Music Rock&Pop
■ The Stagger Rats, Brand New Bag, The Symptoms and Enter Empyream Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Psychobilly headliners. ■ Trapped in Kansas Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Math rock and jazz inspired indie from TIK. ■ Underclass, Curators, The Industry and 3 Long Words Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Indie with a View/Libertines kick from Underclass heading this Edinburgh rock and indie line-up. FREE Stanton The Espy, 62–64 Bath Street, Portobello, 669 0082. 7.30pm. Mix of cover and originals. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 11. FREE Live Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Sat 11. Bathgate ■ Bathgate Music Festival Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 777947. Times vary. Prices vary. See Sun 12.
Greenock ■ MacFloyd Arts Guild Theatre, Campbell Street, 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). See Fri 10.
Kilmarnock ■ The ELO Experience Palace Theatre, 9 Green Street, 01563 554900. 8pm. £16 (£15). This tribute band recreates ‘Mr Blue Sky’ et al, probably with a more stable line-up than the real ELO.
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Glasgow FREE Acoustic Butterfly 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road, 5pm. See Sat 11. FREE Duffy’s Blues Jam The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 5pm. See Sun 12. ■ Martyr Defiled and Postmodern Promises Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £6. Metal. ■ Oceansize Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 01224 619930. 7pm. £11.70. Epic post-rock from Manchester five-piece Oceansize receiving plaudits from NME and Kerrang!. ■ Reckless Love, Jet Black and The Black Lights The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Finnish old skool hard rockers. ■ Sage Francis Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £11. Intelligent, poetic hip hop from this Rhode Island rapper. ■ Dam Mantle and Becoming Real Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. Organic electronics from Glasgow-based Dam Mantle launching new EP ‘Purple Arrow’ at this gig. ■ Kathryn Sawers Cookie, 72 Nithsdale Rd, 423 1411. 7.30pm. £3. Singer/pianist. ■ Washington Irving and Rachel Sermanni Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 01224 619930. 8pm. £5. Indie folk outfit wielding mandolin, piccolo, bouzouki and singing saw. ■ I Am Arrows and David J Roch King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows does a Grohl and steps out to front his own band. ■ LSD, Trippy Wicked, Perduramo and Marshan 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Sleazy rock with a pinch of the blues. FREE The Red Route MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. Edinburgh ■ TRC, Lower Than Atlantis and Shields Up Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate,
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225 1757. 7pm. £6. Hardcore from TRC (aka The Revolution Continues). ■ Davy Watson, Roddy Neilson & The Child Brothers, Shellsuit Massacre and Blue Flint The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £5. Mix of folk, rock, jazz and blues form Portobello singer- songwriter Watson with Blue Flint/Peatbog Faeries fiddler Neilson and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Child Brothers. ■ Charlie Parr & The Black Twig Pickers and Daniel Mutch Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 8pm. £6. Country, folk and bluegrass. See preview, page 67. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 12. Ayr ■ Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Town Hall, Carrick Street, 01292 269793. 8pm. £18. Young Ones funny man leads this troupe featuring Martin Allcock (Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull) and Troy Donockley (Iona, Maddy Prior and Midge Ure), mixing punk classics with traditional music. Part of Septembayr 2010.
Isle of Mull ■ Drew Nelson Argyle Arms Hotel, Bunessan, 4pm. Free; donations welcome. Americana from this singer- songwriter/guitarist.
Leven ■ Dean Friedman Inn at Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £29. The pop troubadour who thanked his lucky stars in the 70s is experiencing a revival. St Andrews ■ FOUND, Kid Canaveral, The Last Battle, Jo Mango and The Oates Field Barron Theatre, North Street, 01334 461701. 4pm. £tbc. A day of Scottish indie to from BandStAnd which aims to promote independent live music in St Andrews, plus more acts tbc and a special ‘record store’.
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Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 Glasgow ■ Framing Hanley and Just Surrender The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Alternative rock quintet from Nashville. ✽✽ MGMT and Dum Dum Girls 4601. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. New York duo of self-styled ‘psychic pilgrims’ who have a healthy love of pop, prog and psychedelia. ■ Joanna Newsom Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25 (£22.50). Charming childlike pop from the San Francisco-based singer/harpist, who recently released a much-praised triple album, Have One on Me. See preview, page 66. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 13. FREE Andrew Duhon, Algernon Doll, Richard Cobb and David Maxwell Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Acoustic line-up. ■ 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 13. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 13. FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 13.
Edinburgh ■ Aerials Up Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Glasgow indie folk big band.
■ Healthy Minds Collapse Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. See Thu 16. ■ Postmortem Promises, Martyr Deiled and Here Lies a Warning The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £6. Gutteral hardcore metal from the Essex headliners. Line-up completed by The Colour Pink is Gay and AWOL. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 11. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 13.
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Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 Glasgow ✽✽ MGMT and Dum Dum Girls 4601. 7pm. £18.50. See Mon 20. ■ Kelly Joe Phelps and Corrine West Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £15. Acclaimed US folk and blues singer and guitarist who is a frequent visitor to our shores. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. See Tue 14. ■ Paul Heaton King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16.50. Ex-Housemartins/ Beautiful South frontman with the cry in his voice and a way with an acerbic lyric. ■ Far from Finished and Wasted Nation 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Driving rock. FREE The Last Broadcast MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Tue 14. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 14.
Edinburgh ■ Drew Nelson Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. See Sun 19. FREE Live Music Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Sat 11.
Wednesday 22 Glasgow ■ The Wilderness of Manitoba Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Canadian five-piece on banjo, cello and harmonies, who are influences by US and British folk. FREE Have a Quack The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 8pm–midnight. See Wed 15. ■ The Boy Will Drown and Wreck of a Minotaur Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 331 1040. 8pm. £tbc. Technical death metal - as opposed to hypothetical death metal. ■ The Christians The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16.50. Liverpool’s undisputed kings of soulful pop harmonies. ■ Erland & the Carnival and Young States Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Psychedelic folk group formed by ex- Verve guitarist Simon Tong and fronted by Orcadian singer Erland. ■ dbass Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. New material from the funky hip hop folks. ■ Emeli Sandé King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 01224 641122. 8.30pm. £7.50. Electroacoustic soul from a girl who has already collaborated with Chipmunk (but don’t hold that against her.). FREE Rio Open Mic Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 8.45pm. See Wed 15. ■ Reverie, The Mickey 9s and The Secret The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4 (£3). Elements of ska, dance and a Talking Heads influence
from Mickey 9s at this Muso night. ■ Widows in Paradise Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 9pm. £tbc. A tribute evening to the works of Sufjan Stevens. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. See Wed 15. Edinburgh ■ Barenaked Ladies The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £25. Quirky Canadian popsters who inject their songs with lashings of humour. ■ Dum Dum Girls and Come on Gang! Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Buzzsaw guitars and girl group harmonies from this Californian band currently on tour with MGMT. See 5 Reasons, page 73. ■ Reckless Love, Jet Black and The Black Lights Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See Sun 19. ■ Islaja, Helhesten and CKDexter Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 8pm. £6. Experimental free folk from Finland. See preview, page 67. FREE Ian Robertson Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Wed 15.
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Glasgow ■ Bright Young Nights, Sons of the Morning Star, The Replay and Fissure O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Local band line-up. ■ Erotics and Falling Red Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. FR are a punk/metal outfit from Carlisle. ■ Aames, Chargrilled Squirrels and The Bastions of Good Health Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local band bill. ■ AudioPhiles, Erin Friel, Louie & Alex Nice and Naomi Kerr Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Hip-hop. ■ Delta Spirit, Nathaniel and Jacob Yates Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Soulful Americana from this San Diego quintet. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 9. FREE Andy Baker Quartet Rio Café, 27 Hyndland Street, 334 9909. 9pm. Jazz from saxophonist Baker. FREE Carnivores, Pacific Theatre and Penguins Kill Polar Bears Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Biffy/McLusky riffola from the headliners. ■ Ivy’s Itch and Caretaker 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Gloomcore from London.
✽✽ FREE Correcto Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. Free
but ticketed. Sharp indie outfit help David Shrigley celebrate the launch of his new book. Edinburgh ■ Comanechi, Divorce, Jackie Treehorn and Run off with Gypsies Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Terrifying, complex alternative hardcore punk. ■ Darren Hayman Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £6 (£5). Hayman is the ex-frontman of acerbic indie trio Hefner, John Peel favourites in their day. FREE Calum Wood Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 8.30pm. See Thu 9. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 9.
East Kilbride ■ Broadway to Hollywood Village Theatre, Maxwell Avenue, 01355 248669. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Songs from stage and screen performed by Scottish jazz vocalist Colin Scougall and his band.