Music Rock&Pop
■ Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £11. German metal - you know it’s serious. ■ Keser Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Live electronica as Keser launch their album. ■ LaFaro, Helsinki Seven, Fighterplanes and Fatalists Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Punk rock from the Belfast headliners. ■ Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and Lee Paterson The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £10. Folk and country rock from this Arizona resident. ■ The Stagger Rats and The Electric Ghosts Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Psychobilly headliners. ■ Twisted Wheel, The Debuts and The OK Social Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Mancunian indie band influenced by the likes of The Fall and The Ramones. ■ Alan Windram The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). In support of new solo album 10 O’Clock in the Morning, of melodic Scottish Americana from Alan Windram. All profits go to Leukaemia charity Calum’s Trust. ■ Charity Night for Cancer Research The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. 70s disco themed night of live bands for a good cause. ■ Hagana, Escort Nights and Death Trap City Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Indie rock. FREE Interstate 6 The Auld Toll, 37–39 Leven Street, 477 6671. 8.30pm. Americana/alt.country five-piece. ■ Cramps Tribute Night Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £5. Tribute to the mighty rockabilly/garage punks The Cramps with all proceeds in aid of Haiti.
Dundee ■ Coma Toast, Core and The Hounds of Audio Prime The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. Psychedelic jazz-rock from Coma Toast as they launch their first album. ■ Tiny Little Robots, The Dharma and Dead Generals Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. Hamilton ■ The Magic of Motown: Reach Out – 50th Anniversary Tour Hamilton Town House, 102 Cadzow Street, 01698 452299. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£15.50). Celebrating 50 years since Motown’s first million-selling single, this show includes covers of the hits of The Jackson Five, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and the like.
Leven ■ JJ Gilmour Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £14. Former Silencers vocalist performs tracks from second album The Boy who Didn’t Fall. Part of Fifestock. Paisley ■ Magic: A Kind of Queen Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Fri 19.
Stirling ■ Kassidy Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. £tbc. See Thu 18.
Sunday 21 Glasgow ■ The Acoustic Strawbs The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 7pm. £16. See Sat 20. ■ Futures Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £6. London altrock four-piece with Hammond organ embellishment. FREE Lynnie Carson, Graeme Flett, Duncan Phillips, Simon Doherty, Calum MacDonald and Jamie Rodden Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. Six singer/songwriters compete in the first heat of the Billy Kelly Songwriting Award, set up in honour of the late Glasgow music promoter. ■ Abba Mania Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15–£17.50. Celebrating 30 years of golden hits with a re-creation of the live Abba show. ■ Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and Lee Paterson Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £8. See Sat 20. ■ Xiu Xiu, Meursault and North Atlantic Oscillation Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Oakland band, led by one Jamie Stewart, whose sound draws on noise rock, folk and modern classical influences. ■ Communicator, Only Guilty Man, Moya, Transfer Audio, Type 23 and Sneaky Pete Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £5. £3 of door price goes to charidee. Rock and indie bill. ■ Cymbals Eat Guitars Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Hot DIY indie four-piece from Staten Island. ■ Dead Like Harry Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £tbc. Dynamic Sheffield six-piece with boy/girl vocals and a rootsy pop sound. See competition, page 65. ■ Goacore, Storm in a D Cup and Svengali Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Local rockers including all-girl metal/rock act Storm In A D Cup . FREE International Pop Assassins, Colours, Medusa’s Curse and The Frauds MacSorleys
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Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. The Frauds are helpfully described as ‘post-punk teuchter art glam rock’ which just about covers the lot. ■ JLS SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. SOLD OUT. This bunch of urban-lite posers have attracted hordes of adoring followers since their X-Factor-fuelled rocket to fame – apparently, even Dame Judi’s a fan. FREE Toy Fires and Jumping Flash Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Live music. FREE Frank O’Hagan Jinty McGuintys, 21–29 Ashton Lane, 339 0747. 9pm. Covers of Dylan, The Band, Creedence. ■ Nothington, The Hijacks, Shatterhand and The Murderburgers 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Singalong punk rock from the Bay Area. ■ Cherry Poppin Daddies King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh ■ Shutter Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Heavy post-rock from the Highlands. ■ Svengali, Moya and Revelry The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie. ■ Barberos and Mr Peppermint Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5. Heavy hypnotic instrumental music. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Weekly Sunday Session. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues and Celtic influences. Dundee ■ Chris Helme Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 7pm. £5. Ex-Seahorses frontman tours solo. ■ Kill Your Timid Notion Festival Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Times vary. Prices vary. The annual experimental sound and film festival at DCA featuring screenings, performances and events from Jarrod Fowler, Christof Migone and Mattin. See feature, page 28.
Glenrothes ■ Nazareth – The 42 Tour Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, 01592 611101. 4.30pm. £17.50. See Fri 19. Leven ■ John Miller & his Country Casuals Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £8. Radio Sweethearts singer Miller and band play trad country originals. Part of Fifestock.
Monday 22 Glasgow ■ Babar Luck, Hungry & the Hunted and Sinister Flynn Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. World music/hip hop fusion. ■ Bigelf The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Progressive metal band from LA. ■ Mika and Erik Hassle O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Flamboyant new pop sensation born in Lebanon but raised in Paris and London, whose helium vocals have been ubiquitous ever since he hit the top of the charts with debut single ‘Grace Kelly’. FREE Acrylic Iqon, Pensioner and Yeah Detroit Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie pop from the Clydebank-based Acrylic Iqon. FREE Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. A
new open mic night presided over by Martin Mochan and with free beer for all performers. ■ Reamonn and Must Be Something King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. The headliners are big in their native Germany. FREE Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. A new trade/student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘anything and everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Live guests are Skinny Villains and Foxgang. ■ Barberos and Mr Peppermint 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. See Sun 21. Edinburgh ■ Hadouken! The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £11.50. See Fri 19. ■ Xiu Xiu, Meursault and The Foundling Wheel Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. See Sun 21. ■ God is an Astronaut The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £8.50. Irish post-rock instrumental trio. FREE Noisy Nights Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. The Traverse’s musical ‘Nights of the Unexpected’ with Red Note Ensemble, other contemporary music acts and DJs. ■ Nothington, The Hijacks, Despite Everything and Moonshine Docks Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. See Sun 21. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Singer/guitarist Rossco Galloway and his rocking four-piece.
Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. Bring your instrument and yourself and head down to Cumbernauld Theatre every Monday night for a laid-back jam session. A chance to meet fellow musicians and learn something from one another.
Dundee ■ Kill Your Timid Notion Festival Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 21. Leven ■ Dead Like Harry Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. Dynamic Sheffield six-piece tipped by Steve Lamacq. Part of Fifestock.
Tuesday 23 Glasgow ■ Machinehead, Hatebreed and Bleeding Through O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 08444 772000. 7pm. £26. Over-14s show. Bay Area trash metal stalwarts. ■ God is an Astronaut Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £8.50. See Mon 22. ■ The Duelling Winos Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. This band are described as ‘the Beatles versus Monty Python’. Does that not make them The Rutles? FREE Julia & the Doogans, Hello Pirate and Jill Leighton Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Melodic indie sounds with delicate instrumentation at this week’s Slow Club. FREE Knee Deep in The Dead, The Colour Pink is Gay, Man Made Origin and Goodbye for Now MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Progressive black metal from MMO that proudly promises to abuse your ears. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of songwriters and bands.