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KOBI ONYAME SWG3, Sun 3 Dec, swg3.tv Ghana- born, Glasgow-based hip hop and grime artist.
SONGHOY BLUES Òran Mór, Sun 3 Dec, oran-mor.co.uk The group from Mali, led by guitarist Garba Toure, performs its desert blues material.
FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES O2 ABC, Tue 5 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow Passionate, fiery hardcore from former Gallows frontman, Frank Carter.
MARILYN MANSON O2 Academy Glasgow, Tue 5 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Androgynous king of the alternative who eats controversy for breakfast and is known to his mum as Brian Hugh Warner.
MASTODON Barrowland, Thu 7 Dec, glasgow- barrowland.com Atlanta-based hefty rock behemoth with a proggy approach to metal. DINOSAUR JR Glasgow School of Art, Sun 10 & Mon 11 Dec, theartschool.co.uk Return of the American indie/grunge godheads, led by stoner dude J Mascis.
MOGWAI The SSE Hydro, Sat 16 Dec, thessehydro.com Glaswegian post- rock instrumental heroes. Support comes from Ride and Sacred Paws. GOGOL BORDELLO O2 Academy Glasgow, Sun 17 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Gypsy punk band whose frontman Eugene Hutz was one of the stars of the Liev Schreiber-directed film Everything is Illuminated.
THE PRODIGY O2 Academy Glasgow, Mon 18 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Veteran techno rockers, renowned for their blistering live shows and single ‘Firestarter’.
Father John Misty
HONEYBLOOD O2 ABC, Fri 22 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow Christmas show with Glasgow-based grunge rock duo featuring Cat Myers on drums and Stina Tweeddale on guitar and vocals. GERRY CINNAMON Barrowland, Fri 22 Dec, glasgow- barrowland.com Singer-songwriter from Glasgow mixing folk, blues and loop pedals, whose prominence grew substantially thanks to his pro-Indy Referendum anthem ‘Hope Over Fear’.
IDLEWILD O2 ABC, Tue 19 Dec, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow The Edinburgh indie rockers head out on the road. PARAMORE The SSE Hydro, Sat 20 Jan, thessehydro.com Melodramatic pop- punks from Tennessee, fronted by the feisty Hayley Williams.
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JAKE BUGG The Queen’s Hall, Mon 13 Nov, thequeenshall.net Solo acoustic show from the singer-songwriter peddling a folky country indie sound. BILLY BRAGG The Queen’s Hall, Wed 15 Nov, thequeenshall.net Self-styled ‘progressive patriot’ and veteran political activist who is still one of the UK’s finest writers of love songs.
ALTERNATIVE PEERS BALL Assembly Rooms, Sat 25 Nov, usherhall.co.uk Brilliant lineup of Scottish pop culture to celebrate the Assembly Room’s 230th birthday. Featuring Django Django, Pictish Trail, Meursault, Man of Moon, Siobhan Wilson, SKJØR, Monoganon, plus live art from Too Much Fun Club and LuckyMe DJs.
NEHH: COLD TURKEY Summerhall, Fri 1 Dec, summerhall.co.uk By their own admission, Cold Turkey ‘may or may not evolve into an international touring show’. There also may or may not be a Q&A session. What can be guaranteed is music from Withered Hand and Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison, plus poems and spoken word from Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen.
RM HUBBERT Filmhouse, Sun 3 Dec, filmhousecinema.com Hubby treats you to a solo performance of the soundtrack to By the Law. Also Burgh Hall, Dunoon, Fri 10 Nov, dunoonburghhall.org.uk; Dreel Hall, Anstruther, Sun 12 Nov, dreelhalls.org CONCERT IN THE GARDENS West Princes Street Gardens, Sun 31 Dec, edinburghshogmanay.com 9pm. See in the New Year with a lineup of music and a spectacular view of the fireworks. Rag’n’Bone Man headlines. See feature, page 54.
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STRANGE BEHAVIOURS Tolbooth, Sat 18 Nov, culturestirling.org/tolbooth Stirling’s lively musical showcase features a host of local talent. Winter Party with Pictish Trail, the Lochbacks, Shogun, Beerjacket, Scott William Urquhart, Emme Woods, Jason Riddell, Fairweather & the Elements and Triptych.
Siobhan Wilson
RAT BOY Barrowland, Wed 31 Jan, glasgow- barrowland.com Hip hop and punk from Chelmsford singer and producer, Jordan Cardy. In 2016 he won Best New Artist at the NME Awards. EDINBURGH
THE LIST HOT 100 PARTY Assembly Roxy, Wed 1 Nov, list. co.uk/hot100party Celebrate the top 100 cultural Scots in 2017 with an evening of live entertainment from artists, musicians, writers and performers, with drinks from Caledonian Brewery and Russian Standard Vodka. Hosted by Nicola Meighan, acts include 404 Ink writers Jen McGregor and Ren Aldridge, singer-songwriter Siobhan Wilson, rapper Kobi Onyame and comedian Mark Nelson. Tickets are £5. FATHER JOHN MISTY Usher Hall, Wed 1 Nov, usherhall. co.uk The stage name of Joshua Tillman, American singer-songwriter and former drummer in Fleet Foxes. After years of performing as a folk artist under his own name, he was reborn as Father John Misty in 2012. Also O2 Academy, Glasgow, Thu 2 Nov
MARC ALMOND Usher Hall, Sun 5 Nov, usherhall. co.uk The former Soft Cell perv pixie turned torch song crooner and old school cabaret interpreter revisits his long career.