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Sugarcanes Royal Concert Hall, ■ Rock Around the Clock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £11–£26. See Tue 29. ■ Silverscreen, Ten 84, Mono Six and Daybreak Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local indie. ✽✽ Elvis Costello & the 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £32–£35. Elvis goes Nashville to play tracks from his latest album Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. ■ Genesish Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Live rock. FREE Jericho Hill McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. 8pm. Johnny Cash tribute band. FREE Williwaw Go Slow Cafe, 452 Victoria Road, 8pm. Amplified ukulele histrionics from Chicago. ■ Here we Go Magic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Brooklyn-based quintet who create a ‘lovely ruckus’. See preview, page 63. FREE Swagger Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Quality rock covers and self- styled ‘rock salvation’ from Swagger. ■ Scunner and Sellotape 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Eclectic electro pop troupe Scunner preside over more theatrical mischief.
Edinburgh ■ Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Donation. See Fri 25. ■ This is Music Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm–3am. £5 before 11pm; £3 (members free) after. See Fri 25. ■ The 100Metre Club, Underclass and New Delusion Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £3–£4. Edinburgh rock and indie line- up. ■ Them Beatles Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £tbc. Fab Four tribute band from Scotland. FREE Calum Carlyle and friends Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. 9pm. Acoustic music for the 21st century, Calum plays from his new CD Honesty and Thorns.
Saturday 3 Glasgow ■ Rock Around the Clock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £11–£26. See Tue 29. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ KMFDM and Alter Red Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Over-14s Show. Veteran German industrial outfit whose full name Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid means “no pity for the majority”. ■ Models for The Radio O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Indie rock. ■ The Retrofrets and The Vespas O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Rock’n’roll. ■ The Street Light Conspiracy Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Indie rock with harmony and violin embellishments. ■ Cherry Red, Crow Road, Ryan Bisland & band and Paul Vinter & band Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Mixed bill of local bands. ■ FO Machete Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Post-rock outfit, fronted by ex- Ganger member Natasha Noramly. ■ Homework Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £tbc. See Wed 30. ■ Size Queen and AmsterJam Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic rock covers.
■ The Sound of Arrows King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Swedish electro duo best known for their track ‘Into the Clouds’ and general music-for-adverts ambience. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music.
Edinburgh FREE Elvis Shakespeare 5th Anniversary Show Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, 561 1363. 1.30pm. The Leith music and record shop celebrates half a decade of business, in the face of tram-related adversity. With live bands My Electric Love Affair, Blueflint, Sharon King, The Nukes, Paul Paterson and The Fnords, and ‘pop and crisps for all.’. ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Donation. See Sat 26. ■ Donnie Willow, Frantic Chant, One Dollar Dave, Supercharger and The Sunset Strips Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £tbc. Local indie and alternative bands play this School’s Out night. ■ Hopeless Heroic, Joey Terrifying and The Voltaires The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £5–£6. The Bongo’s new night of live music, Blaize, continues with a mix of punk/metal, rock’n’roll and gritty blues rock. ■ This is Divine, Hush and The Colour Pink is Gay Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Indie and silly names. ■ Kid Canaveral, Come on Gang! and The Scottish Enlightenment Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £5–£6. Whimsical indie popsters KC launch debut album Shouting at Wildlife. ■ Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience Eilean Eisdeal Hall, Easdale Island, by Oban, 8pm. £8 (£6). Nu-jazz and full on funk. Dundee ■ Armed Forces Day Grand Spectacular Show Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7pm. £10. Ronnie Coburn MBE comperes this special show in aid of Help for Heroes. Acts appearing include The Alexander Brothers and an internationally acclaimed Beatles tribute. Kilmarnock ■ The Bon Jovi Experience Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 7.30pm. £16 (£15). See Thu 1.
Largs ✽✽ Kelburn Garden Party Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, 01475 568685. Times vary. £tbc. Laid- back, small-scale festival with an alternative vibe, returning for a second year after last year’s success. As well as the superior line-up of interesting acts from the worlds of folk, electronica, jazz, dubstep and more, any music festival with a waterfall is fine by us.
Sunday 4 Glasgow ■ Commercial Alternative Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. 1pm. £20. All-day festival at Mono featuring a stellar alt pop, indie and electronica line-up, including The Phantom Band, 1990s, Comet Gain, Remember Remember, Spectrals, Girls Names, Astral Planes, Peter Parker and Golden Grrrls. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. A variety of musical ensembles perform every Sunday this summer in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. Please phone for details of individual bands.
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