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Dundee FREE Hikari Rising and The Last Lookouts Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 8pm. Female-fronted rockers from Dundee.
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Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. See Sat 3. ■ Chunks, Lost for Words, Landslide, Aidez Moi and Idiom Inc Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local band showcase. ■ Theme for Tomorrow and Friday Night Boys Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. US altrockers on a co-headline tour. ■ Colette Neil and Adam Day Howard O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7.30pm. £5. Club Noir presents indie soul chanteuse Colette Neil and Glasgow-based New Yorker Adam Day Howard. ■ Motown on Tour Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £19.50–£21.50. Over 50 years of Motown hit, including the music of The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson Five. ■ Capstin Pole Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Energy and big beats from Capstin Pole. ■ Elena Piras, Graham Robertson and Tony Yorston City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Sardinian singer combining folk, opera and jazz elements at this Acoustic Affair night. ■ The Levee Breakers Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Led Zep tribute. ■ Russian Circles and Earthless Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Instrumental power trio from Chicago. ■ Think Floyd The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15. See Fri 9. FREE Demon’s Eye Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Strangeways King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Promoting their single ‘Violence and Virtue’. ■ Miss the Occupier, AKM and Scragfight 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £4. Female- fronted trios. ■ The Black Hand Gang Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. Raw urban blues and country rock. ■ Kevin and Jim McDermott Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, £10. An afternoon of live music and free donuts from Kevin McDermott with guests including his brother Jim and Blair Cowan of the Commotions. ■ The Draymin and 60 Persons The Hold (under Admiral Bar), Waterloo Street, £tbc. Indie rock. ■ Three Blind Wolves, French Wives and John Knox Sex Club Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. See Fri 9. Edinburgh ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Sat 3. ■ The Bluetones The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 226 0000. 7pm. £13. Over-14s show. The melodic combo from Hounslow return to discipline their Blue army in the art of chirpy tunesmithery. ■ Desecration, Neuroma, Cancerous Womb, Acatalepsy and Psychoanalysis The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Screaming death metal action from GBH Events. ■ Meursault Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7. Distorted, absorbing folktronica from
local lads Meursault as they launch their new album. ■ Music from Snake Hips, The Futuristic Retro Champions and India Red Lopez Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser completed by Ain’t No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me and The Chans. ■ The Void Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Guitar driven college rock. ■ 4dayweekend and Kashmir Red Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Motherwell-based indie rock quartet. ■ Goldblade and The Rainman Suite Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £10 (£8 in advance). Ramalama rock’n’roll combined with some vigorous soul influences and the admirable wearing of brothel creepers. ■ Ghillie Gigs Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. 10.30pm. £5 (£25 inc dinner from 7.30pm). See Sat 3. ■ Heathen Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 8pm. £tbc. Group made up of former members of popular local rock covers band Crawler perform their debut gig in a new guise. ■ Legend – a Tribute to Bob Marley The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 8pm. £12. Does exactly what it says on the tin. ■ The Saw Doctors Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £tbc. Celt-rock knees-up with one of Ireland’s most successful bands. FREE Who’s Edna Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 8pm. Edinburgh four-piece counting Pearl Jam, Skunk Anansie and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers among their influences. ■ All Day Punk Fest Hustlers Snooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229 226. £tbc. Punk all-dayer with Cash from Chaos, The Threats, Wasted Nation, The Begrudgers and many more. Dunfermline ■ Joe Longthorne Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, 01383 740384. 7pm. £22.50 (£19.50). See Fri 9.
Sunday 11 Glasgow ■ Whitney Houston SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £50–£100. Return of the troubled R&B, pop and soul diva. ■ BrokeNCYDE and Jeffree Star O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9. US screamo crunk rockers with transgressive electro pop support. ■ Iain Morrison Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0870 220 1116. 7pm. £7. Crash My Model Car frontman Morrison launches his latest album Trust the Sea to Guide Me. ■ Lou Rhodes Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Former frontwoman of electronica duo Lamb presents material from her latest floaty solo album. ■ Balmorhea Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Texan six-piece combining piano, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, strings, and samples. ■ Esperi, Headlights and we Break Mirrors Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. One man folktronica, Aberdeen indie and emotive folk pop respectively. ■ Fortune of Sorrow, Thea Ford and Sytris Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. FREE Jono, Gareth Icke and Alan Frew Cosmopol, 165 Hope Street, 221 9130. 8pm. Jeff Buckley and Jack Johnson vibes from local singer- songwriter Jono and finger-picking folk pop from Alan Frew. ■ The Sexual Objects, Peter Parker and The Noisy Lovers
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Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £2. Fire Engines frontman Davey Henderson’s new band and Peter Parker launch their split 7- inch single. FREE 3 Card Trick Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. See Fri 9. ■ Detachments, Vcheka and Augusta Fireball King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. New wave/ electro band based in London who have been tipped for big things by Steve Lamacq and the NME. FREE John & Rab Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Jam session. ■ Beach Fuzz, Brittle Hammer Trio and Lovely Honky 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Live music. FREE The Five Aces The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Garage and rhythm’n’blues outfit. FREE Ian Forbes Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Sun 4. ■ Two Thirds of Youth, Sacred Betrayal, Make This Relate and Make Sparks Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £tbc. Over-14s show. Punk, hardcore and alternative. Edinburgh FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. See Sun 4. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 4.
Dundee ■ Joe Longthorne Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, 08717 029486. 7.30pm. £20. See Fri 9. FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. See Sun 4.
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Glasgow FREE Schnapps Avalanche, 34 Dundas Street, 332 2099. 5pm. See Thu 8. ■ Dropkick Murphys Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Boston six-piece who blend punk and hardcore with Irish folk influences. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 5. ■ Bowling for Soup King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. SOLD OUT. An intimate, acoustic evening with Jaret and Erik from the larger-than-life pop punk combo. ■ Julia & the Doogans, Aspen Tide and Dougie Greig Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Wistful pop, epic rock with folk inflections and grown up folk pop respectively. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. See Mon 5. ■ Tiny Little Robots, The Modern Faces and Callum McDonald Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £tbc. The Modern Faces are indie rockers from Dunfermline. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 5. ■ Father Murphy, Citizens and Ug! 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Italian trio headline. Edinburgh ■ Humcrush, Leverton Fox and Michalakos/Mital/Zhang The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £8 (£5). Norwegian electronica and free jazz from
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