Music ROCK&POP
FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Weekly live music. ■ Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry and Theory of a Deadman SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £24.50. Over-14s show. Current stomping ground for Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti and bass player Brian Marshall, named after a bridge near where Tremonti grew up in Detroit. Lead singer Myles Kennedy recently moonlighted, fronting Slash’s band. ■ Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad & the Lovely Posse O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. The erstwhile 80s pop pin-up has had a difficult time of it in recent years but there is a lot of interest, nostalgic or otherwise, in his comeback, thanks to a catalogue which straddles post-punk and dandy pop. ■ Exit Ten, Fei Comodo and Never Means Maybe Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7.50. Former metal covers band from reading now touting their own alt.rock sounds on new album Give Me Infinity. ■ Pareto and Iain McLaughlin & the Outsiders Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Melodic alt.rock from Glasgow trio Pareto. ■ Wednesday 13 and Mike Monroe The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. It’s a glam metal hairspray face-off between Murderdolls frontman Wednesday 13 and Hanoi Rocks royalty Monroe. ■ Keith James – The Great Canadian Songbook Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. 7.30pm. £10. Songwriter and music producer Keith James offers up personal interpretations of music by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen. What, no Shania Twain? ✽✽ Muscles of Joy and Palms Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £5. The Glasgow- based all-female experimental vocal group launch their debut album. FREE John Rush Boudoir Wine Bar, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 552 4774. 8–10pm. Fortnightly acoustic sessions. ■ My Tiger My Timing Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. London indie quintet. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 20. FREE Mary Jean Lewis Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Old school rock’n’roll from Jerry Lee Lewis’ niece. FREE Splendid Gentlemen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Rock’n’roll covers. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. See Sun 20. Edinburgh FREE Tinderbox Project The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1pm. Open rehearsal for this 30-piece orchestra of young players with tutors/mentors from some of Edinburgh’s best rock, funk, jazz and indie players. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. See Sun 20. ■ Walter Trout & Popa Chubby The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.30pm. £20. Double bill of full on blues guitarists. Trout who has played with John Mayall Blues Breakers, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat while Chubby rocks the boogie blues, hard. ■ Loch Lomond, The Last of Barrett’s Privateers and Pronto Mama Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Canadian Chemikal Underground signees. ■ Love Music Hate Racism Part 2 Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Line-up tbc. ■ Pete Molinari The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Springsteen-endorsed
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country blues all the way from the Medway Delta. FREE Conscious Route, Davey Horne and Lee Patterson Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Mixed bill of hip hop, soul and acoustica. FREE Open Mic Espionage, 4 India Buildings Victoria Street, 477 7007. 9.30pm. See Sun 20.
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Glasgow FREE Instrumental Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 5pm. See Mon 21. ■ Professor Green and Rizzle Kicks Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £16. London rapper who recently hit the top of the charts with ‘Read All About It’. Supported by young rap duo from Brighton with a taste for retro samples. See First & Last, page 6. Please note rescheduled date. ■ The Recovery, Kraul and Atlas Empire Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Hardcore punk with shards of metal. ■ Textures and The Ocean The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8.50. Over-14s show. Dutch tech metal band Textures co-headline with kindred spirits The Ocean. ■ Yellowcard and Saves the Day The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Alt.rock five-piece from Florida. ✽✽ Thurston Moore The Arches, 253 £15. A special seated show from the Sonic Youth frontman, playing from his fourth solo album Demolition Thoughts. See preview, page 85. ■ Abba The Show Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £27.50. See Fri 25. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, See Mon 21. ■ Loch Lomond Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Portland-based indie ensemble signed to Chemikal Underground. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 21. Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm.
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FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 21. ■ Pure Reason Revolution King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £13.50. Demented proggy punk melange from the intriguing Pure Reason Revolution. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 21. Edinburgh ■ Dems Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4. Début Scottish show from this London-based soulful electro three-piece, started as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Moss while he lived in Edinburgh. ✽✽ Laura Marling St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 7pm. £23. Engaging alt.folk from the waif-like singer whose music brims with lyrical depth and maturity. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 21.
Tuesday 29 Glasgow ■ Imelda May and Big Boy Bloater O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Rockabilly, blues and jazz from the sassy Irish chanteuse. ■ Shakin’ Stevens O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. Finally, Shakey makes it to Glasgow to celebrate thirty years in showbiz. ■ The Staves Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. English sister act blending beautiful harmonies with a Laura Marling-like folkiness. ■ The Ting Tings The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. The electro garage duo from Manchester stage a low key return. ■ Mark Campbell, Stephanie McClain, Jamie Young, Stand for All, Jeff Butterfield and Oracle Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Acoustic showcase. ■ Meg Baird Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6.50. Contemporary solo folk balladry from
The joyous, frantic sound of Syrian techno. And the music that this man has been performing at weddings and producing on cassette tapes for years. Expect breakneck beats, shrill electronics and Iraqi and Turkish folk and dance music. Get ready to go buckwild. ■ Oran Mor, Glasgow, Thu 8 Dec.
Meg Baird of Philadelphia psych-folk band Espers. FREE Spotlight @ Slouch Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8pm. See Tue 22. ■ Lanterns on the Lake and Jonny & Lucy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. ‘Chamber pop’ with folk and electronic elements from this Newcastle band. Plus Lugosi. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 22. FREE The Sensational Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 22. Edinburgh ■ Professor Green and Rizzle Kicks The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £16. See Mon 28. ■ Keith James – The Great Canadian Songbook The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. See Sun 27. ■ Movember Gala Party Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 8pm. £10. Moustachioed party to mark the end of Movember. FREE Souled Out Blues, 12 Inches of Thunder, Terraqoma, The Foo Birds and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Soul, funk and rock.
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Glasgow ■ The Quireboys The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 6.30pm. £13. Over-14s show. Old school (as in last decade imitating the decade before and the decade before that) rock combo fronted by Spike. ■ Fionn Regan and Louise & the Pins Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Irish singer/songwriter, influenced by Dylan and Neil Young, touting beautiful, haunting new album 100 Acres of Sycamore. ■ Little Dragon The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. Swedish electronica band who were one of the array of guests on the latest Gorillaz album. See preview, page 86. ■ Reckless Love The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over- 14s show. Finnish old skool hard rockers. ■ Save Your Breath Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £7. Poppy punksters from Wales. ■ Ashton Lane Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £10. Esther O’Connor’s band play the street after which they are named to launch their third album. ■ The Red Show, Betatone Distraction and Ohm Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Scuzzy blues from the headliners. ■ FOUND and Over the Wall Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5 in advance; £6 on door. Experimental electronica but still with a pop edge from this Edinburgh- based collective. Part of Nice’n’Sleazy’s 20th birthday celebrations. ■ Grant Hart Monorail, 12 Kings Court, King St, 552 9458. 8pm. The ex Husker Du/Nova Mob man returns with his latest project, a musical rendering of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. ■ Kill It Kid, Tragic O’Hara and Mr Kil King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Melodic, beautifully intense blues with a rocking edge from Kill It Kid. FREE Open Mic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. See Wed 23. Edinburgh ■ Imelda May and Big Boy Bloater The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Rod, 0844 847 1740. 6.30pm. £22.50. See Tue 29.