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WIN PHOENIX RISING ALBUMS ‘Phoenix Rising’ unites UK electronic music pioneers, System 7, and Japanese band, Rovo, in a new live project. The debut self-titled album Phoenix Rising combines System 7’s psychedelic electronica synthesised with Rovo’s sound, using techno beats as the rhythmic basic and live drums, seamlessly morphing from one to the other. If you’d like the chance to win one of 5 copies of their self-titled album see list. co.uk/offers by Thu 14 Nov.
WIN TICKETS TO SCOTTISH SOULFUL WEEKENDER The Scottish Soulful Weekender
turns 3 this year and to help celebrate, Jocelyn Brown, DJ Pierre and many more will make an
appearance! Despite being a newcomer to the ‘weekender’ scene, SSW is considered one of the best-natured events going. Hosted by the Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries, this event is not to be missed. To have the chance of winning a pair of VIP tickets visit list.co.uk by Thu 24 Oct. WIN PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING TICKETS AND DVDS
Enjoy your propaganda films with music? You’re in luck.
Public Service Broadcasting hope to educate, inform and entertain. We have two tickets to
their Glasgow gig at Òran Mór (Tue 5 Nov) or the Edinburgh performance at Picture House on (Wed 6 Nov) and a signed DVD from the band. Two runners-up will also receive a signed DVD from the band. To enter, visit list. co.uk by Mon 4 Nov.
WIN PERE UBU TICKETS Cleveland experimental rock duo Pere Ubu arrives in Edinburgh. Their live shows are an immersive sensory experience, focused on mood, atmosphere and lighting to create a truly unique event. We have two tickets to their gig at Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh on Fri 8 Nov. To enter, visit list.co.uk before Thu 7 Nov.
88 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013
ROCK & POP
Events are listed by date. then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to glasgow@list.co.uk for Glasgow and henry@list.co.uk for Edinburgh. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry. Thursday 17 Glasgow ■ Cherri Fosphate, Letters to Fiesta, The Beautiful Lies & Dalzel Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7pm. £5. Indie rockers. ■ Goo Goo Dolls and Flesh for Lulu O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £24. Soporific US MOR trio who have been around for over 20 years. ■ These New Puritans Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £17. Aggressive-sounding quartet from Southend with alt.rock and Afrobeat influences. ■ Volbeat O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Danish band playing a combination of heavy metal, punk rock and rockabilly. ■ Cleansing Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Glasgow’s Cleansing combine a doo-wop influence with noise rock. ■ ListLive Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm–1am. £5. This time, we’ve bagged a DJ set from Marnie (Ladytron), the gorgeous electronic beats of Plum, DJ noise from Sq K, an infrequent live appearance from mad masked tech-electro trio Roman Nose, then Dirty Noise Crew B2B Lukebusy DJ set until the early hours. Your ticket to ListLive includes a complimentary bottle of Hornsby’s Cider. ■ Withered Hand Mono, 12 Kings Court, King St, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £8.50. Edinburgh scene stalwart and master of plaintive, witty outsider folk. ■ Aidan O’Rourke and Sarah Hayes The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 8pm. £12. Fiddler Aidan O’Rourke plays his avant- folk masterpiece Hotline. Support from Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow). ■ The Hawklords The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14.50 in advance; £16 on door; £29.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Spacey prog- rock from ex-Hawkwind members. ■ Willow Drive The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Jagwar Ma and John Wizard King Tut’s , 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. New outfit from ex-the Lost Valentinos frontman Jono Ma, influenced by psychedelic rock of the 60s and 70s. Edinburgh ■ Jamie Cullum Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, 228 1155. 7pm. £28.50–£41. Pint- sized easy-listening pop-jazz maestro. ■ Tom Odell Picture House, 31 Lothian Rd, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £12. CANCELLED. ■ The Pictish Trail Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Off-kilter indie-folktronica. Part of Pleasance Sessions. ■ Virgil & The Accelerators Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8.50. Midlands blues rock trio. FREE Saint Max & the Fanatics, POST, Colonel Mustard & the Dijon Five and The Blue Ship Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 8–11pm. Wry pop band championed by Steve Lamacq and Vic Galloway. ■ Machinedrum Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 9pm–midnight. £10. Travis Stewart plays new album in full with a live drummer and full visual show.
Friday 18 Glasgow ■ Hem Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13.50. Brooklyn band with a diverse sound spanning various Americana and roots styles. ■ Holy Mountain The Cathouse, 15 Union St, 248 6606. 7pm. £6. Delightful stoner rockers in the wifebeater vests. ■ No Fxd Abode O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Indie/ punk in the Clash/Libertines vein. ■ Public Image Ltd and The Selecter O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £26.50. John Lydon’s post-Pistols outfit return, minus Keith Levine and Jah Wobble. Support from Two Tone veterans the Selecter, fronted by the redoubtable Pauline Black. ■ The Stlight Conspiracy Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7pm. £6. Uplifting pop upstarts. ■ Cara Mitchell, Lyndsey Ann, The Shy Retirer, Kenda Nagasaki and Charly Houston Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30–10pm. £5–£6. A folk/ blues/punk/R&B line-up, presented by WTNP. ■ The Hollies Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23.50–£27. Veteran beat pop combo, recently inducted into the American Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame. ■ Kate Nash SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, 357 7246. 7.30pm. £13.50. Lo-fi singer- songwriter tours latest LP, Girl Talk. ■ The New Fabian Society The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall St, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £tbc. Post industrial psych-rock. ■ The Ramblers, The Jack Knives and Clark Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.45pm. £4. Punky and rock’n’roll sounds. ■ Rapid Pig The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Manchester band. FREE Saint Max & the Fanatics, Galoshins, Honey & the Herbs and Rapid Pig Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8–11pm. See Thu 17. ■ Whole Lotta Led The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door; £26.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Led Zeppelin tribute band, approved by Jimmy Page. Performing Houses of the Holy in its entirety to mark the 40th anniversary of its release. ■ Touchstone and Von Hertzen Brothers King Tut’s , 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Progressive metal quintet co-headline with epic Finnish rockers. FREE Adopted As Holograph CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, 352 4900. 10pm. Old time skiffly, jazzy and rootsy sounds from AAH. Part of Document 11. Edinburgh ■ Oxjam Takeover Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair St, 247 4704. 7pm. £7 in advance; £10 on door. Big line-up for a good cause. Buy a wristband and move between the three venues, also includes entry to the afterparty at The Hive. The Cab hosts Ded Rabbit, the Rah’s, the Steve Heron Band and the Birthday Suit. ■ Oxjam Takeover Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry St, 558 8209. 6pm. £7 in advance; £10 on door. See above. Featuring live sets from the Twisted Melons, the Number 9s, Otoban and Einstein’s Wardrobe. ■ Oxjam Takeover Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7 in advance; £10 on door. See above. Featuring Them & Us, Digital Jones, Aperture and Coldsville. ■ Andrew Roachford Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £15. The 80s R&B singer performs hits from his new album, Heart of the Matter. ■ The Flatmates and The Spook School Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Pl, 229 1442. 7pm. £4 (includes entry to Unpop). Return of the Bristol-based indie band. Support from Edinburgh band the Spook School.
■ Love Of Lesbian Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. 7–10pm. £20. Indie rock from Barcelona. ■ Aidan O’Rourke and Poppy Ackroyd Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £11 (£8). Fiddler Aidan O’Rourke plays his avant-folk masterpiece Hotline. Part of Pleasance Sessions. ■ Masquarada Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison St, 629 4101. 8pm–3am. £5. Eclectic mix of hip hop, rock, punk and blues presented by Sound Collision featuring OneWayChemistry, Inceyte, Tink Tank, Ill Papa Giraffe, the Crackling Void, Glassbooks and RP Hack. ■ Tyla Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £12. Glammy rock from the Dogs D’Amour frontman. Saturday 19 Glasgow ■ Blue O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. Times tbc. £18.50. Cashing in on the success of The Big Reunion, the boy band hop off on tour to promote their latest album. ■ Jamie Cullum SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £25– £37.50. See Thu 17. ■ The Small Fakers and Who’s Who Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £17. Tribute to mod favourites, the Small Faces and the Who. ■ Bombskare, Skarsoles and Sinister Flynn The Admiral, 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 7pm. £6 in advance; £8 on door. Scotland’s ska juggernauts raise the roof. ■ Calum Ingram O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Singer- songwriter. ■ John Grant O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. The former Czars singer has a baritone to die for. Support from Josefin Winther. ■ MOBO Awards Hydro, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £25. Music of Black Origin awards return to Glasgow, featuring performances by Tinnie Tempah, Rudimental and many more. ■ Nimmo Brothers Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £18. Glasgow’s top blues brothers. ■ Blindfolds Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. Rock’n’roll-influenced four-piece. Single launch party. ■ The Flatmates and The Spook School The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £7. See Fri 18. ■ The John Knox Sex Club Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £5. Rockers with a Calvinist edge. New split single launch with Over the Wall. ■ The Van Ts, Artie Ziff, Kev Mac, Luther the Bhear and Black Jack Flat 0/1, 162 Bath St, 331 6227. 7.30–10.30pm. £6–£7. An eclectic line-up from WTNP. ■ Are You Experienced? A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £25.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Psychedelic rock covers from tribute band. ■ Coasts Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Bristol indie five- piece with Foals and the Cure influences. ■ Duane Pitre Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £5. Experimental, immersive electronica. ■ VV Brown King Tut’s , 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Snappy indie soul from the Northampton singer- songwriter. ■ The Minute Men The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Rhythm’n’blues band, not to be confused with the Minutemen. FREE Teen Canteen CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, 352 4900. 10pm. Old school indie pop girl group. Part of Document 11. Edinburgh ■ Pink Dogs The Parlour Bar, 142 Duke St, 555 3848. Times tbc. £tbc. See Sat 9.