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Kirkcaldy ■ The Dykeenies, Little Eye, Healthy Minds Collapse, Mike Clark and Dean Chalmers Windsor Hotel, 38 Victoria Road, 01592 269219. 7.30–11.30pm. £7. Acoustic sets from all involved, with full band sets from the three first-named above, and solo sets from Clark (The Lost Generation) and Chalmers. Sunday 18
Glasgow FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Weekly live music. ■ Fatherson and Discopolis The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £8. Indie power pop from Kilmarnock. ■ There Will Be Fireworks Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. A four-piece who don’t take themselves too seriously and are partial to a bit of accordion. ■ Bastard’s Christmas Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Festive uprising for outsiders, with sets by El Dog, Roscoe Vacant & the Gantin’ Schreichs, Hordes of Unstoppable Skeletons and Billy Liar. ■ The Miss’s, Rio Callahan and Jane Jackson The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm. Harmony girl group head the bill. Plus special guests. ■ Galoshins, Cosmic Dead and Battery Face The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £3. Galoshins have been described as ‘Captain Beefheart in a Rab C vest’. That’s some thought. Plus acid-fried space rock from Cosmic Dead. ■ Gun and Jonathan Carr King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. See Sat 17. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective) and Craig Grant (Union of Knives). Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. Open mic session. ■ The Black Tambourines, Joanna Gruesome and Dolfinz Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Ides of Toads night of messy noise. ■ Eras and Hold the Suspect Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Edinburgh rockers headline. ■ Fish The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm. £17.50. The ex-Marillion singer embarks on an acoustic tour of solo and Marillion material. ■ The Banana Sessions, Ross Couper and Tom Oakes The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 9pm. £8. A modern, quirky take on folk from vocalist Roberta Pia and her band as they launch their debut album with support from Scottish Traditional Music Awards’ Best Up and Coming Artist nominees Couper and Oakes. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Sunday classic rock covers and open mic session. FREE The Johnson Brothers and Macpolvo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Covers. FREE Open Mic Espionage, 4 India Buildings Victoria Street, 477 7007. 9.30pm. Open mic night. All welcome, feel free to bring your own instruments.
Paisley ■ Voulez Vous Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, renfrewshire.gov.uk 7.30pm. £14 (£12). The longest running Abba tribute band continue to recreate the sounds of the 70s super Swedes. As well as all the tunes, the performance includes visuals and narration telling the story of the band’s stratospheric rise and acrimonious split.
ROCK&POP Music
Young Fathers
When The List went to review these Edinburgh boys recently at Sneaky Pete’s, the crowd was treated to a plate of chicken and rice by one of the band members’ dads. Gigs from the ‘psychedelic, futuristic boyband’ are treated like mini house parties – so logically, we expect most of the people at this mixtape launch to be gathered in the toilets. ■ The Flying Duck, Glasgow, Sat 17 Dec.
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Glasgow ■ The View and Carly Connor O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. See Sat 17. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. ■ Dopamine, Gavin Butler and A Day Overdue The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £8. Melodic 80s rock influences from Dopamine, with support from Blackout frontman Gavin Butler. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Ruff Angel, Penfold, Playing at Pharaohs and These Fading Polaroids Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local live bands. FREE Acoustic Session Live Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Weekly unplugged session. FREE Building Blocs Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8.30pm–3am. An eclectic evening of music, comedy and spoken word from the Cheeky Breakfast crowd. ■ The Dirty Demographic, The Sea Kings, Charlie & the Bachelors and Rio Callahan King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Powerpop quartet who dig the likes of Ben Folds and Randy Newman. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). Edinburgh ■ Sonic Thrill, Knotts & Crosses and Something Illustrated Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. ‘Hair sprayed’ rock. FREE Napier Live Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 8.30pm. Covers and originals with Claire and Kara. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform.
Tuesday 20 Glasgow ✽✽ Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. Gruff former
Arab Strap man Moffat and gentle jazz man Wells reprise the collaboration that brought them so much acclaim on joint album Everything’s Getting Older. ✽✽ Friendly Fires, SBTRKT and Chad Valley Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £16. Post- punk indie sounds from this St Albans trio, at one point lumped in with the nu-rave scene, who have returned with their second album Pala. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Make Sparks, Scarlet Shift, Verse Metrics and Lady North Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Alt.rock in a Biffy/Twin Atlantic mould from Make Sparks. ■ The View and Carly Connor O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. See Sat 17. ■ Facel Vega, Saturday’s Kids, Clocked Out and Fat Janitor The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £5. Punk and hardcore bill. ■ The Temperance Movement, Taylor & Leigh, Darcy DaSilva and Fiona McKirdy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alt.rock. FREE Open Mic The Libertine, 45- 47 Bell Street. 9pm. Weekly open mic night hosted by Ian Thomson. FREE The Sensational Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Retro psych-rock. Edinburgh FREE The Beyond, Felix Champion, The Rhemedies and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Indie and rock night.
Wednesday 21 Glasgow ■ Devilock, Co-Exist and Assynt Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Tribute to Danzig- era Misfits. ■ Death By Ambition, Switchback Road and The Rising Souls King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alternative progressive rock four- piece from Glasgow headline. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Fri 16.
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