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Saturday 21 Glasgow ✽✽ Stag & Dagger Various venues, www.staganddagger.com noon. £10–£16. An unusual music festival split between London and Glasgow and featuring new live music acts, DJs and visual artists. One ticket gives access to several venues and over 100 performances. The line-up includes Clinic, Sons & Daughters, Broken Records, Warpaint, Veronica Falls, Kurt Vile, Bo Ningen, Desalvo and Yuck. See preview, page 71. ■ The Wee Chill People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0788. 2pm–11pm. £tbc. The boutique dance and live music festival moves to a larger venue. With guests Derrick Carter & Mark Farina, Guy Gerber, Moodymann, Greg Wilson, Matius Aguayo, Hudson Mohawke, Domenic & Junior, Billy Woods, Jackmaster and Thunder Disco Club, and a live band stage. See preview in Clubs section. ■ Jiezuberband, Preacher, Oswald and Devil May Cry The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 3pm. £12.50. Post-Britpop sounds. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 30. ■ The Dodos The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £9. Psych folk pop duo from San Francisco. FREE The Fortunate Sons St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, 339 1742. 7pm. See Sat 30. ■ Joanne Shaw Taylor O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £12.50. See Fri 20.
■ Band of Heathens Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £13. Blues-soaked country from this Austin band, playing the Fallen Angels Club. ■ The Harlem Gospel Choir Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18.50. Uplifting gospel. ■ Born Accused, The Steady State Regime, Kleptocrats and The Beagle Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indievous bill of local indie bands. ■ Larry Miller and Against the Grain The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance: £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Thu 19. ■ Beatsteaks and Failsafe King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Berlin- based punks headline. FREE No Fxd Abode Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Altrock. FREE 2 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Black Jash The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Garage band from Gretna. FREE Hypermusic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. Live music. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 28. ■ Getawaycab and Fiction Faction Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 10pm. Free before 11pm. Finnish band headline this latest Podcart night.
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92 THE LIST 28 Apr–26 May 2011
Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Midnight Blues, U-Know-Hoo and Roguestar Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, funk and rock. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 30. ■ Guns 2 Roses Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £10. See Fri 20. ■ Jonnie Common, Kill the Captains and Orchestra Elastique Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Fence Collectee, formerly known as Down the Tiny Steps. ■ Junior Priest Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Judas Priest tribute outfit. ■ Underclass, The Alibis and Cameo Colours Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Indie with a View/Libertines kick from Underclass at this Amplified night. ■ Jonnie Common, Kill the Captains and Enfant Bastard Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7.30pm. £5. Supremely talented local oddballs, plus ‘face-melters’ from Sheffield at this latest Song, By Toad gig. ■ We Luv Musik The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. The best new and established acts (live up tbc). FREE Stevie Agnew Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 9.30pm. Covers from the 50s to the present day.
Sunday 22
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2pm. See Sun 15. FREE Blues Kitchen Sundays Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 1. ■ The Rising O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. A tribute to the music of Bruce Springsteen. FREE Candid Creep, Media Whores and Tiny Cuts Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Punky bill. ■ Gerry Jablonski & the Electric Band Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. Classic rock and blues rock influences from this Aberdonian singer-guitarist. With support from The Lorelei and The Bro. ■ The Nightingales and Ted Chippington The Hold (Underneath the Admiral Bar), 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Robert Lloyd’s much-loved (in a cult way) band from back in the day try out the 21st century in the company of their old comic mucker Ted Chippington, who is much loved by Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. ■ Braids and No Joy Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Electronic art rockers from Calgary and now based in Montreal. ■ The Hoosiers and The Dirty Demographic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12. Dangerously jolly London four-piece indie pop band make their return in an intimate setting. Edinburgh FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 15. ■ Pete & the Pirates Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8. Jangling harmonies and fuzzy guitars from this youthful Reading band. ■ The Webb Sisters The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £13.50. Dynamic folk and pop multi-instrumentalists.
■ Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £8. See Thu 19. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 1. FREE The Pentatonics and Doc Rodent Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Blues with the Rodent.
Monday 23
Club and Small Scale Collision Glasgow ■ Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad & the Lovely Posse O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. The erstwhile 80s pop pinup has had a difficult time of it in recent years but there is a lot of interest, nostalgic or otherwise, in his comeback, thanks to a catalogue which straddles post-punk and dandy pop. Note change of venue. ✽✽ Emeralds, John Knox Sex The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £7. A fusion of ambient electronica, 80s synths and ‘Kosmische Musik’. See preview, page 71. ■ MC Lars, Akira the Don, Weerd Science and MC Chris O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Laptop hip hop and electronica from the Brooklyn-based songsmith, with support from London mixologist Akira the Don. FREE Sintonic, Insomniac, Hiroshima Blackout, Portion Fed and Twisted Rainbow Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Hardcore, alternative and metal sounds. ■ The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £20. See Fri 29. ■ Alessi’s Ark and Georgia Seddon Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Teenage songwriter who has been compared to Joanna Newsom and Jenny Lewis. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. See Mon 2. ■ Sparrow & the Workshop King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Alt.folk and rockier interludes from this Glasgow-based trio touting percussion, violin, guitar and voice and preparing to release their album Spitting Daggers. ■ Social Circkle, Prolife and Knots The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punk.
Edinburgh ■ Villagers The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £11. The stage moniker of Dublin’s Conor O’Brien, a rootsy narrative songwriter whose debut album ‘I Saw The Dead’ got a Mercury Music Prize nomination. FREE Singer-Songwriter Night Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 8pm. See Mon 2. Tuesday 24 Glasgow ■ The Black Lips Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. Atlanta flower power punks known for their wild live shows. ■ Mayday Parade, We Are the In Crowd, A Rocket to the Moon and Blitz Kids The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Generic emo pop outfit headline. ■ VersaEmerge The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8.50. Commercial emo sound from this Florida trio. ■ Andrew Yule, Kevin Walls, Johnny Barr, Whatever They Say and Intermediaries Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Singer-songwriter bill. ■ Allie Moss Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Alt.folk from a singer-songwriter whose songs have been featured in adverts and on Grey’s Anatomy.