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FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 5pm. See Sat 9. ■ Oxjam Takeover 2010 Various venues, 5.30pm–1am. £8. A big line-up for a good cause as Young Fathers, The Vigo Thieves The Winter Tradition, The Black Hand Gang, St Deluxe, John Rush, Isa & The Filthy Tongues, Dead Sea Souls and more join forces playing across the city (Stereo, Sloans, Pivo Pivo, Sub Club, Classic Grand and Admiral). ■ Alter Bridge and Hot Leg O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti and bass player Brian Marshall take a more rock’n’roll approach with their new band, named after a bridge near where Tremonti grew up in Detroit. ■ Attack! Attack! g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Fourpiece new wave rock outfit headline. Factoid: you can rock out to their ‘You and Me’ on Guitar Hero 5. ■ Chiddy Bang The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Philadelphia hip-hop duo who recently scored a hit with the MGMT-sampling Opposite of Adults. ■ Forever Never Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Complex math metal from this Essex supergroup comprised of members of Kilkus, -Ism, Ill Logic and Nadir. ■ The Pretty Things O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18. The return of the 60s bad boy rhythm’n’blues combo. ■ The Suzukis, Blue Nova, Green Door Clinic and The Jix Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £8 (£7 advance). Over-14s show. Pistols- meets-Oasis attitude from The Suzukis. ■ Tom McRae Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16.50. London-based singer-songwriter with tender Damien Rice-style laments. FREE Acoustic Butterfly The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 7.30pm. See Sat 9. ■ Michael Nyman Band with David McAlmont City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. The Michael Nyman Band performs hits from Nyman’s film music along with his most recent collaboration with soul singer David McAlmont, The Glare. See Fri 15. Part of the Minimal festival. ■ Shush, Casino Hiroshima, Blackout, Only Guilty Man and Pettybone Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alt and indie sounds. ■ Tasty Jailbait, The Dirty Violets, Good Bad News, The Beagle and Richard Kerr Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Alt.punk pop from The Dirty Violets. FREE Diana Schad Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 552 1101. 8pm. Singer/pianist performing originals and covers.
■ Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers and She’s Hit Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Swampy rock’n’roll from ex-Uncle John & Whitelock members. See Singles reviews, page 66. ■ Judie Tzuke Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £20. The singer-songwriter best known for her hit ‘Stay with Me Til Dawn’ performs songs from her latest album. ■ Wishbone Ash The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15. UK rock veterans and twin guitar pioneers on their 40th anniversary tour. ■ Marionette King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Swedish metal sextet. FREE The Outpatients Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. FREE Deadlight Red, The System and Skinny Villains Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. Indie pop. ■ Gum Takes Tooth, Sexy Entourage and Fever Fever 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Bass/drums noiseniks GTT, joined by chaotic trio Fever Fever and Glasgow improv duo. ■ Way of the Tomb The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm. £4 (£3 in fancy dress). Following on from the Flying Duck’s girl group celebration Way of the Womb, Way of the Tomb spotlights death disco, horror movie themes, murder ballads and sundry musical morbidity in the company of Findo Gask, Divorce, Yoko Oh No, The Low Miffs, The Ballad of Mabel Wong, The Paraffins and others. See page 77. ■ Minimal: Dance The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10pm. £12. The Smith Quartet performs works from its new album, Dance, for which a stellar cast of composers – including Michael Nyman, John Adams and Gabriel Prokofiev – has contributed short dance works. See Fri 15. Part of the Minimal festival. FREE Other People Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. Big riffs and quirky songs. ■ Alan Pownall Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. £tbc. CANCELLED. ■ The Have Nots, The Plimptons and Buzzbomb O’Henry’s, 14 Drury Street, 248 3751. £5–£7 (£12.50 festival pass). Ska-infected punk from Boston, with local supports. See Fri 15. Part of Punktoberfest. ■ Zuba & Glasgow Gospel Choir Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £5. Bassa beat and alt.jazz from this Glasgow based African band. Joined by Glasgow Gospel Choir who specialise in traditional gospel, African songs and a gospel take on modern classics. Edinburgh ■ William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1
Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Donation. See Sat 9. ■ Islet Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. No-wave DIY from Cardiff. ■ The Jim Jones Revue Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £12.50. London rock’n’rollers who are ‘here to save your soul’. ■ Pat McManus Band Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. Veteran guitarist and former Mama’s Boy, mixing hard rock and blues. ■ Stiff Little Fingers The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £17. See Fri 15. ■ Way to Blue: Songs of Nick Drake Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £19.50–£24.50. Nick Drake is one of the most influential and universally praised artists of the 20th century, which could have something to do with the tantalisingly small volume of music created in his musical career, cut short as it was by his tragic death at the age of 26. Twenty-five years later, this concert, curated by his original producer Joe Boyd, celebrates his unique and profound output through reinterpretations of his songs by artists such as Green Gartside, Vashti Bunyan and Teddy Thompson. ■ The Ghost of a Thousand Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8.30pm. £4. Hardcore punks from Brighton. FREE Instant Whip Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Northern soul, R&B and 50s garage. FREE Live Music Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Sat 9.
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Sunday 17 Glasgow ■ Icarus at the Edge of Time: Family Concert Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 3pm. £10. Physicist/children’s author Brian Greene has joined forces with Philip Glass for a fantastical sound and vision extravaganza for children. Join young Icarus on a journey through deep space, where he is sucked into a black hole for several thousand years. See Fri 15. Part of the Minimal festival. ■ Reich/Glass Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 4.15pm. £15. Music by two of the world’s most famous contemporary composers. Reich’s Electric Counterpoint and Vermont Counterpoint, for live soloist and tape, are followed by the mesmerising Violin Phase. Finally, Glass’ latest work Icarus at the Edge of Time, which draws on physicist Brian Greene’s book about
black holes, string theory and relativity, is performed with spectacular space- inspired visuals by Al and Al. See Fri 15. Part of the Minimal festival. FREE Duffy’s Blues Jam The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 5–7pm. See Sun 10. ■ Aaron Wright & the Aprils Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6.50. Rootsy singer/songwriter from Edinburgh. ■ Bowling for Soup, Forever the Sickest, A and The Dollyrots O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Upbeat punk tracks from the band featuring perhaps the largest guitarist in the world. ■ Catfish Keith The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £14. Revered singer/guitarist described by critics as the ‘new king of slide guitar’ delivers some foot-stompin’, deep delta blues. ■ Memphis May Fire, Broadway, Lower Than Atlantic, Evita and The Elijah Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. All-day emo/punk festival Bro- Down, featuring MMF and Broadway, both touring the UK for the first time. ■ Skepta O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Over-14s show. Tottenham MC who is part of the Roll Deep crew. ■ The Unwinding Hours Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18.50. Ex-Aereogramme members Craig B and Iain Cook tour their new outfit. ■ We are the Ocean The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Twin-vocalled London rockers headline. ✽✽ Jo Mango Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Local pop singer/songwriter plays a benefit for Yorkhill hospital. ■ Restless Sinners Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ The Jim Jones Revue King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. See Sat 16. FREE Chemical Casino, The Gift Horses and Columns MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE 3 Card Trick The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9.30pm. Blooooz bonanza. FREE Jericho Hill Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Johnny Cash tribute band. Edinburgh ■ Arrested Development The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Funky, soulful and slightly eccentric hip hop combos with a responsible global message. ■ From The Jam and Everyday at Ten Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £20. Original Jam member Bruce Foxton is joined by
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