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Glasgow ■ Taking Hayley and The Ocean’s Eyes Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £6. Over-14s show. Pop-punk quartet who have supported McFly. ■ Patti Smith O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £25. The venerable punk poet icon returns to rocking with her new album Banga. Part of the No Mean City festival. See preview, page 65. ■ Axenstar, Dakesis, Ascension and Farseer Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £8. Power metal headliners from Sweden. FREE The Latecomers Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Les Jupes The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Primal sounds from this Winnipeg outfit. ■ Dan Stuart King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12. Frontman of respected Americana outfit Green on Red strikes out solo. FREE Acoustic Open Mic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 9pm. See Wed 29. Edinburgh FREE Sean Lithgow & The Avenue The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8–10pm. See Wed 29.
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Glasgow ■ Modern English Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13. Cult New Wave band who were signed to 4AD. ■ Roy Orbison with Al Morris Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £14. Alan Morris pays tribute to the Big O. ■ Iain Morrison Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. Iain Morrison’s musical career spans genres from pop (as a member of Crash My Model Car), to alt.folk (as frontman of the Sleepy Cafe Band), to traditional piping. ■ The Yawns & the Downs, []Wall[] and Water Wolves Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £4. Slacker indie, post- punk and lo-fi sounds from Glasgow. ■ Dave Arcari, Jim Dead and Sleepy Eyes Nelson King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Alt.blues guitarist headlines. Part of No Mean City. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 23. ■ Edinburgh School for the Deaf, The Electic Sugar Children and Trixies Big Red Motorbike Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Fuzzed up psych shoegaze and distorted guitars. ■ JGHS Rock Night 2012 The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £7.50. Rock music from pupils of James Gillespie’s High School, plus special guest Blank Canvas who played at T in the Park. ■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Post-rock mixing grunge, heavy rock and pop influences from PKPB. Support comes from Gathering Lights and Donnie Willow. ■ Amberkast and Pacific Blues Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Soulful indie rock.
FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14-16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 23. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 30. Perth ■ The View Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £16.50. See Fri 31.
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Glasgow ■ The Lurkers, Crime Desk and Thorn in the Face MacGowan Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Old age punk from a band who were there first time around. ■ Tom Hingley, Rory McKee and The Brightsparks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Ex-frontman of baggy Mancunian space- rockers The Inspiral Carpets plies his solo wares, with ex-Fall guitarist Steve Hanley also in the mix. ■ The Burning Crows The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7.15pm. £5. Over-14s show. Self-styled ‘bravado rockers’. ■ The Johnny Cash Story Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £14.50–£16.50 (£12.50– £14.50). Roger Dean sings classics by the Man in Black and tells the story of his life, accompanied by band The Lazy Boys. ■ The Guns N’ Roses Experience The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance: £10 on door: £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the Sunset Strip rockers. ■ Penguins Kill Polar Bears Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. See Thu 6. ■ Ruth Martin City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £12. Acoustic Affair gig headlined by a Paisley-based singer/ songwriter, influenced by Tori Amos, Nick Drake and PJ Harvey. ■ Deer Lake, Quinny, Feet of Clay and Sienna King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. New noirish collaboration between Annie Christian’s Larry Lean and Dean Owens of The Felsons. Part of No Mean City. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock. Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 31. ■ Missing Andy Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Anthemic indie act who have supported Madness and Liam Gallagher. ■ Bruce Cockburn The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £17. Canadian singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist. ■ The Soul Foundation The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Night of Motown-style soul. Roma Chooses Life fundraiser. ■ Furyon, Audiodriver, The Falling Rain and Mair Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Power metal with thrash support.
Saturday 8 Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 6pm. See Sat 25. ■ Frank Fairfield, The Wakes, The Bovill & Harris Affair and The Levee Strollers O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Californian folk musician harking back to the blues and folk of the early 20th century. Part of the No Mean City festival.
ROCK&POP Music
■ Martyr Defiled The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £2. Metal.
✽ Divorce, Asss and Neighbourhood Nice’n’Sleazy,
421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Noise rock and punk action at this album launch for Glasgow’s much- touted Divorce. See preview, page 65. ■ The Underground Jam The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £8.50 in advance: £10 on door: £22.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Jam tribute act. ■ Wife Vs Secretary King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. WVsS blend a cocktail of Tom Waits, The Bad Seeds and Fleetwood Mac. FREE 2 Bob Rocket Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock covers.
Edinburgh FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 11am–2.30pm. Live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. If you can have a dinner dance, why not a breakfast dance? FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 1. ■ Hagana, Wildtype and The Red Show The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £5. The alt. rockers return previewing tracks from their forthcoming debut album. ■ JWP BC & DJ Pryzmat The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £tbc. Polish rap and hip hop. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 25. ■ The Lurkers Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £9. See Fri 7. Dunbar ■ Bands at Belhaven Belhaven Fruit Farm, Thistlycross, 01368 860573. 7.30pm–1am. £10. Covers old and new from The Blackbees and Hurricane Jack down on the fruit farm. Ticket includes a free drink (pint or double spirit) on entry before 9pm.
Haddington ■ Linkylea Festival Linkylea, Gifford, linkyleafestival.org.uk noon– midnight. £20; camping £5 per tent; children under 12 free. Family friendly music festival now in its sixth year raising funds for a children’s charity in India. Line-up includes The Stagger Rats, Black Diamond Express, Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves. Motherwell ■ Party in the Park Strathclyde Country Park, 01698 402060. 12–10.30pm. £34.50. Big club festival with five arenas of house, techno and trance. Sander van Doorn and Showtek headline the Colours vs Stereofunk Arena; unsurprisingly Ferry Corsten is in charge of the Full on Ferry Arena; the We Love . . . Arena features Carl Craig, DJ Sneak, James Zabiela and Slam; Inner City (live), Graeme Park, CJ MacKintosh and Allister Whitehead play the Sounds of Streetrave and Mallorca Lee and Michael Paterson head the outdoor stage. Also note that this event is on a hard surface - ‘no mud!’
Tweedsmuir ■ Tweedsmuir Music Festival The Crook Inn, 2pm. £17.50 in advance; £20 on gate (unaccompanied under- 18s £12.50–£15; family £40–£45). Annual music festival in the village of Tweedsmuir, raising money for the community to buy the historic Crook Inn. Line-up includes up-and-coming Edinburgh band Capitals, singer/
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