MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Electric Six O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. The Detroit rockers invite you to join the punky disco party. In celebration of their ten years at the coalface, they play their debut album Fire in its entirety. ■ The Quireboys The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0871 789 4173. 7pm. £13. Hair metal also-rans return to the stage. ■ Toni Etherson, Sorcha May and The Aviators The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local acts. ■ Carly Connor Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. See Wed 28. ■ I, The Lion, Dog Moon Howl and Audiodriver Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Heavy psych rock from DMH. ■ Oh Susanna! The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 220 6176. 7.30pm. £12. Acclaimed Toronto-based rising country star best-known for her harrowing murder ballads. ■ The Cut-Ups, The Kimberley Steaks and Uniforms The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Punk rockers influenced by Billy Bragg and DC’s Dischord label. ■ Great Lake Swimmers and Dusted Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £10. Indie folk, roots music and alt.country sounds from this Toronto outfit who have been described as ‘ambient zen Americana’. ■ Madina Lake, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Action Blast King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12. Over-14s show. Chicago rock quartet fronted by twin brothers Nathan and Matthew Leone who kick-started their band with money they won appearing on ‘The Fear Factor’, the crazy cats. FREE Paul G Boudoir Wine Bar, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 552 4774. 8pm. See Thu 15. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. Hosted by Independence. FREE The Lindsay Tin, Sunny Sense and The Last September Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Folky indie from The Last September. FREE Open Mic Black Rabbit, 526 Great Western Road, 339 1199. 9pm–1am. See Thu 15. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 15. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Thu 15. FREE Jojocoke and Scope Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Rock covers. ■ Bits of Strange Homecomings Tour Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £25. See Wed 28. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–26 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 15. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Student charity do with live music to raise funds for ADE Tanzania. ■ Edinburgh University Band Showcase Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £3. Line-up tbc. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 15.
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Glasgow ■ Soil, Fozzy and Breed 77 The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 5.45pm. £16. Over-14s show. Metal bill headlined by Chicago five-piece, plus WWE wrestler Chris Jericho’s band 88 THE LIST 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012
cabaret cacophony from White Heath. FREE Landslide Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock covers.
Saturday 1 Glasgow ■ Shhhh – A Celebration of Quiet Music & Art Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. 3pm. £15 (£12 early bird ticket). Quiet sounds from such shy and retiring types as Gravenhurst, Emma Pollock, Meursault, The Unwinding Hours, Jo Mango, Laura J Martin, Rick Redbeard, Seamus Fogarty, Wounded Knee, Woodpecker Woolliams, I Build Collapsible Mountains, Finn Lemarinel and eagleowl. FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. 6pm. See Sat 17. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 17. ■ Rough Feedback, Papa Ganash and Carla Jenkins Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Cumbernauld duo influenced by White Stripes and Arctic Monkeys headline. ■ Alabama 3 O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Characterful blend of southern-fried preachifying, dancefloor-friendly beats and a whole lotta love. ■ Buckcherry The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Hard rockers from Los Angeles. ■ Evan Dando & Juliana Hatfield SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7pm. £15. Indulge in some early 90s grunge nostalgia as The Lemonheads frontman joins forces with the fragrant Hatfield for a double bill of winsome melodic garage pop. ■ Iggy Azalea O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. New Australian rapper on the block. ■ Miss May I Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Metal band from Ohio. ■ Vic Godard & the Sexual Objects Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Punk-pop pioneer and sometime Postcard Records-signed artist Godard is backed at this show by Davey Henderson’s band, the Sexual Objects. ■ 60s Gold Tour Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£27.50. Merseybeat stalwarts Gerry & the Pacemakers, famed for their version of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, present an evening of 60s entertainment with The Searchers, PJ Proby and Chip Hawkes. ■ Thula Borah, The Cherry Wave and Owls in Antarctica Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Alt.rock night. ■ Martyn Joseph Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £16. Cult singer-songwriter, described as the ‘Welsh Springsteen’, making social and spiritual comment through his acoustic songs. ■ The Stones The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance: £12 on door: £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Fri 30. ■ Willy Mason, Nick Mulvey and Ottilia King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Young bluesman with the weight of the world on his shoulders. FREE The Bird Doggers MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. See Sat 17. ■ 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. With live band Mosa Funk Club. ■ POST Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 11pm. £1. Glasgow garage pop.
SUPERSILENT, WITH JOHN PAUL JONES They’re Norwegian, they make big, avant-garde, rumbling drones that you could perhaps categorise as ‘deathjazzambientavantrock’, and they have just one rule: no rehearsals. Supersilent are teaming up with Led Zeppellin founder/multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, whose ‘artier’ leanings have previously led to him performing mandolin in John Cage’s Musicircus at the Barbican, composing for choreographer Merce Cunningham’s Nearly Ninety and forming Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. All the ingredients are in place for a very special show. ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 15 Nov.
Fozzy. ■ Ben Folds Five O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27.50. Reunited jazz influenced indie rock trio. ■ Garaje Jack The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £12. Rockers from Madrid. Please note this gig has been rescheduled again. ■ Gentleman’s Dub Club O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Dub, ska and roots reggae from this Leeds ensemble. ■ The Raveonettes and Holy Esque Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £13. The Danish duo Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo combine sweet two-part harmonies with retro noise-pop rock’n’roll melodies reminiscent of The Jesus & Mary Chain. ■ Therapy? The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 221 5279. 7pm. £15. Irish power metal trio who have been at this game for a mighty long time now. ■ The Vibrators Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Old school punkers formed back in 1976. ■ Wild Nothing Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8. Lo-fi shoegaze dream pop from Virginia’s Jack Tatum aka Wild Nothing. ■ Mair, Splintered Halo, Lost Persona, Semper Fi and Zephorian Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Groove metal band headline. ■ Gallon Drunk and Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £7.50. Swampy rock’n’rollers return after stints for various members playing with Nick Cave and Lydia Lunch. With support from local kindred spirits. ■ Southpaw The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Punk and 90s rock influences from Southpaw. ■ The Stones The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance: £12 on door: £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Relax – it’s not actually the Stones but these guys pride themselves in getting as close to recreating the Stones vibe as possible. ■ Verse Metrics The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. EP launch. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524.
8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Marika Hackman, Gabby and Andrew Lewis King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Brighton singer/songwriter in the nu-folk vein. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. FREE Howlin’ Radio Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Road, 649 0007. 9.30pm. Classic folk, rock and country covers from this collective. Edinburgh ■ Callum Beattie, We’re Not Iguanas, Bluesoul and The Pictoids Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Covers and originals. FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 16. ■ Cancel the Astronauts Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £tbc. Edinburgh indie-poppers Cancel the Astronauts celebrate the release of their debut album, Animal Love Match. ■ Karine Polwart The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £15. See Fri 23. ■ Kung Fu Academy, Last Minute Glory and The Rahs Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. Funk pop from KFA. ■ Neu! Reekie! Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7pm. £6 (£5). Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as ‘playing host to the sinister and the sanguine’. ■ The Saw Doctors The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Celtrock knees-up with one of Ireland’s most successful bands. ■ Sea Bass Kid and Jack & the’ The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £4–£5. High energy ska/funk goodness from SBK with beautiful folk pop tunes from Jack & the’. ■ White Heath, Academy Strangers, Culan and Lost City Souls Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £5. Beautiful