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■ Kaiser Chiefs, Frankie & The Heartstrings and Native Tongues O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £25. See Thu 9. ■ Whitemare and Romans Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £tbc. Brighton noiseniks head this bill. ■ One Night Of Queen Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50–£19.50. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Gary Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes – and his band The Works, bringing you all the Queen hits. ■ Skababs Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £tbc. Ska mayhem from Skabab. ■ Funk Nation The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £6 in advance; £7 on door; £19.95 with early dinner at 6. Nine-piece soul, funk and disco troupe. ■ Gentle Friendly, Way Through and Peepholes Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Label/promoters Upset the Rhythm present three duos from London covering electro and pastoral punk territory. ■ Pain of Salvation and Cryptex Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £12. Progressive metal from this Swedish four-piece. ■ Sonic Thrill The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. ‘Hair sprayed’ rock. Just how we like it. ■ Stewart Traquair, Alex Wayt and Dinny The Griffin, 226 Bath St, 331 5170. 8pm. £4. Three singer-songwriters in an acoustic americana, folk vein, presented by the Vagabond Social Club. ■ Kevin Montgomery, Craig Fagan and Jay Ingram King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Rootsy singer-songwriter whose father was Bob Montgomery, musical partner to Buddy Holly, and whose mother sang with Elvis Presley. ■ Butcher Boy Berkeley Suite, 237 North Street, 237 3235. 9pm. £8 (£6). Edinburgh FREE Rossco Galloway See Fri 3. ■ Bluesoul, Roguestar and Bad Boogaloo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and rock. ■ Frightened Rabbit, We Are Augustines and Fatherson The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £10. HMV Next Big Thing special featuring folky indie pop from Scottish success story Frightened Rabbit. FREE Imaginary Witch, Jason Kyrone and Jo Hill Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. Lo-fi from Glasgow’s Imaginary Witch with a double bill of singer-songwriters in support. FREE Sam Barber & The Outcasts Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 7pm. Acoustic power pop with nods to Neil Hannon and Springsteen. ■ The Spook School, The Seven Deadly Sins, November Orchid and Little Love & the Friendly Vibes Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £3. Indie Funday Friday special raising funds for local charities. ■ Haight-Ashbury Love Music The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Countrified psych-rock from Miyagi and friends. ■ Pussy Whipped Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 8pm. £2. A new night for queer and female bands in Edinburgh, happening right before queer club Hot Mess. Featuring punk rockers Seafield Foxes, witty indie pop from Help Stamp Out Loneliness and electro- performance artist Noisy Pig. ■ bETAMAX Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone
night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Angus A-Go-Go (the Go-Go) with guests. Saturday 11
Glasgow ■ Ones to Watch Festival Stairway Club, 95 Union St, 221 1009. 5pm. £7 day ticket. Over-14s show. Two day festival featuring 16 up-coming bands. Strawberry Ocean Sea, Jack Townes, UK Reign, Holy Esque, Blindfolds, Tijuana Bibles, The Vespas and Ruby Culture play on Saturday, and Miniature Dinosaurs, Bwani Junction, Maniacs for Love, Roman Road, Scarlet Shift, Switchback Road, Knotts & Crosses and The Wilde play on Sunday. FREE The Ray-Bandos Maggie May’s. See Sat 4. ■ Dropkick Murphys and Bouncing Souls Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £17. Over-14s show. Boston six-piece who blend punk and hardcore with Irish folk influences. ■ Gavin DeGraw and Juan Zelada O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. New York-based pop/rock singer-songwriter, who is a contemporary of John Mayer and best known for hit single ‘I Don’t Want To Be’. Support from London-based singer- songwriter who has worked with Amy Winehouse and Duran Duran. ■ Pilljaw, Burning the Dream, Exile the Traitor and Acedia O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local metal. ■ King Cutler, Crimson Saints, Eat Meat, No Fxd Abode and David Ian Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Indie rock showcase. ■ Adam Stearns & the Glass Animals, Honey & the Herbs and Robin Adams The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. Mix of folk and psychedelia from Adam Stearns. ■ Colin Blunstone Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £16.50 in advance; £18 on door; £30.45 with early dinner at 6. The flawless voice of Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone, singing from his sublime back catalogue. ■ Gareth Croll, Pol Stevenson and Craig Bedson Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Croll launches album A Tale of Two Halves. ■ Maybe Tomorrow and The Long Lies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ We Are the Physics and Fiction Faction Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Self- styled mutant science punk rockers whose debut album proclaimed that We Are The Physics Are OK At Music. ■ Aerials Up, Echofela and Kobi King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Perky indie pops seven-piece Aerials Up have been heralded as ‘seriously infectious’ by Vic Galloway. FREE Slow Train St Louis Café Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 9pm. Blues rock. Edinburgh FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 4. ■ Cachín Cachán Cachunga! Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Pl, 229 1442. 7–10.30pm. £2–£3. The boys and girls from CCC! are back with another ‘alt.variety’: dance, film, poetry and music with a queer and trans twist. This event celebrates LGBT History Month and the event’s third birthday, with Afro-Cuban dance from Lily & Yamil and music from the Glasgow Glam Bangers. Part of LGBT History Month. ■ Ded Rabbit, Alley Cats and Flags of Fire Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Mixed line up of indie with added sax funk, 80s noir synth pop and raw blues.
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