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■ Andi Neate and Lee Patterson St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Double bill of Scottish singer- songwriters. ■ The Manfreds Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15–£16.50 (£12–£15). 60s popsters the Manfreds return to play hits such as ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, ‘Pretty Flamingo’ and ‘Mighty Quinn’. ■ Billy Bates Trio Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Roots and world influences and an improvised style. ■ Charger Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic rock. ■ Ghosts of Progress The Winchester Club, 49 Bell Street, 552 3586. 8pm. £6. Experimental blues band from Montrose. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ The Green Club Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local live music. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Weekly music takeover featuring local bands Mr Peppermint and John B McKenna. FREE Three Blind Wolves Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Country blues. FREE Merchant City Festival Weekender McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8.30pm. See Thu 24. ■ The Temper Trap and Goldhawks King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. SOLD OUT. Melbourne four-piece fresh from supporting Florence & the Machine earlier in the week. See preview, page 62. Small Ads
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FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music. ■ Million Dan The V Club, 375 Sauchiehall Street, 333 9919. 9pm. £10–£12. See Fri 25. ■ The Rising The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 9pm. £12. A tribute to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Edinburgh ■ Blues Devils, a Genuine Freakshow and New York Tourists Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, rock and indie. FREE William Douglas and Friends The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Live acoustic session of singer/songwriters. ■ Flatlands, Tiger Warsaw, The Death of her Money and Hitcher Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Post-metal from Sheffield headliners Flatlands. ■ The French Wives, The Occasional Flickers and Cancel the Astronauts Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Quirky indie folk in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura. ■ The Low Miffs & Malcolm Ross Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Atmospheric indie band Low Miffs have recently collaborated with Ross their new album on Re-Action Records. ■ Simba and Kobi Onyame Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Double bill of UK hip hop. ■ The Valkarys Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Sixties rock’n’roll. ■ Sellotape, Zorras, Hailey Beavis and Jo Foster The Bowery, 2 Roxburgh Place, 7.30pm. £3 (weekend ticket £10). DIY no wave from Sellotape. Part of Ladyfest. ■ Cuts & Strings The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 8pm–3am. £12. A night of all that is good in the world of electronica hosting the album launch party for Christ. (Benbecula) and it’s a full on mini-festival of leftfield electro with sets from Christian Kleine, Kelpie and Malin. FREE Absent Friends The Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 8pm. Irish rock covers and a Scottish ceilidh as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of Guinness.
Sunday 27 Glasgow FREE Blackfriars Music Stage Blackfriars Music Stage, Bell Street, 1–7pm. See Sat 26. FREE The Brunswick Music Stage The Brunswick Music Stage, Brunswick Street, 1–7pm. See Sat 26. ■ Gary Johnstone The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Afternoon gig on the Top Deck. FREE Puff Uproar & The Shimmering Sound Affair John Street, 3.45pm. See Sat 26. ■ GGI Festival Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 4pm. £tbc. Second of two all-dayers of punk and alternative sounds. Today’s line-up includes Runnin’ Riot, The Plimptons, The Freebooters, Scunnered, Crossfire, Link, Vegetable Truck, The Murderburgers and Razorblade Smile,. FREE Puff Uproar & The Shimmering Sound Affair Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 5pm. See Sat 26. FREE The Union Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7pm. Nine-piece funk and soul band. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Urban Acid Frenzy and Chief Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £5. Live music.
■ The Wildhearts The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14. Over-14s. Old school good time hirsute rocking from the fondly regarded Wildhearts, who are as hardworking as ever since they reformed a couple of years ago. ■ Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6. Musical showcase hosted by Blind Gurl and the Crips. ■ Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five and Kurtis Blow The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £15. Old school hip hop from these pioneers of the scene. ■ The Low Miffs & Malcolm Ross Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Sat 26. ■ PJ Proby, Brian Poole and Vanity Fair Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £16.50 (£15). Line-up of original 60s stars. ■ Bombay Bicycle Club and Flashguns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Over-14s show. Youthful indie trio from London headline. FREE Emerald Sunday, The Capulets, Hanney, Lucky 8 and Joe Viterbo Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Mixed Sundays Are Special bill. ■ Vagabonds The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 649 9473. 8pm. £7. Popular covers. FREE Merchant City Festival Weekender McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8.30pm. See Thu 24. ■ Flatlands, The Death of her Money, Jousting with Dracula and Low Sonic Drift 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Post-metal from Sheffield headliners Flatlands. FREE Woodland Creatures The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Hankies at the ready for the last of the Woodland Creatures’ monthly showcases of acoustic artists.
Edinburgh FREE Soul Pigeon The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 5–10pm. Soul classics and afternoon anthems. FREE Alfonzo Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. Rock’n’roll band Alfonzo punt classic influences such as The Beatles, Beach Boys and Hendrix (more acts tbc). ■ Strike the Colours and Zoey Van Goey Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Reindeer Section violinist Jenny Reeve launches the new album by her own wispy band Strike the Colours, with kindred support from multi-instrumental trio ZVG. ■ Secta Rouge, Tabasco Fiasco and 100 Philistine Foreskins Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Progressive hardcore and twisted metal. FREE James Clarke Jones and Oatbeanie Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Covers and chilled Sunday vibes. ■ The Black Diamond Express The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Alternative rockabilly, roots, blues and R&B. Paisley ■ Soul Aid Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7pm. £6. The UK’s biggest Northern Soul band, Berry Tweed and the Chaser, play this charity night in aid of St Vincent’s Hospice. They’ll be playing through 50 years of Motown and soul hits, so put on your dancing shoes and head to Paisley Town Hall.
Monday 28 Glasgow ■ Massive Attack O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £28.50. Downbeat electronica and other soulful grooves from one of Britain’s most influential dance acts. See preview, page 62.
International Guitar Night A trio of truly outstanding guitar talents join forces. Lulo
Reinhardt (grandson of the great Django Reinhardt, pictured) specialises in gypsy jazz; Itamar Erez combines European classical, jazz and world styles all brought together by IGN founder Brian Gore for a night of dynamic acoustic guitar. ■ City Halls, Glasgow, Sun 27 Sep; Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 1 Oct; Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, Fri 2 Oct.