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■ Three Blind Wolves, John Knox Sex Club and Martin John Henry Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £4. Country blues and rock with a Calvinist flavour. ■ Brian Kennedy The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £18.50. Irish singer/songwriter and former backing singer for Van Morrison, who is the Ronan Keating it’s okay to like. ■ Full Metal Racket Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock and metal covers. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. Weekly music takeover with acts tbc. ■ Legend - A Tribute to Bob Marley The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £14. Does exactly what it says on the tin. ■ The Bridges, 60 Persons, Casino and The Sleepwalkers Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Local band line-up. ■ Blue October and Ream Onn King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11.50. Epic, pastoral Texan rock. FREE The Bottleneckers McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8.30pm. Fifties-style rhythm and blues band. FREE 2 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Orderly Disorder The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 11pm–3am. £6. Off-the-wall indie, and most likely a live band too. ■ Huntleys and Palmers Audio Club: James Holden Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 11pm–4am. £10. The second of two H&C events this weekend, with a three-hour set from James Holden. Support comes from Athens’ Fantastixoi Hxoi and Glasgow’s David Barbarossa, James Pole and Errors DJs.
Edinburgh ■ Georgia Crawl, The Zips and Digan, Dowell & White Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Acoustica, indie and punk. FREE William Douglas and Friends The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ Action Group Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Trio from Glasgow with keys, synths and violin providing hip grooves and funky beats (more acts tbc). ■ Bloc Party and Grammatics The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Post-punk politicists from London who have been moving in a more dancified direction of late. ■ The Complete Stone Roses and The Haze Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £12.50. Stone Roses tribute act officially approved by ex-Roses bassist Mani with guest DJs Proper Old Skool. ■ Drive By Audio, Ghosts Elysium and Lords of Bastard Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Thrashy punk rock form Fife headliners DBA. ■ Forever Never Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £7. See Fri 2. ■ Sabrepulse, GOTO80 and Fighter X The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £5. Night of old skool electronic madness on this ‘Chiptune Alliance’ tour. ■ Axis Of, A Fight you Can’t Win and The Blessed Order of the Fallen Stars Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Post hardcore from Ireland. Irvine ■ Abba Cadabra Magnum Theatre, Harbourside, 01294 313010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). An Abba tribute act that plays 100% live. Dressing up, singing along and dancing in the aisles is encouraged.
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Glasgow ✽✽ Pixies and Sons & Daughters SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £30. Hugely influential indie rock act playing their Doolittle album in full. See 5 Reasons, page 67. ■ Cats & Cats & Cats and There Will Be Fireworks Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Exhilarating Hertfordshire five-piece. ■ Tattoed Millionaires Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Local rock. ■ The Twang Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £12.50. Brummie prole rockers who reference every northern indie band who ever mattered. ■ Zero 7 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. The ambient funkateers make another journey to our fine city. Expect gentle frugging. ■ The Tenements, White Ace, Raymond Meade and The MeatMen Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £8. Quarriers Unsigned Event. ■ Baddies Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie noiseniks. ■ Hey Monday, Out of Sight and Every Avenue King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Fresh-faced pop punk female-fronted five-piece from West Palm Beach, Florida. ■ King Khan & the Shrines Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £9. Berlin-based psychedelic soul troupe. With masks. ■ The Oco and The Black Cherry Group Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £tbc. Indie and rock. FREE Acoustic Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Folk to rock, hosted by Smillie and Bryce. ■ Digital Dinosaur, Red Orchestra and Rose and Mane 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £4. Electro pop from DD.
Edinburgh FREE Martin Waugh Trio The Yard Leith, 2 Bonnington Road Lane, 554 1314. 1pm. Waugh croons along to standards made famous by Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack. ■ Dave Arcari The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 6.30pm. £tbc. Alt.blues guitarist Arcari performs from latest album Got Me Electric. ■ Dizzee Rascal The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Squawking young garage MC who combines the sublime and the ridiculous in his progressive music. See feature, page 18. ■ That’ll Be The Day Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £17.50–£20.50 (£16–£19). Step back in time with the popular touring show to hear hits from three memorable decades in the music biz. ■ Elohymn, Tabasco Fiasco and 100 Philistine Foreskins Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Hypnotic and sinister post rock from Manchester. FREE Rag Doll Dice Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Blues rock. ■ Austen George/Chris Bradley Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). R&B originals and reworked standards. Irvine ■ Sean O’Farrell Magnum Theatre, Harbourside, 01294 313010. 7pm. £15. A former member of Daniel O’Donnell’s band strikes out on his own. Expect ballads, country and popular songs and plenty of numbers from O’Farrell’s album Life is a Teacher.
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Motherwell ■ Beyond the Barricade Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 302999. 7.30pm. £18.50 (£17). See Sun 4.
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Glasgow ■ Dizzee Rascal O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £17.50. See Sun 4. ■ Skindred ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Fusion of ragga and metal. ■ Beyond the Barricade Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £21.50. See Fri 2. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 28. ■ The King Blues King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Over-14s show. Conscious rudeboy rocking from London influenced by street poetry and protest music. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. See Mon 28. ■ The XX and Wilson Tan Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Mellow teen experimental four- piece supported by local country dub act. Edinburgh ■ Cougar and The Great City Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Experimental electronica/indie from these Ninja Tune signees. ■ Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £22. Steinman and his band, The Hell Bound Express, blast their way through some of the world’s best known rock anthems. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. See Mon 28.
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■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 1am. £2 (£1). See Mon 28. Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. See Mon 28.
Tuesday 6 Glasgow ■ Go:Audio ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10.50. Over-14s show. Latest punk pop pretty boy quartet with an electro edge. ■ Sky Larkin, Lost City Lights and The Banter Thiefs Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £7. Critically acclaimed Wichita-signed Leeds three-piece. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. ■ Maybeshewill Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £7 (£6). Rocking electronica from Leicestershire-based band. FREE Scragfight and Punktuation MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Local riot grrrls head this punk bill. ■ Tom Hingley Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Ex-frontman of baggy Mancunian space-rockers The Inspiral Carpets plies his solo wares. ■ Animal Kingdom, The Parlotones and Self Shelter King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Wistful indie sounds. ■ Algernon Cadwallader, Teenage Cool Kids, Kaddish and Carson Wells 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Alt and hardcore bill.
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