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Edinburgh ■ Great Junction Street Music Studios Open Day Great Junction Street Music Studios, 11 Great Junction Street, 555 4094. 2–7pm. £1. The studios throw open their doors for the day. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Dirty Modern Hero, a Day Overdue, Donnie Willow and The Industry Citadel Youth Centre, 175 Commercial Street, 554 0510. 6.30pm. £4. Under 18s ‘School of Rock’ gig. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Donation. See Sat 12. ■ Any Color Black, Cazium and Dead Boy Robotics The Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 7pm. £5. Danceable electro and hip hop beats. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Draymin, Pose Victorious and Green Man Running The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £7. Guitar rock with an electro edge from these Rosyth boys. ■ Jill Jackson, Kristina Cox, Holly Ogilvie and Nicky Carder Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. Ex-Speedway frontwoman Jackson on her own, showcasing her unique style of acoustic Americana. ■ The OK Social Club, Casino Brag, Miniature Dinosaurs and The Inwits Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Danceable indie rock from The OK Social Club. ■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears, The Boy Orchestra and Lightguides Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Post-rock mixing grunge, heavy rock and pop influences as PKPB launch their debut EP. ■ Kim Edgar Iso Bar, 7 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 8904. 8pm. £8 (£6). Acoustic pop, jazz and original compositions on piano, guitar and voice. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Sabai Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street, Leith, 554 4122. 9pm. £4. Experimental female duo mixing pop, folk, jazz, rock and everything in between. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Ghillie Gigs Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. 10.30pm. £5 (£25 inc dinner from 7.30pm). See Sat 12.
Sunday 20 Glasgow FREE Gibson Street Gala Gibson Street, 341 0844. noon–6pm. Street entertainers, music, stalls, art and crafts, food, drink and massage. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Das Contras The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £14.50. Fife-grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart play at this Father’s Day lunch, including a three-course meal. ■ Leona Lewis and Gabriella Cilmi SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £28.50–£42.50. The big voiced X-Factor winner embarks on her first live tour. Expect big ballads and pop R&B including the colossal ‘Bleeding Love’. ■ Absolute Bowie O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11. See Fri 18. ■ The Glasgow Gospel Choir Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £8. Join the Glasgow Gospel Choir for Sunday Service. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The Rhum Boogie Orchestra Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Swinging rhythm’n’blues ensemble with jazz vocalist Violet Leighton and Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s Ted McKenna. ■ City of Statues and Eras Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 7.30pm. £tbc. Emo sounds from Glasgow. ■ Richie Kotzen and Only Guilty Man Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £15. Rock/soul from this talented guitarist who has supported
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the likes of the Rolling Stones. ■ Jackson Browne and David Lindley Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £35–£40. American musicians who were popular in the 70s and remain so today. ■ The Katet Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Rock. ■ Kings of the Delmar, Billy Liar, The Atoms and The Murderburgers Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Punk rock. FREE The Other Side MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Live music. ■ Paul McCartney Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 616 6000. 8pm. £55. The Beatles man plays his first Scottish gig for over 20 years. See 5 Reasons, page 78. FREE Ruth Martin, Lovers Turn to Monsters and David Ell Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen, 7a Lansdowne Cresent, 334 4653. 8pm. Acoustic Affair gig headlined by a Paisley-based singer/songwriter, influenced by Tori Amos, Nick Drake and PJ Harvey. ■ Will & the People and The Dirty Demographic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Brighton quartet who toured with The Script. ■ Withered Hand, Second Hand Marching Band and Maple Leaves Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £tbc. Plaintive and celebratory indie folk sounds from Edinburgh and Glasgow at this Unity Centre fundraiser. FREE Aisle 11 and Seminal The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Live music. FREE The Five Aces Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Garage and rhythm’n’blues outfit. FREE Acoustic Cafe The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Unplugged performances. Edinburgh ■ Sunshine Delay The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 478 7810. 2pm. £tbc. See Sun 13. FREE The Jammy Devils Carriers Quarters, 42 Bernard Street, Leith, 554 4122. 6.30pm. See Sun 13. ■ Pose Victorious, Stanley Odd, Natures and Ok Social ClubThe Granary, 32––34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 7pm. £5. Rock and hip hop as The Fix presents 'Riot in Leith'. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ The Alchonauts and June Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7.30pm. £5. Pop punk from Fife boozers The Alchonauts. ■ Kailyard: Something for All Queen Charlotte Rooms, 56a Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, 555 6660. 7.30pm. £5. Night of Springsteen, Pixie Lott and Phil Collins covers and more. Part of the Leith Festival. ■ Forward Play Iso Bar, 7 Bernard Street, Leith, 467 8904. 8pm. £4 (£3). Live electronica from Alex Tronic Records. Part of the Leith Festival. FREE Open Mic Mezz Bar, 49–51 London Street, 556 9808. 9pm. See Sun 13. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 13.
Monday 21 Glasgow ■ Green Day and Joan Jett SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £37.50. Veteran pop punk rockers, all-conquering since the release of their American Idiot album, which has now been adapted into a stage musical. ■ John Illsley and Louis Elliot & the Embers O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Over-14 show. Dire Straits bassist. ■ Keane, Hello Sequence and Pearl & the Puppets Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 08700 169 0100. 7pm. £32.50. Relatively intimate Glasgow date
for the Sussex super-trio, whose elegiac ballads and soaring pop songs have resulted in Number One success. ■ Adriana Spina Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £6. A blend of Americana and folk rock from Scots- Italian singer/songwriter Adriana. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 14. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. See Mon 14. FREE The Paradox Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Rap metal. ■ Super Adventure Club Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Single and video launch for this self-styled ‘hyper melodic uber- spazz triumvirate’. ■ Suzanne Vega City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £25. Ms Vega has aged as well as her charming, thoughtful songs – ‘Luka’ and the like. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 14. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 14. Edinburgh ■ Jackson Browne and David Lindley Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 8pm. £27.50–£40. See Sun 20. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 14.
Tuesday 22 Glasgow ■ Leona Lewis and Gabriella Cilmi SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £28.50–£42.50. See Sun 20. ■ Coheed & Cambria O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. Conceptual hardcore from New Jersey’s prog metallers Coheed & Cambria, showcasing new album Year of the Black Rainbow. ■ Senser O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9. Over-14s show. Senser were the sound of 90s rock, rap, samples and politics colliding in a shouty frenzy. A decade on, they have reformed and it’s business as usual. ■ The French Wives and Claes Clem Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Quirky indie folk in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Aerials Up Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Glasgow indie folk big band. FREE Doghouse Roses Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Atmospheric folk and blues duo consisting of Paul Tasker and Iona Macdonald, with skilful guitar playing and ethereal vocals. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Eddi Reader Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £20. One of contemporary British music’s leading ladies. Incorporating pop, jazz, folk, Burns and ballads. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Francesqua, Tiger Please and Two Thirds of Youth King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. TP are a Welsh band gaining favourable comparisons to Pearl Jam and The Gaslight Anthem. FREE The Party Program MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Rock and metal. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. See Tue 15. ■ Axis of and Death of her Money 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Irish post hardcore. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Tue 15.
FREE Rosvita and Vcheka Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Spanish post-prog mathrock. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Sat 12. Edinburgh ■ Laura Stevenson & The Cans, Taking Chase and Curators Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Quirky lo-fi indie pop form the US of A. ■ Trampoline Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Three band bill still tbc. ■ Passenger and Alan McKim The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.15pm. £tbc. Aka acoustic troubadour Mike Rosenberg, drawing influence from the likes of Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine.
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Glasgow ■ Deathstars and Sybreed O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Industrial metal from Sweden. ■ The Gaslight Anthem, Twin Atlantic and Sharks O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Latest New Jersey group to provide an indie bar band spin on Bruce Springsteen’s panoramic cars-and-girls blue collar rock. ■ Washington Irving Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Indie folk outfit wielding mandolin, piccolo, bouzouki and singing saw. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Eddi Reader Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £20. See Tue 22. ■ Shimmer Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Pop rock. FREE Soul Theory and Ketamine Disco MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. ■ The Limits, Mechanical Smile, Suspire and All the Queens Bovine The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Rock, indie and pop line-up at Muso. FREE Paws and Adam Stafford Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Influenced by lo-fi US guitar rock from the 90s. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Wed 16. Edinburgh ■ Phillip Glass – Drift 2010: An Evening of Chamber Music Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £30–£35. Chamber music with Philip Glass, Wendy Sutter and Mick Rossi. See preview, page 69. FREE Sunshine Delay Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8.30pm. Country-influenced Americana.
Thursday 24 Glasgow ■ Lou Hickey and Sean G O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Bittersweet songs with a subtle jazz influence from burlesque singer Lou Hickey, aka the co- vocalist in Codeine Velvet Club. ■ Madeleine Pritchard Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Jazzy vocalist. ■ Abba Mania Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50 (£17.50; children £10; family ticket £50). Celebrating 30 years of hits with a re-creation of the live Abba show.
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