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ROCK&POP Music
FREE Live Music Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. Mix of Scottish acts and touring musicians. FREE Dave Hughes and Ciaran Lenehan Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Acoustic music. Hamilton ■ The Wanted Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, 01698 283 806. 4pm. £25–£35 (£110 for hospitality suites). Latest airbrushed boy band to pop off the end of the production line.
Saturday 23 Glasgow FREE Tontine Lane Music Stage Tontine Lane, Tontine Lane Off Trongate, 237 7653. 11am–9pm. This wide selection of music talent features performances from all genres and countries across the world. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Brunswick Stage Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel, 106–8 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. 12–7pm. An eclectic range of music supplemented by barbecue and food and drink available from the Brunswick Hotel. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Mono Presents . . . Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 1pm–1am. This two-day counter-culture party features plentiful live performances, art exhibitions, food and drink. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Correcto, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Ubre Blanca, Galoshins, Black Jash and Her Royal Highness The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 4pm. All-day festival of freebiness featuring the sharp indie pop of Correcto, featuring Franz Ferdinand’s Paul Thomson, electronica from BB&M, ex- Shitdisco types Ubre Blanca and Edinburgh’s Her Royal Highness. Plus swamp garage from Black Gash and post-punk from Galoshins. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Thu 21. ■ Love & a Colt.45, Tragic City Thieves and The Cellophanes Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £4. Punk bill. ■ Sex Beat, Cha Cha Heels and Demimonde Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Goth/glam outfit play their first gig in Scotland since splitting in 1984. With electro power pop from Dundee in support. FREE Tontine Lane Music at St Andrew’s in the Square St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 548 1174. 7–11pm. This wide selection of music talent features performances from all genres and countries across the world. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Be Like Pablo, Gordon McIntyre and Ewan Cruickshanks Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Gordon McIntyre sheds his ballboy persona for the night. ■ Nick Mercer Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5 in advance; £6 on door. Formerly of Sergeant. ■ Them Beatles Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). Fab Four tribute band from Scotland. FREE The Huskies, Indiecode, Dead Robots and Gruesome Green Fever Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Rolling Stones and Arctic Monkeys influences from Ayr band Indiecode. ■ Mick Hargan & The Proposition The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on night; £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Singer-songwriter inspired by Dylan, The Frames and U2. ■ The Upbeat Beatdown, Soundwhole and NK Jays Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Pop/rock and indie. Part of the Merchant City Festival.
■ Young Aviators, Skinny Villains and Poor Things Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Full-on indie rocking bill. ■ Davey Horne, The OK Social Club, Val Verde and Dead Electric King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Davey Horne of the Ray Summers performs solo. David Bateman plays in the bar. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE No Fxd Abode, The Speak Easy and Dead Agenda Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Alt.rock. FREE United Fruit and Late Night Fiction Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Noisy alt.rock four-piece from Glasgae.
Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley, Georgia Crawl, Size Queen and U-Know-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock covers and originals. ■ Bong, Sunsmasher and Fordell Research Unit Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Giant doomy sludgy stoner metal and drone rock. ■ Enfant Bastard, Moustache of Insanity and River of Slime Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. DIY indie folk and 8-bit electronica. ■ The Gillyflowers and Star Wheel Press Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Lush alt.country. ■ Lost in Audio Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Hard edged indie packed with guitar hooks. ■ Pose Victorious, Blow!, Xavia and Run/Lucky/Free Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5 in advance; £6 on the door. Polished indie rock. ■ Emelle, Who’s Edna, Black Tongues and The Rules Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. FREE Steve Heron Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Rising Edinburgh songsmith. ■ Volitantes and Shooting Stansfield Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £4. Indie rock. Hamilton ■ Westlife Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, 01698 283 806. 4pm. £40–£50 (£125 for hospitality suites). More stool-bound balladry from the boy band who refuse to die.
Sunday 24
Glasgow FREE Band on the Run Various venues, Merchant City, 5526027. Times tbc. See Sat 23. FREE Tontine Lane Music Stage Tontine Lane, Tontine Lane Off Trongate, 237 7653. 11am–7pm. See Sat 23. FREE Brunswick Stage Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick Hotel (basement) 106–8 Brunswick Street, 552 0001. 12–7pm. See Sat 23. FREE Mono Presents . . . Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 12–11pm. See Sat 23.
✽✽ FREE Secret Summer Alldayer Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street,
553 2400. noon. Live music from The Ballad of Mabel Wong, Palms, Tangles and Famous Dave & his Strange Blue Dreams plus DJ sets at this indoor alldayer. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE The Red Hot Poker Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 2pm. Five-piece cover band. ■ The Old Firm Casuals The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £12.50. Old school punk side project from Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen. 21 Jul–4 Aug 2011 THE LIST 73