Music ROCK&POP
FREE Brel Sessions Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 9pm–midnight. See Mon 26.
Edinburgh ■ Catfish Keith The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £12. See Sun 16. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. See Mon 26. Paisley ■ Blueflint Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). See Fri 7.
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Glasgow FREE Esperanza Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 4pm. Live ska set from Esperanza at this pre-party for The Specials gig at the SECC, followed at 8pm by Pivo’s monthly jam session. Plus free pizza. ■ Soil and Puddle of Mudd The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 6.30pm. £15. Over-14s show. Chicago and Missouri metallers join forces on this co-headline tour. ■ The Specials SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £35. More dates for the hugely successful reunion of the legendary Two Tone innovators, sans Jerry Dammers. Thirty years on from their classic single ‘Ghost Town’, there is even a Conservative government back in power to make us all feel at home. ■ The Dykeenies Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £9. Scottish indie rockers. ■ Red City Radio The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Punk rockers from Oklahoma. ■ Sonic Boom Six, Farewell Singapore and Espionage King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Over-14s show. Ska punk bill, headlined by a four-piece described as ‘Ms Dynamite fronts The Clash’. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Tue 27. Edinburgh ■ 8GB, an-cat-max, Fragile Chaos and Comptroller Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. 8GB (Argentina) hits Edinburgh as part of his 2011 European tour. Forging electro, breakbeat and techno sounds with old computer hardware, 8GB aims to incite dance panic and party chaos.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow ■ The Joy Formidable and And So I Watched You From Afar Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £11.50. Welsh indie/post-punk trio. ■ Miles Kane and Folks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11.50. Indie rock swagger from the charismatic Rascals frontman who reached for his inner Scott Walker with Arctic Monkey Alex Turner in The Last Shadow Puppets. ■ Xzibit The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £20. LA rapper and actor of 90s vintage. ■ Apparat The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £13.50. Ambient techno from this four-piece live band. ■ Marionettes, The Collectives and Yoga Club Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £3. Indie electro sounds from Marionettes. ■ Acoustic Tribute Night The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. This month’s tribute soundclash artistes are tbc. ■ Copy Haho Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Lilting Aberdeen indie popsters. ■ Underground Railroad, The
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Dots and Random Guy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. French post-punk trio based in London. Edinburgh ■ The Horrors The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £tbc. Ripped up horror punks turned art.rockers with a fervent goth following. ■ The Winter Tradition and The Merchants Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. An Oxjam gig with noisy pop-rock quartet The Winter Tradition and melodic folk- rockers The Merchants, plus more guests to be confirmed. ■ One Night of Elvis The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £23.25–£24.75. The World Champion Elvis Tribute Artist – Lee ‘Memphis’ King – swivels those hips and breaks some hearts with hits from throughout Elvis’ career.
Thursday 20 Glasgow ■ Glastival O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 2pm. £15–£18 (£27 VIP meet & greet). Over-14s show. Daytime pop fest for the tweens, featuring performances from X Factor’s Lloyd Daniels, Lawson, GMD3, Juice, Little Eye and The Coverboys. ■ Blessthefall The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Screamo quintet from Phoenix return with new singer Beau Bokan. ■ The Overtones Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £19.50–£23.50. Popular doo wop vocal harmony group. FREE The Deadly Winters, Acrylic Iqon and Rhiannon Garitty Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Folk rock from Edinburgh. ■ Devour, Lost Persona and Semper Fi Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £6. Weekly metal night Mayhem Underground. Ticket price includes entry to The Cathouse afterwards. ■ Imperial Leisure, Mike Only and The Willie G Trio King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7. Ove-14s show. Ska
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headliners supported by ex-King Blues man. ■ Marshall Chipped, Sugar Crisis and Ross Gilchrist The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Electro pop sounds at this comeback gig for Marshall Chipped. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 22. FREE Acoustic Open Mic 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 9pm. See Thu 22. FREE Open Mic Night The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 9pm. See Thu 22. FREE Live at Lebowskis Lebowskis, 1008 Argyle Street, 564 7988. 9.30pm. See Thu 22.
Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 22. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. See Thu 22. ■ Apart From Rod The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £11. Former members of the Original Rod Stewart Group perform live without the man himself. ■ The Travelling Band and Jonnie Common Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Indie folk charmers from Manchester. ■ David Dondero and James McKay Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8–10pm. £7 in advance; £8 on the door. Narrative, folky, singer songwriter who so impressed Conor ‘Bright Eyes’ Oberst that the alt.folk god snapped him up for his own Team Love label. With support from from UK poet and songwriter McKay. FREE Rod Jones Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Solo show from Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 22. Biggar ■ Biggar Little Festival Various Venues, 01555 772872. Times vary. Prices vary. A community-based festival allowing affordable access to all the arts,
Continuing their series of vintage found film evenings accompanied by live soundtracks, Screen Bandita pair up with experimental music lovers Long+Wrong to present ‘You Are a Surface Too’, an evening of archive film and minimal psychedelia, featuring music from Wounded Knee, Noma and Neil A. Simpson. Oh, and for maximum enjoyment, they recommend you turn up for the screening in white clothing. (Your guess is as good as ours.) ■ CCA, Glasgow, Sat 1 Oct.
from comedy to classical, jazz and folk music, theatre, dance, exhibitions and workshops. Dundee ■ The Drifters Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £23 (£21.50). The Drifters bring over 50 years of magical hits to life with a set featuring their classic hits as well as new material. ■ Sons & Daughters Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, 01382 228496. 8pm. £10. Heady indie pop, punk blues and dark brooding electro from the underrated Sons & Daughters, one of the most distinctive Scottish bands of recent years.
Paisley ■ Buddy Holly’s Rock’n’Roll Jukebox Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). A tribute to Holly’s classic songwriter as well as the greatest hits from the 50s and 60s legends such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and The Beatles.
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Thursday 22 Edinburgh Das Contras and Orphan The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £5. Fife-grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart. Funds raised at this benefit gig go towards supporting the autonomous health clinics and schools in the Zapatista ‘communities in resistance’ in Mexico. Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £3 (£2). Groovy funk four-piece with ace guitarist Aki Remally.
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Glasgow FREE Dias Brazil Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 548 1330. 9pm. Jazzy Brazilian rhythms, bossa nova, samba and salsa. Edinburgh Lea DeLaria The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £17.50. The actress, singer and comedian provides an evening of outrageous comedy and swinging jazz. Hispanic Festival Party Night The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. A Spanish-themed party night with all kinds of live music, plus flamenco dancing. FREE Nick Gould’s Jazz Main Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, 221 5555. 8pm. Melodic jazz and Latin from the Edinburgh tenorist. Each week features a great guest vocalist from the Scottish jazz scene.
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Glasgow FREE Ubiquitous Chip’s Jazz Lunch Ubiquitous Chip, 12 Ashton Lane, 334 5007. 1–4pm. Enjoy live jazz numbers over a specially put-together a la carte menu. Booking advised. Penman’s Jazzmen King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 2pm. By donation. Vintage New Orleans jazz. Edinburgh FREE The Mellotones The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 3pm. Jimmy Taylor and band play songs by Mel Tormé and others. World Premiere Quintet The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). A different selection of five