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Glasgow ■ Glasvegas O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16. See Sun 24. ■ The Party Program, Grant Me Revenge, Colours to Shame and Deadly Inscription Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 7pm. Rock and metal. ■ We Came As Romans The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Positive post- hardcore band from Troy, Michigan. ■ Cat’s Eyes St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £12.50. New outfit featuring Horrors frontman Faris Badwan in collaboration with classically trained soprano and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Saint Saviour and The Organs of Love King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Saint Saviour is a singer/songwriter ‘of all kinds of damn stuff’ and current voice of Groove Armada. FREE Golden Grrrls Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 9pm. Indie pop. Edinburgh ■ To Catch a Thief, Atlas, Your First Mistake and The Winter Tradition Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £4. Emo quartet from Glasgow. ■ Metronomy Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £10. See page 96. FREE Boda’sChanBang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk. 8pm. See Mon 4. FREE Dawn Patrol Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 9pm. See Mon 4. FREE Andy Tucker’s Big Gig Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Fri 22.
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Glasgow ■ Engelbert Humperdinck Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £30–£35. CANCELLED. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai- Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots. ■ Findlay Napier, A Trespassing Scott and Marc Evans Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Bluegrass, country, funk and folk from a performer whose sound is described as ‘Loudon Wainwright meets Nickel Creek’, playing at the weekly Slow Club. ■ Jackie Treehorn, Vasquez and Radiation Line The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Stoner rock quintet Jackie Treehorn head this night of heavy rock. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 5. Edinburgh ■ Chantel McGregor The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8.50. See Mon 25. ■ Rebecca Pronsky Leith Folk Club, The Village, South Fort Street, 07502 024852. 7.30pm. £8. See Sun 24. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 5.
Wednesday 27 Glasgow ✽✽ Best Coast The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12.50. Fuzzy indie surf-pop from California. See preview, page 79. ■ Comanam, Christine Bovill and Mercant Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Fundraiser for the White Ribbon Campaign.
■ Joe Brown Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50–£24.50. The affable rock’n’roll veteran - and father of Sam - plays a set which spans rock, country, gospel and ballads. ■ Chantel McGregor The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £9 in advance; £10 on the door; £22.95 for an early dinner at 6pm. See Mon 25. ■ Rebecca Pronsky Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. Pronsky performs her Nashville twanging gems from newest album Viewfinder. Support from Lorna Brooks. ■ We Came from the Sea The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie folk sounds from Edinburgh’s WCFTS. ■ Dry the River, Cherri Fosphate and The Fiction King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie/folk from Dry the River who played the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury. Edinburgh ■ Napier Live Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £3. Three bands with an affiliation to Napier university play live. ■ Pensioner, Bronto Skylift and Pinky Suavo Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. The Dundee rockers launch their new album (formerly known as Alamos). ■ Polarsets Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Joyous dancey pop with nods to Friendly Fires, Cut Copy and Two Door Cinema Club.
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FREE Toby Mottershead Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Wed 6. FREE The Stantons Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. Country vibes, but not necessarily country songs from The Stantons. Thursday 28
Glasgow ■ Aloe Blacc and Maya Jupiter Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. American soul vocalist with an old school rhythm’n’blues style. ■ Kassidy, Pearl & the Puppets and Davey Horne O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £9. See Fri 15. ■ Scarlet Inside and Sad Society Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 7pm. Punk action. ■ Knut, Keelhaul and Black Sun Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £8. Stoner/sludge metal triple bill. FREE Detour Scotland Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Thu 14. ■ Listener, Esther Sparks and Old Solar The Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Atmospheric soundscapes in the vein of Spiritualized and the Blue Nile from Old Solar at this Concrete Campfire night. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 31. ■ Polarsets and People, Places, Maps King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Joyous dancey pop with nods to Friendly
ROCK&POP Music
Fires, Cut Copy and Two Door Cinema Club. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 31. ■ The Baby Janes and Terminal Parade The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. Self-styled ‘quiffiness and squiffiness’ from this punky London trio. FREE Open Mic St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 9pm. See Thu 31. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 31. ■ Pensioner, Mondegreen and Trapped in Kansas Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Post-hardcore bill, headlined by Dundonian band. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 31. ■ The Dark Jokes Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Brooding epic multi-instrumental seven-piece Edinburgh indie outfit. ■ Fires Attract and A Day Overdue Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Local band showcase. ■ The Party Program, Dead at the Scene and Here Lies a Warning Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Biff-Fest of Edinburgh hardcore, with more acts to be announced. FREE Hailey Beavis and Jed Milroy Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 31.
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