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Dots Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. See Mon 12. ■ James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players, Mary Hampton and David A Jaycock The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. Integral Fence collective member will be joined by The Big Eyes Family Players to play material from his current album Folk Songs. ■ Kate Walsh Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Rather fey and whimsical young singer-songwriter from Brighton. ■ Charlie Landsborough Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16–£18. As entertaining on stage as he is melodic, Landsborough offers up a range of country material. ■ Colin MacIntyre, Washington Irving and Alan McKim Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £9. See Thu 15. ■ Starless and Bible Black, Louis Macbeth and The Acutones Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Dark folk rock from Manchester. ■ Charger Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic rock. ■ Nikson, Burnout 27, The Lie Detectors and The Cellophanes Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £5. Punk rock. ■ Plastic Animal Factory Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. FREE Schnapps and The Fnords Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Garage punk. FREE Isis Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Soft rock. ■ The Longcut and Shimmer King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Mancunian trio once hailed as ‘the saviours of dance music’. FREE Funky Republic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. Live music. ■ Suicide Tuesday and White Trash Circus 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Old school metal touched by the hand of Sabbath. ■ Danse or Die, The Seers and Ben Sturrock The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 9.30pm. £10. Dance-friendly guitar sounds from this self-styled ‘hyper electro disco death funk’ crew. ■ The Psychedelic Ballroom Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Live sets by hosts The Balladeers and headliners Scunner, then DJs Alpha Mitchell (Funhouse/Hidden Masters), Paul Puppet (Rio Cafe) and The Balladeers play an eclectic mix of 60s garage psyche, freak’n’roll and heavy 70s prog-psyche. Edinburgh ■ Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1
Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. See Fri 9. ■ Stricken City, North Atlantic Oscillation and my Cousin I Bid you Farewell Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Spiky, jangling pop quartet. ■ A Vision of Elvis Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). See Thu 15. ■ Carbona Not Glue and Glassface Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8.30pm. £4. Edinburgh Ramones tribute act. FREE Open Mic Night The Maltings, 81–85 St Leonards Street, 667 5946. 9pm. See Fri 9. Motherwell ■ The Searchers Motherwell Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £17 (£16). The 60s legends return to the stage with a collection of their much-loved hits.
Paisley FREE Renfrewshire Rocks! Paisley Central Methodist Halls, 7–9.30pm. A night bursting at the seams with young talent from Renfrewshire – live music, drama and dance from local teenagers. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 09.
Saturday 17 Glasgow FREE Open Mic UK 2009 Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 9am. A massive talent contest open to singers, singer-songwriters, rapper and vocalists performing covers or original material. Regional final. Tickets from www.openmicuk.co.uk. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 10. ■ Black Stone Cherry and Duff McKagan’s Loaded Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Over- 14s show. Southern fried rock meets timeless metal from Kentucky, with ex- Guns’n’Roses man in support. ■ Bowling for Soup, Zebrahead and The Leftovers O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. Dumb punk pop played by big guys. See 5 Reasons, page 69 (dude!). ■ Brendan Benson Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10.50. The White Stripes favourite indie pop troubadour takes time out from The Raconteurs to concentrate on his solo material. ■ Enter Shikari ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Trancecore from Hertfordshire. ■ Soul Remover Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Southern blues-influenced rock and metal from a band who recently supported the reformed Warrior Soul.
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■ The Wouldbe Kings, Sol and The Storm Society ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Alt.rock quintet from Glasgow combining 70s rock and 90s grunge. ■ Findo Gask Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alternative electro poppers with boy soprano vocals. ■ Spandau Ballet SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. £37.50–£60. Reformed 80s act back together for the first time in 20 years, having buried the hatchet (hopefully not in each other’s backs). ■ Spearbrave, Kamora, The Patriots, The Limits and Mulehog Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Alt.rock quintet from East Kilbride, influenced by U2 and Oasis, head this Indie Rocks bill. ■ Hardy Souls, The Dirty Suits, Johnny & the Giros and The Phaetons Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £4. Local indie rockers. ■ Walter Trout & the Radicals The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £18. Blues guitarist who has played with the likes of John Mayall, Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker and whose website claims he has been ‘strapped to an axe for 35 years’. ■ We are Not Kool, Rodan, The Wildcards and The Lazarenkos Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Rock’n’roll. ■ I Like Trains, The Kabeedies and Swimming King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Leeds post-rockers. FREE Independence Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock. FREE aRe wE theM? McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8.30pm. No, you’re not, but you do sound a bit like them. ■ The Occasional Flickers 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Twee, melodic pop. ■ Delphic, James Yuill and Crystal Fighters The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 10pm. £16 (£8 with half price pass). Crossover indie dance crew Delphic revisit the spirit of the Hacienda at this month’s Death Disco, plus percussive folktronica from Crystal Fighters and the Sufjan Stevens-meets-Chemical Brothers sounds of James Yuill. FREE Halt Bar Hijack The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Sat 10. Edinburgh ■ Ben Taylor Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £11. Indie- acoustic set from the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, with new album The Legend of Kung Folk. ■ The Doors Alive Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £10. See Fri 16.
■ Stiff Little Fingers and Setting Sons The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £16. Ireland’s favourite delinquent punk sons. ■ Vessels, The Kays Lavelle and Lady North Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Experimental post- rock from Leeds. ■ Crooked Still The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £13. See Wed 14. ■ Fingertip The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Mix of rock, folk and indie (more acts to be announced). ■ Plum Mary of Guise Barge, The Shore, Leith, 7.30pm. £5. Benbecula singing Plum launches her new album, Different Skin, of ethereal acoustic indie infused with trip hop beats and electronica (please note only 50 places available). ■ Allaidh Modhan, Alevare Duo and Fletcher The Lot, 4–6 Grassmarket, 225 9922. 8pm. £5. Folk funk and acoustic tunes at this fundraiser for Oxjam with cakes, a raffle, games and more. FREE The Fatalists, Your Loyal Subjects and Lords of Bastard The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. Albini-influenced sounds from Edinburgh’s Fatalists.
Cumbernauld ■ Seyes Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. £9 (£7). Seyes recreate the sound of Yes with all the energy of the classic live shows.
Paisley ■ The Parsonage Choir University of the West of Scotland, Storie Street, 887 1010. 7pm. £7. Updated versions of country, folk, blues, rock and pop classics performed by the Parsonage Choir. Expect to recognise tunes from your Gram Parsons, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and even Joy Division. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 09. Stirling ■ Horse Macrobert, University of Stirling, 01786 466666. 8pm. £15. Loyally patronised singer-songwriter performs tracks from her extensive career.
Sunday 18 Glasgow ■ Bloc + Jam Bar Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 5pm–2am. £tbc. See Sun 11. ■ All American Rejects Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Oklahoma-bred, New York-based power punk pop band. ■ Sonic Boom Six Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Ska punk four-piece described as ‘Ms Dynamite fronts The Clash’. ■ Forgotten Roots Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Pop punk.
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