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Trail and Randolph’s Leap The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15 (£12). Eclectic indie folk musician, plaintive troubadour and founder of the esteemed Fence Records. Part of Refugee Week. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. See Mon 28. Edinburgh FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. See Mon 28.
Tuesday 19
Glasgow ■ Bloc Party and Alarm Bells The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £18.50. Post-punk politicists from London prove the split rumours were unfounded with their first live shows in two years. ■ Westlife SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £41.50. See Sun 27. FREE Acoustic Session & Open Mic Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. See Tue 12. ■ Bear Arms and Forest Fires Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Indie pop from Aberdeen and Edinburgh. FREE Mary Jean Lewis Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 342 4966. 8pm. Old school rock’n’roll, country and blues from Jerry Lee Lewis’ niece. Part of the West End Festival. ■ One Night Stand with Kate from The Midden Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen, 7a Lansdowne Cresent, 334 4653. 8pm. £3. Acoustic folk night hosted by Kate from Scottish band The Midden. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Sacred Reich King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16. Thrash metal from Arizona. FREE Dave Goo Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9.30pm. Storytelling acoustic rock. Edinburgh FREE The Stagger Rats The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. See Tue 29. ■ This Is The Kit The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £8. Banjo, guitar and voice from Kate Stables and her band who are signed to The National’s Brassland Records. FREE The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. See Tue 12. ■ Les Yeux De La Tete Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison St, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Prog/jazz/noise/rock French instrumental trio.
Wednesday 20
Glasgow ■ Blink 182, All American Rejects and Twin Atlantic SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £32.50. American pop punk masters who, despite the juvenile approach, have become elder statesmen of the scene, helping many a now grown-up musician through their teenage years. ■ Marina & The Diamonds and Foe O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Welsh electro pop and piano songstress returns with a more mainstream pop sound. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Alyssa Reid King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Canadian singer/songwriter. Edinburgh ■ Bear Arms and Forest Fires Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. See Tue 19. ■ Edinburgh School for the Deaf The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 7pm. £tbc. Fuzzed up psych
shoegaze and distorted guitars. ■ Popa Chubby The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7pm. £14. New York City bluesman in the vein of Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout. FREE Splendid Gentlemen Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7.30pm. See Wed 6. FREE Scarlet Wednesdays The Blue Goose Country Pub, 27 Lanark Road, 629 4143. 8pm. See Wed 30. Thursday 21
Glasgow FREE The Count of Monte Christo Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road, 276 1560. 6.30pm. Pete Sneddon and Iain Stewart play a selection of tracks from their ‘rocktastic’ musical adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic adventure story. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Dope Stars Inc Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 7pm. £10. Over- 14s show. Industrial rockers from Rome. ■ Callum Baird and Sara Douglas Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 8pm. £12. Young Glaswegian singer-songwriter headlines. Part of the West End Festival. ■ Jonzip, Pauline Alexander and The Sidelines Black Sparrow, 241 North St, 221 5530. 8pm. Laidback performances. ■ Off!, Trash Talk and Ice Age King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8pm. £14.50. Over-14s show. Hardcore punk supergroup comprising Black Flag/Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald and Rocket from the Crypt/Hot Snakes drummer Mario Rubalcaba. Plus upstart supports. ■ Popa Chubby The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 6pm. See Wed 20. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 24. FREE Chris Beckett & Southern Tenant Folk Union Pulp Fiction, 43 Bread St, 229 4444. 7pm. Award- winning sci-fi author Chris Beckett celebrates the recent release of his novel Dark Eden with a reading from the book, a Q&A session and an acoustic set from Edinburgh-based folk/bluegrass band Southern Tenant Folk Union (who released a song last year inspired by his novel The Holy Machine). ■ David Paton, Safehouse, Kenny Herbert & Rab Howat and Soulussion & The Soul Power Horns The Jam House, 5 Queen St, 226 4380. 7pm. £15–£20. Craig Hill hosts this night of jazz, funk, indie and folk with a raffle and auction in aid of Alzheimer Scotland. ■ Marina & The Diamonds and Foe The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7pm. £18.50. Welsh electro pop and piano songstress returns with a more mainstream pop sound. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Click Clack Club The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian St, 225 6313. 8–11pm. £4. Funky experimental music club. Featuring World Wide Spider and Trio Velcro. ■ Slave System and Meanwhile City Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Melodic pop punk.
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