MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Simple Minds, The View and Bwani Junction West Princes St Gardens, 0844 573 8455. 9pm–1am. £42.50 for enclosure; £37.50 for gardens. See feature, page 35. St Party Pass included in ticket. No entry after 11pm. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. ■ Edinburgh’s Hogmanay St Party Edinburgh City Centre, 0844 573 8455. 9pm–1am. £15. Famed as one of the best NYE celebrations in the world, thousands of revellers bring in the New Year in the centre of Edinburgh with a mix of live music and DJs. This year’s line up features The Maccabees, Reverend & The Makers and The OK Social Club; the Scottish Stage is headlined by Admiral Fallow with Lau and Shooglenifty plus DJs spinning hits from through the decades. Part of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. FREE Hogmanay Jam Session Spectacular Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 9pm. Mixed line- up jam session for New Year. ■ Citrus Club Hogmanay Party Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 10pm–5am. £10 in advance; £15 on the door. A mix of indie, rock, pink and new wave from the Citrus DJs plus live sets from Caravan Club, The Jackals, Durty Wurks and Green Man Running.
Tuesday 1
Edinburgh FREE Your Lucky Day Old Town, 0844 5738455. 1.30–4.30pm. Stumble across all manner of events and live music dotted around various venues in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Highlights include music from Kin with Duncan Chisholm or Rachel Sermanni, a ceilidh with Sandy Brechin’s Crafty Crofters, New Year play Galoshins or Words per Minute with author Alan Bissett and poet William Letford. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 9pm. See Tue 18.
Wednesday 2 Edinburgh FREE The Imperfectionists The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid-back acoustic sounds from Graeme Laird and Sam Antix.
Thursday 3
Glasgow FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. ■ Waiting for Go, Waiting on Jack, Classic Wheels and Seams King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Clydebank indie rock quintet headline. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 13. ■ Acoustic Edinburgh The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). All unplugged, all original music. Breaking their no covers rule for a night of ‘Hogmanay Hangover Comedy Covers’. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 9pm. See Thu 13. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 13.
Friday 4 Glasgow ■ The Apex Collective Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £8. Local rockers. ■ Catcher Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7pm. Commercial pop/ rock.
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FREE Open Mic Queen’s Cafe, 530 Victoria Rd, 423 2409. 8–11.30pm. See Mon 17. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8.30pm. See Mon 17. ■ Kitty the Lion, The Sunshine Social and Campfires in Winter King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Folk pop five-piece fronted by singer/songwriter Anna Meldrum headline. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. FREE Ross Clark & friends Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 9pm. See Mon 17.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow ■ Ron Pope Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. New York-based singer/songwriter best known for his internet hit ‘A Drop In the Ocean’. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 8pm. See Tue 18. ■ Exile the Traitor, 15 Times Dead, Maelstrom and Blood Thread King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Metal and hardcore bill. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. Edinburgh FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 9pm. See Tue 18.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 12–2am. See Wed 19. ■ Fluorescent Hearts, One Good Reason, Skippy Dyes and Whispery Club King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alternative pop from Glasgow. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. FREE An Audience with Stewart Brock Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 11pm. Piano covers from Midnight Lion’s Stewart Brock. Edinburgh FREE The Imperfectionists The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6.30pm. See Wed 2. ■ Adam Holmes & The Embers The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes and his band. FREE Victorian Trout Conspiracy Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 10pm. Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band. Acoustic show.
Thursday 10
Glasgow ■ Gary Barlow SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £35–£55. A solo show from Take That’s songwriter/singer, taking a break from his X-Factor duties. ■ Honeyblood, Secret Motorbikes, The Reverse Cowgirls and Baby Strange King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie and garage line-up. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. FREE Eilidh Hadden Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Singer/songwriter. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 13. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 9pm. See Thu 13. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 13.
13 FOR 2013: GLASGOW MUSIC AND FILM FESTIVAL Ever watched 1929’s The Woman in the Moon and thought ‘What this really needs is more of a techno vibe?’ Detroit techno master Jeff Mills will do exactly that with his new live score for the Fritz Lang classic at the GM&FF. The festival also features a premiere of Souvenirs of Serge – Jane Birkin’s candid film on her relationship with Gainsbourg (above), plus Birkin will perform ‘Songs for Serge’. ■ Glasgow Music and Film Festival, various venues, Thu 14–Sun 24 Feb, glasgowfilm.org.
■ Brontide, Vasa and Bellow Below Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Riff-heavy math rock from Brighton. ■ Gillon - The Sound of Buble The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the Canadian crooner. ■ Kid Robotik, Megamegaman, Sharmus and King Keytan The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. Dubstep and electronica from Kid Robotik. ■ Blindfolds King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Rock’n’roll-influenced four-piece headline. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. With the Begbies, the Gazelles and Radio Arcade. FREE Confusion Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock band play covers from the 70s. Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 14. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 10pm. Soulful live music from Jamie Scott.
Saturday 5 Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. 5pm. See Sat 15. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 15. ■ Olympic Swimmers and Hit Parade The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. Glasgow indie pop headliners who have attracted Delgados comparisons. ■ Trongate Rum Riots Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Sea shanties and drunken revelry from the headliners. ■ Pat Cairns sings Neil Diamond & Kenny Rogers The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door: £23.95 with
early dinner at 6pm. Does what it says on the tin. ■ Cherri Fosphate, Versus Versus, Queen Jane and Radio Arcade King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie rockers. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. FREE Isis Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Soft rock. Edinburgh FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 15. ■ Brontide, Carnivores and Skippy Dyes Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £6. Riff-heavy math rock from Brighton. ■ Henry’s X-Mess Party Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 8pm–3am. £4. The Cellar Bar’s customary post-festive Xmas party featuring live music from The Incendiary Bats, Pal and more. FREE Shorty Rodgers & The Giants Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock’n’roll from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Sunday 6
Nose and Organs of Love King Glasgow ✽ ■ Miaoux Miaoux, Roman Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Lovely bleepy electronica from Glasgow artist Miaoux Miaoux, aka Justin Corrie. Part of King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution. FREE Blues Jam Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 9pm. See Sun 16.
Monday 7 Glasgow ■ The Sword O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Sabbath-influenced metallers from Austin.