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Events are listed by date. then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to glasgow@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.
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Glasgow ■ Charli XCX O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Upcoming electro pop starlet plays songs from her debut album True Romance. Support from Yadi and Miaoux Miaoux. ■ Edwyn Collins, Joe McAlinden and The Heartbreaks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. The former Orange Juice frontman continues to go from strength to strength, playing tracks from his new album. ■ An Evening With Kinky Friedman St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 01334 840494. 7pm. £16. Veteran troubadour and cult author of detective fiction (his debut novel was called ‘Greenwich Killing Time’) who is mighty proud of his Texan Jewish heritage. ■ Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Frank Turner takes his acoustic folk/ punk offerings on tour, playing from his solo albums, the latest of which is called Tape Deck Heart. ■ Hypocrisy Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Swedish death metal band. ■ KMFDM, FGFC820 and Met’l Tek Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Veteran German industrial outfit whose full name Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid means ‘no pity for the majority’. ■ Michael Ball SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £37.50. Fresh from his joyful stint as Edna Turnblad in the touring production of Hairspray, Ball appears as himself to perform easy listening covers and show tunes. ■ Propagandhi, Comeback Kid, Shai Hulud and War on Woman The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £13. Political punk rock/thrash band Propagandhi. ■ Road Trip Offshore, 3/5 Gibson Street, offshorecoffee.co.uk 7–9pm. £3. Musico- visual simulation of a road trip. Tickets on sale at Offshore cafe. Places are strictly limited. ■ Up Yours Cancer The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7pm. £4. Charity night in aid of Cancer Research UK (line-up tbc). ■ Molly’s Lipps and Davina Lee Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Mix of indie folk, grunge guitars and electronica from this Dalston-based five-piece. ■ The Front Bottoms, Lovers Turn to Monsters and Fraser Ross King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Over-14s. Delightfully named indie- folk-punk duo from New Jersey. ■ Night Beds Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Bon Iver-esque loveliness from singer/ songwriter Winston Yellen and band. ■ Okishima Island Tourist Association The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. ‘Death culture overload decay and mutation’ – yum! Plus A View From Nihil, Passive Aggressive Vaguebooking Wives, Black Monolith, Himmler & the Mystics and Pamela Anderson. ■ Axis Of, Clockwork Social and Owls in Antarctica Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. tbc. Post hardcore and power rocking from Irish headliners, who supported The Bronx on their European tour.
WIN STUFF WIN TICKETS TO HADDOWFEST PRESENTS . . . WITH MEURSAULT
Folk balladeers Meursault are headlining the first HaddowFest Presents . . . a new Edinburgh gig night, and we have five pairs of tickets to give away. The gig’s on at the Liquid Room, Fri 26 Apr, with support from Withered Hand and Lomond Campbell & River Of Slime (of FOUND). To win, log on to list. co.uk/offers by Tue 23 Apr. WIN TECTONICS FESTIVAL PASSES
The breathtaking Tectonics Festival is descending upon Glasgow (Sat 11–Sun
12 May) following its critically- acclaimed debut in Reykjavik last year (see our previews on page 73 and 94). We have a pair of festival passes to give away, so if you’d like to see the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra team up Mogwai mogul Stuart Braithwaite and Aidan ‘The Beard’ Moffat, log on to list.co.uk/ offers by 8 May to win.
WIN COUNTING CROWS ALBUMS
90s rock-poppers Counting Crows are back. And the Craws – who had hits with ‘Mr Jones’ among others – are set to play the O2 Academy, Glasgow on Fri 26 Apr. If that news is music to your rock-loving ears, we’ve snagged a couple of copies of the San Franciscans’ new live album Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow. Visit list.co.uk/offers to win yourself one.
HOW TO ENTER
Visit list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Thu 16 May, unless otherwise stated. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
Edinburgh ■ The Somixs, Redolent, Collab and The South Paws Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 6.30pm. £4. Young indie talent on this mixed bill. ■ I Am Kloot The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £17.50. Mancunian acoustic troubadours with great, characterful vocals. ■ Nettles, Kung Fu Academy, Columbia and All She Knows Opium, 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. 7pm. £3. Battle of the bands competition.
Rock & Pop | MUSIC
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FISHERMAN’S BLUES REVISITED
UK & Ireland 2013 with Full Band
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