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ROCK&POP Music
■ Fairport Convention The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £18 in advance; £20 on door; £31.95 for early dinner at 6pm. Veteran folk group whose current line-up features founding member Simon Nicol with Gerry Conway, Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg and Ric Sanders. ■ Skeleton Bob and Nick Nixon CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £3. The two Glasgow acts host a launch party for their split 7”, Heavy Weather in the Land of Never, with guest DJs. ■ We Are Augustines O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 8pm. £7. Brooklyn indie rock trio. Please note change of venue. ■ Blood Red Shoes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Grunge punk duo from Brighton. With the Cast of Cheers. ■ Brooksy & the Sound Collectors The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8.30pm. £4. See Fri 4. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 26. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 26. ■ Brown Bear & the Bandits Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Largs trio with a folky bent. FREE The Dark Jokes The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 7pm. Brooding epic seven-piece Edinburgh indie outfit. Launching new single ‘Low Winter Sun’. ■ Halfway to New York The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. Gritty, raw indie rock. ■ Napier Live Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Three bands with an affiliation to Napier Uni. ■ Blasfima Sinna & Conscious Route and Hector Bizerk, Basic Funk, Jungalbandi and Charisma Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Hip hop, funk and a mix of African, Latin American and Celtic influences. FREE Elliot Morris, Lee Patterson and The Houserockers Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Acoustic blues. ■ Voice in a Million The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £22.50–£23.50. Concert raising awareness for impoverished children worldwide. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 26. ■ The Lovely Eggs The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 8pm. £5–£7. Quirky DIY lo-fi duo. FREE Open Acoustic Session The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 8pm. See Thu 26. FREE Lewis Gibson & The Midas Touch Nobles Bar, 44a Constitution Street, Leith, 629 7215. 9.30pm. Eclectic session. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 26.
Friday 11 Glasgow ■ Coast and Echofela Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Celtic rockers from Southampton. ■ The Cribs Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £18. Riotous indie from the Jarman Brothers, previewing In The Belly of the Brazen Bull, their first album since the departure of guitarist Johnny Marr. ■ Guns 2 Roses O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Guns’n’Roses tribute. ■ The Lines, The Rainband, The Kitsch, The Holy Ghost, The Modern Kind and Paul Clinton
Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £6. Wolverhampton indie rockers. ■ Little Victories Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Alt sounds. ■ Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Ex-UFO man who still believes in a thing called old-school hard rock. ■ Prong The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £10. Industrial metal from New York City. ■ Rachel Sermanni Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £9. Young Carrbridge singer tipped for folk pop crossover. ■ UK Subs Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Legendary old-school punks formed back in 1976. ■ Divorce, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Ultimate Thrush, Cosmic Dead and Ex-Servicemen Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £4. Noise rock and punk action. ✽✽ Errors The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10. Glasgow electronica outfit going from strength to strength. ■ Glasgow Ska Train Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Live ska. ■ That’ll Be the Day Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £18–£20 (£17–£18). Rock’n’roll hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s. ■ The Blues Band The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £17.50 in advance; £19 on door; £31.45 for early dinner at 6pm. The Blues Band pay tribute to the blues and R&B boom which inspired them to pick up their instruments in the first place. ■ Elvis Costello & the Imposters SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £36.50–£42.50. The classic songwriter undertakes this Revolver tour, featuring a spinning wheel marked with hits, rarities and covers from which he and his band will make their song selection. ■ Ozric Tentacles The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £15. Arcane techno hippies channel the spirit of Hawkwind and Yes through the hardware of Orbital. ■ The Serious Men and Poor Frisco Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Wallis Bird Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Irish singer/songwriter who has drawn comparisons with Fiona Apple and Ani DiFranco. FREE James Russell Band The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. Rock, blues and soul. FREE Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock covers band. ■ A Place to Bury Strangers and Lucid Dream King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Loud, feedback-drenched rock with a gothic edge. Edinburgh ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 27. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 27. FREE Bwani Junction Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. Rock and Afrobeat. ■ Jericho Hill Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Johnny Cash tribute band. ■ The Pentatononics, The Demons Eye and The Pictoids Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues and rock. FREE People Places Maps Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. Dunfermline’s folky indie popsters. ■ Scott McWatt Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £4. See Fri 4.
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