hecklerspray Gig Guide: 14 - 20/11/05

Louis Armstrong once said "All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard no horse sing a tune." But then again, Louis Armstrong did die before Alanis Morissette got famous.

Welcome to another instalment of the hecklerspray gig guide - the finest live music over the next seven days in one bite-sized, manageable chunk. This week’s guide includes gigs by Devendra Banhart, The Breeders, British Sea Power, Ian Brown, Bob Dylan, Elbow, Franz Ferdinand, The Subways and Zebrahead…

Devendra Banhart - Having run out of money from selling his songs to
a cheese advert, Devendra returns to the UK to play some of his
marvellous music - Contact venue for tickets
Wed 16 Nov, Astoria, London

The Breeders - Kim from The Pixies’s other band. Nothing more needs to be said. Buy tickets
Sat 19 Nov 19:00, Blackheath Concert Halls, London
Sun 20 Nov 19:00, Blackheath Concert Halls, London

British Sea Power - Sussex oddballs playing a bunch of songs while standing behind some twigs or something. Buy tickets
Sat 19 Nov 19:00, Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow

Ian Brown - Monkey-faced Ian is a talented guy: he can endlessly hop
from one foot to the other while staying in tune. OK, almost staying in
tune. Buy tickets
Thurs 17 Nov 19:00, The Dome, Doncaster
Fri 18 Nov 19:00, Carling Academy, Glasgow
Sat 20 Nov 19:00, Carling Academy, Glasgow

Bob Dylan - Have you seen Frank Skinner do his Bob Dylan impression every single week on TV? God, that man is a prick. Buy tickets
Tues 15 Nov 19:30, Nottingham Arena
Wed 16 Nov 19:30, MEN Arena, Manchester
Thurs 17 Nov 19:30, SECC, Glasgow
Fri 18 Nov 19:30, NEC, Birmingham
Sun 20 Nov 19:30, Carling Academy, Brixton

Elbow - Boo hoo hoo, I split up with that rubbish girl that used to be on RI:SE. I’ll write a vaguely decent album about it. Buy tickets
Tues 15 Nov 19:00, Carling Academy Birmingham
Thurs 17 Nov 19:00, Carling Academy Glasgow
Fri 18 Nov 19:00, Queens Hall, Edinburgh

Franz Ferdinand - Can’t decide whether their new album is great or a bit boring? Go and see then live. Buy tickets
Mon 14 Nov 18:30, Cardiff International Arena
Tues 15 Nov 18:30, The Brighton Centre
Sat 19 Nov 20:00, Odyssey Arena, Belfast

The Subways - We thought this lot would be a thrashy punk band.
They’re not - they’re all jangly indie. But you probably already knew
that. Buy tickets
Wed 16 Nov 19:30, Nottingham Rock City

Zebrahead - The obligatory Buffy theme-tune Californian soundalikes. Buy tickets
Mon 14 Nov 19:00, The Roadhouse, Manchester