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The Old Grey Whistle Test. ■ The Fonetics, The Last Gasps and Battle for Second Place Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Glasgow four-piece who say they are influenced by everyone from Alien Ant Farm to Zeppelin. ■ Full Tonne Kid, Stephen Maguire and Paul McLaughlan Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. £5. Acoustic blues and country band from Bellshill. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Tift Merritt CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £13. Raw country tinged rock from North Carolina. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Val Verde, B Movie Junkies and Blue Nova Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £8. Fundraiser for Yorkhill hospital. FREE Carnaby Street Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Retro covers. ■ Codes, Codeen and Louise McVey & Cracks in the Concrete King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Alternative electronica from Dublin. ■ Blue Rozes, Dirty Clean and Neil McClafferty & Hot Rails Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 9pm. £6 (£5). Rock’n’roll quartet from Dumbarton head the band bill at this Weird Beat club night. ■ Former Cell Mates, The Red Eyes, The Stay Gones and The Jackhammers 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punk rampage. FREE March her to Norway, Jericho Bay, Echodeck and The Influence Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Alternative electro. FREE Admiral Fallow and Washington Irving Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 01224 619930. 11pm. The band formerly known as Brother Louis Collective, plus indie folk outfit wielding mandolin, piccolo and bouzouki. Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. 11.30am–3pm. Brunch and live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Donation. Unplugged session with William Douglas and friends. ■ Any Colour Black, Scrap Brain and Storm in a D Cup Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4 (£2 from www.edRock.net). Brainstorm night featuring three female fronted rock bands. ■ The Archie Bronson Outfit and Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Heavy vintage blues punk trio from the West Country, now signed to Domino.
Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £9. Alternative electronica from Dublin. ■ The Hidden Masters Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Ex-Needles members now playing sixties-influenced garage, psych and pop. ■ King King The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £9.50. Glasgow blues outfit fronted by Alan Nimmo. ■ Kult The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £18.50. Rousing Polish rock act. ■ Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £20.75–£24.75. Marc Robinson and his counterfeit Crickets roll back the years with hits like ‘Rave On’, ‘Raining in My Heart’ and ‘Doesn’t Matter Anymore’. FREE Soul Foundation The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 9pm. Night of Motown-style soul. ■ Departure Lounge The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 10pm–3am. £10 (£9). Heavyweight global sounds as DL host another night of cosmic beats and futuristic funk from pharmacologist-cum-DJ Floating Points (live PA featuring Fatima) and Edinburgh eight-piece funksters Digital Jones.
Saturday 9
Glasgow ■ Frazey Ford CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 4.30pm. £12. One third of Canada’s Begood Tanyas, who has a new solo album Obadiah coming soon. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ Aberfeldy O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 01224 641122. 7pm. £10. Euphoric Scotpoppers who know their way round a charming tune. ■ Hollowtin Sorrows, 3 Musicians & a Bass, Destroy White Baby Dolls, Waiting for Go and Goosedubbs Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Edgy, bluesy rock’n’roll. ■ New Age Jam and Paul Weller Tribute Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. A Modfather bonanza. ■ 80s Mania Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17.50–£19.50. Recreating pop hits from the 80s. FREE Acoustic Butterfly The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 7.30pm. Folk rock. ■ Celilo Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. A modern take on Americana mixing indie rock, pedal steel and raw impassioned vocals. ■ Junip and Olympic Swimmers The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £8.50. Gothenberg folk- rock trio consisting of Jose Gonzales, Elia Araya and Toby Winterkorn. See Exposure, page 64. ■ Mudhoney and Unnatural Helpers The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £15. The godfathers of grunge, still rocking hard.
✽✽ No Age, Male Bonding and PAWS Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane,
222 2254. 7.30pm. £10 advance–£12.50 on the door. Punk and power pop from LA band No Age, with support from similarly noisy sorts Male Bonding and PAWS. See 5 Reasons, page 67. ■ Stewart Traquair, Paul Sneddon, Matt Hickman and James McLeod Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £3. Folk-pop from 28-year-old Glaswegian Stewart Traquair and friends. ■ The Black Angels Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. SOLD OUT. Psychedelic rockers from Austin, Texas. ■ Focus The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £19. Dutch prog rock band, who scarred many a youngster in the 70s with their wailing appearances on
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