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Dundee ■ Bad Manners The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £15. Buster Bloodvessel and his Bad Mannered crew play their hits ‘My Girl Lollipop’, ‘Lip Up Fatty’ plus lots more.
Monday 29
Glasgow FREE Acoustic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 15. ■ WeAreNotKool Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Indie rock’n’roll from the stomping WeAreNotKool. ■ Kevin Montgomery & the Roadtrippers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £14. Rootsy singer/songwriter whose father was Bob Montgomery, musical partner to Buddy Holly, and whose mother sang with Elvis Presley. Edinburgh ■ Battle a Dinosaur, Flat Oot and Denied Sons of Iglesias The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Rock, with more act tbc. ■ Isa & the Filthy Tongues Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 9pm–1am. £10 (£8 in advance). The former members of Goodbye Mr MacKenzie – minus Shirley Manson, of course – get better and better, with lead singer Stacey Chavis offering fiery rock chick appeal. Festive party with special live guests, DJs and a preview of Richard Jobson’s new film New Town Killers. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. See Mon 15.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow FREE Lazy Days Open Mic Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8pm. See Tue 16. ■ Lou Hickey, Firebrand Boy and Destino Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Jazzy songstress, gameboy virtuoso and groovy funksters play the last Eclectic Collective night of the year. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Jim McAteer presents a night of songwriters and bands. FREE Linda Jackson Band Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Soul, jazz and rhythm’n’blues at this Homecoming gig dedicated to everyone who is returning to Glasgow for New Year. ■ Lost Soul Band King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. See Sun 28. ■ Verona, To the Glory Of . . ., Liway and Rosa Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. Mixed bill including Liway, alt.rockers from Alexandria.
Edinburgh ■ Bad Manners The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. See Sun 28. ■ Big Fat Panda & Anything Goes Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 11pm–5am. £6 (£3 with Bad Manners ticket stub). Live ska from the eight-piece BFP plus the Anything Goes DJs provide the rocksteady sounds until 5am. ■ Autoclav1.1 and nathan The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 228 9393. £2000- 0300–£4. Alternative electronica. Dundee ■ AB/CD Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £11. See Sat 27.
Melrose ■ Kevin Montgomery and The Road Trippers Corn Exchange, Market Square, 01750 725480. 7.30pm.
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Kings The Mound, 9pm–1am. £35. A night of disco, tribute acts and 70s glam as part of Edinburgh official Hogmanay celebrations.
✽✽ The Peatbog Faeries, Moishe’s Bagel, Burach and
Watergraw The Mound Stage, The Mound, 9pm. £10 for Street Party Pass. Celtic, funk, rock, trance fusion of The Peatbog Faeries headline a folky, jazzy, gypsy line-up as part of Edinburgh’s official Hogmanay party. Dundee ■ Buck Rogers New Years Eve Bash The Doghouse, 13 Brown Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £15. Celebrate the impending dawn of 2009 with cheeky rockers Buck Rogers.
Stirling ■ Stirling’s Hogmanay 08 Stirling Castle Esplanade, 08444 999990. 9pm–1am. £25. Join 7,000 other revellers at the Castle for a good old Scottish hogmanay shindig. Featuring iconic Scottish rockers Deacon Blue, hot young piper Finlay MacDonald, tribal pipers Clanadonia and the Central FM DJs. With bars, food outlets and a breathtaking midnight fireworks display to bring in the bells. Tickets can be purchased from www.ticketmaster.co.uk, The Albert Halls, The Tolbooth or The Macrobert Centre.
Friday 2 Glasgow FREE Waterloo Sunset Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music.
Saturday 3
Glasgow ■ Wasted Radio ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Bluesy, folky, punky band launch their debut album. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Weekly live music takeover, with acts tbc. ■ Pearl & the Puppets and Eryka King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Young Kirkintilloch singer/songwriter with a light, pop style. FREE Seven Sons Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music.
Sunday 4
Edinburgh FREE The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. midnight. See Sun 14.
Wednesday 7 Edinburgh ■ Oxjam Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £tbc. Live and DJ line-up still tbc at this world themed night. ■ Exposed The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £3. Monthly singer-songwriters/new bands night which sees pre-selected acts displaying their finest musical wares.
Thursday 8 Glasgow ■ Kill the Arcade and Roxbury King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £5. Over 14s show. Pop, rock and punk.
Edinburgh FREE Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5–8pm. See Thu 11. FREE Laptop Lounge The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. Laptop showcase of eclectic electronic sounds.
Biffy Clyro The Biffy have been huge in Scotland for a good while now (hence selling out the SECC) but it’s been gratifying
to see the rest of the world catch on to their off centre rock brilliance. For a band who create such complex rock it’s perhaps strange to see ‘Mountains’ charting in the top ten but it’s testament to their sheer talent forcing them into the wider public consciousness. See Hot 100 page 18. ■ Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, Sat 13 Dec; SECC, Glasgow, Sat 20 Dec.
£15. Good tunes from one of the best alt country performers on the scene. Wednesday 31
Glasgow ■ Hogmanay Party Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. With live acts tbc. ■ My Old Blue Terraplane The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Blues. ■ Technophobes and Bozilla 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. An electro-poppin’ edition of the End of the Year Club. ■ Pinup Nights Hogmanay Ball The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 9pm–4am. £14 (£12). Hogmanay special, Pinups promises DJ sets from Mogwai, Errors and The Twilight Sad, and live turns from Pop Up, Ming Ming & the Ching Chings and Pooch. See Exposure, page 75. ■ Errors, Congregation and Ben Butler & Mousepad Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 9pm. £15. Glasgow electronica trio play tracks from their new Rock Action album It’s Not Something But it is Like Whatever at this Huntlys & Palmers Audio Club Hogmanay do, also featuring Congregation and synth-funk from BB&M.
✽✽ Idlewild, Paolo Nutini and Bleachie George Square, 9pm. £15.
The Paisley popster plays his second gig of the night. Having opened Hogmanay proceedings in Edinburgh, he dashes back to Glasgow to play before and after the bells. Also on the bill, indie rockers Idlewild and Blondie tribute act Bleachie.
■ ABC NYE Party ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 10pm. £12.50. Featuring the best new bands emerging from Scotland’s music scene, including We Were Promised Jetpacks and Dananananaykroyd, as well as a host of DJs.
Edinburgh ■ Whistlebinkies Hogmanay Party Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm–5am. £tbc. A selection of live acts from jazz and blues to rock and indie (line-up tbc).
✽✽ Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini and Friendly Fires West Princes
Street Gardens, Below Castle Rock, 8pm–1am. £37.50–£42.50. Edinburgh’s official Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens with a mix of live dance beats, pop acoustica and indie.
✽✽ Glasvegas, Complete Stone Roses, Attic Lights and
Broken Records. Waverley Stage, Waverley Bridge, 8pm. £10 for Street Party Pass. The indie band of the year take to the stage as party of Edinburgh’s official Street Party.
✽✽ Great Calverto, Michelle McManus and The Concrete
Jungle Collective The Mound Stage, The Mound, 8pm. £10 for Street Party Pass. A dose of pop as part of Edinburgh’s official Street Party.
✽✽ Hot Chip, The Hoosiers and B- Side & the Bandit West End
Stage, Princes Street, 8pm. £10 for Street Party Pass. DJ sets from Hot Chip and The Hoosiers as part of Edinburgh’s official Street Party.
✽✽ Ultimate Earth, Wind & Fire, Abba Arival and The Soul