Music Rock&Pop
■ The Doors Alive The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8.30pm. £10. Tribute to Jim Morrison’s seminal LA rock crew. ■ Sucioperro, Call to Mind and Lions.Chase.Tigers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Muscular instrumental rock from these Ayr-based friends of Biffy, promoting their Mum’s Bad Punk Music EP. ■ Vivian Girls and Let’s Wrestle Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. New York trio who combine girl groups melodies with Mary Chain shoegaze distortion. See Exposure, page 63.
Edinburgh ■ Safehouse, Streetcar and Demons Eye Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Indie and rock. ■ The Damned The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Punk legends ride once again. ■ Def-Con One Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. £tbc. Geordie metallers, including at least one ex- member of Venom. ■ Evening News/The Guide Battle of the Bands The Picture House, Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £5. Local bands compete. ■ Findo Gask Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £3. Alternative electro poppers with boy soprano vocals. FREE Jakil Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. See Fri 5. ■ Jo Mango, Stars of Sunday League and I Said Yes The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £8 (£6). Acoustic singer-songwriter Jo Mango headlines this Folklore night. ■ Sebastian Dangerfield, Goodbye Lenin and Foxgang Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £4. Alternative electro-pop from Edinburgh four-piece Sebastian Dangerfield. ■ Junior Priest, Black Rose and The Starry Wisdom Cult The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Judas Priest tribute. ■ The Nukes Meridian, 138 Leith Walk, 554 4238. 8pm. £4. Surf rock instrumental trio. ■ Carbona Not Glue Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 9pm. £4. Edinburgh Ramones tribute with a Christmas special promising to play ‘Merry Xmas I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight’ and Joey Ramone’s version of ‘What a Wonderful World’. ■ Janey Kirk Gilmerton Miners Welfare Society, 4 Newtoft Street, 477 7151. 9pm. £tbc. See Fri 28.
Coatbridge ■ The Mercurymen, Maeve O’Boyle and Rico Franchi The Georgian Hotel, 26 Lefroy Street, 01236 421888. 8pm. £5. Nu-folk trio whose influences include Brian Wilson and Townes Van Zandt. Dundee ■ Peg & the Bouffants, Punch and The Apostles & Little Comets The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. Scottish ska line-up. FREE Crawler Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 9pm. See Sat 29.
Sunday 7
Glasgow ■ Black Stone Cherry, Stone Gods and Sevendust Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £14. Over- 14s show. Southern fried rock meets timeless metal from Kentucky. ■ Def-Con One 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7pm. £tbc. See Sat 6.
✽✽ Kings of Leon SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7pm. SOLD
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FREE The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. midnight. See Sun 30. Stirling ■ Cuddly Shark, KC & The Lads, Rioteers and The Standards Cape, 1 Corn Exchange Road, 01786 461041. 8pm. £tbc. Gigs with Bulge live indie/electro night.
Monday 8
Glasgow FREE The Latecomers, Rell and Tragic O’Hara Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 6pm. Weekly Acoustic Bazooka with featured live sets following the open mic slot. FREE Acoustic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. See Mon 1.
✽✽ The Prodigy Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477
2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Veteran techno rockers, renowned for their blistering live shows. See preview, page 62. ■ Sonic Boom Six, Ny-lon and Mouthwash Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Over-14s show. Ska punk bill, headlined by a four-piece described as ‘Ms Dynamite fronts The Clash’. ■ Slipknot, Machine Head and Children of Bodom SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £29.50. The controversial masked American heavy metal shock- rockers with a typically uncompromising live set of blood, snot and tears. ■ Pride Tiger, Lethargy and The Detours Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £7. Over-14s show. Vancouver quartet who dig their 70s heavy rock. ■ The Negative Digs 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. New Glasgow trio who dig The Who. ■ Viking Skull The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 11pm. £8. Over-14s show. Slipknot aftershow with a live set from this Raging Speedhorn- affiliated rock-out combo from Corby, whose album Chapter One was awarded 11/10 in Metal Hammer. Now featuring Jess Margera of CKY. Edinburgh ■ The Betamax, That’s What the Old Man Said & he Never Came Back and Diva Abrasiva The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie, experimental, heavy soundscapes and noise bill completed by Amy Mac and The Foundling Wheel. ■ Under One Sky Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15. Fiddler John McCusker leads Under One Sky, a collaborative project bringing together musicians from diverse backgrounds and genres. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. See Mon 1.
Tuesday 9 Glasgow ■ Blessed By a Broken Heart and I Am Ghost The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Montreal rockers with a hair metal influence. ■ Day of Days, The Halos, Safe 2 Say and Another Broken Record Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. Alt.rock and indie. ■ Pendulum Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. London via Perth (Australia) outfit who mix drum & bass with heavy rock. ■ Coldplay and Eugene Francis Jr SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £38.50–£42.50. See Sat 6. ■ Andrew Jones, Gerry Lyons and Matthew Malone Pivo Pivo, 15
Kings of Leon Apparently, the Followill brothers were listening to a lot of Crystal Castles, My Morning Jacket and
Radiohead when they recorded their latest album, Only By the Night, but despite these far-reaching musical tastes, their sound is still unmistakeably Southern, and rock. As they say, you can take the boys out of Tennessee . . . ■ SECC, Glasgow, Sun 7 Dec.
OUT. Hirsute country rock’n’rollers who look, but thankfully don’t sound, like the Eagles’ younger brothers. ■ The Pogues Carling Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £29.50. Shane McGowan joins the full original line-up as they go on one more Christmas tour of shambolic Celtic folk rock. ■ Simple Minds ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over 14s show. A few days after their headline tour at Glasgow’s SECC, Simple Minds take part in Radio Clyde’s annual Cash For Kids campaign. ■ Sylosis Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6.50. Over-14s show. Metal with a prog edge. ■ Deacon Blue Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25–£28.50. See Fri 5. ■ Jason Donovan SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £24.50. See Fri 5. FREE Ciro, Carrie MacDonald and The Viragoes Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. A mixture of acoustic and pop songs from singer- songwriter Carrie Macdonald. ■ From Home Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £6. Music for four guitars, played by Jer Reid, Robert Johnson, Howie Reeve and Robert Hubbert, with choreography from Annie Lok and support from Wounded Knee. FREE Guitars Don’t Fly, BoyGirlAnimalColour, Manor Park Elite and Cheap Deal Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Tripped out classic rock, energetic emo punk, melodic rock and ska punk sounds at this No Tribe night. ■ Municipal Waste, Iron Lung and The Process Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, 0870 907 0999. 8pm. £10. Over- 14s show. Virginian thrash punk metallers who describe their music as ‘the sound of a bong being hit hard as shit’. FREE Acoustic Night The Butterfly & the Pig, 153 Bath Street, 221 7711. 8.30pm. See Sun 30.
FREE Acoustic Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Folk to rock, hosted by Smillie and Bryce. ■ Eskimo Joe and Underground Railroad King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Aussie rock trio headline. ■ Findo Gask and Vars of Litchi Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 331 2722. See Sat 6. Edinburgh FREE Kerbside Prophets Embark, 2 Fountainhall Square, 222 4898. 4pm. A trio of singer-songwriters (acts tbc) will appear at Embark’s monthly live music afternoon. ■ Certain Death, Sandblasted, Flat Iron, Cancerous Womb and Dog Tired The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. Donations on entry. A special tribute night to one of metal’s greatest guitarists Dimebag Darrell, including Pantera tribute act Sandblasted. ■ The Doors Alive The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10. See Sat 6. ■ RTX, Pilotcan and Skibunny Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7. Hair metal, psych-folk and alternative rock from former Royal Trux Jennifer Herrema. FREE Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete and The 48 City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 7.30pm. Weekly Concrete Campfire night of acoustic sounds. ■ Myriad, The T120s and The Angel Conversation The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Acoustic indie. ■ Thea Gilmore The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 7.30pm. £14. Prolific young singer/songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. FREE Prime Suspect and Oatbeanie Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Rock and acoustic covers and originals. ■ Hobo The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 11pm–3am. £3. See Sun 30.