Music Rock&Pop
■ Kick to Kill, Lull, The Hallions, Betatone Distraction and Scragfight The V Club, 375 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9919. 8pm. £5. Prevailing Joy Division influences from the headliners. ■ Moderat ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 8pm. £12. Collaboration between German electro types Modeselektor and Apparat. See what they did there? ■ Ohbijou, Barn Owl and Rags & Feathers Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Folk and bluegrass-infused indie pop from Toronto band fronted by sisters Casey and Jennifer Mecija, with kindred Scottish supports. FREE The Rutlands, Unknown Method, The Vibe and Fight Fights for Old Men Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Pop rock quartet from Kirkcaldy headline. ■ The Dodos and Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Psych folk pop duo from San Francisco who come highly recommended by Les Savy Fav. ■ Jim Bob, Chris T-T and Tim Ten Yen 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £tbc. It’s the one and only Jim Bob – no, not him from the Waltons – the other one, Jim Bob from Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Edinburgh ■ Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Free, but please make a donation on the way out. Open stage for bands and singer-songwriters to showcase their material.
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■ The 48, Fitzroy Soul and Seven Hills Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Dynamic acoustica from The 48 with soulful blues with electronic undertones from Fitzroy Soul. ■ Bainbridge Presents Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Three bands still tbc. ■ The Goods, Sea Bass Kid and Green Man Running Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7pm. £5. Carnaby Sound Records & Events launches in Edinburgh with a selection of bands drawing on the likes of The Verve, The Coral, Kasabian and Ian Brown. ■ No Drive Home The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Epic rock. ■ The Energy Plan, The Nature Boys and The Amorettes The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Indie rock. ■ The Members and Guns on the Roof Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £10–£12. Legendary post-punk pioneers reforming for a short UK tour. ■ Red2Red Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. A mix of reggae, rock and ska. FREE Live Band Karaoke Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 10pm. See Fri 28.
Glamis ■ Celtic Rock Glamis Castle, Glamis, 01307 840393. 6pm. £23. A night of Celtic rock sounds in the stunning setting of Glamis Castle. Isle of Mull ■ Colin McIntyre An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, 01688 302211. 8.30pm. £10 (members and under 18s £8). The artist formerly known as Mull Historical Society appears with a full band for a hometown show. McIntyre recently released his second album under his own name, following three critically acclaimed and successful records in his former guise.
Saturday 5 Glasgow ■ Echofela, Wouldbe Kings, Daybreak and Rockburn ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Catchy tunes from Falkirk rockers Echofela.
■ MacFloyd Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15 (£14). Internationally acclaimed tribute combo to Pink Floyd, who recreate (on a slightly smaller scale) the stage effects for which the prog rockers were renowned. ■ We’ll Meet Again Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23.50–£29.50. A light-hearted look at wartime Britain through comedy, music and song, starring Gavin Sutherland, The Swing Cats, Chris Marques and Jaclyn Spencer and Flight Lt Matt Little and introduced by June Whitfield. ■ You Can’t Eat the Word Food Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alternative rock with a touch of psychedelia. ■ Charger and Full Metal Racket Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic rock. FREE Monrow, The Twist and Someone’s Son Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Unsigned young indie rock band from Dundee. ■ Charlotte O’Connor, The Fifty Penny March and Caragh Nugent King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Teenage singer/songwriter from Blackburn with major label muscle behind her. ■ Echo Session, The Rudiments and The Hardy Souls 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £5. Sixties-influenced Britpop sounds from the headliners at this Melodic Recession gig. Edinburgh ■ Dr Ruby’s Musical Surgery The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Free, but please make a donation on the way out. See Fri 4. ■ Frightened Rabbit Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Special solo acoustic show from Scott John Hutchison of folky indie popsters Frightened Rabbit. ■ The Junipers Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Wistful psychedelic pop. ■ Pose Victorious The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £5. Polished indie rock. ■ Sawyer The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £8. Rush tribute. ■ Sebastian Dangerfield Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate,
The ultimate kooky female singer-songwriter (well, since Kate Bush at any rate), known for her quirky take on Tori Amos piano ballads and eccentric vocals. Here touring her tenth studio album Abnormally Attracted to Sin recorded at her home studio in Cornwall. ■ Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Tue 8 Sep.
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622 6801. 7pm. £5. Alternative indie/country from Edinburgh four-piece Sebastian Dangerfield as they launch new EP My Feet Left the Ground Once. ■ The Un-Americans Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Indie rock. ■ Volts The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. AC/DC tribute. ■ Plastic Authority, Acid Fascists and Plastic Adults Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Punk rock with scarily similar names. ■ The Stantons Newsrooms, 5--11 Leith Street, 557 5830. 8pm. £4. Country vibes, but not necessarily country songs from The Stantons.
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Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands. ■ The Blow Monkeys and Paul McGranaghan Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Once aspiring 80s pop sophisticates who hit big with ‘Digging Your Scene’, now moving in a rootsier direction. ■ Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £13. Theatre show based on the music and songs of Roy Orbison and The Everley Brothers. ■ Gallus Cooper and Tigers on Vaseline Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. £tbc. Alice Cooper and David Bowie tributes in aid of Nordoff- Robbins. ■ The Brutes, The Acid Fascists and Thee Phantom Herd Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Primitive, swampy garage sounds. ■ The Computers, Expanding Demands and theeightyseven King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. The headliners aim to splice rock’n’roll with hardcore punk in a Chuck Berry-meets- Minor Threat sort of way. ■ Crossfire, Prairie Dugz, The Begrudges and The Fuckups 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punk bill. Edinburgh FREE Soul Pigeon The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 5–10pm. See Sun 30. FREE Acoustic Sunday Supplement Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. Acoustic sets from Michael MacLennan and The Red Well. ■ Alasdair Young The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Alternative acoustic pop. ■ William Douglas & The Wheel The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Singer- songwriter/guitarist William Douglas and his four-piece band plus guests.
Monday 7 Glasgow ■ The Low Anthem Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8. Hotly tipped beautiful folk rock from Providence, Rhode Island. ✽✽ Bell Orchestre The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12. Three refugees from Arcade Fire form part of this six-piece Montreal collective. ■ Neko Case Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12.50. Canadian alt.country chanteuse, who once topped John Peel’s Festive Fifty. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 31.