Music ROCK&POP
■ Lonsdale Boys Club, A*M*E and Valid On Sundays King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7. Over-14s show. Britpop- influenced group signed to Gary Barlow’s label. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk, blues and beyond. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. Showcase for local songwriters performing original material. Edinburgh ■ Ladyhawke and She’s All That The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £13.50. Electro pop contender with 80s undertones, originally from New Zealand. ■ The Leg The Wash Bar, 11–13 North Bank Street, 225 6193. 7pm. £5. Album launch party for this singular set up of cello, acoustic guitar and percussion for their unique take on acoustic hardcore punk. Song, by Toad host this launch party for An Eagle to Saturn, meet upstairs at The Wash between 7pm and 8pm then everyone will walk to the secret venue in the Old Town together. ■ Dancing in the Streets The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £8.75–£30.50. Motown’s greatest hits. FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. Jam session. ■ The Erotics, Lyxx and Roxsteady Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Glam rock. FREE Ewan Forfar Captains Bar, 4 South College Street. 9pm. Covers. FREE Open Mic Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Just turn up and perform. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26.
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City Berkeley Suite, 237 North Glasgow ✽✽ Oneohtrix Point Never and Sad Street, 237 3235. 7pm. £8. Lush electronica from Brooklyn’s Daniel Lopatin. ■ Red City Radio Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £8. Punk rockers from Oklahoma. FREE Fuck Yeah Molecules and Twisted Rainbow Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Live gig at Bars, Bits & Beats night. FREE Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Open mic. ■ Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £17 in advance; £19 on the door; £30.95 with early dinner at 6pm. See Fri 27. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. A free pint for performers. ■ The Coronas, Murray James and Hooks N Crooks King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Irish four-piece who have attracted comparisons to The Libertines. FREE Open Mic The Libertine, 45–47 Bell Street, 552 3539. 9pm. Open- mic night hosted by Ian Thomson.
Edinburgh FREE Acoustic Edinburgh The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. All unplugged, all original. ■ Dead Echoes, False Pretenders and Scimpanzé Onesto Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Progressive hard rock and grunge. ■ Dancing in the Streets The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £8.75–£30.50. See Mon 30. ■ Woody Pines Leith Folk Club, Victoria Park Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, 454
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2060. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Sun 29. FREE Constant State and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9pm. Guitar rock. FREE Aaron Wright The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. Rootsy local singer-songwriter. FREE Open Mic Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Open-mic session. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. Wednesday 2
Glasgow ■ Solid Silver 60s Show Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £24.50–£26.50. Relive the nostalgic sounds of 60s pop in the company of stars who lived to tell the tale, including Peter Noone, Chris Montez, Brian Hyland and Brian Poole. ■ From Paris to Prison, The Blinding, Amsterdam Mind and D3vil-May-Cry Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local alt.rock trio head up this bill. FREE Open Mic MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Weekly session. ■ Chuck Prophet and Danny & the Champions of the World King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Former frontman of cosmic cowboys Green on Red for whom ‘all roads lead to Dylan’. But a recent album was actually a cover of Waylon Jennings ‘Dreaming My Dreams’ album. Edinburgh ■ Cashier No.9 Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Belfast band who have attracted comparisons to The Byrds, The Stones Roses and Flaming Lips. FREE Callum Beattie and Splendid Gentlemen Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Edinburgh singer-songwriter. ■ Dancing in the Streets The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £8.75–£30.50. See Mon 30. ■ Echo Rain, Death By Ambition and Internauts Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Indie. FREE Scarlet Wednesdays The Blue Goose Country Pub, 27 Lanark Road, 629 4143. 8pm. Easy listening. FREE The Jack O’Diamonds Scrimshaw Shanties Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Toby Black Diamond and co. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26.
Thursday 3 Glasgow ■ Blancmange O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Rest easy – everyone’s third favourite 80s synth pop band are back, back, back. Living on the ceiling and all that. ■ Cashier No.9 Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. See Wed 2. ■ Exit_International Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. 7pm. Welsh band known for their ‘dual attack basses and feral bubblegum rock’. ■ Simple Plan and We the Kings O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Montreal-based punk pop quintet who have been doing it for the kids, both musically and through their Simple Plan charity foundation, for the past decade. ■ Shelf:Life, Academy Strangers and Rubber Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Alternative sounds. ■ Aaron Wright, The NK Jays and Kevin Harper Black Sparrow, 241 North Street, 221 5530. 8pm. Rootsy singer-songwriter from Edinburgh.
FREE Classic Album Night Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. Local acts cover material from The Libertines. FREE Dave Dominey Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Dave Hughes, Emma Hallows and Algernon Doll The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5 in advance; £6 on door. Folk punk from headliners Hughes. ■ Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 for early dinner at 6. Vocalist, bassist and founding member of veteran folk rockers Wishbone Ash. ■ The Pictish Trail and Kid Canaveral CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. A Fence Records line- up topped off by head honcho Johnny Lynch himself, debuting new material from forthcoming album Secret Soundz Vol 2. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Twin Atlantic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. Free but ticketed. Biffy and Dinosaur Jr references from the Glasgow alt.rockers, perpetually on the rise. Visit www.jdroots.co.uk to win tickets. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26. ■ Prostitute Disfigurement, Desecration, Basement Torture Killings, Cancerous Womb and Nerrus Kor Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 6pm. £5. Ferocious death metal night. ■ Funeral Suits and Margeaux Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Dublin four-piece. ■ Quantic & Alice Russell The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £15. Lush chilled electronica and funk from Tru Thoughts’ Quantic with vocalist Russell and his full live band The Combo Bárbaro, plus DJ support from Astroboy and Hobbes. ■ Before Machines, A Fight You Can’t Win, Black International and Plastic Animals Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Belfast-based alt.rock. ■ Dancing in the Streets The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £8.75–£30.50. See Mon 30. ■ Basque Conspiracy and The Fornicators Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Punk. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 26. FREE Open Acoustic Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 8pm. See Thu 26. FREE The Thursday Session Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. See Thu 26. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 26.
Friday 4 Glasgow ■ Autumn In Disguise The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £5. Over-14s show. Alt.pop. ■ Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £35. The original line-up of The Happy Mondays returns, supported by their baggy peers. ■ Joy Kills Sorrow Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Boston indie folk stringband. ■ Karima Francis O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. Critically acclaimed singer- songwriter, who has been compared to Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading.