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FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 22. ■ Hells Bells The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £12–£14. Accomplished AC/DC tribute band. ■ Tasty Meat, The Tinnitus Twins and The Legends of Awesome Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Manic, weird and whimsical strangeness and comedy rock. ■ White Heath Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Beautiful cabaret cacophony from White Heath as they launch their new single. ■ This is Sound Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Indie rock showcase (bands tbc). ■ The Higher State, Dick Dangerous & the Love Bastards and Uncle Dad Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 9pm–3am. £5 (£4). Garage and psych sounds with DJs from The Go-Go, Green Door and Land of a Thousand Dance through to 3am. FREE Live Music Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Fri 22. FREE Missing Cat Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Psychedelic blues. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Soulful troubadour. Saturday 30
SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Glasgow ✽✽ Electric Frog Summer Festival Eastvale Pl, 357 7246. 3–11pm. £22.50. Scaled back to just one day ‘due to unforeseen issues arising from planned construction around the street site at SWG3’. The Sat line-up now stands as Dubfire, Nitzer Ebb, Marc Houle, DJ Funk, Karotte, Optimo, Instra:Mental, Pro Vinylist Karim, Orde Meikle (Slam) and Graeme Reedie (Silicone Soul). See Clubs preview, page 40. FREE The MeatMen Chambre 69, Stock Exchange House, 69 Nelson Mandela Place. 6pm. See Thu 21. ■ Athlete and My First Tooth The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. The laid-back indie souls and Ivor Novello songwriting award-winners present their unplugged wares at this ‘The Hits: Stripped Back’ show. ■ Hell’s Bells and HellRazor The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door. AC/DC tribute act to rock your socks. Plus classic rock covers band in support. ■ Mob Rules, Satellites of Love and Clocked Out Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Punk and hardcore sounds. ■ Senser and Psyko Dalek Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13.50. Senser were the sound of 90s rock, rap, samples and politics colliding in a shouty frenzy. A decade on, they have reformed and it’s business as usual. ■ The Tenements, Mocker and The Sneaky Russians O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Rock and indie. FREE As The Crow Flies, Christopher Price and Sol Diablos Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Indie rock’n’roll. ■ Let’s Wrestle Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Indie rockers from London. ■ The Bucky Rage, The Fnords and The Wrong Boyfriends The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Space punk, surfabilly and garage disco for cowboys, it says here. ■ Epiphany in the Griffiny The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8pm. £3. ‘Live music, poetry and anarchy’ from Dumb Instrument, Les Johnson and Me, Aidan McEoin and Serpent. ■ The Hidden Masters, Magnetic Mind and Cosmic Dead Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Ex-Needles members now
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playing 60s-influenced garage, psych and pop. ■ The New Age Jam The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Jam tribute act. FREE Steady State Regime, No Fxd Abode, Dirty Keys, Rick & the Rockers and Café Disco Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Indie and alt.rock sounds. FREE The Dangerous Brothers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. A classic rock/metal repertoire from the Kendal-based bros. ■ Ex-Cathedra, The Junkman’s Choir and Skudpuppetz King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Veteran Scottish ska punks who have reformed and reunited from as far away as Oz and Holland after a ten-year hiatus. FREE Tijuana Bibles Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 8.30pm. Brooding indie rock from this Lanarkshire band. With Chris Price. FREE Betatone Distraction, The Great I Am and Phiktion Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 10pm. Free before 11pm. Alternative pop, indie and electro sets. ■ Ben Butler & Mousepad Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 11pm. £4. Skweee synth weirdness from BB&M.
Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley Trio, Blackjack Blues Band, Ruby Alba & The One Flesh Band and Digan, Dowell & White Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 4.45pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and jam band session. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Unplugged session with William Douglas and friends. ■ The Deep Red Sky, The Last September and Cry & The Block Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Indie rock influenced by the Scottish triumvirate of Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and Biffy Clyro. ■ Schtïck öf Röck Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5 inc entry to Magic Nostalgia. Big ballsy covers of classic rock and glam metal. ■ Tiger Please Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Welsh alt.rock band Tiger Please have been compared to Pearl Jam and The Gaslight Anthem. FREE The Salties Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Live music. ■ Bohemond Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 11pm. £4. Funky rock. Prestonpans ■ Prestonpans Music Festival Greenhills, 01875 810876. 12–10pm. £20 (under 14s £10; under 5s free). Local festival headlined by Jon Fratelli with GoGoBot, Maeve O’Boyle, and more on the main stage. House and trance on the We Love the 90s stage featuring N- Trance, MC XXX plus a ‘Super Star Experience’ stage with tributes to Pink, Britney, Rihanna and more, alongside funfairs, beer tents, kid’s entertainment and food.
Sunday 31 Glasgow ■ Modulate, Deviant UK, Je$us Loves Amerika and Surgyn Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Industrial/gothic rock from DJ Geoff Lee and Midlands combo Deviant UK. ■ WEFUNK and Retromance Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Dirty funk sounds from the band fronted by Reverend Professor O Greasy. ■ Grant Campbell The Bath Street Pony, 207 Bath Street, 221 9444. 7.30pm. £5. Local gravelly countryish
singer-songwriter promoting his second album ‘Beyond Below’. ■ Siphon Plane, Sunflower Tuesdays, You Dead!, Monica & the Explosion, Liberty Falls and Black Light District Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Melodic rock and hardcore from Sunflower Tuesdays, plus Highland hardcore from You Dead! and jukebox punk from Monica & the Explosion. ■ Southpaw and Sons of the Morning Star Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Americana and country soul. ■ Jonnie Common, Japanese War Effort and River of Slime Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Fence Collectee, formerly known as Down the Tiny Steps. ■ Madskull and Blue Tin Lids The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Hip hop-influenced alt six-piece from Glasgow. FREE New Fiction, Havana Rising, Masters of the Sea and Sneaky Pete Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Alternative rock from Dunfermline. ■ Tiger Please King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Welsh alt.rock band Tiger Please have been compared to Pearl Jam and The Gaslight Anthem. Plus Herculean and Perduramo. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 24. Edinburgh FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. See Sun 24. FREE Spark! Creativity Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sun 24.
Monday 1
Glasgow ■ Divorce and Manatees Stereo, 20- 28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Noise rock and punk action, including monolithic riffola from Borders band Manatees. ■ Grader and Lords The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. Hardcore and alt.rock bill headlined by Aberdonian post-hardcore troupe. Tuesday 2
Glasgow ■ That Sunday Feeling The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 6.30pm. £5. Punk pop outfit from the Midlands. FREE Acoustic Sessions and Open Mic Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Free acoustic night hosted by Ross Clark. Edinburgh FREE The Toi and Herculean Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Power pop from The Toi.
Wednesday 3
Glasgow ✽✽ The Jayhawks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Esteemed exponents of modern Americana boasting two fine songwriters in Mark Olson and Gary Louris. ■ Paws and Lady North Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Influenced by lo-fi US guitar rock from the 90s. ■ This Distance, The Ocean Between Us, Paint the Sky and A World Defined The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Emotive metal band from Wales. ■ Milk Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 07583227912. 9pm–3am. £4 (students £3). A new indie night with two live bands plus an acoustic act, visuals and DJs. With live band The Mouse That Ate the Cat, a club outfit fronted by The Dykeenies’ frontman Brian Henderson.
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