Hot Ticket of the Month: 20 Years of Sleaze

We're not usually big on birthdays, but Nice N Sleazy turns 20 this month, and it seems like an appropriate moment to get a little misty eyed about a venue that has been at the epicentre of the Glasgow scene for just about as long as any of us can remember. In tribute to this fine institution – which, lest we forget, has been instrumental in nurturing acts such as Mogwai, Arab Strap, Franz Ferdinand and The Phantom Band amongst many others – we are going to casually suggest (drunkenly demand) that you show some love and check out at least one of their gigs this month.

Helpfully, the options are plentiful, and include gigs from fearless cosmic warriors Acid Mothers Temple on 9 Nov, neo-folk savants Meursalt on 10 Nov and a thrill-packed triple-bill courtesy of United Fruit, Hey Enemy and Salò on 12 Nov. We'd also like to draw your attention to hotly tipped troubadour William Harness, who plays on 17 Nov, as well as the hugely enjoyable John Knox Sex Club on 19 Nov. Space-pop experimentalists Django Django take to the stage on 26 Nov with support from phantastic shapeshifters Robert Redford, while closing out the festivities are none other than our March cover stars FOUND, joined by the inimitable Over the Wall. Check and mate, you filthy savages. Cheers!