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ROCK&POP Music
Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Punk night from the House of Crust. FREE Open Acoustic Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk St, 629 0275. 8pm. Ian Robertson hosts. ■ Sharpshooter, Titus Pullo and Who’s Edna The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. Rock and indie triple bill at this charity fundraiser for Parkinsons UK and Rosie Bond, who will be cycling 500km (from Vietnam to Cambodia) in aid of the charity.
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Glasgow ■ One Direction SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £25– £32.50. X-Factor boy band. ■ Korn, Downlink and J Devil O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £29.50. Over-14s show. Godfathers of nu-metal. Plus bagpipes. ■ Chris Rea SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£33.50. Rea performs selections from his extensive back catalogue. ■ The River 68s, David McKay, Stephen Pettigrew and Lyndsey Hurren Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Strutting vintage style from The River 68s. ■ Absolutist The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Irish band. FREE Alice & the Rampant Trio, Kat Healy and Rona Topaz Black Sparrow, 241 North St, 221 5530. 8pm. Fleetwood Mac-style sounds from St Andrews band, plus singer/songwriters. ■ Benny Banks Stairway Club, 95 Union St, 221 1009. 8pm. £6–£8. North London rapper supported by Madhat McGore, Skolzy, Wee D and Black Bros. ■ Dead Medicine, Deadly Inscription, Roxstedy, Death Trap and Kolumbia Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £4. Metal and heavy rock showcase. FREE Diana Schad Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Rd, 649 0007. 8pm. Singer/ pianist performing originals and covers. ■ John Hinshelwood Band St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 8pm. £8 (£6). Americana and country sounds. FREE Rank Berry, Still Whisky, La Rocha and Evil Edison Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local rock and indie bands. ■ The Red Sands Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Rd, 332 7304. 8pm. Live music. ■ Tut Vu Vu, Smack Wizards and Einstein Cross Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £4. Dark, swampy cabaret from Tut Vu Vu. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. ■ The Milk King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. A danceable blend of soul, rock ‘n’ roll and pop. With support from The Dirty Demographic and Johnny Jack. FREE The Rudiments Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro- acoustic sounds from singer-songwriter Ibbs and friends. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College St. 9pm. See above. ■ Eras Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Edinburgh rockers. ■ Make Sparks and Vukovi Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Alt.rock in a Biffy/Twin Atlantic mould from Make Sparks. ■ Asolutist Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Crust/hardcore punk. ■ Conflagration, T-34, Wheelchair x4 and Cerata Henry’s
Glasgow ■ The Strategy, Our Time Now, Papa Ganash, Palladium and SilverLinedCity Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Four-piece rock band from Hamilton headline with pop-punk support from Our Time Now, prog trio Papa Ganash, thrash metallers Palladium and hard rockers SilverLinedCity. ■ Cast O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £20. Mancunian Britrockers back after a decade’s rest. FREE Diana Schad The Living Room, 150 St Vincent St, 229 0607. 7pm. See Thu 29. ■ Hue & Cry Hot Wire Weekend O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Over-14s show. Soulful pop and jazz grooves from Scotrock veterans Pat and Greg Kane. Piano and vocal show. ■ Loch Awe, Finn le Marinel, Ceylan Hay and Coat Hooks Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Folky indie goodness from Loch Awe. ■ Soul Circus, Crimson Saints, Bliss and Interzone Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Dirty rock’n’roll from Soul Circus. FREE Jamie & the Daisycutters, The Widows, Unkle Vanya and Skinny Rhino Box, 431 Sauchiehall St, 332 5431. 8pm. Local band line-up. ■ The Just Joans Heavenly, 185 Hope St, 353 0884. 8pm. £5. Bittersweet harmonies from Motherwell outfit. ■ The Last September, Visions of and Havana Rising Stairway Club, 95 Union St, 221 1009. 8pm. Folky indie and alt.rock. ■ The Strange Boys, Top Dollar and The Rosy Crucifixion Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Rd, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Texan psych punk trio. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King St, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ The Bucky Rage, The Seafield Foxes, Dirty Red Turncoats and The Wildhouse The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £5. A night of furious rock. ■ The Chakras, Bacchanal Party, Roxbury and Soho Dandy King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie psychedelia. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Rd, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. FREE Hidden Agenda Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Motown and soul covers in the bar. ■ Pinup Nights The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 564 1450. 9pm–3am. £6 advance. March’s edition of Glasgow’s biggest indie night is ‘Game Over’, the last ever Pinups party. Live guests include Sonny Marvello, new Chemikal Underground signing Miaoux Miaoux, The Twilight Sad, Malcolm Middleton and Emma Pollock. See Clubs preview, page 54. Edinburgh FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. singer-songwriter-guitarist and friends.
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