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Livingston ■ Led Astray plus The Black Lights Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 8pm. £12 (£9). Tribute to the greatest band of all time, Led Zeppelin.
Melrose ■ Jay Brown Wynd Theatre, 7 The Wynd, 01896 820028. 8pm. £10 (£8). Local acoustic singer/songwriter Jay Brown showcases his relaxed indie melodies. Millport FREE Country and Western Weekend Millport Town, Times vary. See Fri 3.
St Andrews ■ Fundraiser for Kitwetwe Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, 01334 475000. 7.30pm. £10. Castlehill Primary in Cupar hold an acoustic evening to raise funds for Classrooms for Kitwetwe. Troon ■ Sunshine Underground, Pearl & the Puppets, The Lafontaines and Alan Frew & Friends Troon Town Hall, Academy Street, 6.30pm. £15. Bouncy indie pop from Leeds with a side order of Pearl & the Puppets’ quirky pop stylings.
Troon ■ Live @ Troon Music Festival Troon, Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 3.
Sunday 5
Glasgow FREE Das Contras The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. Fife grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–4pm. See Sun 29. ■ Fight for Day, Define the Signs, Burning Sunrise, William and Iain Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. The headliners are Coatbridge metallers on a mission to get you banging your head. ■ Jonsi O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. New solo venture from Sigur Rós’ brilliant and slightly odd vocalist/guitarist. ■ Midnight Thursday, a New Hope, Dirty Demographic, Dave Adams O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. Anthemic rock from the headliners. ■ Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £13. A special performance of the Blue Bayou Roy Orbison the Legend 22nd Anniversary Show 2010, with guests The Johnny Cash Experience. ■ Fang Island Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Triple-guitarred Brooklynites offering a nice line in indie-pop/post-rock hybrid on their self-titled debut album, released earlier this year. ■ North American War Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. Shoegazey bizarreness. Edinburgh FREE Ska Night Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Live ska (acts tbc). ■ The Stagger Rats, Must Be Something and Kerrie Lynch Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Psychobilly headliners. ■ Zola Jesus Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7.30pm. £7. Zola Jesus has a unique and extraordinary voice and specialises in lo- fi new wave electronica.
■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). Mix of folk, blues, rock and Celtic influences. Kilmarnock FREE The Free Stage at Kilmarnock Edition Festival Dean Castle, Dean Road, 01563 554900. 2–4.30pm. See Sat 4. ■ The Feeling, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, The Wellgreen and Craig Jeffrey Grand Hall, Palace Theatre Complex, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 6.45pm. £17.50. Chart stalwarts The Feeling bring their catchy twee pop- shtick to the stage. Part of Kilmarnock Edition Festival.
Millport FREE Country and Western Weekend Millport Town, Times vary. See Fri 3.
Troon ■ Live @ Troon Music Festival Troon, Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 3.
Monday 6
Glasgow ■ Fever Ray and Zola Jesus O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Karin Dreijer Andersson of Swedish sibling duo The Knife appears in her icy synth- queen guise. See preview, page 97. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. See Mon 30. ■ Raymond Hackland, Amy Belle and Alan Frew Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Scottish country/pop singer-songwriter who’s big in Holland. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 30. ■ Biochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. An unidentified species of musical performance. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 30. Edinburgh ✽✽ Miaoux Miaoux and Wounded Knee Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 8pm. £5. See Tue 31. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 4. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.
Tuesday 7 Glasgow ■ Drainpipe and Two in Two Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. Bouncy pop punk. ■ Fat Freddy’s Drop O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Seven-piece New Zealand outfit mixing up dub, reggae, jazz, techno and soul with funky abandon. ■ The New Pornographers and Freelance Whales Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Vancouver indie supergroup, featuring alt.country vocalist Neko Case, Zumpano frontman Carl Newman and Dan Bejar of Destroyer. ■ Elliott Brood Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. ‘Blackgrass’ band from Toronto who play old school in a new style on latest album Mountain Meadows. ■ We Don’t Dance to Love Songs and Young States Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Fresh-faced pop-punk four-piece from Hull.
Rock&Pop Music
FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. See Tue 31. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Tue 31. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 31. Edinburgh ■ Super Adventure Club, Luis Franscesco Arena and Hopwood & Black Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Weird indie sounds. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 4. FREE Crazy 8 Golfers, The Static and Radio Kills Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Rock night.
Wednesday 8 Glasgow ■ Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. Over-16s show. The 21st century Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood return with their grim and sultry collaboration on third album Hawk. See 5 Reasons, page 99. ■ Sing-Kill-Worth Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. The experimental prog rock noise of Sing- Kill-Worth. ■ Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5. Some members of the orchestra, erm, improvise. FREE Have a Quack The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 8pm–midnight. See Wed 1. ■ Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5 Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock. FREE Save the Lane Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Presentation on the campaign to save Otago Lane (home to independent businesses including Tchai Ovna) from greedy developers, with music from a selection of performers. ■ Woodpigeon and eagleowl Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Orchestral pop from seven-piece Canadian outfit Woodpigeon and archetypal Scottish miserabilism from eagleowl. ■ Luis Francisco Arena and Super Adventure Club Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Nick
Drake/Tim Buckley-style fragile melancholia from this French songwriter alongside local ‘über-spazz triumvirate’ Super Adventure Club. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Wed 1. Edinburgh ■ Wolf Parade Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £12.50. Canadian indie rockers on the Sub Pop label. FREE Ian Robertson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Wed 1. FREE Canja Rave, Black Jack and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Blues from 3 Card Trick.
Thursday 9
Glasgow ■ Landon, Sacred Betrayal and Try This at Home Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £tbc. Over-16s show. EP launch for Landon. ■ Dirty Penny Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820 . 7pm. £9. Full- on glam rock from this stateside outfit who take outrageous to a new level. ■ Gong and Nik Turner's Space Ritual O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. You just can't keep a good psychedelic rock band down, and these far-out pioneers have been in the business for eternity. ✽✽ The Felice Brothers and Admiral Fallow Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Catskill mountain harmonies from the headliners, with hotly-tipped local support. ■ Panic Room O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. UK prog rockers. ■ Sam Baker St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £13. Poetic singer- songwriter from Austin, who had to relearn how to play guitar after his hand was injured in a bomb blast. ✽✽ Wintersleep and Curators 2254. 7.30pm. £8. Juno-nominated indie rock from Nova Scotia. ■ Yvonne Lyon and Gareth Davies- Jones City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. Yvonne Lyon is a Scottish singer/songwriter, with soothing vocals, insightful lyrics and creative melodies. Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222
The New Pornographers Their last album, Together, featuring vocals from Neko Case,
got a pretty even mix of red-hot and lukewarm reviews. Either the Vancouver indie-rockers were being hailed as the saviours of guitar pop, delivering a career-cementing return-to-form, or they were damned with faint praise for being unimaginative, and going over old ground. Decide for yourselves, discerning reader . . . ■ Oran Mor, Glasgow, Tue 7 Sep.