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Amber Wilson, Blood Blood ■ The Urchins, King Cutler and The Country Boys Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Scottish indie and rock. ■ The Hellfire Club, John Alexander with Paul Tasker and Sleepy Eyes Nelson The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8pm. £4. Cajun and alt.country headliners at this Vagabond Social Club night of Americana. ✽✽ The Moth & the Mirror, and I Build Collapsible Mountains Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Wistful folky sounds from cellist Stacey Sievwright and band, launching their new single ‘Germany’. ■ Painted Money, Mythrias and The Abstract Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Biffy- style alt.rock. ■ The Sex Pistols Experience The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on the door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the band responsible for initiating the punk movement in the UK. ■ Will Hanson The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Local singer/songwriter, originally from London, launches his album Moving A Body. FREE The Halos Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Angelic rock.
Edinburgh FREE Electric Circus Live Lounge Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 5pm. Start the weekend early with musicians, comedians and DJs. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. The singer-songwriter-guitarist is regularly joined by a selection of special guests. ■ Jojocoke Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 6.30pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Classic rock covers (more acts tbc). ■ Honour is Dead and Winter Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Hard rock. ■ Maximo Park The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10. Low key comeback gig from the edgy Geordie indie rock favourites Maximo Park fronted by the man with the combover, Paul Smith. ■ The Quad Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £3. Four band bill (acts tbc). ■ Underclass, Lost in Audio and The Deep Red Sky Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £5. Indie with a View/Libertines kick from Underclass at this Mine night. ■ Bandioke Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30–10.30pm. £4 includes entry to Planet Earth. See Fri 26. ■ Feine Trinkers Bei Pinkels Daheim, Core of the Coalman, Marvo Men and Scrim Superclub, 11a Gayfield Square, info@superclubstudios.com 7.30pm. £5. Expansive soundscapes from the German headliners. ■ Roxyrama The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Tribute to Roxy Music, Brian Ferry and Brian Eno. ■ We Ate Them Off The Floor, Lords of Bastard, Degrassi, Paradigm Complex, Slow Motion Replay, Forrester and Sagat Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. A night of ‘heavy noise rock’ at the Rusty Cage. FREE Jamie Scott Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. See Sat 27. FREE Live Music Lebowskis, 18 Morrison Street, 466 1779. 9.30pm. See Fri 26.
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SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Glasgow ✽✽ Music is the Music Language Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Times vary. £10 (£6). A festival of live music from Cry Parrot and Tracer Trails celebrating the Scottish underground indie scene featuring the likes of Tattie Toes, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Vom, Wounded Knee, Alasdair Roberts, Nackt Insecten, Cut Hands (William Bennett of Whitehouse), Opaque, Ultimate Thrush, Blue Sabbath Black Fiji, Muscles of Joy, Two Wings, Usurper and Sarah Kenchington plus stalls, films, food and more acts tbc. See preview, page 110. FREE Diana Schad Urban Bar & Brasserie, 23–25 St Vincent Place, 248 5636. 5pm. See Fri 26. FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sat 27. ■ PM Music Presents Mainstage @ O2 Academy Glasgow O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 6pm. £10. Over-14s show. Performances from Indiecode, The Revolt, The Heretics, Ocean House, Trigger the Escape and Finality Jack. ■ Pearl Jam O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Over-14s show. Pearl Jam tribute show perform debut album Ten in its entirety to mark its 20th anniversary. ■ Pure Dead Brilliant, Kia Koura, Steven Leonard and The Classics Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7pm. £5. Power pop from PDB. ■ Elan Few, The Quiet Ones, Callum Baird and Watershed Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Rock and indie. ■ Suspire The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £5. Soaring melodic rockers mark the release of their single ‘Salvation Sister’. ■ Val Verde, Holy Pistol Club, Visions Of, Cherri Fosphate and Boot Magna Flat 0/1, 162 Bath Street, 07583227912. 7.30pm. £6. Local indie rockers. ■ Columbia, Fireside Kicks and David Sutherland & Band Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Status No The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £9 on door; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Quo tribute band. FREE Uncle Remus Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live music.
Edinburgh FREE The Oates Field Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, 561 1363. 2.30pm. The Fence associates launch new album Wild Oates. ■ The Ged Hanley Trio, Main Street Blues, Mad Ferret and U- Know-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, rock, funk and pop. FREE William Douglas The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. Unplugged session with William Douglas and friends. ■ Funeral For A Friend The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. CANCELLED. ■ Bryan Ferry Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 9846. 7.30pm. £40–£50. Outdoor gig from the super smooth Roxy Music vocalist. ■ The Scene Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm–3am. £4. New live music club with a mix of folk, blues and rock from Adam Holmes, Macka Rising and Chris O’Neil plus DJs playing house. ■ The Stone Ghost Collective The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7.30pm. £5. Gentle harmonies and heavy experimental rock from this Scottish six-piece.
■ Make Sparks Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 8pm. £5. See Fri 2. ■ The Oates Field, Player Piano and Iona Marshall The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5–£6 in advance; £7 on the door. Limbo present a triple bill of Fence associates. Sunday 4
Language SWG3, Studio Glasgow ✽✽ Music is the Music Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. Times vary. £10 (£6). See Sat 3. FREE Ayrshire Showcase Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 2pm. A showcase of 14 acts from Ayrshire across two stages, featuring The Darien Venture, This Familiar Smile, Bellow Below, As In Bear, Rose Parade, In:Auteurs, Little Fire, Tragic O’Hara and more. FREE Matt Scott Slouch, 203–5 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Glasgow songwriter plays the Blues Kitchen. ■ Mac Miller and Mikill Pane O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Pittsburgh rapper, and chum of Wiz Khalifa, makes a foray to the UK. ■ PJ Harvey Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26.50–£28.50. One of the most distinctive musical voices of this or any other generation plays selections of eerie, intoxicating material from her widely lauded and Mercury Music Prize-nominated recent release, Let England Shake. See preview, page 110. ■ Roy Orbison with Al Morris Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £13.50. Alan Morris pays tribute to the Big O. ■ Dolly: The Show The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £19 in advance; £21 on the door; £32.95 with early dinner at 6pm. See Thu 1. ■ French Wives, Shields and Poor Things The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Quirky indie folk band in the vein of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura. ■ Iceage, Eagulls, Top Dollar and Jackie Onassis Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Heavy sounds from this teenage four-piece from Copenhagen. FREE Bloc+ Jam Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 28. FREE Open Mic The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 9pm. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. See Sun 28. FREE Open Mic Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. See Sun 28.
Edinburgh FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. See Sun 28. ■ 35mm Dreams, My-T-HI and Shock & Awe Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8- 16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Punk rock. FREE The Listening Room The Blue Blazer, 2 Spittal Street, 229 5030. 8pm. See Sun 28. ■ You Dead The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 8pm. £3. A baffling mix of garage, punk, hardcore and pop from the Highlands. FREE Rossco Galloway & Alisdair McErlain Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9pm. See Sun 28. FREE Ska Night Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Live ska (acts tbc). FREE BBC Introducing with Ally McCrae The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 10pm–3am. Live radio broadcast featuring several up-and-coming Scottish indie acts (line-up tbc).
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