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man presents ‘the Jack of Diamonds Scrimshaw shanties’. FREE JKLMO, The Other Side and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Alternative, punk rock and covers. FREE The Stantons Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Country vibes, but not necessarily country songs from The Stantons.
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Glasgow ■ Mike Fantastic O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Cardiff electro quintet with a penchant for silly glasses who have appeared on Britain’s Got Talent. FREE Blindfolds, Forward Motion, Dalzel and Electric Alice Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local band line-up. ■ The Dots, Stolen Sundays and Majestic Dandelion Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Live music. ■ Sneak Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £4. Showcase of Scottish hip hop. ■ Soul Remover, Filthy Little Secret, Slabheed Stalker and Purpose Failed The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Southern blues-influenced rock and metal from a band who recently supported the reformed Warrior Soul. ■ The Ray Summers, Johnny & the Giros, Mass Consensus and Midnight Harlots King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Infectious mainstream indie rock sounds from this Falkirk band, signed to King Tut’s record label. Andrew Lindsay & the Coat Hooks play in the bar. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE My First Addiction, Dreams & Empires and One Good Reason Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before 11pm. Showcase of underground sounds. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 21. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Thu 21. ■ The BellRays and The Primevals Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £9. Blistering garage rock fronted by the powerhouse soul vocals of Lisa Kekaula. FREE Dirty District Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7pm. Hip hop night featuring local MCs. FREE Hailey Beavis Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 8.30pm. See Thu 21. ■ The Wee Stramash Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 9pm–1am. £5 (£4). The Big Stramash might have been postponed but you can still soak up the best in garage rock’n’roll with live sets from Lord Rochester, Sally Skull and The Fnords plus DJs from the Go-Go, The Green Door and Land of a Thousand Dances. FREE Mark Burwell’s Rockeoke Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9.30pm. See Thu 21.
Friday 29 Glasgow ■ Black Country Communion and Michael Schenker Group O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £40–£45. Hoary rock supergroup featuring former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath singer Glenn Hughes, blues guitar maestro Joe Bonamassa, and drummer Jason Bonham of the renowned Bonham drumming clan. Extra hoariness from Scorpions/UFO guitarist Michael Schenker in support. ■ Nerrus Kor, Diementia, Let’s Play God and Sintonic The Cathouse,
15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £6. Death metal line-up. ■ Pure Dead Brilliant, The Switch, Static Rebound and Voracity Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Commercial pop/rock. ■ Rebel 69, Wasted Radio, The Kleptocrats and Sons of the Morning Star Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. Indie rock’n’roll. ■ Trigger the Escape, Lucky 38 and Peppermint Fiction Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Live music. ✽✽ Nicolas Jaar and Valentin Stip The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm–3am. £8. Dubstep- influenced melancholia in the same ballpark as James Blake and Jamie Woon from Jaar who reckons that ‘everyone who goes to a club is heartbroken’. With an afterparty until 3am with the Highlife DJs and special guests. See preview, page 65. ■ Tijuana Bibles Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Brooding indie rock from this Lanarkshire band. ■ Engine 7, Pumajaw and Solipsism The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Downtempo electronica from Engine 7 and hypnotic folk from Pumajaw. ■ Passenger, Alan McKim and Stu Larsen Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Aka acoustic troubadour Mike Rosenberg, drawing influence from the likes of Van Morrison, Neil Young and John Prine. ■ Somatic Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ The Stones The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door: £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Relax – it’s not actually the Stones but these guys pride themselves in getting as close to recreating the Stones vibe as possible. ■ Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. FREE Brian Spence Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. singer- songwriter. FREE Jerusalem Harpoon Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. A ‘musical timewarp’ is assured. ■ Patricia Vonne, The River 68s and Matt Wilson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Austin-based singer- songwriter with a Tex-Mex flavour to her music – and a role in film Sin City also under her belt, so no messing with her. ■ Pinup Nights The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm–3am. £5. Glasgow’s biggest indie night, with regular guest DJs and live bands representing the best of Glasgow’s scene. Live music from Eddy & the T-Bolts, Fiction Faction and Camino Real. ■ Japanese Popstars Chambre 69, Stock Exchange House, 69 Nelson Mandela Place. 11pm. Hotly tipped electro trio have collaborated with Robert Smith on their new album. ■ Mondo Scuro Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 11pm–3am. £3. ‘Occult sexmusic for insomniacs and rubber freaks’ played live by Organs of Love (El Rancho Records) with DJ support from GK Machine. 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. Line-up tbc. ■ Lee Paterson and Illicit Still Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Acoustic blues followed by classic rock and metal.
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