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■ Safehouse and Cafe Jacques The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 8pm. £tbc. Old fashioned rock and blues.
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Glasgow ■ Danny Aubrey, The Young Aviators, Woodenbox and French Wives Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 6.30pm. £6. French Wives launch their album Dream of Inbetween at this Electric Honey Records showcase. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The Headstart, Life on Standby, White Light Theory and Dead Generals g2, 490 Sauchiehall St, 353 3111. 7pm. Alt.rock bill. ■ Lynyrd Skynyrd and Red, White & Blues SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £38.50–£42.50. Old school southern rocker best known for their AOR anthem ‘freebird’. ■ Urban Voodoo Machine O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. Self-styled bourbon-soaked gypsy blues bop’n’stroll collective from east London. ■ David Bowie Tribute Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £7. Celebration of the 40th anniversary of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. ✽✽ FREE Holy Esque, Paws and Deaf Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. Glasgow four-piece with an epic post-rock sound play this Vice issue launch. See Holy Esque EP review, page 106. ■ Berserker 82, The Gastric Band and Third Rail The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. The headliners - from ‘Govanhell’ - play 80s- inspired hardcore, plus punk and sleaze rock supports. Edinburgh School for the
FREE The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots. ■ Willis Earl Beal The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Ultra lo-fi folk and blues performer. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The Grand Gestures, Behold the Old Bear and Craig Souter King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. New collaborative project featuring Emma Pollock, Jill O’Sullivan, Sanjeev Kholi and others. See review, page 106. FREE 0 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. FREE Live at the Cafe The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 10pm. Live music sessions; line-up tbc but expect to see The Fortunate Sons, The Meat Men and more over the course of the festival. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh ■ Chris Finn, The Pentatonics and U-Know-Hoo Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Covers and originals. ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 25. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 25. ■ The Draymin Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Guitar rock with an electro edge from these Rosyth boys. ■ Escort Knights and Echo Arcadia Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Album launch party for the Leeds dance-pop funkateers.
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■ The Holy Ghosts The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £6. Edinburgh five-piece playing rock’n’roll with a dash of country and blues. ■ SAS, Madhat McGore, Skrilla Kid Villain, Regime, RP, Merkz Mula & Millz and Werd Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. 7pm. £8 (£6). Staten Island rap battle duo SAS (Sts All Salute) making their Edinburgh debut. ■ The Seven Deadly Sins and The Koves The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7pm. £4. Edinburgh’s alt.country/indie/grunge band release their new EP Misery Lake. ■ Thank You So Nice, Margeaux, Jen & The Gents and Skinny Rhino Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7pm. £3. Swooning indie pop from the headliners at this Indie Funday Friday with proceeds going to Live for Life. ■ Zoey Van Goey Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Melodic indie pop trio wielding an extensive armoury of instruments. ■ The Alibis and Blue Spiders Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Pop rock. ■ The Summer Revel Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 10pm–4am. £12–£15. The big ol’ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting live bands (Cymbollox, Kaiho, Magic Eye, Blank Canvas and The Machine Room), Zzzap! curate the Ecafe featuring Eclair Fifi, Beta & Kappa and more tbe, vinyl only DJs from No Globe, Postal Crew and DJ Horse in the Wee Red Bar and karaoke with Harry Ainsworth. End of year fancy dress party with an Apocalypse theme and if you don’t dress up you will feel like the odd one out. Bring photo ID to ensure entry.
Saturday 2 Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. 5.30pm. See Sat 26.
■ Andrew Roachford and Little Fire O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. The 80s R&B singer (‘Cuddly Toy’) performs hits from his new album, Heart of the Matter. ■ The British Expeditionary Force Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Featuring Justin Lockey of Yourcodenameis:milo and Justin Burrows of My Architects, The British Expeditionary Force produce a sound akin to My Bloody Valentine crossed with Brian Eno and Sigur Ros. Part of the West End Festival. ■ The Chapman Family, We Are The Physics, Vladimir and The New Fabian Society Stairway Club, 95 Union St, 221 1009. 7pm. £6. Moody indie four-piece from Stockton. ■ Lightguides The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £5. Indie and rock from Lightguides (formerly known as We Hung Your Leaders). ■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears, Skippy Dyes, Blue Sky Archives and Farewell Singapore Stereo, 20- 28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £5. Post-rock mixing grunge, heavy rock and pop influences from PKPB. ■ Trapped in Kansas, The Darien Venture, Salo, So Many Animal Calls, Below Below, Vasa and Crusades The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 7pm. £tbc. Math rock from Trapped in Kansas as Overlook Records celebrate their first birthday. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Holy Pistol Club and The Merrylees Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Indie and psych country. ■ Led-Zep/DC The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance; £12 on door; £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. A two-for-one tribute to Led Zeppelin and AC/DC. FREE Blind Panic Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers. ■ Kathryn Williams and Christopher Price King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16. Singer/songwriter Williams unveils her latest
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He’s known as LA’s ‘Ambassador of Boogie Funk’ and Dãm (pronounced: ‘Dame’ as in Damon) has spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-80s/ 90s styles known as boogie, California soul and G-funk. Have a look online for some of his colourful remixes of Animal Collective, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and others. Smooth. Real smooth. ■ With The Blessings, CCA, Glasgow, Mon 11 Jun.
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