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Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance: £14 on door: £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. ‘Europe’s premier Bowie tribute band’, it says here. ■ Finding Albert, One Last Secret and Kobi Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Nine-piece epic rock band from Dumfries fronted by Robert Shields, who have toured with Biffy and Newton Faulkner. ■ The Vex The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Reformed Glasgow band of a punk/new wave slant. ■ The Features and Calum Frame King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Tennessee retro rockers signed to Kings of Leon’s label. FREE Trunk Monkey Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. FREE Friday Night Live The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. 9pm–1am. Live music from a selection of Glasgow- based bands and DJs. The MeatMen guest. Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 31. ■ The Buzzcocks The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Over 14s show. Punk veterans who can still pull off those frustrated teenage sentiments and shine with ‘Ever Fallen in Love?’. ■ Indie Funday Friday Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. Indie and rock fundraiser (line-up tbc). ■ Pussy Whipped Festival Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm–3am. £5. The first night of this queer culture minifest features Berlin riot grrrls Rauberhohle, Manchester’s alt.dance Factory Acts, casiotone riot grrls from Leeds Executive Legs, thrashy experimental punks Roseanne Barrr from London and Edinburgh’s own Her Royal Highness. Followed by club night Hot Mess. ■ Kast off Kinks and Safehouse The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.15pm. £12. Not quite a tribute band as the Kast off Kinks feature former members of the Kinks from through the years, including original drummer Mick Avory. FREE The Three Little Birds The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 10pm–midnight. See Fri 24.
Paisley ■ Rick Redbeard, Wounded Knee and Deerhound Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7pm. £5. Will Oldham/Bill Callahan-style hangdog folk sounds from Phantom Band member Rick Redbeard. Part of Paisley Underground.
Saturday 15 Glasgow FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 6pm. See Sat 25. ■ The Difference, Burn the Maps, McConnell & Nicol, Simon Thomas and Jordan Reid Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Indie Rocks night of local acts. ■ Absolute Bowie The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance: £14 on door: £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. See Fri 14. ■ Monofly, The Gazelles and Sans Avion The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Glasgow alt.rock act. ■ Motion City Soundtrack King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £13.50. Minneapolis-based punk pop outfit whose album Commit This to Memory
was produced by Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. ■ A Place to Bury Strangers Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Loud, feedback- drenched rock with a gothic edge from this New York group. FREE Perfect Remedy Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Local rock covers band.
Edinburgh FREE Camii Sinclair The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Sat 1. ■ Crybaby Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Crybaby is Bristol singer/guitarist Danny Coughlan, a modern heartbreak crooner influenced by the likes of Roy Orbison. ■ Limbo The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. The Black Spring DJs man the decks and bring you a packed line-up of live acts. ■ Pussy Whipped Festival Fiddlers Elbow, 4 Picardy Place, 556 9933. 7pm–1am. £5. The second night of queer punk thrills features punk-folkers ONSIND (Durham), melodic punk rock from Spat, and Edinburgh’s own Ste McCabe and Liz Cronin, plus scene regulars Scragfight. Followed by DJs Chew Disco from the North of England. FREE Stewart MacLennan Henderson’s Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hanover Street, 225 2131. 7pm. See Sat 25. ■ Cancel the Astronauts, Shooting Stansfield and Letters Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7.30pm. £5. Edinburgh indie-poppers Cancel the Astronauts celebrate the release of their debut album, Animal Love Match. ■ Scottish Police Choir & InChorus Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £13.50–£17.50 (seniors £10.50– £14.50). The antidote to stuffy choirs with a night of big pop and rock tunes from the likes of Queen, Jessie J, Bon Jovi and The Black Eyed Peas mashed up with TV themes, movie hits and a thunder and lightening sequence. Largs ■ Psychedelic Forest Carnival Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Fairlie, 01475 568685. 6.30pm–4am. £23. One of the last festivals of 2012 as the folk behind the Kelburn Garden Party return for a one day event ‘inspired by the tropical sounds of African, Latin America and the Caribbean.’ Afrikan Boy headlines alongside Samba Ya Bamba, Aunie Flo, Argonaut Sounds, The iFoundation and DJ sets from Astroboy, NoFace, NoGlobe Collective, Nem and Brother Most Righteous. Free camping available.
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Glasgow ■ B.o.B. and Smiler O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Georgia rapper and producer who has collaborated with the likes of Bruno Mars and Hayley Williams on his accessible hip-pop hits. FREE Blues Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. See Sun 26. ■ Crusades The Captain’s, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. Post- hardcore quartet from Glasgow. ■ Crybaby, Star Wheel Press and Gonzo King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. See Sat 15. ■ Marc Evans The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Glasgow singer/songwriter with classic influences, promoting his ‘Chasing Daylight’ EP. Edinburgh ■ EH1 Live Various venues. eh1live. com 2–11pm. £18. Multi-venue one- dayer usually taking over the capital
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with over 50 live music acts drawn from across the indie rock spectrum. This year’s line-up includes The Phantom Band, The OK Social Club, The Stagger Rats, Hip Parade, Vigo Thieves, Tommy Reilly, Modern Faces, Aaron Wright, The Rahs and many more playing at The Liquid Room, Cabaret Voltaire, Electric Circus, Sneaky Pete’s and Whistle Binkies. See eh1live.com for more details. ■ Brian Houston and Lins Honeyman The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 8–11pm. £10. Folk rock from Belfast-born singer-songwriter Houston. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. Sunday classic rock covers and open mic session.
Monday 17
Glasgow ■ Motionless In White Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £8. Gothic metalcore. ■ Sissy & the Blisters, These Little Kings, Evolution and The Collective King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Garage indie four-piece. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. See Mon 27. Edinburgh FREE Boda Bar’s Chan Bang Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. 8pm–1am. See Mon 27. ■ Stinking Lizaveta, Flux Velociraptor and Giant Monster Attack Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Post-rock, metal, sludge, stoner and doom stylings with jazz elements and Eastern influences from this Philadelphia instrumental power trio.
Tuesday 18
Glasgow ■ El-P Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12. Brooklyn rapper/ producer who previously recorded as Company Flow and has collaborated with the likes of Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha and various free jazz luminaries. FREE Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. See Tue 28. ■ Hexis, Assynt and 4 Inches ov Foreskin The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Post- metal/hardcore troupe from Copenhagen headline. ■ Lilygreen & Maguire Beanscene, 40-42 Woodlands Road, West End, 352 9800. 8pm. £6. See Mon 17. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. See Tue 28. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Thu 23. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9.30pm. See Tue 28.
Edinburgh ■ Lemonade Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. Brooklyn electronica trio. ■ Dexys The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £25. Kevin Rowland’s mighty soul ensemble drop the Midnight Runners moniker and reconvene to play One Day I’m Going To Soar, their first new album in 26 years, plus some golden oldies. FREE King Louie & Davie Keys The Brass Monkey Leith, 362 Leith Walk, 554 5286. 9pm. See Tue 28. Motherwell ■ The Drifters: Masquerade Tour Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698
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