Music ROCK&POP
Wednesday 28
Glasgow ■ AB/CD The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £10. See Tue 27. ■ Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5, Tragic O’Hara and Scunner Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Hazey Janes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. With a freshly baked fusion of folk, country rock and power-pop, The Hazey Janes return to their roots from warmer American climes. Edinburgh ■ Panda Su Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Panda Su, aka Suzanne Shaw, is a one-woman band from St Andrews playing whimsical electroacoustic and folk pop. First annual Communion Christmas Part (Communion is the touring showcase set up by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett). FREE The Kinemas and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Pop, soul and rock. ■ The Decade’s Christmas Bash Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Covers band playing everything from Amy Winehouse to The Zombies.
Thursday 29 Glasgow FREE Katie Sutherland, GoGoBot, Seventeenth Century, Kith & Kin and The Frets George Square, 6pm. Commercial pop from Pearl & the Puppets frontwoman Sutherland, plus electro pop and indie folk at this Hear Glasgow! Loves Christmas gig. ■ Deja Blu, Gillian Christie and Kevin Young The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £5 in advance; £8 on door; £18.95 with early dinner at 5pm. Blues and soul outfit fronted by three vocalists – Marie McCormick, Linda Jaxson and Violet Leighton. ■ The Wedding Present and Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Perennially popular archetypal 80s indie band, whose frontman David Gedge once scored highly in an NME rock heroes poll. ■ The True Gents Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Folk and roots mixed with sea shanties and psychedelia from this eight-piece Perthshire-based collective. ■ AB/CD The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 8pm. £10. See Tue 27. ■ The Clock Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Live music. FREE One Weeks Notice, Secrets and The Puppet State Box, 431
106 THE LIST 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012
Football, etc
Not a lad-rock pub band as the name suggests, but a fuzzy, emo indie-rock from Houston, Texas. It’s the first time this two girl/one boy trio have toured in the UK, and they’ll be spending Hogmanay in Edinburgh. ■ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Dec.
Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Emotional indie pop and alt.rock. ■ PUNK*ROCK*BLUES Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 01360 870248. 8–11pm. £5–£7. Triple bill featuring Dave Arcari (the blues), JonZip McNeill (the punk) and Jonny Parr (the rock) and some surprises too. ■ Davey Horne, Bunga Party and Tomas Bird & the Blonde Spirit King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Davey Horne of the Ray Summers performs solo. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Thu 15. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 15. ■ Dirty Harry The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £7. Blondie tribute. FREE Where’s George?, The Hellfire Club and The Acoustidours Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Rock and covers. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 15.
Friday 30
Glasgow ■ Fad Manners and Madnish The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the ska knees-up sounds of Bad Manners and Madness. FREE Jamie & the Daisy Cutters, WEFUNK and Louie & Bigg Taj Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Billed as the ‘best of 2011’. ■ Bwani Junction, Crayons and The Dots King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Afrobeat and indie sounds from this rising Edinburgh outfit. FREE Kong Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. Edinburgh FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 16. ■ Bluesoul, Media Whores and Mad Ferret Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Free before midnight; £4 after midnight. Blues, rock and folk. ■ Bandioke Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30–10.30pm. £4 includes entry to Planet Earth. See Fri 16. ■ AB/CD Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 8pm. £10. See Tue 27.
Saturday 31 Glasgow ■ Dead Sea Souls and We Came From The Sea King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Indie singalongs and danceable guitar sounds from this West Lothian four-piece. ■ The MeatMen and Worn Out Souls Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. £10 or free entry before 9pm. Good old-fashioned country and rock’n’roll to see in the new year. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 331 6227. 9pm–3am. £tbc. A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. This Best of Milk Hogmanay show will feature
several bands including Boycotts and Otherpeople, guest DJs, the usual Milk perks like free biscuits, visuals etc, and the first breakfast of 2012 hosted next door in Lucky Seven diner. ■ Pinup Nights Hogmanay Ball 4 The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm–4am. £10. Pin-Ups returns for the fourth and final year in a row to bring in the bells in proper indie style. With Common People playing the 90s in the kitchen bar, Aidan Moffat and Twilight Sad members DJing and live music from For Abel and Patricia Panther. Edinburgh ■ Football, etc, Your Neighbour the Liar and Human Hands The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 3pm. £5. New Year’s Eve matinee show from US emo rockers Football, etc. (Pictured, above.) ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Blackjack Blues Band, The Pictoids and Roguestar Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. £tbc. Covers, blues, Celt rock/folk and big rock for Hogmanay. FREE Cammie Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 17. ■ Hogmanay Hoot The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £25 (online tickets £19.95). The night starts off with a Hogmanay ceilidh and pipers, followed by a piano and drums duo then resident band The Flavours will be playing classic covers and party tunes into 2012. ■ Shooting Stansfield Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Melodic alt.rock. FREE Hogmanay Jam Session Spectacular Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm–3am. Mixed line-up for New Year. ■ Concert in the Gardens Princes Street Gardens, Princes St Gardens, 0844 573 8455. 9pm–1am. £40 enclosure; £35 gardens. This year’s famed Princes Street Gardens Hogmanay will be headlined by Primal Scream (playing classic album Screamadelica), with Bombay Bicycle Club and Sons & Daughters. Street Party Pass included in ticket. No entry after 11pm. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.