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GREEN DOOR 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY It’s their party – and they’ll give you a free CD if they want to. The Glasgow West End recording studio celebrates its birthday with live sets from Golden Teacher (above, the excellent pairing up of Glasgow’s noise punk trio Ultimate Thrush and all analogue house duo Silk Cut; have a listen at soundcloud.com/optimo- music), plus Gummy Stumps, The Creeping Ivies, Future Glue, In Posterface and guests. ■ Fri 1 Feb, Nice N Sleazys, Glasgow.
Friday 8 Glasgow ■ Henrik Freischlader Band and Albany Down O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £12. German-born blues artist who has supported BB King and Peter Green. ■ Jake Bugg, Little Green Cars and Hudson Taylor O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £12. See Thu 7. Please note change of venue. ■ No Egos, Sunny Sense, Atlas Road, Those Who Wait and Alan McIvor Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £5. Local live music. ■ Ronan Keating and Brian McFadden SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £33.50. Pop ballads from the terribly nice and safe Boyzone man promoting new album Fires. And it’s an ex-Irish boyband double as support comes from former Westlifer McFadden. ■ Back to the 80s Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. 7.30pm. £11–£15. See Wed 6. ■ Galoshins, Fur Hood, Paddy Steer and Battery Face Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Galoshins have been described as ‘Captain Beefheart in a Rab C vest’ and launch their two new EPs at this show. ■ Esben & the Witch Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £7. Brighton trio blending electronics, radio static and schizophrenic, raucous vocals to mystical and somewhat gothic effect. See album review, page 77. ■ Madnish The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance; £10 on door; £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the nutty boys Madness. FREE Talk of the Devil Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. ■ Vigo Thieves King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Classic rock and electro pop influences from this Wishaw quartet.
■ In Flagranti The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place. 10pm–2am. £10. Disco sleaze in the style of Giorgio Moroder, Patric Cowley, Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio from the long-running outfit behind New York’s Codek label. Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 25. ■ Ded Rabbit Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £tbc. Indie with added sax funk. ■ Kodaline Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £8.50. Epic indie from this young Dublin four-piece. ■ Mark Morriss The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £9. The Bluetones frontman plays a solo gig. Callum Beattie supports. ■ Pure Love and Turbogeist Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. See Thu 7. ■ Pussy Whipped Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7–10.30pm. £3. A electro-punk night for queer/LGBT/ feminist bands, happening right before gay club Hot Mess. The first do of 2013 features Mayr, Spat and Spread Eagle. ■ This Feeling The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. London’s rock’n’roll mod night comes to Scotland.
Saturday 9 Glasgow ■ Back to the 80s Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £11–£15. See Wed 6. ■ Teen Star Music Contest City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2.30–5.30pm. £5. A new music contest for teens and pre-teens from Future Music, the people behind Open Mic UK. Do you have what it takes to be the UK’s best teen singer, duo, vocal group or rapper? Give it a try, anything goes from R&B and grime to acoustic and classical. FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s,
42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 5pm. See Sat 26. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ The Alex Harvey Tribute Band g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £10. Tribute to Alex Harvey. ■ All Time Low, Lower Than Atlantic and The Summer Set O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £21. Punk pop quartet from Maryland. ■ Cash O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Johnny Cash tribute. ■ Desaparecidos The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £14. Post- hardcore band fronted by Conor ‘Bright Eyes’ Oberst. Win tickets at list.co.uk ■ From Paris to Prison, Cafe Disco, Balaclava and Led House The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7pm. £5. Local altrock trio head up this bill, launching their ‘Working Class Zero’ EP. ■ Peter Getty & the Stone River Band Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8 in advance: £10 on door. Glasgow-based singer-songwriter and band. ■ Ronan Keating and Brian McFadden SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £33.50. See Fri 8. ■ Bear Arms, The King Hats and True Arcadian Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Indie rock triple bill. ■ The Merrylees, The Selective Service, Davey Horne, The Hollows and The Boston Tea Party Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £6. Rock, blues and rock’n’roll. ■ Robin Guthrie Trio and Mark Gardener Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £11. See Thu 7. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers and self-styled ‘rock salvation’ from Swagger. ■ Vigo Thieves King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 8. ■ Divorce Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Noise rock and punk action.
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