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once more as they celebrate the 21st anniversary of Hup. FREE The Blackbirds, The Rupture Dogs, Casino Queen, Finishwithfire and Borthwicks MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Bluesy garage rock and grungey sounds. ■ Chain & the Gang, Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers and The Sticks Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £8. The latest righteous incarnation of cult DC garage punk rock’n’roll icon Ian Svenonius. FREE Part Wind Part Wolf Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Live music. ■ Susanna Macdonald Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Acoustic indie and anti-folk as Macdonald launches her debut album, Some Misconceptions. ■ The Features, Kassidy and Acrylic Iqon King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. The headliners are Tennessee retro rockers signed to Kings of Leon’s label. ■ Yeah Detroit and Hiroshima Blackout 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Indie rock. ■ Joe Carnall & The Book Club Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. £tbc. The former frontman of Sheffield indie also-rans Milburn returns with a new band. Edinburgh ■ Library Tapes, Dan Arborise, Woodchucker, Yusuf Azak and Euan McKeechen Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Ambient sounds with echoes of film scores and classical from Library Tapes.
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 ■ A Day Overdue and Versaille Chambers Bar, 59–61 Gellatly Street, 01382 225616. 8pm. £tbc. Edinburgh punk-poppers headline.
Rock&Pop Music
■ The Foxes, Deadlight Red, The New Times and Vladimir & the Mods Dexter’s Lounge Bar, 24 Castle Street, 01382 228894. 8pm. £4. London indie rockers headline.
Thursday 22 Glasgow ■ Bombay Bicycle Club and Jonquil Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Youthful indie trio from London headline. ■ Energy! and He Slept on 57 Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local rock. ■ The Primitives and Lucky Soul Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Return of the 80s indie poppers, fronted by diminutive bombshell Tracy Tracy. ■ Sinister Flynn, Curly’s Heroes, Perduramo and Maggie Killed Me O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Local alt.rockers. ■ The Broken Boat Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Guitars, vocals and cello from this Glasgow four- piece. FREE Galleries, Young States and Pacific Theatre Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Melodic, epic indie rock with an electronica twist from the headliners. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 15. FREE Machar Granite, The Gazettas, Feelfree Conspiracy and The Sunset Strips Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Folk rock from Machar Granite. FREE Quickbeam and Graham McGeoch Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Concrete Campfire night of relaxed sounds. ■ Rapture Dogs Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. FREE Venus Delta, Komodo, Razorblade Smile and You Can’t Eat the Word Food MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Alternative rock going off at various quirky tangents from YCETWF. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. See Thu 15.
Renfrew Court, 572 0100. ■ Midnight Lion and Kick to Kill King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Glasgow Caledonian showcase with Joy Division influences from KTK. ✽✽ Cry Parrot The Flying Duck, 7 9pm–3am. £5. Purveyors of DIY excellence present a heroic third birthday bash. Featuring live performances from Ultimate Thrush, Eternal Fags, Moon Unit, Cheer and Two Minute Noodles, with DJs in the back including Bicep and Adam Stafford (Y’all is Fantasy Island), record stalls and more. ■ Dead Boy Robotics and Miaoux Miaoux 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. New Wave electro punk sounds. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Sat 17. ■ Holy Fuck King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. £9. CANCELLED. ■ Saosin and Aiden The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. £12.50. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh ■ Alphabeat and Pearl & the Puppets The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22. Day-Glo happy, happy indie-pop crew from Copenhagen. ■ Joe Carnall & The Book Club, Pose Victorious and The Stagger Rats Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Joe Carnall (ex-frontman with Sheffield indie rockers Milburn) heads this big bill completed by The Nature Boys, Pedantics and The Harringtons. ■ The Ray Summers Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Infectious mainstream indie rock sounds from this Falkirk band, signed to King Tut’s record label. ■ Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers, The Stormy Seas, The Kays Lavelle and Tony Yorston Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. The folksy, rhythmic Woodenbox launch their album Home and the Wildhunt. ■ Adriana The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £6. See Sun 18.
The Futureheads, with Lions.Chase.Tigers and Admiral Fallow Two years after The Futureheads’
guitarist Ross Millard supported the launch of The Mill as a platform for young bands, the circle is complete. The indie kingpins behind ‘The Beginning of the Twist’ and storming Kate Bush cover ‘Hounds of Love’ will be playing some brand new material off their album The Chaos (see review, page 65). In fine Mill tradition, they will be supported by some high-quality Scottish acts: the Aereogramme-esque Lions.Chase.Tigers and the not- unlike-Frightened-Rabbit Admiral Fallow (see review, page 65). Visit www.themill-live.com for more info and free downloads. To find out how to win a pair of tickets to the gig, see page 68. ■ Oran Mor, Glasgow, Thu 29 Apr.
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