ÍMAR Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Mon 4 Sep, traverse.co.uk Britain’s latest folk supergroup are riding a wave of popularity and critical acclaim. See preview, page 69.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Barrowland, Glasgow, Tue 19 & Wed 20 Sep, glasgow-barrowland.
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ELA ORLEANS CCA, Glasgow, Thu 21 Sep, cca-glasgow.com Grab this chance to see the 2017 SAY Award nominee play live. See preview, page 70.
com James Murphy’s back on the road, following the release of LCD Soundsystem’s fourth album. See album review, page 73.
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN O2 ABC, Glasgow, Sat 23 Sep, academymusicgroup.
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com/o2abcglasgow Psychedelic noise rock from the Scottish band formed by brothers Jim and William Reid.
JONNIE COMMON The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, Sat 7 Oct, thehugandpint.com Eccentric lo-fi electro- folk from Glasgow. See preview, page 70. Also
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Thu 5 Oct, thevoodoorooms.com
SONICA Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 26 Oct– Sun 5 Nov, sonic-a. co.uk Expect cutting edge performances at this festival produced by Cryptic. See feature, page 18.
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Events are listed by city, then date. Submit listings for your event at list.co.uk/add
GLASGOW JOHN LEGEND
The SSE Hydro, Fri 8 Sep, thessehydro.com The neo-soul smoothie and Academy Award winner (for Selma’s ‘Glory’, with Common) heads to the Hydro. Supported by Jack Savoretti.
GIRLPOOL Stereo, Sat 9 Sep, stereocafebar. com Raw, stripped-back guitar and bass duo Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad.
MARGARET GLASPY CCA, Sat 9 Sep, cca-glasgow.com Indie-rock singer-songwriter.
DICK VALENTINE The Glad Café, Wed 13 Sep, thegladcafe.co.uk The Electric Six frontman performs an acoustic set. Danger, danger, low voltage . . . Also Tolbooth, Stirling, Thu 14 Sep, culturestirling.org/ tolbooth
NE-YO Barrowland, Thu 14 Sep, glasgow-barrowland.com Smooth hip hop/R&B operator.
SISTER JOHN The Hug and Pint, Thu 14 & Fri 15 Sep, thehugandpint.com See Exposure, page 74.
BABY STRANGE The Garage, Fri 15 Sep, garageglasgow.co.uk Glasgow-based trio specialising in energetic lo-fi garage rock. Also Beat Generator, Dundee, Tue 12 Sep, beatgenerator.co.uk; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Sep, sneakypetes.co.uk; PJ Molloy’s, Dunfermline, Sun 17 Sep, pjmolloys.co.uk
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The Old Hairdressers, Fri 15–Sun 17 Sep, theoldhairdressers.com Garage/ psych/pop festival brought to you by Eyes Wide Open, El Rancho and Fuzzkill Records. The Hug and Pint, Wed 20 Sep, thehugandpint.com Singer-songwriter with a beautiful voice and great lyrics. Also The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Tue 19 Sep, thevoodoorooms.com
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O2 ABC, Sat 16 Sep, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow Elvis-fronted Nirvana tribute combining rock’n’roll with grunge.
MT DOUBT The 13th Note Café/Bar, Sat 16 Sep, 13thnote.co.uk Dark pop and alt. rock noises from Mt Doubt. Tonight is the launch of their split AA single with Acrylic.
SWG3, Thu 21 Sep, swg3.tv Hip hop from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan star.
SUZANNE VEGA Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Fri 22 Sep, glasgowconcerthalls.com The American singer-songwriter and guitarist performs folk-infused alternative rock and folk-rock. Her latest tour is a dual celebration of the 30th anniversary of her sophomore record Solitude
Standing and the 25th anniversary of her fourth album 99.9F.
ADORE DELANO AXM, Sat 23 Sep, axmgroup.co.uk American singer-songwriter, notable for reaching the semi-finals of the seventh season of American Idol and getting to the final three in RuPaul’s Drag Race season six, goes all out with a soundtrack of raunchy electro pop.
SIGUR RÓS SEC, Sun 24 & Mon 25 Sep, sec. co.uk Icelandic post-rockers who, like the Cocteau Twins before them, have developed their own musical language, called Hopelandish. Spellbinding or navel-gazing, take your pick.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS The SSE Hydro, Wed 27 Sep, thessehydro.com The brooding singer is accompanied by a backing band of current and former Bad Seed members, touring after the release of his latest album Skeleton Tree.
TENEMENT TRAIL Various venues, Sat 30 Sep, tenementtv.com/tenement-trail The likes of The Temperance Movement, Louis Berry, Clean Cut Kid, Neon Waltz, The Big Moon, Anteros, Catholic Action, Life, Emma Woods, Lucia, Sway, Rascalton, Stevie Parker and Fauves play this Tenement TV-promoted gig crawl which takes in Nice’n’Sleazy, O2 ABC2, Broadcast, Flat 0/1 and King Tut’s.
LORDE O2 Academy Glasgow, Mon 2 Oct, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Much-respected New Zealand vocalist and songwriter.
DIZZEE RASCAL O2 Academy Glasgow, Tue 3 Oct, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Squawking young garage MC who combines the sublime and the ridiculous in his progressive music and has scored some huge hits with ‘Bonkers’, ‘Holiday’ and ‘Dance Wiv Me’.
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