MUSIC | Rock & Pop
5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. American singer- songwriter performs folky indie-rock. Edinburgh ■ Edinburgh School of Music Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. £3. Four students showcase their talents. ■ Napier University Singers Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Students perform an original song with live band.
Monday 1
Glasgow ■ Deacon Blue SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29. ■ Culture Club and Alison Moyet The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £38.50–£48.50. The 80s pop band back with the original line-up. ■ Theatre Of Hate King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Post-punk goth rock. Edinburgh ■ Protest The Hero Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 6.30pm. £14.62. Canadian progressive metal band.
Tuesday 2
Glasgow ■ I The Breather Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £9. American metal heads. ■ Deacon Blue SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29. ■ The Temperance Movement O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13.50. Blues drenched rock’n’roll. ■ Roddy Frame Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £28. Aztec Camera wunderkind-turned-elder statesman of intelligent, melodic, wistful Scotpop. ■ Jesse Malin King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. The former member of D Generation and PCP Highway. FREE So Many Animal Calls and Bear Arms Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Glaswegian emo indie outfit. Edinburgh ■ Raleigh Ritchie Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Bristol-born alternative R&B and trip hop artist/actor better known to Game of Throne fans as Grey Worm. ■ Chris Rea Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £35. Gravelly-voiced Rea performs trademark hits.
Wednesday 3
Glasgow ■ The Human League Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £29.50–£32.50. Much-loved Sheffield electro pop pioneers offer up early 80s nostalgia. ■ Warpaint O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £15. Harmonic femme rock four-piece. ■ YG O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £29.25. American rapper and hip hop artist. ■ Big Sixes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie pop. FREE Fat Goth, Garden of Elks and Blue Nova Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Dundee Alt.metal trio. Edinburgh ■ Only Men Aloud The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £27.50. The Welsh male voice choir winners of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing competition.
Thursday 4
Glasgow ■ Slash, California Breed and Twenty Two Hundred The SSE 80 THE LIST 13 Nov–11 Dec 2014
■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. See Fri 5. ■ The Creative Sessions The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8–10.30pm. £4–£5. Singer-songwriters are the focus of this monthly night, in conjunction with Creative Records. ■ Gerry Cinnamon King Tut›s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Acoustic singer- songwriter from Glasgow. Edinburgh ■ Ben Howard Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £25. Acoustic sounds from the acclaimed Devon-born songsmith. ■ The Phantoms Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Arresting noise-rock from talented upstarts. ■ The Pineapple Thief The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13. Quartet mixing progressive, alternative and indie rock influences. ■ Big Country Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £27. See Fri 5.
Sunday 7
Glasgow ■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. See Fri 5. Hits and b-sides from Infinity Land and Opposites. ■ From the Jam Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £23.62. Now featuring only one member from the Jam, Bruce Foxton. ■ Saxon, Hell and Stormzone O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £26. Yorkshire lads who helped spearhead NWOBHM. ■ Alice Boman, Hey Elbow and Alistair Ogilvy The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. Swedish alt pop singer-songwriter. ■ Rock It! Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30–10.45pm. £5. Monthly night of live unsigned/ underground rock and indie. ■ Status Quo and Chas & Dave The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £39.50. Cheery veterans of classic rock. ■ People On Vacation King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12. American indie-pop duo. Edinburgh ■ Jack and the’ and Angus Munro Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7–10pm. £6 on the door. Orchestral pop from Edinburgh band. EP launch. ■ Seafieldroad, The Melting Ice Caps and Gerry Campbell The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Evocative, piano sounds from Andrew Eaton-Lewis (Swimmer One). Launching his new album The Winter of 88. ■ Ben Ottewell The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 8pm. £12.96. Gomez lead singer and guitarist.
Monday 8 Glasgow ■ Manic Street Preachers Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £32.50. Playing their classic album The Holy Bible in full. ■ The 68 Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £10.11. American rock duo. ■ Black Spiders The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. No- nonsense old school rocking. ■ Jack and the’ Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7–10pm. £6 at the door. See Sun 7. ■ Marillion O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £28.12. The 80s chart-bothering prog rockers fronted by Steve Hogarth. ■ Against The Current King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Pop rock from Poughkeepsie.
LAU-LAND The lovely lads of Lau, a Scottish folk trio whose music involves a fiddle, accordion, guitar and a feeling that you’re rolling in heather on a foggy day in the Highlands, are curating their second Lau-Land festival of the year. There will be live music from Siobhan Wilson, Joan As Police Woman and Dick Gaughan, plus workshops hosted by Lau and their musical friends. Lau open the festival alongside the Elysium Quartet and Ella the Bird, and the finale will be a late night party session. ■ Queen’s Hall & Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 27–Sat 29 Nov.
Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £35. Slash brings his solo work to life with vocals from Myles Kennedy. ■ Graham Bonnet O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Classic rock by the ex-Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz and Marbles vocalist.
✽ Metronomy O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000.
7pm. £18. Aka Brighton electronica artist and remixer Joseph Mount. ■ Sophie Rogers Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7–10.30pm. £5. Soulful vocals and catchy folk guitar melodies. ■ Chris Rea SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £35. See Tue 2. ■ Owen Paul Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £11. A night of acoustic versions of 80s hits. ■ Needtobreathe King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12.50. Arena rock infused with a Southern rock sensibility.
Edinburgh ■ Jayson Norris The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7pm. £5. Soulful roots and rock singer-songwriter from New Zealand. ■ North Atlantic Oscillation Sneaky Pete›s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Indie rock. ■ Polar Bears in Purgatory, Defenestrators and The Dead Sets Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £tbc. Melodic punk rock trio from Ayr. ■ Eric Martin Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £12. Classic rock by ex-frontman of Mr Big. Dundee ■ Deacon Blue Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7pm. £25–£40. See Sat 29.
Friday 5 Glasgow ■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. The Kilmarnock rockers return with Biffy Clyro playing tracks from two albums per night. Opening with Blackened Sky and Puzzle. ■ Big Country Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £27.50.
Re-formed veteran Scotrockers. ■ Nina Nesbitt The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. prices vary. Scottish/Swedish folk pop singer. ■ Reckless Love The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £11.50. Finnish old skool hard rockers. ■ Sabaton, Korpiklaani and Tyr Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £17.60. Swedish metal bruisers. ■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £36. Jools and his band play classic boogie woogie and rock’n’roll tunes. Featuring guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall with special guest Melanie C. ■ Sunday’s Child Roadshow Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Road, 632 7520. 7.30pm–10am. £5. Modern country rock music to raise funds for EMMS. ■ The Blue Dawns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Blues rock. Edinburgh ■ Lyndsey Craig Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Young Edinburgh singer-songwriter. EP launch. ■ The Business Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Political punk band formed in 1980.
Saturday 6 Glasgow ■ At the Gates, Triptykon and Morbus Chron The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £18. Gothenburg melodic death metal. ■ Biffy Clyro Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. See Fri 5. Tonight will concentrate on Vertigo of Bliss and Only Revolutions. ■ Prides The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £9. Synth-led electro indie from the Glasgow trio. Please note change of venue. ■ Rodrigo y Gabriela O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. Insanely talented Mexican acoustic guitar duo. ■ Clyde 1 Christmas Live The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£75. Big pop party.