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FREE Cold Ethyl and The Diversions Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 8pm. Alt.rock and more acts performing as part of Whistlebinkies band showcase. FREE Open Mic Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 9pm. Chris Buckley hosts.
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Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–2am. Rock covers residency. ■ Auction for the Promise Club, Tankus the Henge and Annaca O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Overs-14s show. Three indie rock bands from around the country unite on this Emerging Icons tour. ■ The Fall The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £18.50. Gruff indie diehard Mark E Smith is back with the latest incarnation of the Fall, whoever that might involve. No change in musical status though – it’s iconic ramshackle indie punk all the way. ■ Magnum The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £21. Over-14s show. Old school foot-on- the-monitor rockers who just keep on trucking. ■ The Milk Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10. A danceable blend of soul, rock’n’roll and pop from these Essex boys. With Waiting for Go and Vagabond Poets. ■ David Essex Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25.50–£27.50. Pop’s original cheeky chappie (or was that Tommy Steele?) promotes his greatest hits album. Which is the greatest for you? ‘Silver Dream Machine’, ‘Rock On’ or perhaps ‘Tahiti’? ■ Fur Hood, Battery Face and Cherry Wave Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £4. Brain-melting local triple bill. ■ Lazarus, Local Empires, The Gentlemen and Ross Govan Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £5. Local live music. ■ Jake Bugg King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Fast rising teenage singer- songwriter peddling a folky country indie sound. With Findlay and Tom Odell. ■ Vessels Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. Experimental post-rock from Leeds. FREE Acoustic Open Mic The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 9pm. Weekly open mic. FREE Hector Bizerk and Solareye Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. Scot-hop sounds from Hector Bizerk. FREE The Rubber Band Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Slouch Blues night. Edinburgh FREE The Imperfectionists The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid-back acoustic sounds from Graeme Laird and Sam Antix. ■ Alex Cornish The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £8. See Tue 20. FREE Callum Beattie, Geoff Baker and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Acoustic sounds and rock covers. ■ Frankie & the Heartstrings Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Sunderland five-piece who have been described as ‘JoBoxers meets Josef K.’ ■ Gary Barlow The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7pm. £35–£55. A solo show from Take That’s songwriter/singer, taking a break from his X-Factor duties. ■ John McCain Band Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Blues rock. FREE Ulysses Jones Blind Poet, 32c
West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm. Folky rock.
Thursday 22 Glasgow FREE 3 Card Trick Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–3am. See Thu 15. ■ Billy Kelly Songwriting Award Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. Annual search to find a promising new singer/songwriter, set up in the memory of the beloved music promoter Billy Kelly. ■ The Cleish, Cicero’s Secret, Fuck Yeah Molecules, Dissector and Two Towns Apart The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £6. Over-14s. Local bands. ■ Europe and Stonerider O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18.50. The Scandinavian poodle rockers best known for the mighty ‘Final Countdown’ keep the hard rock flowing with new album Bag of Bones. ■ Gary Louris Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £14. CANCELLED. ■ Thea Gilmore St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £15. Prolific young singer- songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell. ■ Bad For Lazarus Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Featuring current and ex-members of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, UNKLE, Nine Inch Nails and Kill Kenada and make music ‘somewhere in the ungodly realm between Buddy Holly and Slayer’. Los Tentakills support. ■ The Blacklist Royals Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £5. Rootsy punks from Nashville. With Monstronaut. ■ DJ Vadim Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Soul, hip-hop and electronica from the founder of Jazz Fudge records and passionate believer in abstract bass. Please note change of venue. FREE Paul G Boudoir Wine Bar, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 552 4774. 8pm. See Thu 15. ■ Stubborn Heart Berkeley Suite, 237 North Street, 237 3235. 8pm. £5. Mournful electronica from London/Oxford duo. ■ Withered Hand and Charles Latham Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 8pm. £8. Edinburgh scene stalwart and master of plaintive, witty outsider folk. With support from antifolk troubadour, originally from Washington DC. ■ China Crisis and Thomas McConell King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £17.50. Scouse duo from out of the 80s specialising in wistful pastoral pop. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s,
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67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Weekly jam night. Hosted by Independence. FREE Open Mic Black Rabbit, 526 Great Western Road, 339 1199. 9pm–1am. See Thu 15. FREE The Peter J Taylor Guitar Orchestra Bar Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. before midnight. A symphony of guitars, we presume. FREE The Two Jamies Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 9pm. See Thu 15. Edinburgh FREE Henry Ibbs The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6pm. See Thu 15. FREE Henry Ibbs Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. See Thu 15. FREE Clark & Boj and Victorian Trout Conspiracy Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 7pm. Featuring Scotland’s premier ‘ska dirty urban ghetto funk’ band VTC. ■ The Milk Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. See Wed 21. ■ The Overtones and Jessica Clemmons Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7pm. £19.50–£33.50 plus booking fee. See Mon 19. ■ Burial, Acolyte, Haar and Stob Dearg Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £5. Intense death metal. ■ The Proclaimers and Blueflint The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £24.50– £27.50. See Thu 15. ■ The Strangers Almanac, Esperi and Sonny Carntyne Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Alt.folk. FREE Betty’s Bar Unplugged Betty’s Bar, 14–26 Grosvenor Street, 337 4315.
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8pm. See Thu 15. ■ Future Heroes The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 15.
Friday 23 Glasgow FREE Ethan Johns LOVEmusic, 34 Dundas Street, 332 2099. 5pm. The Paolo Nutini/Kings of Leon/Vaccines producer, and son of the legendary producer Glyn Johns, performs tracks from his own album If Not Now Then When? at this instore gig/Q&A session. ■ Mad Caddies Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £12. Over-14s show. Santa Barbara-based surfer dude ska punkers. ■ LA Guns featuring Phil Lewis & Steve Riley Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £12. The Sunset Strip glam metal veterans who spawned Guns N’ Roses but who now operate as two splinter groups. This one features vocalist Phil Lewis and drummer Steve Riley. ■ Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £34.50. Jools and his band play classic boogie woogie and rock’n’roll tunes for your merriment. With guest vocals from KT Tunstall. ■ Light of Day Scotland Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £10–£13.50. Fundraiser for a charity which funds research and support for Parkinson’s sufferers, with music from Joe D’Urso, James Maddock, Israel Nash Gripka, Garland Jeffreys, Maeve O’Boyle, Ryan MacDowell and Springsteen tribute band The Rising. ■ Mythical Creatures, We Came From the Sea and Have Mercy Las Vegas O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Live music.
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