www.list.co.uk/music Dundee FREE The Accelerators The Bond, Dock Street, 01382 860957. 5pm. Originals and covers from this 1950s rock & roll band.

Kinross Nell Bryden The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £12. Modern-day Dixie, bluegrass, jazz, soul and blues from this Brooklyn singer-songwriter and Radio 2 favourite.

Sunday 23

Glasgow Peter & the Test Tube Babies, Fire Exit and The Jackhammers Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Outfit who proudly proclaim themselves ‘punk rock since 1978’. The Lowly Knights Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Sat 22. One Love For Chi Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Life in December, Hiroshima Blackout, Mechanical Smile and Healthy Minds Collapse all play to raise funds for critically ill Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who is ‘minimally conscious’ following a car crash in 2008. Uncle Tease, Fuzzy Wuzz Was a Woman and Michael McGrory Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Folky sounds. FREE Willie Singerman & his band, Emma Forman, Jason Kyrone and Annette Chapman MacSorley’s Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Erstwhile punk poet choirboy turned singer/songwriter. Only Fumes & Corpses, Clocked Out and Flags Raised The 13th Note Café/Bar, 5060 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. tbc. Edinburgh Nell Bryden Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £14. See Sat 22. FREE Sunday Acoustic Sets Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. A selection of acoustic acts.

Monday 24

Glasgow Smoke Fairies and Sea of Bees Òran Mór, 731735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8.70. Sweetly harmonising female indie folk duo who have collaborated with Jack White. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 3943 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Folky jam session with an indie edge from Laura Wilkie (Rachel Sermanni Band) and Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). K-X-P and Pyramidion Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Finnish bass/drums outfit. Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Rory McIntyre Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 9pm. Solo show from Ballad of Mabel Wong member. Edinburgh Post Fata Resurgo, Only Fumes & Corpses, Murder of Crows, Pianosa and T-34 Henry’s Cellar Bar, 816 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £6. House of Crust presents a night of punk form Italy, Ireland and England. FREE Home-made Jam The Parlour, 142 Duke Street, 555 3848. 8pm. Acoustic jam session of blues, bluegrass, folk and rock (all musicians get a free pint or glass of wine).

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W I N S T U F F

WIN KERRANG!/ RELENTLESS GOODIES

American punk- poppers Good

Charlotte (below) are

headlining the 2011 Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour, with support from countrymen Four Year Strong, Framing Hanley, and The Wonder Years. The tour calls in at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on Mon 14 Feb; one lucky competition winner will receive a pair of tickets to the gig, while a runner up will receive a case of Relentless energy drink.

WIN CELTIC CONNECTIONS TICKETS

Part two of our grand Celtic Connections giveaway features a pair of tickets each to

Aerials Up, First Charge of the Light Brigade and Acoustic Butterfly (the Arches, Thu 27 Jan), A Night of Celtronika (Old Fruitmarket, Fri 28 Jan), and Tom Fun Orchestra (O2 ABC, Sun 29 Jan). Enter online by Wed 26 Jan to win. WIN PHOTOGRAPHY GOODIES

Music scene social night Born To Be Wide is hosting a live music photography seminar at Electric Circus, Edinburgh, on Thu 3 Feb. The event is aimed at aspiring photographers looking to get into the industry, as well as musicians who might need advice on enhancing their exposure. Four professional snappers will be present, including 25-year veteran Kevin Cummins (who’ll also be present at Avalanche on Friday to sign copies of his book, Manchester: Looking for the Light through the Pouring Rain, published by Faber. See his Ian Curtis photo, above.) Tickets are £5, with discounts for Musicians Union members and under 18s; if you’d rather not pay a thing, though, we’ve got a pair of tickets, plus a copy of Cummins’ book, up for grabs. HOW TO ENTER

Log onto list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Thu 3 Feb, unless otherwise stated. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.

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BLACK AND BLUE

AND ON TOUR 2011 + WILKO JOHNSON

Glasgow O2 Academy Saturday 5th March

Edinburgh HMV Picture House

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Glasgow Arches Sunday 13th February Valhalla Dancehall out now www.britishseapower.co.uk

GLASGOW SECC

Tuesday 15th March

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O2 Academy

Glasgow Thursday

3rd February

EDINBURGH CABARET VOLTAIRE SUNDAY 10TH APRIL Album ‘My Best Friend Is You’ Out Now.

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+ WINTERSLEEP

O2 ABC

GLASGOW

WEDNESDAY 9TH FEBRUARY

ALBUM ‘HEAVEN IS WHENEVER’ OUT NOW WWW.THEHOLDSTEADY.COM

AIDAN MOFFAT’S VA L E N T I N E R E V U E featuring three individual performances by

AIDAN JOHN MOFFAT

BILL WELLS & AIDAN MOFFAT AIDAN MOFFAT & THE BEST-OFS

GLASGOW ORAN MOR

WEDNESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY

+ MOJAVE 3 + GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY

O2 ACADEMY GLASGOW THURSDAY

27TH JANUARY

THE ALBUM INFINITE ARMS OUT NOW WWW.BANDOFHORSES.COM

‘THIS BAND COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE’ CLASH MAGAZINE

LYKKE LI Glasgow Arches Mon 18th April

new single ‘Get some’ out now www.lykkeli.com

O2 ABC GLASGOW TUESDAY 15TH MARCH New Album ‘The Lady Killer’ Out Now.

TICKETS 24HRS 08444 999 990 www.gigsinscotland.com www.ticketmaster.co.uk IN PERSON GLASGOW Tickets Scotland, EDINBURGH Tickets Scotland, Ripping & DUNDEE Grouchos. 20 Jan–3 Feb 2011 THE LIST 63