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Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–2am. See Wed 24. ■ Animal Collective and Prince Rama O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Psychedelic experimental music from Baltimore, back with new album Centipede Hz. See preview, page 85. ■ Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 7pm. £14. Gruff former Arab Strap man Moffat and gentle jazz man Wells reprise the collaboration that brought them so much acclaim on joint album Everything’s Getting Older. ■ Hacktivist Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Milton Keynes rap/rock outfit who combine downtuned thrash guitars with grime vocals, like a latterday Senser. ■ Ladyhawke Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. Electro pop contender with 80s undertones, originally from New Zealand. ■ New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Man Overboard and The Story So Far Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. Packed pop punk bill touring the UK as the Road to Warped Tour sponsored by Vans. ■ Nightwish and Pain O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. Operatic goth rock from Scandinavia. FREE The Latecomers Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8–10.30pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Jessie Ware King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. South London singer with a soulful, R&B-tinged sound. With Two Inch Punch. FREE Acoustic Open Mic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 9pm. See Wed 24. FREE Honningbarna Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Norwegian punks. Edinburgh ■ Radio Forth Awards Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 3pm. £10. Awards honouring local heroes as well as entertainment and music stars. This is the ninth year of the event that has previously featured guests such as The Wanted, Olly Murs, Lulu and Sharleen Spiteri. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. ■ The Billy Walton Band and WT Feaster Band The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £10. Veteran rocker from New Jersey. ■ Imperial Leisure The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 7–10.30pm. £5. London-based ska- rap-punk band Imperial Leisure are let loose. Expect energetic skanking. With Victorian Trout Conspiracy. ■ Laetitia Sadier Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. See Tue 6. ■ The Wedding Present The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Perennially popular archetypal 80s indie stalwarts fronted by David Gedge.
Thursday 8 Glasgow FREE 3 Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. Midnight. See Thu 18. ■ Act on Impulse, The Preventers, Dirty Looks, The Jacaranda and The Wires The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. The Preventers are a Cumbernauld band playing a mix of rock, soul and funky blues. ■ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. LA-based freak folk frontman, now with feral backing band. See preview, page 85. FREE Findlay Napier & the Bar Room Mountaineers Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7pm. Bluegrass,
country, funk and folk from a performer whose sound is described as ‘Loudon Wainwright meets Nickel Creek’. ■ Jimi Hendrix Re-experience Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Over-14s show. Tribute to the incendiary guitar god. ■ Wham Bam Rocketman O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7.50. Over-14s show. Double whammy tribute to George Michael and Elton John. ■ Still Corners and Wake the President Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £8. Haunting alt.pop from this London outfit. Please note change of venue. ■ Sydney Devine Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15.50–£16.50. Scotland’s rhinestone cowboy takes his songs on the road again. ■ Blood Diamonds Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £5. Electro exotica from LA-based musician/ producer Michael Tucker. ■ Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12.50 in advance; £14 on door; £26.45 with dinner at 6pm. Originally a product of the 1960s British R&B boom, Chicken Shack at one time featured Christine Perfect (later McVie, later still of Fleetwood Mac) on vocals. ■ Carter USM and The Frank & Walters King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £20. Shambolic early 90s indie types wielding guitars and drum machine perform to raise money for the National Autistic Society. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. Hosted by Independence. FREE Cry Wolf, No Island and Notebooks Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Hardcore bill. FREE The Two Jamies Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Thu 18. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 18. ■ Honningbarna Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Norwegian punks. Presented by Vic Galloway. ■ Jack White and Willy Moon Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £30. Ragged blues from the former White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather guitarist/singer. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–16 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315. 8pm. See Thu 18. ■ Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £22.50– £26.50. Moore is one of Ireland’s leading solo artists, Moore mixes traditional song with contemporary social and political commentary. Here he is joined by musician and producer Sinnott to promote new album Folk Tale. ■ Matthew Herbert: One Pig The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15. See Sat 3. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 18.
Friday 9 Glasgow ■ Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £26.50. See Thu 8. ■ Claudia Brucken O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Rich vocals from the former Propaganda frontwoman, known for their mid-80s hits ‘Duel’ and ‘Dr Mabuse’. ■ Coheed & Cambria O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. Conceptual hardcore from New Jersey’s prog metallers Coheed & Cambria, showcasing new album The Afterman: Ascension. ■ Israel Nash Gripka and Anthony
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d’Amato Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £11. Rocking roots music from this son of a preacherman who hails from upstate New York. ■ Motorhead, Anthrax and Diaries of a Hero O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 9000. 7pm. £27. Over 30 years in the business and the self-proclaimed ‘loudest band in the world’ continue to bring the noise more effectively than most bands a third of their age. Top notch trash in support. ■ Alvin Stardust Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 7.30pm. £17. Re-live 40 years of rock’n’roll excitement with 70s mega-star Alvin Stardust. ■ Half Moon Run Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Canadian trio combining folky three-part harmonies with psychedelic arrangements and electronica soundscapes. With David McKellar and Lost Ghosts. ■ The Manfreds 50th Anniversary Tour Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £23–£25. A mix of original, former and new members of 60s group The Manfreds perform a selection of their hits along with R&B faves from their best-known albums. ■ Sydney Devine Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15.50–£16.50. See Thu 8. ■ Gillon – The Sound of Buble The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door: £23.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Tribute to the Canadian crooner. ■ Ty Segall Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. One man garage rock band from San Francisco. Please note change of venue. ■ Exitmusic, Crash Club and The Calm Fiasco King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Atmospheric sounds from New York husband-and-wife team.
FREE Fistfights & Foreplay Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Rock. ■ J Dilla’s Rebirth of Detroit tour O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 11pm–3am. £10. Late night line-up of Detroit rappers associated with the late J Dilla, including Guilty Simpson, Frank Nitt and Phat Kat. Plus DJ Bunty. Edinburgh FREE Sher Watson The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Fri 19. ■ The Doors Alive The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £13.50. Tribute to Jim Morrison’s seminal LA rock crew. ■ Empire! Empire!, The Reptilian and Carson Wells Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £7. Husband and wife duo from Michigan specialising in melancholy indie. ■ Simon McBride The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £15. Irish singer/guitarist harking back to classic bluesy rock. Red Stone River provide support. ■ The Slow Show, Easy Tigers and Dave Stuart Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. A Manchester take on American alt.folk/ country. ■ Steel Panther Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £17. Foot-on-the-monitor Sunset Strip cock rock homage which may not be entirely serious. ‘Death to all but Metal’. ■ Chris Helme The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £6. Solo acoustic performance from the ex-Seahorses frontman. With the Holy Ghosts and Sonic Templars. ■ Horse The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £18. Loyally patronised singer-songwriter performs tracks from her extensive career.
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