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■ Trails, Taking Chase and Curators The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 8pm. £5. Complex alt.rock, melodic post-hardcore and indie. ■ Tennessee Hot Shots Spider’s Web Cellar Bar, 258 Morrison Street, 334 5125. 8.30pm. £10. Rockabilly. FREE Velvet Scooter The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9pm. Classic rock covers, featuring songs by the likes of Steely Dan, Santana and The Doobie Brothers. Kirkcaldy ■ Sucioperro, Hawk Eyes, Vertis and What The Blood Revealed Windsor Hotel, 38 Victoria Road, 01592 269219. 7.30–11.30pm. £6. See Thu 27.
Sunday 30 Glasgow ■ Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £8. Food served from 12.30pm and live music (acts tbc) begins at 4pm. ■ Vinyl Kicks, Fightfights & Foreplay, Upshot, Dizzy Corner and The Spitfires The Clutha Vaults, 167– 169 Stockwell Street, 552 7520. 3.30pm. Classic rock covers bands play this fundraiser to mark the 30th anniversary of the Cue & Review recording service. FREE AMS Big Band Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 6pm. Live music at the weekly Blues Kitchen. ■ The Last Carnival and Empty Avenue O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £7. Over-14s show. Rousing guitar band. ■ Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group and Mono/Poly Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. As if he is not busy enough in his other bands, Mars Volta/At the Drive-In guitarist Lopez takes another progressive riffing outfit out on tour.
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■ U2-2 and Simple Minded Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door. U2 and Simple Minds go head to head, tribute band style to mark the 30th anniversary of the Cue & Review recording service. ■ Man Like Me Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Electro duo from Camden Town. ■ City Sinners Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, 959 1428. 8pm. The City Sinners play the music of the late Gram Parsons, country rock pioneer from the early 1970s. ■ Dog Moon Howl The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Glasgow/Edinburgh-based heavy psych-rockers. ■ Picture the Ocean, The Dirt and Aurora Jane The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8–11pm. £5. Canadian roots rock act. Part of the Glasgow Americana Fringe festival. ■ Machine Gun Kelly King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £12.50. Ohio rapper named after the infamous gangster for his rapid-fire delivery. FREE Open Mic Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.30pm. See Sun 23. FREE Blues Jam Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Sun 23. FREE Mary Jean Lewis Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Old school rock’n’roll, country and blues from Jerry Lee Lewis’ niece. Edinburgh FREE Baz Simpson The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 3pm. See Sun 23. FREE Open Mic Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 3pm. See Sun 23. ■ Bleech, Aperture and Another Blurry Photo Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Breathing new life into grunge. ■ The Pat Travers Band and Holy Ghosts The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £17. Electric blues from this Canadian guitarist, originally influenced by Hendrix and Jeff Beck, and probably best known for his track ‘Snorting Whisky’. Don’t try that at home. ■ Seeing Red The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. 7pm. £tbc. Classic rock from this Edinburgh and Arisaig band, reformed after 20 years. ■ Ramblin’ Ponies, The Southpaws, Inceyte, The Bare Bones and Pocket Rocket Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 8pm. £4. Sound Collision night of rock, blues, metal and punk. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. See Sun 23.
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Glasgow ■ Martha Jewell and The New Piccadillys Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Rock’n’roll and 60s beat pop in the new old fashioned way, courtesy of George Miller and the New Piccadillys. ■ Carina Round and Stephanie Manns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Visceral, bluesy singer-songwriter, favourably compared to PJ Harvey, who has supported the likes of Ryan Adams. FREE Acoustic Open Mic Night Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. See Mon 24. FREE Ross Clark & friends Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Mon 24. Edinburgh ■ Newton Faulkner The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £17.50. Dreadlocked, laidback surfer dude troubadour doing tricksy
stuff with acoustic guitars. ■ LUVDUMP, From Cradle to the Rave, The Matatunes and Facehandle Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Politically conscious mix of punk, ska and dub from East Anglia’s LUVDUMP. ■ Smoke Fairies and Bear’s Den The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30pm. £9. Sweetly harmonising female indie-folk-blues duo who have collaborated with Jack White.
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Glasgow ■ Smoke Fairies and Bear’s Den Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £9. See Mon 1. ■ The Midnight Beast, Aggro Santos and Futurecop O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £tbc. Over-14s show. Pop parody, dance moves and comedy hip hop from this London rap trio as seen on E4. ■ Felix Champion and Clockwork Social Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Alt. rockers. FREE Jamfest Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. See Tue 25. ■ Axe Wound King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Metal supergroup featuring members of Bullet For My Valentine, Cancer Bats and Rise to Remain. FREE Open Mic Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. See Tue 25. FREE Solo Acts Competition The Pour House, 1038–1042 Argyle St, 221 4449. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. Edinburgh ■ Y&T Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £16. Californian hard rock veterans Y&T (Yesterday & Today) have sold four million albums in their time. FREE Red Dog Songwriters Night The Ale House, 18–22 Clerk Street, 629 0275. 9.30pm. See Tue 25.
Wednesday 3 Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–2am. See Wed 26. ■ Newton Faulkner O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. See Mon 1. ■ Periphery and Between the Buried & Me The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £13. Over-14s show. Prog metal and mathrock from this DC sextet and North Carolina support. ■ Turbowolf The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £8. Over-14s show. Mane-shaking, bowel-quaking rock’n’roll. ■ Jason & the Scorchers Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £15. Manly country rock from Jason Ringenberg and his buddies, celebrating their 30th anniversary. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Elizabeth Veldon, Pet Cemetery, Texture, The DDN and Asitob Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £3. Experimental electronica using found sounds. ■ Kyla La Grange The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £7. Cambridge singer-songwriter influenced by Cat Power and Elliott Smith. FREE The Latecomers Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Tonight Alive, Lostalone and Blitz Kids King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Over-14s show. Pop-punk quintet from Sydney. ■ Walter Trout The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £17.50 in advance; £19 on door; £31.45 for early dinner at 6pm. Blues guitarist who has played with the likes of John
Mayall, Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker. FREE Acoustic Open Mic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 9pm. See Wed 26. ■ Glass City Vice, Evol and Sneaky Pete Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Free before midnight. Atmospheric post-punk from Evol described as ‘Cocteau Twins meets At the Drive-In’. Edinburgh ■ Trust Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 9pm. £7. Joy Division- influenced coldwave pop from Canada.
Thursday 4 Glasgow FREE 3 Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Noon– 2am. See Thu 20. ■ Y&T Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £16. See Tue 2. ■ Chasing Dragons The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. Local live music. ■ Duran an Duran Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. Tribute to the Brum boys. ■ Field Music Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. Innovative Sunderland group return with more effortlessly complex indie pop, from recent album Plumb. With Golden Fable. ■ AJ Roach and The Wynntown Marshals The Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. 7.30pm. £15. Virginia singer-songwriter. Part of the Glasgow Americana Festival. ■ Calm As The Colour, Holy Pistol Club and The Hollows Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7.30pm. £6 (students £5). A one-off, fundraising gig as Part of the Oxjam 2012 Festival. ■ MacFloyd Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18. Internationally acclaimed tribute combo to Pink Floyd, who recreate (on a slightly smaller scale) the stage effects for which the prog rockers were renowned. ■ Aerosmith UK The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £24.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the American rockers. FREE Dave Dominey Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Double Sight Weekender Various venues, doublesightweekender. com 8pm–1am. £14 weekend; £8 day tickets. A festival of mod, psych and soul sounds from Eyes Wide Open, with live bands The Satin Odyssey, The Thanes and The Beatroots, and DJs Rob Bailey (The New Untouchables), Florian Tippelt (Munich’s Echoes of Time), Paddy & Sarge (Belfast’s Dr Crippen’s Waiting Room), Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) and Aiton Ziar (Get the Records On), as well as the EWO residents. Venues are CCA, The Admiral, McChuills, The Berkeley Suite and The Black Sparrow, and there will also be clothing and record stalls. ■ Wintersleep Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £8. Juno-nominated indie rock from Nova Scotia. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. See Thu 20. ■ Rod Jones & The Birthday Suit, Honey Blood and A Plastic Rose King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Side project from Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones which comes close in spirit to early Idlewild. ■ Paws and North American War CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 9pm. £5. Alt.rock. FREE The Two Jamies Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Thu 20.