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Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to glas- gow@list.co.uk for Glasgow and henry@list.co.uk for Edinburgh. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry.
Thursday 18 Glasgow FREE 3 Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Midnight. Rock and blues covers. ■ Elderglee Glasgow Music Studios, 7 & 9 Osborne Street, 07792 643934. 2pm. £15 for participants; £5 for observers. Afternoon singing workshop for anyone aged 55 or over who wants to have a go at singing two songs from the hit TV series Glee. Whatever your age, don’t stop believin’! Part of Luminate. ■ Living With Lions Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £8. Over-14s show. Canadian pop punk band. FREE The Ray-Bandos Silverburn, Barrhead Road, 880 3200. 6.30–8.30pm. Rhythm’n’blues and rock’n’roll covers. Playing as part of Silverburn’s student event. ■ Evile and Wolf O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Thrash metal from Huddersfield’s Evile, who have supported the likes of Megadeth, Machine Head and Sabbat. ■ Level 42 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £26. Eighties funk pop quartet back on the road again, singing some of the old favourites including ‘Running In the Family’, ‘Lessons in Love’ and ‘Take a Look’. ■ Middle Finger Salute and The Boscos g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Pop punk band from Blackburn, with Glaswegian alt/indie support. ■ Scissor Sisters and Bright Light Bright Light Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 08444 999990. 7pm. £28.50. The return of the best party band in eons, merging funk, rock, disco and Elton Johnesque ballads with effortless charisma. ■ Acid Mothers Temple and Stevie Jones & Jer Reid Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £8 in advance. ‘Motor-psycho’ guitar action, ethnic drones and throat singing from this cult Japanese psychedelic group. FREE Bucket & Blues Creedence, 48a West Regent Street, 353 1301. 8pm. Weekly night of country, bluegrass and blues hosted by Howlin’ Radio. With guest David Taylor. ■ Doomsday Student, Divorce and The Downs Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Hardcore carnage from Providence, Rhode Island outfit formerly known as Arab on Radar. ■ Gareeda, Bacchus Barracus, Sunsmasher and Low Sonic Drift The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Local stoner doom rock bill. ■ Wishbone Ash The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 6pm. UK rock veterans and twin guitar pioneers. FREE Crossing Giants Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Road, 649 0007. 8.30pm. Acoustic duo from Livingstone play this weekly Southside Sessions night. ■ Gaz Coombes and Cave Painting King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Supergrass frontman brings the same tunefulness to his solo work. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. Hosted by Independence.
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■ Mickey 9s, Madison and Queen Jane Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. Funky hip hop, with a comedic twist, from Scotland. FREE The Two Jamies Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Weekly residency for Jamie Keenan of The Lafontaines and Jamie Watson from The Bangarangs. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Electro- acoustic sounds from singer-songwriter Ibbs and friends. FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 18. ■ The Changes, Danny Livingston, Jesus Trip and The Barrels Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Mixed indie bill. ■ John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22. CANCELLED. ■ Little Comets and General Fiasco Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. Alt.pop with an Afrobeat edge from Newcastle. ■ This Many Boyfriends Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. CANCELLED. ■ Trace Bundy, Jonny Downie and Nic Tate & the Sharks The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £8. Bundy is a highly promising young guitarist, who has earned the notable nickname ‘acoustic ninja’. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. Cosy acoustic sessions. ■ Click Clack Club The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8–10.30pm. £4. Funky Beefheart- influenced experimental music club. This month featuring Indian music from Shiva Moon on sitar, tabla and voice, plus two acts tbc. ■ Dodoz and The Jacarandas Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Indie. FREE Unplugged Acoustic Sessions The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. Acoustic showcase. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
Friday 19 Glasgow ■ Highway To Hell Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 5.30pm. Finals of the heavy metal talent search. ■ August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. US metalcore headliners with Christian metal guests Devil Wears Prada. Please note Whitechapel have cancelled their support slot. ■ The Gaslight Anthem and Blood Red Shoes O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Brawny New Jersey group providing an indie bar band spin on Bruce Springsteen’s panoramic cars-and- girls blue collar rock. ■ Guns 2 Roses O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Guns’n’Roses tribute. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Scissor Sisters and Bright Light Bright Light Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 08444 999990. 7pm. £28.50. See Thu 18. ■ Tim Burgess Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Solo performance from the Charlatans frontman, touring latest album Oh No I Love You. ■ Whole Lotta Led O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Gloucestershire-based Led Zeppelin tribute band, approved by Jimmy Page.
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Laurel Halo
She goes by the name ‘King Felix’, when making her dancier, buried beats techno, but under her Laurel Halo moniker, expect something more ambient and experimental. For this tour, the Michigan producer has collaborated with Glasgow’s own Konx-Om-Pax (Planet Mu) to create visuals for her show. Tom says, ‘I wanted to create otherworldly environments filled with gravity defying plasma sculptures, beams of light shining through misty organic mutant plant life.’ Prepare to trip out. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 26 Oct; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 27 Oct.
■ Desolation Blvd, Green Eyed Glory, Mark Nichols and Acedia Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Local band line-up. ■ Finding Albert, One Last Secret and Scarlet Shift The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. Nine-piece epic rock band from Dumfries fronted by Robert Shields, who have toured with Biffy and Newton Faulkner. ■ The Hawklords The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50 in advance: £16 on door; £28.45 for early dinner at 6pm. Spacey prog- rock from ex-Hawkwind members Nik Turner, Jerry Richards, Alan Davey, Ron Tree, Dan Thomson, Ade Shaw, Harvey Bainbridge and Steve Swindells. ■ Junzo Suzuki, Robin Adams, Le Thug and Giblet of Yesterday The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Blues and folk-influenced meditative riffs from the Japanese headliner. ■ Nevada Base and Miniature Dinosaurs The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. Indie electro pop. ■ Tall Ships, Dad Rocks! and The Darien Venture The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £5. Effects-drenched trio comparable to Battles, Foals and Explosions in the Sky. ■ The Wicked Whispers, Red Sands and Lavinia Blackwall Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Liverpool band who garage pop it like it’s 1966, supported by the Trembling Bells frontwoman. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Little Comets and General Fiasco King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. See Thu 18. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. ■ Fantastic Man Club Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. Gender-bending macho metal. Featuring Zeni Geva.
Edinburgh ■ Aperture, Sonic Hearts Foundation, Kung Fu Academy, Fuzzy & The Peaches and Academy Stranger Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 6pm. £5. Big indie and rock line up form Fortune Promotions, completed by Fluorescent Fields, Junebug, Embassy, Nettles and Scarface. FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Acoustic singer-songwriter usually seen with Das Contras. ■ Wishbone Ash The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £16.50. See Thu 18. ■ An Acoustic Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £20–£35 (+ 10% booking fee). Acclaimed songwriters and good friends Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin perform an evening of acoustic music.
✽ Bat for Lashes and Sylver Tongue The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Off kilter pop from boho Brighton songwriter Natasha Khan returning with her new album The Haunted Man. FREE Cymbollox Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Hard rock/metal covers. ■ The DOT Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £15. Continuing the collaboration between Mike Skinner and The Music frontman Robert Harvey that began on the last Streets album. ■ RBS Museum Lates: Behind the Masque National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. 7–10.30pm. £10 (£8); combined ticket with entry to Catherine the Great exhibition £18 (£16). A contemporary take on the masquerade – a masked courtly soiree of the type Catherine the Great might have let her hair down at. There’s a chance to see the exhibition all about Catherine’s collections on the night, plus the usual treasure box of bands (Miaoux Miaoux and ANAKANAK), installations, performances, dressing up and more.