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Motherwell FREE Sound Minds Young People’s Music Event Motherwell Concert Hall, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 0800 073 0918. 7.30pm. Organised by young people, for young people, this event provides a platform for local bands to showcase their wares, and best of all – it’s free! Over 16s only. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 09. Stirling ■ Notes from the Edge Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 450971. 7pm. £3.50. Local acts play a gig in support of raising awareness of mental health issues – Gaelic folk group Gleusda perform alongside Closer to the Edge, a band sponsored by Artlink Central. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 09.
Saturday 10 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Cliff Richard & The Shadows SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6.30pm. £55–£60. See Fri 9. ■ Flood of Red, Lower Than Atlantis, The Ocean Fracture and Energy! Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6.50. Over-14s show. Screamo sounds from Metal Hammer-tipped Glaswegians Flood of Red. ■ Jonathan Richman Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18.50. The original geekboy with the self-deprecating humour and
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instinctive, DIY musical ethic is now a respected elder statesman who retains all his gauche charm. Shout out for ‘Lesbian Bar’. ■ The Fiery Furnaces and French Wives Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Pop from the margins from the Friedberger siblings who once recorded an album with their grandmother. See preview, page 64. ■ Sean O’Farrell Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. See Thu 8. ■ Band of Skulls, Lost in Audio, Lord Auch and Arthouse Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Southampton alt.rocker trio who have just released their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. ■ The Method One, No Fixed Abode and The Only Jones Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Indie rock. ■ Staid as Quo Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Status Quo tribute. ■ Terry Callier The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £20. Veteran folky soul singer, who has collaborated with the coffee table likes of Groove Armada, Zero 7, 4 Hero and Massive Attack. ■ Wall of Sound and Achilles Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards, Rags & Feathers and Lean Tales King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Frontman of Absentee with his new project plus folky support from R&F. FREE Demon’s Eye Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. FREE The Kosher Pickles McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8.30pm. Retro psych garage. ■ Sicknote and Clanadonia The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 9pm. £10. Welsh electro-punk band plus Celtic tribal drummers. Profits to MOJO Scotland. ■ The Orb The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 10pm–2am. £12. Ambient pioneers putting on a live show of chilled out techno beats in support of their ninth studio album, Baghdad Batteries. See Clubs for preview, page 40. ■ The Skinny & Ten Tracks Twisted Kids Birthday Party The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 10pm. £7. A long-winded title for a celebration of some of the best bands and DJs in Scotland. Meursault, The Blessings, Over the Wall and RBRBR play live and there are DJ sets from David Barbarossa, Huntly & Palmers Audio Club, Slabs of the Tabernacle, Radio Magnetic and Astroboy. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly music takeover with acts tbc. ■ Kid British and Flamboyant Bella Strathclyde University Union, 90 John Street, 552 1895. £8. A live set from the band who are being called ‘the Mancunian Specials’. And who have just supported said band. Plus teen pop-punks in support. ■ Psycho Candy, The Dirty Suits, Durty Dogs and The Phaetons Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Indie rock line-up. Edinburgh ■ Keith Jack – an Evening at the Musicals Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £15 (£13). See Fri 9. ■ Eddie & the Hot Rods Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7pm. £10. Punk era diehards, once upstaged by their support band, The Sex Pistols, but remembered for their tracks ‘Teenage Depression’ and ‘Do Anything You Wanna Do’. ■ Example Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Aka Fulham electro rapper and aspiring stand- up comedian Elliot Gleave who
Band of Skulls Hailing from London and obviously raised on a diet of Rolling Stones, White Stripes and The
Ramones, Band of Skulls specialise in garage rock action. Starting life as Fleeing New York before changing their name to the far superior Band of Skulls they are set to rattle your bones with their guitar assault. ■ Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Sat 10 Oct; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh; Sun 11 Oct.
specialises in documenting the comic minutiae of everyday life. ■ Micachu & the Shapes and The Invisible Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6.50. See Fri 9. ■ Timebomb Soldiers and Chutes Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £3. Big, swaggering guitar heavy indie. ■ Full Metal Racket and Crevis Inspection The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Classic rock and metal. ■ We Modern Cadets, Oslow, Safe Search is Off and Lady North Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Electronically enhanced alt.rock. ■ Ten Tracks Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 11pm–3am. £6. The founders of www.tentracks.co.uk present a night of eclectic musical delights with guests Popscure and The Vangelis. FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Brunch and live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. Cumbernauld ■ Classic Clapton Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. £12 (£10). Electrifying recreation of Clapton’s stage show and greatest hits, including his work as part of a succession of bands and as a solo artist, and even an unplugged section.
Sunday 11 Glasgow ■ Das Contras The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 2pm. £tbc. Fife grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart play an afternoon show. ■ Bloc + Jam Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5pm–2am. £tbc. Open mic night hosted by Louis Abbot (Brother Louis Collective), Craig Grant (Union of Knives) and Kenny ‘Jelly Minogue’ Reid. ■ Dream Theater, Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 6pm. £30. Progressive metal
line-up, headlined by New York band, with support from bands from Sweden, LA and Canada respectively. ■ The Noisettes and MPHO ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. The Noisettes flaunt their newfound pop credentials, with Brit rapper in support. ■ The Cribs and Adam Green Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Rescheduled gig for the Jarman Brothers, now with added Johnny Marr. Plus support from multi-talented NY troubadour. ■ The Ultimate Tribute: Take That, Girls Aloud and Westlife Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Tribute show covering a number of pop bases. ■ Wolf and Cauldron Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £12. Metal bill featuring bands from Sweden and Canada. ■ The Drellas and The Dead Class Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £6. Rock bill. ■ First Step to Failure, Kicking Buckets and Wolves at Heart Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Alt.rock bill. ■ The Hot Rats King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Gaz and Danny from Supergrass join forces with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich for this covers project. ■ Fighter Planes, Albino Monk and Ex-Wives 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Epic Edinburgh rock outfit. FREE The Easy Orchestra Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Easy listening covers ensemble. Edinburgh ■ Band of Skulls, Lost in Audio and Lord Auch Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. See Sat 10. ■ Groove Armada and Fenech Soler Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £22.50. Dance beats and jazzy grooves collide as Groove Armada present this exclusive Scottish date on their ‘Black Light’ tour. To win tickets, see page 6.