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■ The Speeches Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie rock from Ayrshire with more acts to be confirmed. ■ Plastikman Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 8pm–midnight. £25. Live techno as Richie Hawtin presents Plastikman 1.5. See Clubs preview, page 55. ■ We Ate Them Off the Floor, Wildtype, Sagat, What the Blood Revealed and Headless Kross The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Alt.rock bill. ■ Death In Vegas and Von Haze King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £13.50. Richard Fearless’s psych rock/electronica incarnation returns. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. ■ Club Noir’s Christmas Party O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 9pm–3am. £15.50. Two world- class burlesque shows at this reliable staple of the Glasgow scene, while DJ Loveless plays vintage and modern music. Dress up is actively encouraged, but no jeans or trainers. Also featuring live music from Blondie tribute band Dirty Harry.
Edinburgh ■ Minnie & The Victors and U- Know-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, funk and rock. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 19. ■ 3 Wise Monkeys and Bodies Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Old school punk covers. ■ Dead Boy Robotics The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £4 in advance; £6 on the door. New Wave electro punk sounds. ■ PET, The Spook School and Calypso Brown Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Pl, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Beard of Truth’s ‘Heavy Xmas Pop Party’, headed by NME tips PET and their kooky blend of surf pop and dark lyrics, with twee indie and lo-fi supports (and free mince pies!). ■ Schtïck öf Röck Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Big ballsy covers of classic rock and glam metal. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7–9.30pm. See Sat 19. ■ The Winter Tradition, Jonny Downie, David May and Detox5 Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 07707 793501. 7–10pm. £5. Charity gig featuring noisy pop-rockers The Winter Tradition. ■ Thea Gilmore The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £13. Prolific young singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. Special Christmas gig playing from her new CD of unrecorded Sandy Denny songs. ■ Delta Mainline, Molly Wager and Will Hanson The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on the door. Psych-blues rock from Delta Mainline at this Limbo night. ✽✽ Com Truise and Moto Sneaky 10pm. £5. Slow wave funk on synths and drums from this Ghostly International signing. See Profile, page 103. Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757.
Sunday 4 Glasgow FREE Acoustic Sunday Showcase Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 3pm. All-day acoustic line-up including Baby Taylor, Nick Robertson, Marc McKenzie, Euan Walker, Calum Carlyle,
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Above Attics, Cafe Disco, West Avenue, Looking for Lola and Black & White Boy. FREE The Sunday Drivers La Bodega Tapas Bar, Dance with Attitude Studios, 1120 South Street, 581 3401. 3.30pm. See Sun 20. FREE Thirteen Stars, Sixth Avenue Traffic and Lugosi Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Southern rock and rock’n’roll at this week’s Blues Kitchen. ■ Love & Money SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £26.50–£30. Continuing their successful reunion, Love & Money frontman James Grant is joined by co-founder Paul McGeechan and original members Gordon Wilson and Douglas MacIntyre, along with bassist Ewen Vernal, former Thrum vocalist Monica Queen and moothie legend Fraser Spiers. ■ Boycotts Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Angular indie- poppers with an energetic frontwoman in the shape of Stina Twee. ■ Duran Duran SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £30. The foppish 80s yacht-botherers return for their first full UK tour in seven years (although true fans will still be drying out their shoulder pads following their rain-soaked appearance at Edinburgh Castle in 2009), with a new album, All You Need is Now, to punt. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Zebrahead and Army of Freshmen The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. American underground metal stalwarts. ■ Musichoir Live! City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14. An evening of pop, rock, gospel and Motown singalongs. ■ Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. The old punk and quick-witted nu-folk troubadour come together for The Eric and Amy Show. ■ The Ordinary Boys King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Indie rockers, famous for laddish hit ‘Boys Will Be Boys’, jump on the reform bandwagon. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 20. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle St, 9.30pm. See Sun 20. Edinburgh ■ Brotherhood of the Lake, Crossbreaker and Breaking the Day The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 6pm. £6.50. Hardcore metal. ■ The Drums The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £13.50. See Sat 3. ■ High Llamas Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £12.50. The return of Sean O’Hagan’s esoteric pop project. ■ The Industry, Spoke too Soon and Sunrise Tricks Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4 (£3). Hit the Road Tour, a new project from the Scottish Music Centre, funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative, to give young musicians the opportunity to learn more about performing and touring. FREE Open Mic Espionage, 4 India Buildings Victoria Street, 477 7007. 9.30pm. See Sun 20.
Monday 5 Glasgow ■ Machine Head, Bring Me The Horizon, Devil Driver and Darkest Hour SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £27.50. A feast of seriously heavy metal headed by Bay Area thrash metal four-piece Machine Head. ■ Amplifier The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Heavy space rock trio from
Manchester who advise their audience to ‘stand back’. ✽✽ DJ Shadow O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Aka Josh Davis and his eclectic cut-and-paste hip-hop-influenced soundscapes. ■ Example and Fenech Soler O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Aka Fulham electro rapper and aspiring stand-up comedian Elliot Gleave who specialises in documenting the comic minutiae of everyday life and ‘dysfunctional electro pop’. ■ The Lemonheads Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £17.50. Evan Dando’s melodic grunge outfit revisit their breakthrough album It’s A Shame About Ray. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 21. ■ This Town Needs Guns, Trapped in Kansas and Alaskan Moustache King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7. Over- 14s show. Angular guitars and off-kilter time signatures from TTNG. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. See Mon 21. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 21. Edinburgh FREE Napier Live Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. See Mon 21. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 21.
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Glasgow ■ Trivium, In Flames, Ghost, Rise to Remain and Insense O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 6pm. £21.50. ‘Defenders of the Faith III’ touring metal package headed by the huge riffs of young superstars Trivium with melodic death metal support from Swedes In Flames and London metalcore five-piece Rise to Remain (featuring Bruce Dickinson’s son, Austin, on vocals). ■ Evita Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Heavy and alternative sounds. ■ George Michael SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £51. Hits from the former Wham man’s 30 year career, now with added orchestra, on his ‘Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour’. ■ Steve Conte & the Crazy Truth, Homesick Aldo and The Mademoiselle Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 6.30pm. £15. New York Dolls current guitarist doles out the rock’n’roll licks. ■ Ocean Colour Scene and The Rainband Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £24.50. Survivors of both baggy and Britpop still reeling in the crowds in Scotland on their 21st anniversary tour. ■ The Treatment and Gordon’s Alive King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Five-piece rockers headline. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 22. Edinburgh ■ Jeru the Damaja Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Much respected Brooklyn MC with his first Scottish show in a decade.
Wednesday 7 Glasgow ■ George Michael SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £51. See Tue 6. ■ The Business Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Political punk band formed in 1980.
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