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■ Mabel Love and All at Sea Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £5 (£4). Delicate soundscapes and strident riffs. ■ Dancing Queen Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8.30pm. £18.50–£22.50. See Thu 18. FREE Red2Red Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 11.30pm. See Fri 19. Bathgate ■ High School Musical Tribute Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 6.30pm. £15 (£12). Hits from the massively popular musical film, as well as familiar tunes from other high school musicals including Grease and Hairspray.
Biggar ■ Ryan Quigley Big Band with Justin Currie Municipal Hall, Kirkstyle, 01899 221529. 7.30pm. £10. See Thu 18. Dundee ■ The Moth & the Mirror and Esperi The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £5. The Reindeer Section’s Stacey Sievwright and band launch their single ‘Fire’. ■ Plastic Soul The Reading Rooms, Blackscroft, 01382 228496. 10.30pm. £8. Oakland rapper and Blackalicious member Gift of Gab performs live, plus a DJ set from Ruckus Roboticus, and resident Desperado Dan.
St Andrews ■ StAnza Ceilidh Slam Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 10.15am–midnight. £4 (£3). Dance the night away with MC Kevin Cadwallender and Lewis MacKinnon. Part of StAnza.
Sunday 21
Glasgow ■ Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12.50. London electro duo who scored a cult hit with their commandments single ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’, present tracks from their new album The Logic of Chance. ■ Nat Johnson & the Figureheads Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Sheffield outfit formed by the frontwoman of Monkey Swallows the Universe. ■ Chris T-T 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £6. See Sat 20. FREE The Five Aces The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Garage and rhythm’n’blues outfit. FREE Les Ford Orchestra Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Live music.
Edinburgh ■ Franz Nicolay Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7.50. Solo show form the rather dapper ex- keyboard player from The Hold Steady. ■ The Rabble, The Stay Gones, The Begrudgers and Bomb Berlin Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Punk night. ■ We Modern Cadets, Safe Search is Off and The Semtex Jamboree Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £tbc. Electronically enhanced alt.rock. 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 ■ The Beat The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. Advance £12; on the door £15. See Sat 20.
Rock&Pop Music
FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. Live acoustic open mic session. St Andrews FREE Festival Finale: Dry Island Buffalo Jump Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 10–11.30pm. Alternative country folk rock from St Andrews’ Dry Island Buffalo Jump to close the Festival. Part of StAnza.
Monday 22
Glasgow ■ The Four Tops and The Temptations SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £38. A double-bill of Motown veterans. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. Weekly showcase for local songwriters performing original material. ■ Johnny & the Giros Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Described as ‘Foals with a Scots twang’. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. New open mic night, with free beer for performers. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). A new student night featuring live indie bands plus DJs playing ‘everything to get you dancing your ass off’. Guests are Fatalists and The Retrofrets (1 Mar) and Mickey 9s and All the Queen’s Bovine (8 Mar). ■ The Pin Ups, The Mathletics Team and The Dirty Demographic 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Classic rock. Edinburgh ■ Heights and The Party Program Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. See Fri 19. ■ The Tindersticks The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £18.50. Britpop’s darkly romantic side – atmospheric songs layered with literary lyrics and gently melancholy orchestrations. ■ Stanley Odd The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. Roots Manuva meets Mike Skinner hip hop. ■ Richard Cobb, Scottie Houson, Mr Wishart, Rell and Thomas Davis Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Acoustic indie. ■ 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 every Monday night for a laidback jam session. Meet fellow musicians and learn something from one another. Dundee ■ The Rabble The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. Advance £5; on the door £7. Soulful Kiwi punk trio with support from ICH, The Eddies, Joey Terrifying and the Stay Gones.
Tuesday 23 Glasgow ■ Delain The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Dutch symphonic metal band. FREE Lauren Pritchard The Liquid Ship, 171–175 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 7pm. London-based singer/songwriter, originally from Tennessee.
■ Minor Arcana Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Acoustic set, with special guests Kirsty Wood and Thomas Hynd.
✽✽ New Young Pony Club, Is Tropical and Teeth King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11.50. Phlegmatic electro post-punk from the new rave diaspora, now with added Mercury Music Prize endorsement. FREE Mr Gavin McGinty and Duncan Phillips Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. More slow sounds at the weekly Slow Club. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Fifties-style rhythm’n’blues band play a residency. ■ Giggs O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. £tbc. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh ■ The Courteeners The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £16. Over-14s show. Mouthy Manchester indie outfit touring their new album, Falcon. ■ Logan Hard Rock Café, 18–20 George Street, 260 3000. 7pm. £10. Classic hard rock quintet from Glasgow who have toured with Bon Jovi and Alter Bridge, playing this special show in aid of The Bombay Teen Challenge. ■ Youthmovies and Adam Gnade Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Fierce art rockers. ■ ICH, Joey Terrifying, Dick Dangerous & the Love Bastars and Billy Liar Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Punk from Colchester. ■ Andy Knox, Bring Back the Planes and Johnny Deacon The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 8pm. £3. Singer-songwriter action from Knox.
Wednesday 24
Great Western Road, 357 6200. Glasgow ■ The Courteeners O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16. See Tue 23. ■ Nachtmystium and Psyke Project Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £8. US black metal. ✽✽ Patti Smith Oran Mor, 731–735 7pm. SOLD OUT. Intimate show from the venerable punk poet performer who recently published a memoir of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in 70s New York. ■ Boston Manor Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. New band formed by singer/songwriter Raymond Meade. ■ As The Crow Flies Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Indie rock’n’roll. FREE The Rudiments MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Melodic 60s-inspired harmonies. ■ Borthwicks and Marshall Chipped 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Fuzzy indie rock. FREE ICH, Joey Terrifying and Billy Liar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Essex DIY punk squad. ■ Ain’t No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me, Johnny Reb and The Boycotts Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. The headliners are named after a Daniel Johnston song. ■ Das Contras The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. £tbc. Fife grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart.
Edinburgh ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with Smack Van (24 Mar) and The Electric Ghosts (31 Mar).
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