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band influenced by Biffy Clyro and Blink 182. ■ Nimmo Brothers Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20.25. Glasgow’s top blues brothers whose current album Brother to Brother was recorded in Austin, Texas. ■ SBTRKT O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Aka masked dubstep producer Aaron Jerome and collaborator Sampha. ■ Cosines Bowlers Bar, 100 Tullis Street, Bridgeton, 556 1857. 7.30–11pm. £5. Math-pop quartet from that there London. With No More Tiger and Citizen Bravo. ■ Lola In Slacks The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. Singer/songwriter Lou Reid and music composer Brian McFie collaborate on a selection of new ballads. Edinburgh ■ Angel City Nightclub, 1a Market Street, 226 9560. 6–9.30pm. £15. See Fri 26. ■ Lunar Landing Module Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Droning psych / krautrock. Album launch party. ■ Neon Waltz Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6.50. Indie rock from the Caithness-based band. ■ Spindrift, Delta Mainline and The Last Battle The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7pm. £8 in advance; £12 on the door. Psychedelic rock courtesy of the American four-piece featuring Frankie ‘Teardrop’ Emerson (The Brian Jonestown Massacre). Ticket includes access to exclusive screening of Spindrift’s Ghost of the West documentary at 6pm. ■ Roughneck Riot Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £tbc. Celtic punk rock from Warrington. FREE Raised by Wolves The Flying Dog, 24 Henderson Street, Leith, 467 7712. 9pm–1am. Electro music event, with tunes from Cat Cat, La Roux, Metronomy, Lana Del Rey and more. FREE Velvet Scooter Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Classic rock covers, featuring songs by the likes of Steely Dan, Santana and The Doobie Brothers.
Dundee ■ Hordes of Belial V – V is for Vile Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 4.30pm. £10. One-day festival of underground metal and hard rock. The fifth festival features a toal of 15 bands, including (brace yourself for some amazing band names) Threshold Sicks, Agonyst, Party Cannon, Dog Tired, Atragon and Danny, Champion Of Nothing.
Isle of Jura ■ Isle of Jura Music Festival Craighouse, 01496 820362. Times vary. See Fri 26. Stirling ■ Emma Pollock Cowane’s Hospital, 49 St John Street, 01786 472247. 8pm. £9 (£8). The singer/songwriter performs tracks from her solo and Delgados days. Part of Stirling Fringe.
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Glasgow ■ The Vamps and Plus Special Guests SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 6.30pm. See Sat 27. ■ Goat SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7pm. £16.80. Alternative and theatrical rock by the Swedish band (see preview, page 73). ■ Lewis Watson The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11. Oxford singer/songwriter. ■ Slum Village O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.87. Underground lyrical hip hop trio from Detroit team up with Mick Boogie 76 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014
7–11pm. Weekly gig featuring three Glasgow bands who dream of one day getting their guitars on the wall. With The Gothernburg Address, Bellow Below and in:tides ■ Future of the Left Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £12.50. Funky punky garage band formed by McLusky’s Andy Falkous. ■ Max Jury Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £8. Des Moines singer/songwriter inspired by the Great American Songbook. FREE The Codeine Club Showcase Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. New live music showcase for Scottish bands and artists. ■ Jimmy Lafave Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £14.34–£16.87. The Oklahoma/Texas singer/songwriter blends country, blues, folk, and early rock’n’roll in his own compositions and selection of covers. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival.
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Glasgow ■ Atmosphere O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. Old-school hip hop show, featuring Brother Ali and Kidz in the Hall, recreating the golden era of Chicago hip hop. ■ Hopsin The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £tbc. Hip hop and rap from the LA artist. ■ Manchester Orchestra O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15.75. Forming in 2004, the Atlanta- based band performs an eclectic mix of indie and rock. ■ XSLF Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7–11pm. £10. Reuniting Henry Cluney and Jim Reilly after more than 30 years, the ex-Still Little Fingers guys play all the punk hits. ■ Lena Martell Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£16). The veteran Scottish vocalist, who has performed on Broadway, the West End and Las Vegas and has recorded more than 30 albums. ■ The Marmozets King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £9. Exhilarating, clattering alternative rock/metal quintet ■ Matt Anderson The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 8pm. £10.51–£12.37. Blistering blues, roots and rock from larger-than-life Canadian soulman Anderson. Part of Glasgow Americana Festival. Edinburgh ■ Mary Chapin Carpenter & London Concert Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £27.50–£37.50. US-based Americana and country singer/songwriter. ■ One Night of Queen The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £18.50. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Gary Mullen, winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes. ■ Charity Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5 (£4). Charity do with live music to raise funds for a good cause.
Dundee ■ Zion Train The Reading Rooms, Blackscroft, readingroomsdundee. com 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £8 on the door. Legendary UK dub collective formed in Oxford in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton.
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Wednesday 1 Glasgow ■ The Menzingers Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £12. Philadelphia indie punk rock poets signed to Epitaph. FREE #LiveWednesdays Hard Rock Café, 179 Buchanan Street, 353 8790.
Glasgow ■ Andrew Roachford Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. The 80s R&B singer (‘Cuddly Toy’) performs hits from his new album, Heart of the Matter. ■ Attica Rage Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. See Sat 20.
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THE LIGHTHOUSE LATE James Yorkston and Ella the Bird play the first ever Lighthouse Late at Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture, in association with The List. The celebratory night will also feature DJ sets from members of Son & Daughters, Admiral Fallow and The Phantom Band, and there’ll also be a screening of Stuart Murdoch’s debut film God Help the Girl. Ticket holders also get free drinks courtesy of Innis & Gunn and Caorunn Gin. ■ The Lighthouse, Glasgow, Fri 24 Oct.
Edinburgh ■ Bipolar Sunshine Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. Genre-bending hip hop, indie and drum & bass from Manchester musician Adio Marchant. ■ The Vaselines The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £12.50. Much loved-Scottish lo-fi grungers.
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Glasgow ■ Bipolar Sunshine Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. See Mon 29. ■ Harry Bird & the Rubber Wellies The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £6. Travelling troubadours. ■ Dan Sartain Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £9. Stick-thin country bluesman trawls the rock’n’roll gutter in Cash/Cohen style. ■ Graeme Gray Mansion House, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 553 4888. 8pm–midnight. £4. Bluesy acoustic sounds. Mansion House Glasgow are hosting their first music event with support from Charly Houston, Robin McKinven, Elena Graham and Missing Focus. ■ Mountains Under Oceans and Halo Tora The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8–10.30pm. £4–£5. Experimental, progressive band from Glasgow. FREE Auxes, Great Cop and Manuscripts Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. German punk rock. Edinburgh ■ Allah-Las Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10.08. See Mon 29.
to deliver the sequel to their acclaimed mixtape, Dirty Slums. ■ T-Pain O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. Hip hop, soul and rap from T-Pain, touring his new album Epiphany. ■ Wooden Wand Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £tbc. Downbeat Americana from James Jackson Toth. ■ The Coal Porters Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £12. Melodic bluegrass originals from this outfit.
Edinburgh ■ Sophie Ellis-Bextor The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £20. The London-based pop singer returns to her first love of music after her stint on Strictly Come Dancing. Falkirk ■ Michael English Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, 01324 506850. 7.30pm. £18. Lilting pop and soul by the Irish singer/songwriter and pianist.
Perth ■ Big Country Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 8pm. £20– £25. A re-formed configuration of the veteran Scotrockers whose hits include ‘Fields Of Fire’ and ‘A Big Country’.
Monday 29 Glasgow ■ James Taylor The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £52.50. The archetypal sensitive singer/ songwriter who’s been pumping out the tunes since the early 70s. ■ Nana Mouskouri Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £45–£50. Greek easy- listening songbird, famed for her floaty frocks and cool specs. ■ Allah-Las Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £10.08. Retro Americana and folk-rock by the Californian combo. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Extempore ensemble performing covers of alternative tunes and original compositions.