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ROCK&POP Music
£5. Punk pop band from Elderslie launch their debut album Stories from a Small Town. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 21. FREE Enigami, Shakedown Project, Alabaster Jones and Ded Rabbit Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Classic rock influences from Enigami at this Cast the Next showcase. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 21. ■ Ben Montague The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £8. Upcoming singer-songwriter who has supported Stereophonics. Support from Kristyna Miles. ■ Napier Live Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £5 (£4). Three bands with an affiliation to Napier university play live. ■ Sonic Hearts Foundation Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Effects-drenched guitar-wielding Glasgow four-piece. FREE Bleeps’n’Beats The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7.30pm. Bring your laptop for this electronic open mic night. ■ The Starlets, Lenzie Moss, Ally Kerr and Cineplex Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alternative pop featuring Glasgow’s The Starlets. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14-16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 21. ■ Breakfast on Pluto and Lubicon Lake Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Indie. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2–£3. See Thu 21.
Friday 29 Glasgow ■ Glasgow Mod Weekender Various venues, 204 5151. Weekend ticket £12; one-day ticket (Fri & Sat) £7 advance; £10 on the door. See Thu 28. ■ Lagwagon, Useless ID and First Step to Failure Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 6pm. £12. Punk bill, headlined by Californian veterans of the scene. ■ The Cureheads O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Cure tribute band. ■ Hugh Laurie Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £35. The celebrated film and TV actor takes his blues band out on tour and showcases his piano-playing skills with cohorts the Copper Bottom Band. ■ Jiezuberband and Baltimore League Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £10. Modern sci-fi/prog sounds from Jiezuberband playing in aid of Campaign for a Fairer Society, raising awareness of disability rights. With more acts from around Scotland tbc. ■ Musichoir and The Kennedy Cupcakes O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. An evening of pop, rock, gospel and Motown singalongs. ■ Sleeping Machine, FYM, Dog Tired and Only Guilty Man The Bay, 142 West Regent Street. 7pm. £5. Battle of the Bands, competing for a chance to play at the International Champion Wrestling bout. ■ Fluorescent Fields, Catcher, Los Perros, Alan Smithee and Mik Myth Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Indie Rocks night. FREE The Latecomers Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Soul Foundation The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm.
£10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Fri 22. ■ Swim Deep Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Vice magazine issue launch. ■ Vforvagina, Scragfight, Gastric Band and Ana Boomboom Trash The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Kicking bill of riot grrrls. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. FREE Wing & A Prayer Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Folk/blues duo. ■ Adrenaline Mob and Voodoo Six King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £16.50. Metal supergroup comprising members of Dream Theater, Fozzy and Symphony X. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. FREE The Fortunate Sons The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 9pm. Harmonious Glaswegian blues-meisters. FREE Hidden Agenda Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. See Fri 22. FREE Fantastic Man Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 11pm. Free before midnight. Gender-bending macho metal. Edinburgh ■ The Flavours The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. 6pm. £4. See Sat 23. FREE Rossco Galloway The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 22. FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 22. ■ After Me the Flood and Edinburgh School for the Deaf Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. A leftfield melange of rock and indie. ■ Bainbridge Music Showcase Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £5. Band showcase, line-up tbc. ■ The Biscuit Tin Collective The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £3. Eclectic live music. ■ Jesus H Foxx and Battery Face Henderson’s @ St John’s, St John’s Terrace, 3 Lothian Road, 229 0212. 7pm. £5. Pavement-esque indie from Jesus H Foxx as they launch their Endless Knocking album, with a couple of secret guests to be announced on the night. ■ Psychedelic Furs The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £22.50. Over-14s show. Early 80s alternative popsters, best known for the hit Pretty In Pink. ■ Schtïck öf Röck Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Big ballsy covers of classic rock and glam metal (think AC/DC, Whitesnake, Def Leppard and Ozzy). Rock of Ages special with fancy dress competition. ■ The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band and Cha Cha Heels Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £6. Glam rock tribute (formerly known as Tigers on Vaseline). ■ Acid Fascists, The Fnords, Babylon Dub Punks and Shock & Awe Leith Dockers Club, 17–17a Academy Street, Leith, 467 7879. 7.30pm. £3. Punk and rock to raise money for ECAP (Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty) and ACE (The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh). FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14-16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 21. FREE Engines of Vengeance, Black Cherokee, Dragnet, Blackjack and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. Hard rock quintuple-bill.
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