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WIN COME DINE WITH ME CDS

Every dinner party needs

background music. This 3-disc set makes it easy (one CD for starters, main courses and

desserts, see?), with tracks from Lissie, Jeff Buckley, Imogen Heap and more. We’ve got three copies to give away see below.

WIN ESSENTIAL MIX CDS Some big names in pop feature on the Essential Mixes remix collection. No need to worry about the songs being ruined either; the proficient Justice and Basement Jaxx are twiddling the knobs. We have one epic eight-CD set up for grabs see below.

WIN EASTERN PROMISE TICKETS

Glasgow arts centre Platform hosts music festival, Eastern Promise, which consists of two nights of utterly amazing artists. Aside from List favourites King Creosote, Wounded Knee, FOUND (pictured) and a new project from Malcolm Middleton, German and American pianists Nils Frahm and Rachel Grimes, US singer Josephine Foster with guitar maestro Victor Herrero, and prodigious guitarist RM Hubbert will also perform. There are four pairs of tickets available to both shows on Fri 1 & Sat 2 Oct. Enter before Tue 28 Sep for your chance to win. See also Five Reasons, page 77.

WIN SIGNED OMD ALBUMS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark return with History of Modern, their first studio album in 14 years. They’re accompanying this with a European tour, which stops at Glasgow Concert Hall on Tue 2 Nov. We’ve got three signed deluxe edition albums to give away.

HOW TO ENTER Visit list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Thu 7 Oct. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.

78 THE LIST 23 Sep–7 Oct 2010

FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. Acoustic sessions. Mary Jean Lewis & The Starlight Boys Spider’s Web Cellar Bar, 258 Morrison Street, 228 1949. 8.30pm. £8. Old school rock’n’roll from Jerry Lee Lewis’ Niece. FREE Live Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Local bands. The Acid Fascists, Sam Barber & The Outcasts and Babylon Dub Punks Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 10.30pm. £4. Space punk and garage rock.

Sunday 26

Hickey, Kitty the Lion, Glasgow Jo Mango, Damon Valentine, Calum MacCrimmon’s Man’s Ruin and Findlay Napier Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 2pm. £7 (£5). Another afternoon of Hazy Recollections with some laidback music. FREE Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road, 5pm. See Sat 25. FREE Duffy’s Blues Jam The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 5pm. Blues session. Wounded Knee, Lowland Hills, Smackvan, Noma, Helhesten and theapplesofenergy The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 6pm. £tbc. Billed as The Slow Club Mini Festi, featuring a line-up of bands who aren’t afraid to go slow. ✽✽ September Girls featuring Lou Ramona and Penny Black Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £5. Line-up of local singer/songwriters including Codeine Velvet Club chanteuse Lou Hickey. The Regiments and The Vespas Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Indie. Campfires in Winter, Little Doses and Dante Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Atmospheric Glaswegian trio. March her to Norway, Catcher and The Gift Horses Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Pop, punk, rock, indie. The Union Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Nine-piece funk and soul band. Diascorum and Sunsmasher 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Death metal. FREE Iris and The Empathy MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE Urban Cookie Collective The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Dance act best known for their hit ‘The Key, The Secret’.

Edinburgh Don’t Stop Believin’ Songs from Glee Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 6pm. £20.50–£24.50. Singalong to the hits from the TV show that has taken karaoke queens by storm. Riot Anyone? Festival@Maggie’s Chamber Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 6pm. £5. See Fri 24. Ghosts of Elysium, Party Programme, as Autumn Falls and Your Neighbour the Liar Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Progressive metalcore. Six Stories High, Frantic Chant, Street Lights and Clog & Quirks Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Local indie showcase. The Black Tartan Clan, Dick Dangerous & The Love Bastards and Tourettes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Celtic punk from Belgium. Since Day One The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 11pm–3am. £5. Mix of rock,

industrial, electronica and hip hop from a mix of DJs and live acts, including The Incendiary Bats, Brainz in Jarz, Perfect Practice, Safeword and more. The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences.

Monday 27

Glasgow A Loss for Words, Not Advised and LYU Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. Accessible emo metal from Southampton’s Not Advised. 3Oh!3 and L’Amore la Morgue The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Fratboy electro pop duo from Denver named after their area phone code. Damien Jurado and Richard Swift The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Downbeat Seattle folk-rock singer/songwriter. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Ashleigh Moyes, You Me Him & Her and Jules Taylor Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Acoustic performances. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). Darren Hayman, The Martial Arts and The Just Joans Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Ex-Hefner frontman Hayman returns. Futures, The X Certs and 2 Thirds of Youth King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. London alt.rock four-piece with Hammond organ embellishment. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. A new open mic night presided over by Martin Mochan and with free beer for all performers. Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with a trade payslip). A new trade/student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘anything and everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Live guests each week, all tbc at the moment. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Bring along any instrument you might have (from tubas to triangles) for a workshop/jam session with Craig Grant (Union of Knives) teaching two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi-member orchestra. FREE Dead at The Scene MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Metal, rock and hardcore. Edinburgh The Barent Seas Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. Big soaring indie. Don’t Stop Believin’ Songs from Glee Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20.50–£24.50. See Sun 26. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 25.

Tuesday 28 Glasgow Example, Devlin, Yasmin and Ed Sheeran O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Aka Fulham electro rapper and aspiring stand-up comedian Elliot Gleave who specialises in documenting the comic minutiae of everyday life. ✽✽ Grinderman Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Rock action from Nick Cave and members of The Bad Seeds.

Little Dragon The Sub Club, 22 Jamaica Street, 248 4600. 7pm. £7.50. Swedish electronica band who were one of the array of guests on the latest Gorillaz album. Park Circus and Acutones O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Upbeat summery sounds from the band formerly known as diAgusto. This Will Destroy You Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Instrumental post-rock quartet from Texas. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. Jaytard, Gangland Authentic and Show & Bar Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £3. Hip-hop from Glasgow. Abagail Grey and Shauna Joy Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Sweet folk and cabaret crooning. The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of songwriters and bands. Still Flyin’ and Wake the President Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Uplifting indie from this San Francisco big band. The Pete Walter Band King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. London pop/rock quintet. Keep it Secret and Toy Fires 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Oxjam Battle of the Bands. FREE The Other Side and Strangetouch MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. Pooch Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. £tbc. A new girl/boy group of indie rockers from Glasgow. Rose Elinor Dougall King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. £tbc. CANCELLED. Edinburgh Chasing Owls Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Alt.folk acoustica from Edinburgh. The Union Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Blues- rock from this new outfit from ex- Thunder guitarist Luke Morley and ex- Wintervill vocalist/guitarist Peter Shoulder. Don’t Stop Believin’ Songs from Glee Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £20.50–£24.50. See Sun 26. Sarah McQuaid Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £6. See Fri 24. Bedlam Theatre Fundraiser Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Live music, DJs and prize draws for a good cause. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 25.

Wednesday 29 Glasgow Harper Simon, Findlay Napier and Jonathan Carr Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 7pm. £7. Son of Paul Simon. Sounds a bit like him. No pressure, then. The Magic Numbers and Danny & the Champions of the World O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. The return of the two sets of harmonising brothers and sisters in slightly less buoyant musical mood on their new album. Manic Street Preachers and British Sea Power O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm.