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FREE The Neon Altar Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Quirky Glasgow rockers with a bluesy touch. ■ A Band Called Quinn King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Sultry pop from ABCQ, who have just finished a run as the onstage band in The Beggar’s Opera and plan to record the music they wrote for the show. Edinburgh ■ Adastra, Aggressus, Vegas Nights, The Other Side and Easy Rollers The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Metal and heavy rock. ■ Revue 2010 Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). A varied programme from stage and screen, by the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 7. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 7.
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Glasgow ■ Anavris and To Catch A Thief The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £6.50. Over-14s show. Local alt.rockers, influenced by the likes of Muse and Rage Against the Machine. ■ The Fnords, The Bucky Rage and Transfer Audio Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Buzzsaw pop from The Fnords plus the Cramps-influenced Bucky Rage. ■ Inner Sight, Silent in Action, Scarlet Shift, The LA Barrons and Interlight O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Prog sounds from Inner Sight and ballsy rock’n’roll from The LA Barrons. ■ Cirith Gorgor, Achren and Daemonolith Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £7. Dutch death metal band headline. FREE Tabasco Fiasco, Hosemox and Hippocampus Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Experimental math rock quartet from Livingston. ■ Rockburn and Accent King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie rock bill, headlined by Bellshill band. ■ Lafaro 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Loud angular rock from this Belfast band. Edinburgh ■ Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Donation. See Fri 8. ■ Revue 2010 Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). See Thu 14.
Saturday 16 Glasgow ■ Burnout, Edging on Ecstasy, He Hates Us, Black Heart Fire and Rosewood The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 7pm. £5. Unsigned band showcase. ■ John Mayer O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Chiselled AOR singer- songwriter from New York. ■ Bright Young Nights, Third Connection, Kamora, Station and The Code Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Indie Rocks night. ■ Hot Club of Cowtown and Red Stick Ramblers O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. Hot jazz/western swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown are joined by Louisiana Cajun dynamos the Red Stick Ramblers for a grand old rootsy hoedown at the ABC. Part of Celtic Connections.
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It’s shaping up to be a bit of a Balkan extravaganza over at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this fortnight. The evening of Thu 21 Jan promises a ‘defiant celebration’, with passionate performances from Macedonian singer Esma Redzepova, French rumba flamenco trio Kaloome, plus sizzling-hot dancers. We have two pairs of tickets to give away, see below for details.
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Fusing gospel, soul, jazz and pop styles, Naturally 7 bring a riot of sounds onstage with them: trumpet, harmonica, sax, flute, electric guitar . . . except, the instruments are nowhere to be seen, and all the sounds are produced by the septet’s voices. Perhaps you caught their hit version of ‘Something in the Air Tonight’ on YouTube? No? Come see them perform in the flesh instead. We’ve got two pairs of tickets for their Celtic Connections show on Tue 26 Jan. To enter, head over to www.list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Fri 15 Jan.
■ Charger Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic rock. ■ The Retrofrets, The Pharisees, Black Rat Death Squad and Skinny Villians Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Retro garage rock sounds. ■ The Neat King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Agit post-punk quartet from Hull. Edinburgh ■ Revue 2010 Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £8 (£7). See Thu 14. ■ Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Sat 9. ■ How to Swim, Over the Wall and Thomas WesternWee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Characterful, eclectic pop collective headline. ■ Rod Jones & The Birthday Suits Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. New side project from Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones as he launches their debut album A Sentimental Education. See preview, page 61. ■ Dave Henderson The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Acoustic show. ■ The Link Charity Auction with Found Central Library, Music Library, George IV Bridge, 242 8053. 8pm. Donation. Final night of this charity art exhibition with live music from Found and an auction of artwork by musicians and artists who have a connection to music (including King Creosote, Gordon Anderson, Little Pebble, James Yorkston and Duglas T Stewart). All proceeds will go to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy In Scotland. See preview, page 61.
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