Rock&pop

Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication for Glasgow to Fiona Shepherd at glasgowOlistcomk, by post or by tax on 0141 353 2803 and for Edinburgh to Henry Horthmore at henry@llst.co.uk, by post or by tax on 0131 557 8500. Listings are compiled by Mark Robertson, Henry Horthmone and Fiona Shepherd.

Ticket information

Tickets for most shows can be obtained in advance from:

Tickets Scotland 239 Argyle Street. Glasgow 0141204 5151.

Tickets Scotland 127 Rose Street. Edinburgh. 0131 220 3234.

Ripping Records 91 South Bridge. 0131226 7010.

Way Ahead 0141 339 8383.

Glasgow

I Turbonegro and The Hard-ans The (iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 I 120. 7pm. £10. ()ver-l4s show. See preview for the camp Swedish metal collective who. mysteriously. keep attracting the accolade of ‘greatest band in the world'. So far. they have failed to bribe/threaten The List. so we'll just say that they're ()K fora lattgh.

I Jamelia The Bedsit. ('aledonian L'niversity. (‘owcaddens Road. 332 ()681. 8pm. £4. British R&B diva returning to commercial strength alter taking a couple of years off to bring up baby.

I H20 featuring lan Donaldson and The Chris Gorman Band King Tut’s Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Scottish one-hit wonders in the early 80s. hoping that someone has money left over alter buying their Simple Minds tickets.

I Bouncing Souls and Tsunami Bomb The (‘athouse. 15 L'nion Street. 248 6606. 7.30pm. £8. ()ver- 14s show. Melodic punk survivors from New Jersey:

0 ballboy, The Starlets, desc and The 55s Sloans. Argyle Arcade. 221 8917. 8pm. £4. Edinburgh-based S1. Records‘ annual (‘hristmas party. during which the label shows off its musical wares. ballboy promote their whimsical new album The Sash My Father More and other Stories.

I The Irony, Stone Lion and Feral The 13th Note Cafe. 5060 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Local triple bill described. respectively. as dramatic rock. indie pop and gothish alt.rock.

I B Movie Heroes Paisley Students‘ linion. Storie Street. 849 4157. 9pm. £3. See Wed 10.

I The Kiteflying Club Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £1.50. Improvised sounds.

I Midnight Swimmer Tinderbox. 189 Byres Road. 339 3108. 9pm. Free. Acoustic set.

I lan Muir Beanscene. 5 ('resswell Lane. 334 6776. 8pm. Free. Acoustic set. I The Counterfeit Clash Studio One. (irosvenor Hotel. (irosvenor Terrace (off Byres Road). 341 6516. 9pm. Free. Clash and other covers.

I Jam Session Samuel Dow‘s.

67- 71 Nithsdale Road. 423 0107. 8.30pm. Free. Hosted by Independence. I Live Music Fury Mttrrys. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 8.30pm. £4. The climax of the King of Bands competition. with the fottr finalists still to be chosen at time of going to press. I Live Music Loaded. Liquid Lounge. 94 West Regent Street. 353 6333.10pm. £3 (£4 on door). Weekly showcase of local artists.

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Edinburgh

I Medics Review The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. Mixed bag of acts for medical students.

I Mick Harris, David Jack, Giant Tank and Vinyl Vandal The Bongo ('Iub. Moray House. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £7 (£12 two day pass). The second of mrw44‘s end of year (io liast event 1i>W (liast is better than West). Fcatttring Mick Harris of Painkiller and Napaltn Death fatne playing in his Scorn (heavy electronica) and Quoit (drill & bass) gttises. l'ndouhtedly a night of heavy bttt mind- blowing stuff.

I The Hustlers and The Men Whistlebinkies. 4 -6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 9pm. Free. Funky beats with soulfttl vibes from the llustlers with original rock frotn the Men.

I Peter Michael Rowan (‘afe Royal Bistro Bar. 17 West Register Street. 557 4792. 9pm. Free. Acoustic rock originals and covers.

I Live Music (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. l lptn 3am. £4. Details to be confirmed but a showcase to help raise fttnds for Doctors of lltttnan Rights. a Harare-based charity that helps torture victims.

Glasgow

I Runrig Barrowland. 244 (iallowgatc. 552 4601. 7.30pm. £18.50. ()ver-14s show. Runrig's remaining fans come together to snuggle under the band's (‘eltrock comfort blanket.

I Young Heart Attack and the X1 King Tut's Wah Walt 11ut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. (‘AN(‘liLLl-LD. I The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chit of Luna, Beecher and JR Ewing The (‘athouse. l5 l'nion Street. 248 6000. 7.30pm. £9. ()ver-14s show. lixtreme angular rock from New Jersey misanthropes who like to preempt a negative reaction from the crowd by chucking their faeces into the moshpit. What larks.

I Driverdown, the Psychedelic Breakfast and Red Bee Society Barlly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870907 0999. 8pm. £4. Trip-rockers Driverdown ptmt their forthcoming album Getting it ()u! the Way. supported by psychedelic blues rockers the Breakfast.

I Kinski, Mono and Macrocosmica Nicc'n’Sleazy. 421 Sattchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £6.50. Pitch black pummelling rock and ambient white noise frotn Seattle. Japan and (ilasgow.

I Brown Eye Superfly and Hors La Loi The 13th Note (are. 50 -60 King Street. 553 1638. 9pm. £3. Brown F.ye Superlly promote their current single ‘livil Baby".

I Catbusters, Stars of the Sea and Subbuteo Pitch Invasion Fury Mttrrys. 96 Maxwell Street. 221 6511. 8.30pm. £4. including entry to post-gig club. Triple bill of upcoming local indie bands.

I The Tremors Mc(‘huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Blttesy sounds.

Edinburgh

I Tom Jilbert, U-Know-Hoo and I’sctu/ujiurk Whistlebinkies. 4 —6 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. ££3 after midnight. Funk rock fusion from 1'- Know-Hot).

I John Cale The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Legendary Velvet 1'nderground man. who remains the only classically-trained musician to ever make the viola sound rock‘n'roll. Bttt he's left all that behind to pursue his abiding avant-garde pop tastes.

Glasgow

I Shed Seven (‘arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. 0905 020 3999/0870 771 2000. 7pm. £12.50. It's the end of an era. pop-pickers the Britpop also- t'ans who could not be vanquished have finally decided to fall on their own swords. It's safe to take the earplugs ottt

I The Pearlfishers and Tippi King Tut's Wah Wah llut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Davie Scott and cohorts supply the sunshine harmonies with tracks frotn current album Sky .llvm/mt: Support from young singer/songwriter Tippi.

I Tempercalm, Pylot and Page 6 Barfly. 260 (‘lyde Street. 0870 907 0999. 8pm. 'I‘empercalm are a local trio of gttitar-wielding noiseniks. compared to the likes of the Deftones and Biffy (‘lyt'o. I Bleachy and Friction Nice'n’Sleazy.

421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 9637. 9pm. £3. ('BUBs-a-go-go with these Blondie and Television tributes.

I Christmas Punkstravaganza The 13th Note (are. 50-60 King Street. 553 1638. 6pm. A veritable all-you-ean-eat punk buffet of a night. with as many punkas crammed into one bill as possible. I Springfield (irand ()le ()pry. Paisley Road Toll. 42‘) 5396. 7.30pm. £4 (£3 tnetnbers). ('ountry.

I The Solution .\lc('huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 10pm. Free. Local indie band.

I Open Stage The llalt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 4-8pm. Free. Weekly session for local musicians.

I Sugarman The Halt Bar. 160 Woodlands Road. 564 1527. 9pm. Free. Blues.

I Jamie Barnes 8: Cochise MacSorleys. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 6pm. Free. Residency for the blues veteran. I Van Hielan MacSorleys. 42 Jamaica Street. 248 8581. 9.30pm. Free. Van llalen tribute.

I Sex Godz Samuel Dow‘s. 67~7l Nithsdale Road. 423 ()107. 8.30pm. Free. (Elan) rock set.

I Downtown Rarebird. 128 Merrylee Road. 629 1900. 9pm. Free. (‘overs

Edinburgh

I Manuskript and The Ghost of Lemora Marco's Leisure (‘entre. (irove Street. 228 2141. £8 (£10. Two live acts for this Nighttnare ‘Afore Xmas gothic ball. playing sttitably rocky. dark material with a selection of DJs. alternative (‘hristmas stalls and tnore. All proceeds go to Shelter. I Andy McCabe, Big Hand and Carma Whistlebinkies. 446 South Bridge. 557 51 14. 6pm. £3 after midnight. llot ska action from Big lland with debut gig from Newcastle's Carma.

I Runrig l'sher llall. Lothian Road. (1870 903 3444. 6.30pm. £18.50. See Fri 12.

I The Sadies and The Good Parents The Venue. 17 '21 (‘alton Road. 557 3073. 7pm. £9. Dallas and Travis (iood (the Sadics) mix tip a unique blend

of country and sttrf. with support from their

parents playing bluegrass sounds. See preview.

I Kabuki, Range Eleven and lit/stance The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. Art rock cabaret frotn the notorious local act

Kabuki.