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It’s often the most unexpected collaborations that work best, and Neon Neon are a prime example. Super
Furry Animals frontman Griff Rhys and electro producer Boom Bip received critical acclaim for their March album Stainless Style, earning them a Mercury Music nomination. It’s not clear how long the partnership will last, so catch them live now before you blink and miss it.
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9pm. £4. I’ow et' t'oek tt'io from (ilasgow.
I Janey Kirk (iiltnerton .‘yliners \Velfare Society. 4 .\'ewtoft Street. 477 7l5l. 9pm. L'tbc. See Sat l.
Dunfermline
I The Christians ('arnegie Ilall. Iiast Port. 0l383 002302. 7.30pm. L'l5. See Hi 7.
East Kilbride
I Arts Centre Band Nights liast Kilht'ide Arts (‘entre. ()Id (‘oach Road. (H.355 261000. 8pm. £7 (£0). The Arts (‘entre is calling upon all budding rock stars. singers. DJs and performers to take to the stage and grab your chance to shine. Sttitable for all ages.
Loanhead
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30 34 l-‘ountain Place. 440 2l7l. 8.30pm. Americana/alt country liy’e-pieee. playing inusic by the likes of Dixie ('hicks. Lucinda Williams. \Vhiskcy'tow 11. Albert Lee. Tom Petty. Julie Roberts and 'I‘ift Merritt.
Glas I Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds .-\B(‘2. 330 Sattchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £15. lining ()m's funny man leads this troupe featuring .‘ylartin Allcock tl‘airport ('onyention and Jethro Tull). 'I‘roy Donockley tlona. .‘yladdy Prior and .\tidge I'rei plus rising Irish \iolinist and \oealist Iiimeai' Bradley. mixing punk classics with traditional inusic.
I Annotations of an Autopsy, 7 Years of Tragedy, I Sell the Dead and One Day Remains I\‘ory' Blacks. 5o ()swald Street. 248 4| l4. 7pm. £8. .\lean metal muthas from I.owestoft. currently on a mammoth tour.
I MGMT and Amazing Baby
Barrow land. 244 (iallow gate. 552 4(i0l. 7pm. S()I.D ()I'T. ()yer- l4s show. New York dtto of self-styled ‘psy‘ehie pilgrims who hate a healthy one of pop, prog and psychedelia. With kindred support.
I Marillion AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 7pm. £20. The 80s prog rockers. now fronted by Stcy e llogarth.
I Okkervil River and Broken Records ()ran .\Ior. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 (3200. 7pm. £1 1.50. ()y'er- l4s show. Polk-punk hand from Austin. Texas with support from great Iidinburgh collective.
Annie Stevenson Box. 43! Sauchiehall Street. 332 5431. 8pm. Alt.rock quartet from (ilasgow. Curly’s Heroes, The Whisky Works, Jaded Playboy and Doghouse Piyo Piy'o. l5 Waterloo Street. 504 8l00. 8pm. .\Ietal. rock and punk night. including post-hardcore hand The \Vhisky Works and the altrock of Jaded Playboy.
Acoustic Night The Butterfly & the Pig. 153 Bath Street. 22] 77l l. 8.30pm. See Sun 2.
I Sharon Shannon Big Band, Damien Dempsey and Mundy King 'I‘ut’s \‘y'ah \Vah Ilut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £l2.50. ('elcbrated aecot’diottist heads this bill. which also includes Irish singer/songwriters Dempsey and .‘ylundy.
The Easy Orchestra Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. liasy‘ listening classics and some original numbers.
I The Second Hand Marching Band and Greenbelt Collective l3th .\'ote (‘afe. 50 ()0 King Street. 553 l(i38. 9pm. Iiighteen-piece folk dance party with The Second Hand Marching Band.
Edinburgh
I Bullet for my Valentine, Lacuna Coil, Bleeding Through and Black Tide (’orn Iixchange. l l .\'ew Market Road. 477 3500. 7pm. Ll8.50. Welsh metal otttlit with a bumper bill of similarly hard rocking support.
I The Drifters l-‘estiy‘al 'I‘heatre. 13/2‘) Nieolson Street. 52‘) (i()()(). 7.30pm.
L'lo L‘ I 8. The Drillers bring over 50 years of magical hits to life. with a set featuring classic hits such as ‘Saturday
Night at the .\lo\'ies.. ‘l'nder the Boardwalk' and 't'p ()n The Root".
I The Joy Foundation, Monterey Soul and The Fabulous Corvettes The Ark. 3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Indie and rock.
I Hobo The Bongo (‘lub. Moray House. 37 lloly‘t'ood Road. 558 7004. l()pm 3am. £3. See Stm 2.
$§EE William Douglas & The Wheel The Jan Bar. l ('hambers Street. 220 4208. ll.30pm. See Sun 2.
Dundee I The Rifles I-"at Sam’s. 3| South \Vard Road. 01382 228490. 7.30pm.
Glasgo
David Burns, Mike Smith, Darren Mcllroy and Tommy Weir Piy'o Piy‘o. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. (ipm. Weekly Acoustic Ba/ooka open mic for two hours. follow ed by sets from these artists.
Acoustic Night \it‘e’ii‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 0000. 7pm. See Mon 3.
I Motorhead, Saxon and Danko Jones ('arling Academy. l2l Iiglinton Street. 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. The self-proclaimed ‘loudest band in the world' continue to bring the noise more effectively than most hands a third of their age. with similarly raticous support.
I Roddy Frame ()ran Mor. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 353 8000. 7pm. “7.50. See Sat S.
I The Hours (ilasgow School of Art. '67 Renfrew Street. 353 453 l. 7.30pm. Straightforward anthemic indie from Ant (ienn and Martin Slattery. who haye between them play ed with Black (irape. Pulp. Iilastica and The .\lescaleros before forming The “ours.
I Matt Monro Jr Payilion Theatre. 121 Rentield Street. . 32 I840. 7.30pm. £15.50 U750. (‘ontinuing in the tradition of his easy listening crooner dad.
I Data.Select.Party, Kurai Kotoro and I See Shapes Barlly'. 260 ('lyde Street. ()870 907 099‘). 8pm. to. ()yet'— l4s show. ('hirpy power pop sounds from the headliners.
I Downsize Sound 'I’chai ()\ na. 42 ()tago l.ane. 357 4524. 8pm. £4. \Voultded Knee and guests go unplugged.
I Volcanol, Punch & the Apostles, How to Swim and Super Adventure Club The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 5(i5 l000. 8pm. £7. (‘acophonous ('hicago art-rock trio Volcano? do nasty things to accordions. I The Boss Hoss, Bismarck and Richard Mailey King 'I‘ut's \Vah \Vah IIut. 272a St Vincent Street. 22l 527‘). 8.30pm. £7.50. (‘ountry' trash punk rock from - where else‘.’ - Berlin.
I Monotonix ('aptaitt's Rest. I85 (ireat Western Road. 33l 2722. t'nderground concrete rock from Israel.
Edinburgh
I Stephen Fretwell (’abaret Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 MW). 7pm. U250. Shaggy young Scunthorpian puryey‘or of heartfelt acoustic tunes who has been likened to Bob Dylan. Nick Drake and James Blunt.
I Kosmos Kollectif, The Sky Mangle and Dead Boy Robotics 'I‘he .-\l‘k‘. .3 7 Waterloo Place. 228 9393. 7.30pm. [4. Indie and rock.
I Rob St John, Molly Wager, Alison 8. The Mings and Simon Kempston Ilenry's (‘ellar Bar. 8 [ha Morrison Street. 228 9303. 8pm. L‘tbc. l.o-li and post-folk.
Dundee
I Oxjam Encore with Spokes 'I‘he Doghouse. l3 Brown Street. 0l382 227080. 8pm. £3 (£4). Iixperimental electro indie from .‘ylanchester.
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