MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ HIM Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. Over-14s show. Finnish ‘love metal’ act with gothic overtones. ■ Lloyd Cole Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. See Sun 20. ■ Echo Arcadia, Lugosi, Where We Lay Our Hands, Sloth Metropolis and Where’s George? The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall St, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £5. Edinburgh indie-pop five- piece Echo Arcadia headline this Oxjam Takeover gig, raising funds for Oxfam. ■ Mike Heron & The Trembling Bells The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £14. See Tue 22. Plus a screening of Incredible String Band documentary Be Glad For The Song Has No Ending. ■ Portico Quartet Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £12. Contemporary not-really-jazz-at-all from the London-based improvisation/ electronica group, whose sound features the tuned percussion instrument known as the Hang. ■ Sam Amidon Mono, 12 Kings Court, King St, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £7.50. New York troubadour, known for reworking traditional folk for the 21st century. ■ Grant Hart BRdcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £10. See Mon 21. ■ Phosphene City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £6 (£3). Electroscope’s John Cavanagh in a rare live performance. Presented by sound lab. Edinburgh ■ Focus The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm. £17.50. Dutch prog rock band, who scarred many a youngster in the 70s with their wailing appearances on *The Old Grey Whistle Test*. ■ The Growlers Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Californian psych rockers who call their sound ‘beach goth’. ■ Let’s Buy Happiness Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. See Mon 21. ■ Swim Deep, Prices and Purple Emperors Picture House, 31 Lothian Rd, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £8. Birmingham band with a sun-kissed sound. JD Roots Picks of 2013 show. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 8pm. £5. A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti- folk movement and guests.
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Glasgow ■ Rotting Out Audio, 14 Midland St, rottingout.com 6.30pm. £9. Los Angeles- based hardcore band. ■ Agnes Obel CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, 352 4900. 7pm. £12. Danish singer/ pianist with a classical background. ■ Lissie O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £13. Country pop and laid back acoustic strumming from the sunkissed singer-songwriter. ■ M People SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £tbc. Soul dance pop favourites M People return for their first tour in eight years. ■ Waxahatchee and Swearin’ Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8.50. Brooklyn singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield plays contemporary alternative folk songs. ■ Otis Gibbs The Admiral, 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £11. Rural folk music from Nashville. ■ Focus The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £17.50 in advance; £19 on door; £32.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Wed 23. ■ The Growlers BRdcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £8.50. See Wed 23. ■ Lucy Campbell, Luke McLaren, Alana Pugh and Ryan McClukie The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Mixed bag of solo acts, including rock/punk vocalists Lucy Campbell, acoustic country rock from Luke McLaren, ukulele covers from 90 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013
■ Static Future, Alabaster Jones and Losing Ground The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £tbc. Post-punk, funk and DIY folk punk respectively. ■ The Telescopes King Tut’s , 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Indie psych rockers from the first wave of shoegaze. Support from The Cherry Wave and Dead Temple. Note rescheduled date. ■ Zedd The Arches, 30 Midland St, 565 1000. 10pm–3am. £16–£20. See Thu 24. Edinburgh ■ The Barrett Wise Experience Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 7pm. £5. Punky alt.rock. Bainbridge Music presentation. ■ The Lurkers Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7pm. £6 advance; £10 on door. Old age punk from a band who were there first time around. ■ The Youth & Young Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Noisy and harmonious Scottish folk pop rock. ■ Three Blind Wolves Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). ‘Badass hillbilly rock’n’roll’ from Ross Clark’s band. Part of Pleasance Sessions. ■ Fortune Unsigned Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Unsigned bands night. ■ Wishbone Ash The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 8pm. £16.50. UK rock veterans and twin guitar pioneers. ■ The Blueswater Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). The Edinburgh-based collective performs rhythm’n’blues, funk, soul and rock’n’roll.
Saturday 26 Glasgow ■ Bo Ningen Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. Times tbc. £tbc. Japanese noise-rockers with a tendency to get rather lively on stage. ■ Baby Strange BRdcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 2pm. £3. Touted new indie crew from Glasgow, promoting new single ‘Pure Evil’. ■ The Cat Empire O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £20. Latino-ska-funk hoedown from this Melbourne six-piece. Look, no guitars! ■ Voodoo Six and Sacred Mother Tongue Audio, 14 Midland St, voodoosix.com 6.30pm. £10. Melodic hard rock and heavy rock from London. ■ The Appleseed Cast, June Miller and Verse Metrics Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12. Post- rock and emo quartet from Kansas. ■ The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7pm. £15. The 60s psych-rock one hit wonder (‘Fire’ if you are wondering) whose Crazy World involves setting his head on fire. ■ The Cult andBo Ningen Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £29.50. Over-14s show. Dig out the paisley-patterned cravat for these old age goth rockers, still best known for their classic ‘She Sells Sanctuary’. Playing their classic Electric album on this Electric 13 tour. ■ The Resonators O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Nine- piece reggae outfit from Brighton/London. ■ Russian Circles and Chelsea Wolfe SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, 357 7246. 7pm. £12.50. Instrumental power trio from Chicago. Plus ‘drone-metal-art-folk’ from Sacramento. ■ Ryan Keen g2, 490 Sauchiehall St, 353 3111. 7pm. £11. Folk and blues- infused acoustica from this London-based musician. Support from Gavin James. ■ The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Long- serving Bowie tribute act who used to trade under the name Tigers on Vaseline. ■ A88amania King’s Theatre, 297 Bath St, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £12.50– £16.50. Celebrating decades of golden hits with a re-creation of the live Abba show. ■ The Outer Church Kinning Park Complex, Cornwall St, 419 0329. 7.30pm.
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CONQUERING ANIMAL SOUND With the release of their second album On Floating Bodies, Glasgow avant-garde pop duo Conquering Animal Sound proved they are one of the most refreshing experimental pop acts in the city. And they’re heading east to take part in Pleasance Sessions. Happening over three weeks in October at the Pleasance, unbeknownst to many, the building most famous as a fringe venue or student union is actually open to punters all year long. Treat yourself to a full audiovisual spectacle from CAS as well as performances from Little Buddha, Plum and Engine7. ■ The Pleasance, Edinburgh, Thu 24 Oct. Part of The Pleasance Sessions.
Alana Pugh and blues/jazz vocals from Ryan McClukie. ■ Peter Gabriel Hydro, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £30–£45. The innovative ex-Genesis frontman presents his latest audio-visual spectacular. Performing hit album So. ■ Vasa Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Instrumental post and math rock quartet. ■ My Vitriol, Halo Tora and Algernon Doll King Tut’s , 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Hard rocking with grungy edges from this London band who have been quiet of late.
Little Buddha, Plum and Edinburgh ✽ ■ Conquering Animal Sound, Engine7 Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7pm. £5–£7. The Glasgow-based twosome of Anneke Kampman and James Scott plays experimental pop. Limbo special in association with EUSA Support from Little Buddha, Plum, Engine7 and the Black Spring DJs. Part of Pleasance Sessions. ■ The Deep Red Sky Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Indie rock influenced by the Scottish triumvirate of Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and Biffy Clyro. ■ Garden Gang Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7pm. £tbc. High energy punk and rock’n’roll from the five-piece. ■ Click Clack Club Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5 (students £4). Funky Beefheart- influenced experimental music club. Featuring Range of the Awful Hand and Trio Velcro. ■ Mark Eitzel and The Wynntown Marshals Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £15. As both a solo artist and the frontman for American Music Club, evocative singer Eitzel combines the energy of punk with folk to create dark melancholic pop. ■ ADE Tanzania Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Act to Develop Education in Tanzania fundraiser for this Edinburgh Uni student charity with live music, prize draws and ‘party fun’. ■ Absolute Bowie Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £12. ‘Europe’s premier Bowie tribute band’, endorsed by Bowie’s drummer Woody Woodmansey. Let’s hope they’ve mastered the new album. ■ Zedd Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Commercial house
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Glasgow FREE Broadcast 1st Birthday Bash Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 6pm. with invite. Live music from Laki Mera, French Wives, Randolph’s Leap, Donald MacDonald and the Islands, The Graveyard Band and The Mademoiselle. ■ The Wedding Present and Taffy O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £16. Perennially popular archetypal 80s indie stalwarts fronted by David Gedge head out on their Hit Parade tour. ■ Conquering Animal Sound The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7pm. £7. See Thu 24. ■ Craig White O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Singer- songwriter. ■ Kadavar Cathouse, 15 Union St, 248 6606. 7pm. £9. The trio from Berlin plays progressive and psychedelic rock. ■ Let’s Play God Audio, 14 Midland St, letsplaygod.net 7pm. £tbc. Glaswegian hard rock/heavy metal band with rock’n’roll influences. Part of Oxjam. ■ Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Ramones drummer pays tribute to his seminal punk band, with professional party animal Andrew WK on vocals. ■ My Misspent Youth Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7–11pm. £7. Norwegian alt.rockers. ■ Candy Says Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £9. Oxford electro-pop. Support from Plum. ■ Unit 7, The Shires, Steady Stat Regime, Telegraph Rd, No More Tomorrow and Michael McGurn Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Local indie rockers. ■ Absolute Bowie The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on door; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Thu 24. ■ Barbara Dickson Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 8pm. £23–£26. The evergreen songstress belts them out, both classic hits and new materials, as part of a nationwide tour. ■ Miracle Strip Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £5. Self-styled neu pop trio. Launching debut single ‘Girl Gang’.