Music Rock&Pop
Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic Motherwell ✽✽ The Donnie Munro Band Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £18 (£17). The former Runrig singer Donnie Munro brings his Heart of America show, with an all star band and his own evocative vocals, to the Motherwell Music Festival. Part of the Motherwell Music Festival.
Stirling ■ Reloaded Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 7pm. £4. Featuring unsigned act The Froobs. Friday 14
Glasgow ■ Attic Lights, The Seers and Invisible Republic Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9. A fundraiser for the Scottish Epilepsy Initiative, featuring the sunshine harmonies of Attic Lights. ■ Jousting with Dracula and Midnight Lycan Party The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 7pm. £4. Epic, post-rock-influenced sounds at this Hell’s Kitchen night. ■ Lost City Lights, The Vespas and Inner Sight Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. The headliners describe themselves as ‘an explosion of sheer flavour’.
■ Spearbrave, Soul Circus and Mother’s Rain O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Alt.rock quintet from East Kilbride, influenced by U2 and Oasis, head the bill. ■ One Night in Vegas Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.30pm. £17.25–£21.50. A concert style show featuring Vegas-style music and dance numbers, starring singer- songwriter Martyn Lucas with his Grand Piano. ■ Tigers on Vaseline and Hot Love Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £8. Tributes to Bowie and Bolan. ■ Green Days, Semtex and Manic Romance Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £6. Green Day tribute. ■ Hells Bells The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £12. Accomplished AC/DC tribute band. ■ Sami Walker Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Highland psychedelic soul-funk. FREE Itchycoo Park Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Retro sounds. ■ The Ray Summers, The Leads and Selective Service King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Mainstream indie rock sounds from The Ray Summers at this single launch gig.
The Foundling Wheel Solo experimental electronica from Edinburgh as The Foundling Wheel lay
down a set of abrasive beats, deep spooky vocals, ‘noise-saturated mountains of programmed polyrhythms and bit-crushed distortion’. Enfant Bastard and Asthmatic Astronaut join The Wheel at this night of machine music. ■ Pivo Pivo, Glasgow, Tue 18 Aug.
FREE Dirty Money, The Dirty Violets, The Regiment, Tranquil and Common Empire Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alt.punk pop and summery indie. ■ The Culprits, The Tenements, Red Scarlet, Craig Broughen and The Girobabies Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 9pm. £6 (£5). Indie, rock and electronica at this Breakdown Bands night. ■ Vom, Kalbakken and Sarah Banjo 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £4. Vom launch their album Primitive Arts, a self-styled ‘loud and repetitive racket’, supported by dark folk duo from Manchester and a Fife banjo player. FREE Washington Street The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. Six-piece funk band. Arbroath ■ Young Guns, Crashdown and Acemaster Faceblaster Viewfield Hotel, 1 Viewfield Road, 08700 600100. 8pm. £tbc. Young Guns headline with support from Crashdown and Acemaster Faceblaster, two bands who reside at the heavier end of the musical spectrum.
Falkirk ■ MacFloyd Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, 01324 506850. 8pm. £12 (£10). Internationally acclaimed tribute combo to Pink Floyd, who recreate (on a slightly smaller scale) the stage effects for which the prog rockers were renowned.
Kirkcaldy ■ Big Hand, Joe Viterbo and The Amphetameanies Harlem, Central Esplanade, 01592 264496. 9pm–midnight. Free before 10pm; £5 after. An all-star line-up of Scottish ska bands.
and Paul Rose Motherwell Motherwell ✽✽ Glenn Tilbrook, Nick Harper Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £16 (£15). Catch a rare opportunity to see the Squeeze man play an acoustic solo show, which promises not only brilliant tunes, but also an engaging and warm performer. Support comes from Nick Harper and Paul Rose. Part of Motherwell Music Festival.
Saturday 15 Glasgow ■ Your Demise, It Prevails, Bleed from Within, Evita and Lower Than Atlantis Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 1pm. £10. Over-14s show. Hardcore metallers from St Albans headline this all-day Metalfest gig with many other bands to be confirmed. FREE Open Mic UK 2009 Auditions Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 2pm. A massive talent contest open to singers, singer-songwriters, rappers and vocalists performing covers or original material. See www.openmicuk.co.uk to register for an audition. ■ Boycotts, French Wives and Kalla Heartshake ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Indie pop line-up. ■ Communicator Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £3. Rock. ■ Ghosts of Progress, The Valkarys, Kevin McGuire, Constant State and Francis Thompson Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Experimental blues band from Montrose headline. ✽✽ Múm and My Latest Novel Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Rescheduled gig for this Icelandic group, whose core sister act are past Belle & Sebastian cover stars. See preview, 33.
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