Scottish urban belter Emeli Sandé plans to get crowds grooving to her new single Heaven (1-7 Nov, tour starts at Oran Mor, Glasgow, allgigs.co.uk) …
Glasgow's No Mean City celebrates American roots music with shows by acts including Ron Sexsmith, Sarabeth Tucek, Kurt Vile, the Black Angels and Wilko Johnson (5-17 Sep, various venues, nomeancity.co.uk) …
With their Anthology compilation of past tracks and B-sides out next week, Throwing Muses will hit the road once again (1-10 Nov, starting at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, seetickets.com) …
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds add dates in Manchester (26 Oct, O2 Apollo) and London (30 Oct, HMV Forum, NW5, 31 Oct, Roundhouse, NW1, noelgallagher.com) to their quickly sold-out tour …
And in other Beatles-related news, John Lennon's offspring Sean and girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl, AKA The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, play songs from their Acoustic Sessions album (7 Oct, Bush Hall, W12, wegottickets.com) …
Following upcoming hometown shows at Leeds' Kirkstall Abbey, Kaiser Chiefs will be back for a comprehensive UK tour early next year (27 Jan-23 Feb 2012, starting at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, allgigs.co.uk).
