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Thursday 24
Glasgow ■ Fall wHIRL pOOL Mono, 12 Kings Court, King St, 553 2400. 5pm. £5. Celebrating 35 years of The Fall, with performances by Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers, Casual Sex, Gropetown and many more. ■ Tragedy, Johnny Headband and 15 Times Dead O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £7. Over-14s show. Heavy metal tribute to The Bee Gees, from New England. ■ Colt 45, Erader, Heroes of Nothing, Picnic Basket Nosedive and Life on Standby g2, 490 Sauchiehall St, 353 3111. 7pm. £6. Alt.rock and punk. ■ Dirty Goods The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £7.50. Electro dance rock duo from Newport, influenced by Prince, Daft Punk and Justice. ■ Keane and Zulu Winter O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 552 4601. 7pm. £25. Sussex super-trio, whose elegiac ballads and soaring pop songs got George Osborne nodding along on a recent edition of The Andrew Marr Show. ■ Newton Faulkner and Emily & the Woods Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. Dreadlocked, laidback surfer dude troubadour debuts some new material. ■ Tennis Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. Dreamy, cutesy indie pop from Denver. ■ Dancing in the Streets Theatre Royal, 282 Hope St, 0844 871 7647. 7.30pm. £12.50–£34. A night of Motown’s greatest hits. ■ Buddy Holly: A Legend Reborn Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 8pm. £22.50. Marc Robinson and his counterfeit Crickets roll back the years with hits like ‘Rave On’, ‘Raining in My Heart’ and ‘Doesn’t Matter Anymore’. Plus Roy Orbison, Connie Francis and the Big Bopper (note: not the real ones). ■ Coffinsplitter and In Tongues The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £3. Metal and hardcore. ■ Dejablu, Electric Snowmen and Cassy Lochart The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the night; £21.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Soul, blues and jazz classics from an eight-piece band fronted by singers Violet Leighton and Linda Jaxson. ■ Grahame Skinner & friends and Bruise Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. £10. Former Hipsway frontman resurrects the 80s Scotpop sounds of his former band. FREE Jamie Hay Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Edinburgh-based songwriter. ■ Loki, Shock and Oh You Dancer Black Sparrow, 241 North St, 221 5530. 8pm. Hip-hop. ■ Japandroids and Cadence Weapon King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8.50. Noise pop guitar/drums duo from Vancouver. FREE All We Are Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. Psych indie folk trio from Liverpool. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Electro- acoustic sounds from singer-songwriter Ibbs and friends.
■ The Larry Miller Band and Against the Grain The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm. £10. World renowned rockin’ blues guitarist. With support from Rory Gallagher tribute band. ■ My Tiny Robots The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. £tbc. Edinburgh indie popsters. EP launch. ■ Siphon Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Billing themselves as the ‘most exciting rock band in Scotland’. With The Sunset Clause. ■ Spector, Gabriel Bruce and Father Sculptor Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £9. London- based indie quintet with foppish swagger. ■ Surf’n’Turf The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Rd, 558 7604. 7pm. £6. An eclectic mix of acoustic, folk, surf rock and DJ sets in aid of charity. ■ Dollhouse Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £4. Female-fronted indie noise pop. FREE Gonzo A-Go-Go and The Offenders Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. Rock covers followed by a funk and blues jam. ■ Casey Ryback and Shores of Attica Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Rap metal. ■ Kenyan Orphan Project Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4. Music and entertainment to raise money for charity.
Friday 25 Glasgow ■ Dancing in the Streets Theatre Royal, 5pm & 8.30pm. £12.50–£34. See Thu 24. ■ Guns N’ Roses, Thin Lizzy and The Xcerts SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £40–£45. Axl and his band of hired hands play bombastic metal classics. ■ Rebel 69, Scabby Queen, The Travels and Charly Houston Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £5. Local indie and rock bands. ■ Brendan Benson and Young Hines Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Jack White’s favourite indie pop troubadour takes time out from The Raconteurs to concentrate on his solo material. ■ Dick Valentine O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Over- 14s show. Electric Six frontman performs an acoustic set. Danger, danger, low voltage . . . ■ The Enemy and Violet May Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £15. Laddish indie three-piece from Coventry. ■ Forever the Sickest Kids, Cartel and It Boys The Cathouse, 15 Union St, 248 6606. 7pm. £11. Over-14s show. Formulaic emo pop punk. FREE Our Man in Memphis Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo St, 564 8100. 7.30pm. Blues and classic rock. ■ Pond, Hidden Masters and Swim Deep The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £7. Australian indie-psych act featuring members of Tame Impala. ■ State of Quo Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £5. Quo tribute band. ■ Acrylic Iqon, Miss Lucid, Suicide Underground and Stone Fox Chase The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Local rock and indie. ■ City Sinners Lauries Bar, 34 King St, 552 7123. 8pm. Playing the music of the late Gram Parsons. ■ Girlyman Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. Tightly harmonising indie folk trio. ■ Kate McGill The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Welsh-born, Plymouth-based pop singer/songwriter. ■ Milagres The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall St, 353 4410. 8pm. £7. Earnest, emotional tunes from this New York quintet. ■ Strawberry Ocean Sea (SOS), The Tenemants and The Little
Illusions Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Glasgow indie rock quintet who have supported Glasvegas. ■ Who’s Next The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on the night; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to The Who as they were back in the 70s. ■ Johnny Dowd, Gareth Croll and James McKenzie King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Alt.country troubadour with a lifetime’s experience of playing in bands. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. FREE Hidden Agenda Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Motown and soul covers in the bar. Edinburgh ■ Callum Beattie, The Houserockers, Fatlips and Jojocoke Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Rock, covers and blues. ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. House band play crowd-pleasing soul, disco, swing, ska, pop and rock’n’roll favourites. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. Singer-songwriter-guitarist with special guests. ■ Cal Folger The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. £tbc. Anti- folk singer/guitarist. FREE Cancel the Astronauts, The Asps and Rolled Up 20’s Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair St, 247 4704. 7pm. Indie. ■ The LaFontaines Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Fusion of hip hop, pop and indie. Support comes from The Ordinary Allstars. ■ Neu! Reekie! Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunks Close, 55 High St, 524 0160. 7–10pm. £5 (£4). Avant-garde spoken word, film and music night. Featuring Ziggy Campbell (FOUND). ■ Seafield Foxes, Babylon Dub Punks, Sister Bitch, Shock & Awe, Acid Facists and Llennett Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7pm–3am. £5. Late night explosion of punk, rock, indie and garage. ■ King Rockers and Tinnitus Transfer Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Glam and rock covers. ■ Pop My Corn Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 9.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. A late night alternative take on the circus with live acts, DJs and music. Expect ska punk, acoustic folk/hip hop, sitar electro- grooves and other sonic weirdness and DJs spinning rave, breaks and electro. Plus a showcase of performance acts including spoken word, lindy hop, can can, belly dance, ‘glow dance’ and ‘aerial shenanigans’. ■ The Soul Foundation Wild West Party The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 11.30pm–2.30am. £3–£4. A wild west themed soul revue with Motown funk, horns, DJs and high energy grooves with the full band in cowboy and native American costumes. Dressing up is encouraged.
Saturday 26 Glasgow FREE South Side Festival Queen’s Park Recreation Ground, Queen’s Drive, southsidefestival.org.uk 11.30am–5pm. This local community festival returns for more music and festivities after a parade through the Southside. The acoustic stage in the Glasshouses today plays host to Howlin’ Radio, Little Fire, Pol Stevenson, Miss Jo and Tales of Jake.
ROCK&POP Music
W I N S T U F F
WIN MIAOUX MIAOUX TICKETS
The electro- bleepmeister
launches his debut album (see review, page 104, and interview, page 101):
catch him at Mono, Glasgow, Thu 7 Jun, and Electric Circus, Edinburgh on Thu 14 Jun, with able-bodied support from Conquering Animal Sound and Mitchell Museum. To win a pair of tickets to either, click on list.co.uk/offers by Tue 5 Jun. WIN HUMAN DON’T BE ANGRY TICKETS
Malcolm Middleton plays Edinburgh and Glasgow under his Human Don’t Be Angry guise, with support from former De Rosa frontman Martin John Henry. He’s at Edinburgh’s Electric Circus on Fri 15 Jun, and King Tut’s, Glasgow on Sat 16 Jun. We’ve got a pair of tickets to each – just enter before Wed 13 Jun.
WIN SIGUR ROS ALBUMS Icelandic ether-pop combo Sigur Ros haven’t released a studio album since 2008’s utterly wonderful Meo suo í eyrum vio
spilum endalaust (rolls off the tongue, no?), although during this hiatus, they
have produced the stunning concert doc/live album Inni. Now they’re back with new release Valtari (see review on page 105), or go to list.co.uk/offers to win yourself one of three copies. WIN PATTI SMITH ALBUMS
Legendary poet, visual artist and (most recognisably) singer- songwriter Patti Smith returns after a hiatus, with new album Banga (read our review, page 104). She plays the O2 ABC, Glasgow on Wed 5 Sep – until then, content yourself with the video for single ‘April Fool’ (bit.ly/pattifool), and win one of five copies of the album. HOW TO ENTER
Visit list.co.uk/offers. Closing date for competitions is Wed 20 Jun, unless otherwise stated. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
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