maddren. Edinburgh ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2–£3. Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 21
Edinburgh ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Saxophonist Tommy Smith leads his young protégés through a selection of classic and contemporary big band music. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Hard bop and lesser-known standards from the five-piece. FREE Nick Gould’s Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. Melodic jazz and Latin from the Edinburgh tenorist. Each week features a great guest vocalist from the Scottish jazz scene. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs with funk from James Brown is Annie.
Saturday 22
Glasgow ■ Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. Donations. The late George Penman’s band continue to keep the faith with their take on vintage New Orleans jazz. FREE Gus Stirrat Quartet Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Bassist Stirrat leads his band in a mixture of modern jazz and standards. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Torme and other great jazz vocalists. ■ The Blueswater Collective and
The Foo Birds Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4 (students £3). Blues, funk and rock’n’roll from this collective of former University of St Andrews students. ■ World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five leading jazz players come together for each session with no rehearsal. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs featuring Acid jazz from Gecko 3.
Sunday 23
Glasgow ■ Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 21. FREE Alan Nimmo & The Magic Blues Surfers Bobar, 383 Byres Road, 341 6516. 8pm. Sunday blues session. ■ Gitane Ecosse Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Quartet headed by Polish gypsy jazz guitarists Ricardo Wiszniewski and Darius Szoma. FREE Those Pesky Kids Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Swing jazz funk. Edinburgh FREE Lorna Reid & Graeme Stephen Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Cool and classy vocalist Reid, with guitarist Stephen. ■ Stormy Sunday Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£3). Blues night organised by vocalist James Carr, featuring a showcase of blues singers and soloists. FREE The Whighams Jazz Club Whighams Wine Cellars, 13 Hope Street, Charlotte Square, 225 8674. 8.30pm. All singers and instrumentalists are welcome at this jazz jam with a different host every week and a stellar trio. Joined by vocalist Stephen Duffy. ■ The Sunday Sinners The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). Motown style funk/soul from this six-piece fronted by Fiona Lynch and Joe Early.
Monday 24
Edinburgh ■ The Jazz Bar Big Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Big band jazz classics from this 17-piece ensemble of pros from all over Scotland; expect trickier and more rousing charts than usual. FREE Maria Nash Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. 9pm. Acoustic ballads and blues. ■ Glamour & The Baybes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Mix of rock, jazz, blues and funk from this four-piece powered by drummer Jordie Gilmour.
Tuesday 25
Glasgow FREE Jazz Quartet Missoula, 110- 114 West George Street, 332 9724. 7pm. Live jazz. Edinburgh FREE The Six O’Clock Blues The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live, acoustic blues from John Hunt, his homemade guitars, and friends. ■ Tuesday Heartbreak The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 10.30pm. £3 (£2). Guitarist Aki Remally leads this funk groove band.
Wednesday 26 Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 4pm. Open rehearsal. ■ Jake & Elwood The Edinburgh
Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £24.25–£27.25. A great big soul, blues and rhythm party with classic hits such as ‘Everybody’, ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Mustang Sally’. ■ Ka-Tet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Talented piano player/vocalist Mike Kearney leads this funk/blues five-piece.
Thursday 27 Edinburgh ■ Discordian Trio The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Experimental fusion of prog and avant-jazz. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2–£3. See Thu 20.
Friday 28
Glasgow ■ Carol Kidd & Friends Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, artistsformarysmeals.com. 7pm. £20. Jimmie Macgregor and Abeer Mackintyre host this special gala concert from Scotland’s first lady of jazz featuring The Baobab Gateway, Waa Sylla dancers, Carissa Bovill, Elena Piras, The South Side Fiddlers, The Morgan Lee Band, The Richard Burton Quartet, Sax in the City led by Albert Higgins, Jon Ritchie’s Sound Sensation Big Band and Nigel Clark. Part of Mary’s Meals Festival of the Arts. ■ Lorna Reid’s Jazz Café Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 7.45pm. £8 (£7). Cool and classy local vocalist is joined on stage by some of Scotland’s finest musicians to create the chilled-out vibe of a jazz street café. Booking essential. Edinburgh ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: The Culloden Moor Suite The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£12.50; ages 16–25 £5; under 16s free). The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents legendary Scottish jazzman Bobby Wellins’ commemoration of one of Scotland’s most haunting historical events with The Culloden Moor Suite, as well as his celebration of the work of Robert Burns, The Caledonian Suite. Wellins is the star guest on tenor sax. ■ The Jazz Bar Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 21. FREE Nick Gould’s Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. Melodic jazz and Latin from the Edinburgh tenorist. Each week features a great guest vocalist from the Scottish jazz scene. ■ Late’n’Live The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs with Afrobeat from Samba Sene & Diwan.
Saturday 29
Glasgow ■ Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. Donations. See Sat 22. FREE JazzMain Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 3pm. Driving rhythms with Nick Gould (tenor), Steve Grossart (keys), Kevin Dorrian (drums) and Owen McDonald (bass). ■ Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: The Culloden Moor Suite Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6.45pm. £17.50 (£12.50). See Fri 28. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. See Sat 22. ■ Tony Jacobs Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £15.25 (£13.25). Classic jazz