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influences, ranging from Big Star to Thelonious Monk. ■ Contact Lost Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Album launch. FREE Deserters Deserve Death and Randolphs Leap Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Indie. FREE La Luna Del Cacciatore, Chomsky Allstars, Nameless’n’Shameless and Mount Analogue MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Rock bill including the militant beats of Chomsky Allstars. FREE Maureen Kelly Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Launch of her latest release Little Thinker. ■ Tom McRae and Brian Wright King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. SOLD OUT. Return of the superior London-based singer-songwriter with a line in tender Damien Rice-style laments. ■ The Hussys and The Baltics 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Melodic indie synth pop from The Hussys and Britpop- influenced indie from The Baltics. ✽✽ Sir Richard Bishop, Graeme Ronald and RM Hubbert Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Guitarist inspired by Latino, gypsy and cowboy sounds supported by Remember Remember man Ronald and ex-El Hombre Trajeado man RM Hubbert. See preview, page 61 and album review, page 64. Edinburgh ■ So So Modern Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Complex rock from New Zealand with an experimental punk attitude and a dash of electronica. See Exposure, page 62. ■ The Soft Pack, Banjo or Freakout, William Douglas and The Setup Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7.50. One of the heard of ‘tipped for the top’ acts for 2010, The Soft Pack peddle a nice line in sharp, angular indie rock. ■ Kritikill Mass The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alternative rock.
Cumbernauld FREE Acoustic Night Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. Cumbernauld Performers’ Forum presents a fortnightly programme of acoustic music from local musicians. Newcomers are always welcome, both to the audience and the bill. Dundee ■ Doll & The Kicks, Oliver Stays and Hello Pirates The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. Disco flavoured indie rock from Doll and her Kicks. ■ Kill Your Timid Notion Festival Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 21.
Leven ■ Deborah Bonham Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £22. See Tue 23.
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Glasgow ■ Love Over Gold, No Need for Idols, Sunset Stereo and The Valentines O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. A battle of the bands competition. ■ Dennis Locorriere and Andy Fairweather-Low Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £21.50–£23.50. See Tue 23. ■ Field Music Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Field Music hail from the same North East scene as Futureheads and Maximo Park but cite more diverse Glasgow ■ Park Circus, Variety Suite and Louise Against the Elements O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Soul from Louise Hendry and band. ■ Errors Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £8.50. Glasgow electronica outfit celebrate the release of their second album Come Down With Me. See preview, page 61. FREE Sanchez and Scarlett Flame Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 7.30pm. Ska/indie punk from Sanchez.
Huge, multifaceted progressive metal, as the mighty Mastodon return. Rumour has it they are still playing Mastodon their latest album, Crack the Skye (a complex masterpiece detailing the astral journeys of a paraplegic), in its entirety for the first half of their set before weighing in with their earlier experimentations on the limits of metal. ■ Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 19 Feb.
■ Ronan Keating Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £30. See Thu 18. ■ Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8.15pm. £4. Live music to raise funds for Childreach. Dundee ■ Kill Your Timid Notion Festival Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 21.
Leven ■ Deborah Bonham Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £22. Evidently rock runs in the veins of the Bonham family: John is of course Led Zeppelin’s legendary drummer, but have you heard of his sister Deborah, and her powerful blues-rock vocal sound? Part of Fifestock.
■ Shearwater and David Thomas Broughton Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Texan art rock quartet whose album Palo Santo was inspired by Nico. ■ Thomas Truax Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £6. New York musician who performs using homemade instruments and sound sculptures and claims to be one of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ illegitimate brood. For this special performance, he performs songs from the films of David Lynch. See feature, page 26. Part of the Glasgow Film Festival. ■ The Soft Pack, Banjo or Freakout, Tiny Little Robots and Brown Eye Superfly King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. The headliners changed their name from the potentially more contentious The Muslims. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency. Edinburgh ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live. ■ Dennis Locorriere and Andy Fairweather-Low Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £22.50–£26.50. Former voice of Dr Hook performs his solo material and some old Hook favourites. ■ Richard Cobb The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Acoustic indie.