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Dunfermline FREE Proceed, Mindset a Threat, Don Broco, Effigy, Militia PJ’s, 7 Canmore, 7pm. Heavy rock and metal.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow FREE The Feuds Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Punk night, with more acts tbc. ■ The Harps, Mellifluous and Closed Off Come Down Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Over-16s show. Local rock bill. ■ The Mickey 9s, Eat Dr Ape and No Love Lost Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Elements of ska, dance and a Talking Heads influence. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. Weekly open mic night. ■ Mutiny on the Bounty and Blakfish 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Math-rock and post-hardcore band from Luxembourg.
Thursday 20
42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow ■ Aye’n’Aye, The Spectres and Los Sticks del Boom Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Reggae rockers from Perth headline. ■ A Band Called Quinn The Dive, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, 8pm. £5, including free drink. Sultry pop from ABCQ, launching their ‘DIY’ single at this new venue. ✽✽ Doghouse Roses Tchai Ovna, Atmospheric folk and blues duo consisting of Paul Tasker and Iona Macdonald, with skilful guitar playing and ethereal vocals. ■ Endeavour, Militia, Long Way Home, Kidfire and Croma Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Over-16s show. Local rock bands. ■ Lovvers, Divorce and Elvis Suicide Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Nottingham lo-fi fuzz punks, who dig Black Flag, The Germs and The Replacements, with local punky supports. FREE Glasgow Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 13. FREE The Drawing Room Sessions The Drawing Room, 1055 Sauchiehall Street, 339 2999. 9pm. Hosted by Fraser Ross, and this week featuring performances by Karmadillo, Ramon Ruiz and Emma Jane. FREE The Redshow, The Twist, Always AM, Laughing Assassins and Paper Planes Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. PP are a Glasgow power punk surf quartet fronted by New Jersey vocalist Jennifer Paley. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Thu 13. ■ Monotonix Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Underground concrete rock from Israel’s Monotonix.
Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Motherwell ✽✽ Teenage Fanclub Motherwell Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £17.50. The Glasgow boys play through 20 years’ worth of indie classics. Part of Motherwell Music Festival.
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Glasgow ■ Elkie Brooks Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.30pm. £21–£23.50. Million-selling British songstress belts out the hits as well as material from her forthcoming album.
Friday 14
Carnoustie ■ The Smokie Blues International Festival 2009 Carnoustie Golf Hotel, The Links, 01241 411999. Times vary. £tbc. Festival of blues music from Scottish and international artists, hosted by the Carnoustie Golf Hotel and featuring the Brixton Hillbillies, Mama’s Brand New Bag and Nina Van Horn.
Saturday 15
Glasgow FREE My Old Blue Terraplane The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. Rhythm’n’blues. Carnoustie ■ Dave Arcari Carnoustie Golf Hotel, The Links, 01241 411999. 9pm. £tbc. Scottish alt.blues guitarist ‘plays like he got his skin turned inside out’ (Seasick Steve). Sounds painful. Part of the Smokie Blues International Festival.
Sunday 16
Glasgow ■ The Privates Hammond Orchestra The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Hammond- driven instrumental group play an afternoon show. FREE Stuart Brown Trio The 78, 14 Kelvinhaugh Street, 576 5018. 9pm–midnight. Innovative drummer leads his own trio. Carnoustie ■ Dave Arcari Carnoustie Golf Hotel, The Links, 01241 411999. 2pm. £tbc. See Sat 15.
Irvine ■ Sunday Jazz Harbour Arts Centre, 114–116 Harbour Street, 01294 274059. 2pm. £tbc. The legendary New Orleans Joymakers continue with their swinging session of traditional jazz.
Monday 17
Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Motherwell ✽✽ Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £16 (£15 for under 25s). Guitar virtuoso Martin Taylor revives his excellent band channelling the spirit of the great gypsy-jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Part of Motherwell Music Festival.
Tuesday 18
Glasgow FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow FREE Mono Jazz Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. Weekly jazz residency with a house quartet of Lorne Cowieson, Euan Stevenson, Andy Sharkey and Jim Drummond.
Glasgow FREE CLASP Competition RSAMD, Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 10am. Competitive events for amateur pipers organised by the Competitive League for Amateur Solo Pipers. Grade 2 (13 Aug) and Grade 1 (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. A chance to try the basics of blowing and fingering the pipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 564 4242. 11am & 4pm. Some of the finest pipers in the world perform every day. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Noon. Sessions from Hepta (13 Aug) and Rough Tides (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.30pm. £5. Workshops highlighting various aspects of pipes care, musical technique and history. Part of Piping Live! ■ Lunchtime Recital The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). A selection of some of the best pipers including Alasdair Gilles (13 Aug) and Stuart Liddell (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE The Music of the Clans George Square, 564 4242. 1pm. Pipe music and poetry with Clan MacDonald (13 Aug) and Clan MacLeod (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE Wallace Bagpipes Presents . . . The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1.30pm. Performances from Craig Munro, Brian Lamond and the Australia Highlanders playing their Wallace Bagpipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE An Hour with Jim Kilpatrick Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 2pm. Talk and advice from the 16 times world solo drumming champion. Part of Piping Live! FREE Pub Quiz The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. Test your piping knowledge. Please register online at www.pipingfestival.co.uk. Part of Piping Live! FREE The Wee Pipes The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 2pm. Launch of new set of children’s bagpipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE BeggBagpipes.com Demonstration BeggBagpipes.com, Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30pm. Come along with your questions and pipes for advice, chat and more from experts in Hand Crafted Pipes. Part of Piping Live! FREE Fred Morrison Reel Pipes Pipe Idol The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. Four of the world’s top young pipers compete to be this year’s Pipe Idol. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piobaireachd of the Day College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 3pm. £2. Classic Ceol Mor with Robert Wallace and guests. Part of Piping Live! ■ The Silver Cap Competition College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 4pm. £10. A new solo piping contest introduces master players
Gordon Walker, Alasdair Gilles, Glenn Brown, William McCallum and Niall Stewart, see www.silvercap.co.uk for more info. Part of Piping Live! FREE Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm. Opportunity to sample the water of life. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.45pm. Sessions from Dram (13 Aug) and Fraser Fifield (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! FREE Bill Livingston The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 5pm. Solo piping and CD launch. Part of Piping Live! FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 5.30pm. Sessions from Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (13 Aug) and the world premiere of video documentary On the Day (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Pipes and Strings Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Evening of traditional Scottish music dedicated to three of the classic traditional instruments, the harp, fiddle and the bagpipes, featuring Gary West & Wendy Stewart, Iain Morrison and Pipe Major Gordon Walker. Part of Piping Live! ■ Pipes of Peace Oran Mor, Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12. Featuring Manawatu Scottish, Celtic Spirit and friends. Part of Piping Live! ■ University of Strathclyde Piping Recital Challenge Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village, University of Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7.30pm. £10. Pipers featured are: Alasdair Gillies, Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell and Alan Bevan, hosted by John Wilson. Part of Piping Live! ■ Sangsters St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Outstanding harmony singing from the award-winning four piece traditional Scots music group. Part of Piping Live! ■ Piping Live! Festival Club The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. Continue the party after the concerts with Rough Tides, Armagh Pipers and Hepta (13 Aug); Dram (14 Aug). Part of Piping Live! ■ Summer Piping School College of Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587. £70. Week long course in piping, pre-booking at www.college-of-piping.co.uk recommended. Part of Piping Live!
Motherwell ✽✽ The Donnie Munro Band Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic
Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £18 (£17). The former Runrig singer Donnie Munro brings his Heart of America album show to the Motherwell Music Festival. Part of the Motherwell Music Festival.
Friday 14 Glasgow FREE CLASP Competition RSAMD, Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 10am. See Thu 13. ■ Come and Try Sessions The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm. £2. See Thu 13. FREE Piping in the Square George Square, 11am & 4pm. See Thu 13. FREE Live Music at the Street Cafe The Street Cafe, The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. noon. See Thu 13. ■ Workshop Series The National Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 12.30pm. £5. See Thu 13.
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