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ROCK&POP Music
Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie and post-punk/new wave. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 26. Friday 3
Glasgow ■ Devon Sproule CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £12. Honeyed, candid old style folk-pop from the young Virginia-based artist. ■ Kris Tennant O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £tbc. Elton John/Rufus Wainwright- loving singer/songwriter and band. ■ Over the Wall Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £5. Euphoric pop outfit. ■ Phosphorescent Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Spectral Americana in the vein of Will Oldham from Brooklyn resident Matthew Houck. ■ Texas Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £32.50. Reformed Glasgow rockers fronted by Sharleen Spiteri have another crack at the whip. ■ Tommy Reilly and Dirty Beggars Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11.50. Perky Glaswegian indie popster sings of his lack of luck with the ladies. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Captain & the Kings and Endor Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 7.30pm. £5. Live music from the Wendy House collective. ■ Dananananaykroyd and Young Legionnaire Ivy, 1102–1106 Argyle Street, 357 5454. 7.30pm. £5. Flailing noise action from the much touted Dananananaykroyd with support from new band of punkas featuring Gordon from Bloc Party. See preview, page 98. ■ The Hardy Souls, The Dirty Suits, The Cairos and The New Towns Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rock bands and DJs play in support of Cancer Research. ■ The Indelicates, Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Punk Band and Anna Madeline The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Poetic pop from Sussex. ✽✽ Ducktails, Julian Lynch and Big Troubles Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Ambient pop from Lynch with one-man- psych project Ducktails (aka Matthew Mondanile) in support. See preview, page 98. ■ Pendragon The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £13.50 in advance; £15 on the door; £27.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Old school rockers from Stroud who have played with Marillion over the years. ■ Sunshine Delay, Martin McLaughlin and Jamie Flett The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £4. Melodic country-influenced Americana outfit play the Vagabond Social Club. ■ Trigger the Escape and Crabbit Rabbit Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Jace Everett King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Nashville based country singer responsible for the swampy theme tune to ‘True Blood. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 26. Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with a mix of musicians, comedians and DJs. Launching with atmospheric piano work from Shona Foster plus We See Lights, Becca Fox, Jay Bharaj and comedians (tbc).
FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. ■ Doc Rodent, Fatlips and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, covers and prog. ■ A Very, Very Intimate Evening with Rick Wakeman The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 6.45pm. £22.50. An evening of anecdotes and music from prog rocker Wakeman (Yes). ■ Band Hub Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £tbc. Four bands (tbc). ■ Carnivores, Atlas and Kraul Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Biffy/McLusky riffola from the headliners. ■ The Dead Man’s Waltz Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5 (£4). Skye quartet performing folk noir with a theatrical storytelling flourish. ■ The Jackals and The Soviets The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £6. Rock form Edinburgh and Newcastle respectively. ■ The Nature Boys, Seven Deadly Sins and Skyless Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. Sharp punk. ■ The Nature Boys, The Seven Deadly Sins and Blank Canvas Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Frantic, energetic indie punk rock. ■ Ded Rabbit, Steve Heron and Kerrie Lynch Maggie’s Chamber, Three Sisters, 139 Cowgate, 622 6801. 7.30pm. £3. Launching new single ‘Down & Out’. FREE Portnawak & The Woo Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Musical ensemble, playing a unique blend of gypsy folk hop, psychedelic tribal bounce music and organic punk. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Soulful troubadour. ■ Vakunoht and Of Spire & Throne Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £5 (£4). Progressive space rock.
Saturday 4 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 28. ■ Benjamin Francis Leftwich Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. The Yorkshire singer- songwriter’s indie pop is influence by Kate Bush and Sigur Ros. ■ The Blind Watchmakers and Chasing Amy O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Local rock. ■ Electric Honey Records Showcase Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £6. The Stow College label with the formidable track records presents its latest wares - Miniature Dinosaurs, The French Wives, Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers and the launch of White Heath’s debut album Take No Thought for Tomorrow. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Four Hours of Drone CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7pm. £4. Just what it says on the tin, featuring Andreas Jonsson, Alistair Crosbie, Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (thanks guys), CK Dexter Haven, Neil Davidson and Noma. Can you handle it? ■ The Johnny 7 Karaoke Fundraiser Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Fundraiser for the Glasgow Roller Girls, with live band Johnny 7 providing the backing for your karaoke efforts. Get your requests in online at glasgowrollergirls.com/forum/index in advance, as the band will need to learn the backing track!
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