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ROCK&POP Music
8.30pm. Live music. FREE Live! in the Saint The Saint on Bath Street, 190 Bath Street, 352 8800. 9pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley, Mainstreet Blues, Bad Boogaloo and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and funk. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 25. ■ Edinburgh School For the Deaf, The Louche FC and Milk Maid Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Fuzzed up psyche shoegaze and distorted guitars. ■ The Merrylees, Mass Consensus and Bowery Street Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4 (£3). Indie. ■ Steve Heron, Sebastian Dangerfield and Ded Rabbit Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Edinburgh indie.
Largs ■ Kelburn Garden Party Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, 01475 568685. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 1.
Sunday 3
Glasgow ■ Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £tbc. Line-up includes the Lynsey Dolan Band, Craig Hughes, Alan Nimmo, Gary Miller & the Blues Collective, Domino Gumbo, Early Mac Band, The Hexmen and Minnie & the Victors. ■ Lou Hickey, Jonathan Carr and Scott Beaton O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Bittersweet songs with a subtle jazz influence from burlesque singer Lou Hickey, better known as the co-vocalist in Codeine Velvet Club. FREE Club Sublime Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.30pm. Musicians from Limelight Studios showcase their sounds. Sally Clay hosts, and resident DJs the Too Wonky Traktors keep the tunes coming between bands. ■ Evol, Scragfight and Terminal Parade Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alt line- up featuring all-girl garage punk band Scragfight. ■ John Mellencamp Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £45–£65. Veteran blue collar troubadour returns to tour the UK for the first time in 19 years. ■ Sintonic, Concept of Time, Deviation, What’s the Damage? and Citizen Death Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Metal line-up. ■ SCUM King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Exponents of the nouveau goth sound, which is all the rage in London town. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 26. FREE Open Mic The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 9pm. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. See Sun 26. Edinburgh FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 26. FREE Ska Night Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Live ska (acts tbc). FREE Onzlo Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. Classic rock. ■ Trace Bundy The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £8. Bundy is a highly promising young guitarist, who has earned the notable nickname ‘acoustic ninja’.
FREE The Listening Room The Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street, 229 5030. 8pm. See Sun 26. FREE Rossco Galloway and Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Sun 26. Largs ■ Kelburn Garden Party Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, 01475 568685. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 1.
Monday 4
Glasgow FREE Safety Nett, Kenny McColl, Gabriella da Cruz Welsh, Fiona McKirdy and Rachel Morrison Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Bill of singer/songwriters. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 27. FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. See Mon 27. ■ Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. ■ The Orbitsuns, Breakglass_Emergency and Bright Young Nights King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Rabble-rousing country and rockabilly outfit from Detroit. Edinburgh ■ The Paul Garner Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £6. Gritty progressive guitar/organ blues trio FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 27.
Tuesday 5
Glasgow ■ Jimmy Barnes The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £17. Scots-born Australian rocker who has been performing since the 80s. ■ Friendo and Cold Pumas The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. No-fi psych-prog-rock from London town. ■ Transfer, Hurricane Party and Brooksy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. San Diego indie rockers. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 28. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Tue 28.
Edinburgh FREE Out of the Bedroom Montague Bar, Montague Street, 226 0931. 7.30pm. See Tue 28. FREE Whitebus Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Indie. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Tue 28. Wednesday 6
Glasgow ■ Roger Daltrey SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £30–£45. The Who frontman performs songs from his group’s classic rock musical, Tommy, alongside some of their greatest hits. ■ Liza Minnelli Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £35–£95. Rare glam bam live outing from the song and dance diva and screen icon for whom life – and her show – is a cabaret. ■ Alex Cornish and Paul Gilbody The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Indie pop with hints of Coldplay, Radiohead, Rufus Wainwright and Van Morrison from the headliner.
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