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collaboration, The Pond, a self-styled ‘democratic mud pit’ with Simon Edwards and Ginny Clee. Edinburgh ■ Ged Hanley and Roguestar Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 5pm. Free before midnight; £4 after. Blues, funk and rock. FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 26. ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Fri 25. ■ Bad Name Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7pm. £7. Bon Jovi tribute act. ■ Constant State, The Dirty Works and Plastic Babies Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5. Indie guitar outfit from Wester Hailes. ■ Hawkwind The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7pm. £20. Psychedelic hippie warhorses Hawkwind, still best known for the epic ‘Silver Machine’ and for having naked women fire-eating on stage with them. ■ Sam Barber & The Outcasts The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. £tbc. Acoustic power pop with nods to Neil Hannon and Springsteen. ■ Sebastian Dangerfield, Sunshine Social, Catherine Thomson and Mattie Anderson Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair St, 247 4704. 7pm. £6. Alternative indie/country from Edinburgh. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover St, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 26. ■ Strawberry Ocean Sea and Dirty Hearts Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Glasgow indie rock quintet who have supported Glasvegas. ■ Woodenbox and We See Lights Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £6.50. Folksy, rhythmic indie and country pop from Woodenbox. ■ Black Rose Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Thin Lizzy tribute band.
Sunday 3 Glasgow FREE Partick Community Gospel Choir Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. 3pm. Gospel choir formed by members of the Glasgow west end community. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Woodenbox The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm & 4pm. £5–£7.50. The folksy, rhythmic Woodenbox play two shows. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Ginger Wildheart and The Guns The Cathouse, 15 Union St, 248 6606. 7pm. £12.50. Unpretentious rocking from the Britrock stalwart. ■ Heaven’s Basement, The Black Lights and Play Dead Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, 248 4114. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Old school hair metal quintet. ■ Leeland, Royal Foundlings, Scott Nicol, Nikki Hopkins and David Conellias O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. Bill of Christian rock bands, headlined by American group Leeland. Please note change of venue. ■ No Lights At Lockdown Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Pop/rock quintet from North Wales. ■ Zoey Van Goey Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. See Fri 1. ■ James Yorkston & The Athletes and Seamus Fogarty Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £12. Fence stalwart Yorkston celebrates the tenth anniversary of the release of his debut album Moving Up Country by performing the album in full. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Cud and Breakglass_Emergency King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St
Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Jocular indie band who were popular in days of yore (the early 90s) but are now undertaking their farewell tour. Although we said that last time round. FREE Chris Devotion & the Expectations The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 9pm. Indie and alt.country from the headliners. FREE The Daddy Naggins Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, bluegrass, country and a bit of Celtic pop. Edinburgh ■ The Chapman Family, We Are The Physics, Vladimir and The New Fabian Society The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £6. See Sat 2. FREE Kenny Herbert & Rab Howatt Café Grande, 184 Bruntsfield Place, 228 1188. 7pm. Much loved local musicians playing traditional Scottish to soul and R&B. ■ Plastic Animals, Honeyblood and The Spook School Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. ‘Messy atmospheric rock’ as Edinburgh’s Plastic Animals launch their new EP Automaton. ■ THEEsatisfaction Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 8pm. £7. Sweet grooves and psych-funk from this Seattle-based female hip hop duo.
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Glasgow ■ Guitar Wolf Mono, 12 Kings Court, King St, 553 2400. 7pm. £11. Extreme jet rock’n’roll outfit from Japan, where they don’t do things by half. ■ Roddy Woomble Òran Mór, 731- 735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. The Idlewild frontman showcases music from across his folk and rock repertoire. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Any Color Black, Bonfire Nights and Clockwork Era The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. Electro sleaze rock from Glasgow. ✽✽ Austra Berkeley Suite, 237 North St, 237 3235. 8pm. £8. Atmospheric Toronto electronica six-piece play this Optimo night. See preview, page 101. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 28. FREE Skinny Lister King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. Folky sounds from London five-piece. Edinburgh ■ Tera Melos, Gastric Band and Vasquez Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Experimental rockers from Sacramento. ■ Oliver/Dawson Saxon The Voodoo Rms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Old school metal act formed by founding members of Saxon Steve Dawson and Graham Oliver, plus former Saxon member Nigel Durham on drums, Wardi (ex-Slash Snakepit) on vocals and guitarist Haydn Conway (ex- Saracen). FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. See Mon 28.
Tuesday 5 Glasgow ■ Bombskare, The Counterfeit Clash, Fire Exit, The Red Eyes, The Shearsoles and The Jackhammers Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 5pm. £8 in advance: £10 on door. Line-up of ska and punk bands play to raise funds for Yorkhill hospital. ■ Fighting With Wire, Hand Cannon and Only Guilty Man Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £7.50. Alt.rock from Derry’s FWW, featuring ex-members of Jetplane Landing.
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