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pickpockets. See preview, page 68. ■ As Cities Burn, The Elijah, The Barents Sea and Violet The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Progressive metal band from Louisiana. ■ The Recovery!, Hunt/Gather, Fat Janitor and No Island King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Alt.rock and hardcore. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. Edinburgh FREE The Ale House Music Festival Weekender The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. Times vary. See Thu 19. ■ Hyperbubble, Shock & Awe and Sacre Noir Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Electro, glam new wave punk rock from Hyperbubble plus big guitars from Shock & Awe. ■ Maxmium Rnr, The Obscenites, Cleavers, Maze McPunklet and Parachute Failure The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 7.30pm. £5. Fast hardcore punk from Toronto’s Maximum Rnr. FREE John Wean and Bannockburn Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie pop followed by Celtic rock.
Falkland ■ Big Tent Big Tent, 01337 858838. Times vary. Weekend ticket £50 (camping prices vary); day ticket £30. See Sat 21. Isle of Tiree ■ Tiree Music Festival Various Venues, 0844 4818898. Times vary. £40–£50 ; day tickets £30 (£25); camping £25-£40. See Sat 21.
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Glasgow ■ D.R.I. Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £12.50. Veteran thrash metal band from Houston, Texas. ■ Frankie Rose The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Ex-Vivian Girls/Dum Dum Girls drummer doing her own thing, influenced by the 60s girl groups. FREE Michael Simons Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond.
✽ The Unwinding Hours, Olympic Swimmers and Dead Electric
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. The Unwinding Hours feature ex-Aereogramme members Craig B and Iain Cook in more reflective yet still powerful mode. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights.
Edinburgh ■ Blaze Bayley Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. The former Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane vocalist goes acoustic. ■ Curtis Stigers Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. 9pm. £30 (£25). A versatile jazz-infused set from the ever-debonair Stigers. Part of Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival Tuesday 24
Glasgow ■ A Day Overdue The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 6.30pm. £7. Edinburgh pop-rock. ■ Shadows Chasing Ghosts and Tantrum to Blind O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Screamo/post hardcore from the London five piece. ■ Fires Attract, Scarlet Shift, The Darien Venture and Crusades King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Local alt.rock and pop rock bands. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights.
■ Yokozuna, Filthy Little Secret and Ragweed The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Self- styled ‘shabaret’ from FLS. ■ David Ward Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Singer/guitarist from Canada. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9.30pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. Edinburgh FREE Victorian Trout Conspiracy and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band VTC.
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Glasgow ✽ Randolph’s Leap, Jonny Jack, Blue Sky Archives and Bronagh
Monaghan King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie folk singer/songwriter heads this bill. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights.
Edinburgh ■ Ragweed, Yokozuna, A Ritual Spirit, Vasquez and Hand Cannon Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Rock bill. Thursday 26
Glasgow ■ The Big Mono Happening Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. noon. Four days of music, theatre and visual art with Neu! Reekie! Records!, Alasdair Gray, Sexual Objects and the unveiling of a new music/visual art commission by Mother Ganga, Cru Servers, Callum Montieth, Liam Richardson and Stefan Blomeier, with more to be announced. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ Ryan Harvey and Tragic O’Hara Garnethill Multicultural Centre, 21 Rose Street, 332 9765. 6.30pm. £5 (£3; students £4). Glasgow Social Centre and AFED bring you an evening of food, music and storytelling headed by protest singer Harvey whose songs and stories, themed around the global upheaval catalysed by the Arab Spring and other mass protests across the world are meant to educate, instigate, and inspire. FREE Them Beatles and Cairn String Quartet The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 7pm–1am. A mix of classic rock and pop and classical all to raise funds for Yorkhill Children’s Foundation, ticket includes a drink on arrival and canapés. There will also be a charity auction offering up some fantastic prizes. ■ Tommy Reilly, Christopher Pryce, Mitchell Boyle and Waiting for Go Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Heartfelt Glaswegian indie popster who won the Orange Unsigned Act award a while back. Part of the Merchant City Festival. ■ The Rising Souls, Volition Empire and Punto the Feef Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Souful blues rock. ■ Savages and Palma Violets The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. All-girl post-punk band from London. ■ Darc, The Mouse That Ate the Cat, Johnny & the Giros and TeKlo King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Mixed bill of electronica and indie, including TMTATC, featuring members of The Dykeenies and Drive By Argument. Part of King Tut’s Summer Nights. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Tue 24.
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