Music Rock&Pop
■ We Used to Call This Summer, The Sons of Liberty, The Hype and The Future Reflections Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Indie rock and pop. ■ Holy Fuck and Phantom King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Abrasive electro rockers from Toronto, described as ‘like The Fall reworking their brains with screwdrivers’. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night: The Kinks vs. The [Small] Faces 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Monthly tussle, this time between the songs of Ray, Steve and Rod. ■ The Rudiments, Dominik Diamond, Selective Service and The Imagineers The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4. Melodic 60s inspired indie sounds from The Rudiments at this EP launch. Edinburgh ■ The Delays Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £12. Pretty boy quartet the Delays perform their melodic sunshine pop whimsy. ■ Keith James and Rick Foot The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £12. The duo who have become known for recreating the music of Nick Drake celebrate John Martyn through voice, guitar and double bass. ■ Noisettes and Chew Lips The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. Free but ticketed. Big pop hooks with an indie edge at this special gig from Russian Standard Vodka, see www.rsvoriginals.co.uk for free ticket info. ■ Shark Batter Records Night The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £1. The Border’s independent record label presents a night of music, comedy and DJs. ■ Soulfly Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £15. Max
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Cavalera’s post-Sepultura incarnation are back with more unrelenting thrash metal. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live including Snide Rhythms and Shellsuit Massacre (19 May) and Dropkick (26 May). ■ Your Neighbour the Liar, Pareto and The Whisky Works Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Alternative post-punk form Edinburgh headliners YNTL. See Singles review, page 64.
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Glasgow ✽✽ Rihanna, Pixie Lott and Tinie Tempah SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £39.50–£45. See Wed 19. ■ Inner Sight O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Rock meets dance beats from Glasgow’s Inner Sight. ■ The Static Cult Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Alt punk sounds at the launch of new album The Vultures Are Circling. ■ Johnny Flynn Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £10. Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale, Flynn, with his band the Sussex Wit, has been described as ‘Nick Drake fronting The Pogues’. ■ Cake Free Bakesale Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Bands hosted by Johnny Terrell. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 13. ■ Keith James and Rick Foot The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14. See Wed 19. ■ Lafaro Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Loud angular rock from this Belfast band. ■ Lights King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6.50. Over-14s show. Intergalactic electro sounds from Canada. FREE Madeleine Pritchard and Alan Train Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Mellow acoustic sounds at the weekly Concrete Campfire night. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. See Thu 13. FREE Goonies Never Say Die and Un Cadavre Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Cinematic instrumental rock six-piece supported by the dark, violent retro sounds of Un Cadavre. ■ Stanley Odd 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Scottish hip hop outfit. Edinburgh ■ Diana Vickers The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £12. X-Factor alumni with indie leanings who recently scored a number one with ‘Once’ (please note venue change). ■ Pendulum and Sub Focus Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £22.50. London via Perth (Australia) outfit who mix drum & bass with heavy rock. ■ The Social Services, The Oatesfield and Raised BY Wolves Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4. Intelligent, melodramatic indie pop. ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. See Wed 19. ■ Heavy Load Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £7. See Wed 19. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. See Thu 13. ■ Jammin’ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 9pm. £5. Live jam session.
Mayer Hawthorne Mayer Hawthorne’s thick-rimmed glasses and starchy shirt-collars bring to mind a
cross between Buddy Holly and Michael Douglas in Falling Down. As any of his fast-growing legion of fans will tell you, though, it’s the retro- soaked music that matters. Hawthorne’s silky smooth vocals call to mind classic Motown sound – fitting, considering his hometown is motor city itself: Detroit, Michigan. If you’ve got a minute, check out his cover of M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes’ at tinyurl.com/mayermia. ■ King Tut’s, Glasgow, Wed 26 May.
■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 13. Dundee ■ Delays The Doghouse, 15 Ward Street, 01382 206812. 7pm. £12. Guitar pop quartet from Southampton, featuring jangling guitars, close harmonies and the choirboy vocals of Greg Gilbert. FREE PanicByFlare, Everyman and Jeremiah The Bread, 33 Constitution Road, 01382 200005. 8.30pm. Hi-octane rock with indie punk leanings.
Friday 21 Glasgow ■ Mark Knopfler SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £37.50. Geordie bandana-fan and frontman of 80s stadium greats Dire Straits returns to the city of his birth for a concert of his more folk- and country-influenced solo material. ■ FM The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Veteran Brit rockers promoting their new album Metropolis. ■ The Rocket Summer, The Audition, Matthew P and Lightguides The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Young emoish rockers from Dallas. ■ Trembling Bells and The Hidden Masters Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Local psych-folk outfit promote their album Carbeth. ■ Who’s Who O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11. Tribute band performing Quadrophenia and the Who’s greatest hits. FREE Diana Schad Urban Bar & Brasserie, 23–25 St Vincent Place, 248 5636. 7.30pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers.
■ Forevervoid, The Neon Altar and Komodo The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 7.30pm. £5. Rock, alternative and metal sounds. ■ The Arcadian Kicks, Jack the Wolf and a New Hope Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock with a smattering of funk and soul from The Arcadian Kicks. ■ Buddy Whittington The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14. Solo show from Bluesbreakers’ guitarist. ■ Carol Laula, Maeve O’Boyle and Robyn and Amie Queen’s Park Glasshouses, Langside Road, 287 5108. 8pm. £10. Four female singer/songwriters, both established and up-and-coming, showcase their wares. Part of the Southside Festival. ■ Coast St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £10. Celtic rock from Southampton. ■ Payola, Prediator, Last Tango in Memphis and Killed Silver Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. ■ Sam Amidon Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Indie folk artist from Vermont. ■ Ingrid Michaelson and Simon Lynge King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. New York singer/pianist whose songs have featured in Grey’s Anatomy. ■ The Dirty Cuts, The Paraffins, Palace Ballet and Canary Warfare 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Glasgow quartet Dirty Cuts describe their sound as ‘radio friendly filth’. Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Fri 14. ■ Chapel Club Cabaret Voltaire,