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Miffs have recently collaborated with ex- Josef K/Orange Juice guitarist Ross on their new album on Re-Action Records. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. ■ The Works, Raoul Duke and Headwires Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Belgrade 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Edgy, emotive pop from Belgrade. FREE Low Sonic Drift and Damnable Contraption Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Progressive psychedelic heaviness from LSD. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night.
Dunfermline ■ Not the Incredible String Band Dunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern, Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8.30pm. £5. Former members of The Incredible String Band play together and reminisce about the good old days, from their beginnings in bar bands to working with legends like The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 8.
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Glasgow ✽✽ The John Knox Sex Club and Wounded Knee Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1. Rockers with a Calvinist edge, they say. Er, join their club? FREE Hot Fur in the Wilderness Opening 48 King Street, 48 King Street, 7.30pm. Opening of an exhibition of new prints by David Patrick, with live music from Animal Magick from 8.30pm. ■ Aames, Dead Man’s Shoes and Starstudded 78 Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Electro-indie and rockabilly bands. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 5. ■ Kong, Bronto Skylift and Castrovalva Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Ferocious punk from these Mancunian lads, currently touring debut album, Snake Magnet. With kindred local support. ■ The Lava Experiments, Miscued Vein, in Atlanta and Andrew Bones Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Ambient electronica from The Lava Experiments. ■ Burn the Negative, Jack Butler and Run from Red King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. The headliners are an epic new wave electro punk band from Carlisle. ■ Billy Liar, ICH, Tragical History Tour and The Autonomads 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punky sounds. FREE Fear the Fives Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Glasgow four-piece who claim influences as varied as Shostakovich and Bon Jovi. FREE The Forum Walters, The Final Summation and Psycho Babe MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Bands from Australia and the US. ■ The Kittycat Dolls, The Sundays and The Coverboys Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £8. Over-14s show. Pussycat Dolls tribute. Saturdays tribute The Sundays are not to be confused with the winsome indie troupe of the same name. Dundee ■ Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £tbc.
Bring your bathroom warbling to a bigger audience at this open mic night. FREE Spanky’s Heroes The Bread, 33 Constitution Road, 01337 810372. 8pm. Modern indie rock sounds combined with a hint of eighties new wave. Hawick FREE Roddy Huggan Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 8pm. Free live music from singer/songwriter Roddy Huggan.
Kilbarchan ■ Nick Harper Steeple Hall, Steeple Square, 07866 533416. 7.30pm. £12. Singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Nick ‘son of Roy’ Harper takes his show on the road – attention all ‘Harponauts’ (as the man himself calls them).
5 REASONS TO GO SEE
FUTURISTIC RETRO CHAMPIONS 1 Futuristic Retro Champions Yep, like we said above. After all, this is the Glasgow-based (aside from the one who lives in Edinburgh), all-girl (aside from the one who’s a boy) electro-pop quartet’s launch party for their single ‘May the Forth’, and they deserve top billing. But just look at the enviable cast of support artists they’ve lined up for the night. . . 2 Martin Creed Winner of 2001’s Turner Prize for a work that featured a light switching on and off in an empty room, and also currently showing his exhibition Down Over Up and his dance piece Ballet Work No. 1020 at the Edinburgh Festival, Glaswegian Creed has designed the limited-run sleeve for ‘May the Forth’. He’ll be appearing here with his own band.
3 Eugene Kelly As if reforming classic Scots indie duo The Vaselines with Frances McKee and preparing to release only their second album in more than two decades wasn’t enough (it’s out on 13 Sep), Kelly can still find time for a solo show of his own here. Expect music from the Captain America, Eugenius and solo days too.
4 Hidden Masters Formed from the ashes of well-remembered garage rock outfit The Needles and the former Barfly’s Funhouse night, this Glasgow trio offer a pretty authentic take on the psychedelic pop, prog and singularly creepy folk sounds of circa four decades ago.
5 Kings of Macumba FRC have put together a night that’s as diverse as it is high quality, and this ten- piece samba band from Paisley sum up that fact. They’ll bring the night to a dancing close. (David Pollock) ■ Mono, Glasgow, Thu 5 Aug.
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