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The Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (GIO) Festival is back for its sixth year and ready to open your mind to the world of improvised music through films, discussions, concerts and workshops. Sonic Boothy and Marilyn Crispell are among the programme highlights this year – for more info, check out our preview on page 90. For a chance to win a pair of passes for all three days, visit list.co.uk/ offers by Tue 26 Nov. WIN BILLY BRAGG TICKETS AND ALBUM
Billy Bragg will be making his way to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wed 27 Nov as part of his Tooth and Nail tour, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. If you’d like to win the tickets, plus a signed copy of his Life’s A Riot 30th anniversary album (which includes a live CD of his performance at Union Chapel in London), visit list.co.uk/offers by Tue 26 Nov.
■ ReGenesis: Genesis Tribute The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £17.50. See Sat 16. ■ Travis The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Scotpop heroes touring their seventh album Where You Stand. ■ The March Violets and Dead Eyes Opened Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £12. Goth rock veterans from Leeds who reformed a few years ago.
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Glasgow ■ Heart Of A Coward Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £7. Groove metal unit. ■ Ane Brun Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Norwegian singer/guitarist who has duetted with Peter Gabriel. ■ Bob Dylan & His Band SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £65. Ramshackle country/folk/rock 78 THE LIST 14 Nov–12 Dec 2013
from the living legend, now in his 70s but still going strong. ■ The Meteors, Buzzbomb and 3 Tombs Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Veteran psychobilly trio. ■ Morcheeba O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Chilled trip hop, rock and pop from this London outfit. ■ Ross Arthur Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7pm. Edinburgh based singer-songwriter. ■ Zappa Plays Zappa Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £29.50. Tribute to the idiosyncratic Mr Zappa led by his son Dweezil. Performing the Roxy and Everywhere album. ■ Har Mar Superstar and Lizzo King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Boogie Nights meets Prince in Har Mar’s striptease electro act.
Edinburgh ■ The Academy of Music and Sound Singer-Songwriter End of Term Gig Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 7–10pm. £3. Showcase for budding singer-songwriters from the Academy of Music and Sound. Tickets are available from the Academy of Music and Sound in the Grassmarket. ■ Gary Lucas: Touched by Grace Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £13.50. The guitarist revisits his collaborations with Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart and more. ■ Jonah Matranga Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Gratitude/ Far ex-frontman turned solo acoustic artist. ■ Panic! at the Disco and New Politics The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £20. Chisel- cheekboned emo quartet from Las Vegas take another crack at the whip, this time with exclamation mark restored. Because punctuation rocks. ■ Sigur Rós Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £28.50. Icelandic post-rockers who, like the Cocteau Twins before them, have developed their own musical language, called Hopelandish. Chris Martin loves them and so does whoever chooses the incidental music for CSI. Spellbinding or navelgazing, take your pick. Dundee ■ Silent Screams, Shields, TWOA, Aletha and Elements Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 7pm. £6. Metal and hardcore from Coventry. With Shields and Aletha.
Dunfermline ■ Go West, Hue & Cry and The Christians Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 7pm. £28.50. See Fri 15. Tuesday 19
Glasgow ■ Thirty Seconds to Mars and You Me at Six The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £29.50. Indulgent emo rock from Hollywood heart-throb Jared Leto, with kindred support. ■ Bob Dylan & His Band SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £65. See Mon 18. ■ Craig White, A Lack of Colour and Damien Johanssen Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7–11pm. £6. Singer-songwriter. ■ Gaz Coombes Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Supergrass frontman brings the same tunefulness to his solo work. ■ Go West, Hue & Cry and The Christians Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25.50–£29.50. The three 80s bands join forces for a triple bill of rocking nostalgia. Hue & Cry perform as an acoustic duo.
■ Jonah Matranga Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £9. Gratitude/Far ex-frontman turned solo acoustic artist. Support from Alice & the Rampant Trio and Behold the Old Bear. ■ Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £5. Jazz, blues, country and rock’n’roll combo from the US. ■ Vans Warped Tour Presents the Kevin Says Tour King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Featuring self- styled indie go-go band RDGLDGRN plus The Hype Theory and Ghost Town. Edinburgh ■ Cerebral Ballzy, The Amazing Snakeheads and The Bohicas Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. NME Radar Tour headed by Brooklyn’s Cerebral Ballzy performing up-tempo hardcore punk and skate punk. ■ The Heavy and The Computers The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12. Gospel infused garage rock and post-punk comes courtesy of the four-piece from Noid, Bath. ■ Low and Mike Noga The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £19.50. Exquisite melancholic harmonies from the Mormon slowcore trio from Minnesota. ■ Federation of the Disco Pimp The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8. See Thu 14.
Dundee ■ Franz Nicolay Kage, 4 St Andrews Lane, 01382 228496. 7.30pm. £6. Solo set from the rather dapper ex-keyboard player from The Hold Steady. With the Cut Ups and Broken Stories. Stirling ■ Heart of Scotland Choir Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Made up of residents of Stirling and the surrounding areas, the choir sings everything from traditional fare to more surprising songs from the likes of Kings of Leon and Primal Scream.
Wednesday 20 Glasgow ■ Oxjam Glasgow Takeover Various venues: Glasgow, Oxjam. glasgow2013@gmail.com 2pm. £6 in advance; £8 on the door. Bumper day of music at venues across the city (Nice’n’Sleazy, Broadcast, The Buff Club and The Art School), in aid of Oxfam. Line-up includes Woodenbox, Harry and the Hendersons, Lazarus and Luther the Bhear among others. ■ Bob Dylan & His Band SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £65. See Mon 18. ■ Danny & the Champions of the World Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7–11pm. £6. Rock and country soul band who have recently released their fourth album, Stay True. ■ Disclosure O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16.50. Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence playing electronic, garage and house from their chart-topping album Settle. ■ Franz Nicolay and The Cut Ups Audio, 14 Midland Street, franznicolay. com 7pm. £6. See Tue 19. ■ MS MR Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11. Alt pop and electro duo from New York. ■ Akala Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £9. Akala aka Kingslee Daley, brother to Ms Dynamite, steps up to the hip hop plate in his own right. ■ Julia Holter CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £14–£16.
Experimental singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. See interview, page 70. ■ Algernon Doll, Poor Things, Lovers Turn to Monsters and Lightnin Papa Tam The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Alt.folk from Algernon Doll, aka Ewan Grant. ■ Jarboe Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £7.50. The former vocalist for no wave band Swans performs her experimental and industrial music solo work in support of the album A Symphony For Shiva. Support from Heather Leigh. ■ Summer Camp Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Indie pop duo comprising Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey. ■ Half Moon Run, Mikhael Paskalev and As Elephants Are King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. Canadian trio combining folky three-part harmonies with psychedelic arrangements and electronica soundscapes. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 331 6227. 9pm–3am. £4. Indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. With live guests United Fruit, Bad Luck and Cutty’s Gym, and TYCI DJs. Edinburgh ■ Brother & Bones Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Twin- drummer assault from this West Country five-piece. ■ Coheed & Cambria The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £18.50. Conceptual hardcore from New Jersey’s prog metallers Coheed & Cambria ■ Quiet as a Mouse, The Deadly Winters and Save The Reckless The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7–10pm. £5. Indie rock with a dash of grunge and a country twang. The band release their new single ‘Home if the Hardest Place to Find’. FREE Superhouse Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 10pm. Four-piece rock and indie covers band based in Edinburgh. Acoustic Set
Dundee ■ Euros Childs Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8pm. £10. The redoubtable frontman of wondrous Welsh wizards Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci plays songs he describes as being ‘as close as I could to party music’. Dunfermline ■ Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 8pm. £32.50. Former Rolling Stones bassist makes a return to his musical roots with the Rhythm Kings playing the kind of jazz and blues that first inspired him all those years ago. Featuring star of the Original Supremes Mary Wilson.
Kilmarnock ■ The Darkness The Grand Hall, Palace Theatre Complex, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 7pm. £25. The classic rock revivalists return from the wilderness.
Thursday 21 Glasgow ■ Arctic Monkeys The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 6.30pm. £25–£35. The stomping Sheffield tykes have graduated from songs about chip shops and taxi ranks, but the ferocious singalong favourites of old should also make an appearance. Please note rescheduled date. Original tickets still valid. 0844 395 4000 for assistance. ■ The Cockney Rejects Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £15. First generation London punks at the forefront of the ‘Oi!’ movement.