Rock&Pop Music
Edinburgh ■ Cymbals Eat Guitars and North Atlantic Oscillation Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Hot DIY indie four-piece from Staten Island. ■ Threshold Sicks, Corrupt Absolute, Excellent Cadaver and Man Made Origin Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Thrash and death metal on the Absolutely Sick Tour. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 9. Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. See Mon 9.
Tuesday 17 Glasgow ■ Rise Against, Thursday and Poison the Well Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over 14s show. Melodic hardcore outfit from Chicago. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. See Tue 10. ■ Colm Kirwan & the best of Nashville’s Singer/Songwriters The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £12. Irish country star is joined by rising US performers Joey & Rory, Sarah Darling, Cathy-Anne McClintock, Stephen McClintock and Julie Forester. ■ Nightmarchers and Dan Sartain Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Garage rocking from former Rocket from the Crypt/Hot Snakes mainman John Reis with his new band, plus rockabilly troubadour Dan Sartain.
FREE Nude Pilots and Phiktion MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Hardcore. FREE Southern Remedy The Liquid Ship, 171–175 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm. Free Candy Sessions night. ■ Antlers, Withered Hand and Tangles 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £6. No- nonsense, stripped back rock from the band formerly known as Midnight Machine, plus Neil Young-inspired folky vignettes from Edinburgh’s Withered Hand. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 10. FREE Glasgow Songwriters The Vale, 5 Dundas Street, 332 4928. 9pm. Relaunched fortnightly gathering of the musicians’ collective with featured artists, open mic and a strict original material policy. This week’s featured artist is Jules Taylor. ■ Filthy Dukes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. £tbc. CANCELLED. ■ Francois & the Atlas Mountains, The Balky Mule, Rozy Plain and The Pictish Trail Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. £tbc. Latest signing to Fence Records launch their new album with a whole support bill of fabulous Fence folks, plus King Creosote DJing. Edinburgh ■ Jonathan Kalb Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. See Mon 16. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 10pm–3am. £4. See Tue 10.
Isle of Mull ■ Laura Marling An Tobar, Argyll Terrace, Tobermory, 01688 302211. 8.30pm. £12. See Sun 15.
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Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Single launch for The King Hats. ■ The Northwestern Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. New band form former Hope of the States vocalist Sam Herlihy. ■ A Ship Going Under, The Dead Leaves, Breakpoint and Rex Mundi Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Pirate metal, alt.rock and classic rock on this varied bill. ■ Starseed, Hopeless Heroic, Akolayd and State Freed Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £5. Classic rock bill. ■ Acoustic Tribute: Elvis V Johnny Cash 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. A number of acts cover the works of these rock’n’roll pioneers. FREE Ian Forbes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Guitar instrumentals. FREE Open Mic Trader Joe’s, 325 Hope Street, 332 4017. 9pm. See Sun 8. ■ Big Ned Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. David Lynch/Nick Cave-inspired outfit from Glasgow who are the first band on the new Optimo Music label. Edinburgh ■ Tegan & Sara The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. The Quin twin sisters from Canada who once recorded using the name Sara & Tegan. Gets confusing, doesn’t it? ■ teenagersintokyo Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Mix of grunge, goth and disco from Australia. ■ Above Them, Taking Chase, Curators and We Modern Cadets Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Punk rock, indie, hardcore and post-rock. ■ Carus Thompson Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £5 (£4). Australian singer- songwriter. ■ Austen George/Chris Bradley Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). R&B originals and reworked standards.
Dundee ■ Hells Bells Hustlers Snooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229 226 . 8pm. £8. Accomplished AC/DC tribute band.
Largs ■ Colin Hay Victoria Hotel, 80 Gallowgate Street, 01475 672355. 8pm. £10. See Thu 12.
Leven ■ Martyn Joseph Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £20. See Sat 14.
Monday 16 Glasgow ✽✽ La Roux and Ou Est Le Swimming Pool ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. One of the year’s big success stories takes her thin- voiced electro pop out on tour. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 9. FREE Duelling Winos, Damn These Metal Arms and The Parting Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Energetic indie, punky and grunge bands respectively. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic Republic Bier Halle West, 372–374 Great Western Road, 339 9177. 8pm. See Mon 9. ■ The Fall of Troy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £9. Over-14s show. Proggy trio from Washington.
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