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Manatees. ■ San Cisco, Culann and Hueve & the Giant The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £7. Indie pop band from Western Australia. ■ Tom Odell and Sinny King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Classically trained young singer/pianist with a faux-angsty sound who is the recipient of the 2013 Brit Critics Choice Award. Edinburgh ■ Lianne La Havas and Josh Kumra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £13. Fragrant soulful singer/guitarist, recently seen on Later with Jools Holland. Please note rescheduled date. ■ Marika Hackman Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Brighton singer-songwriter in the nu-folk vein. ■ Stu Larsen The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £7. Acoustic vagabond from Australia. ■ Louis Barabbas & the Bedlam Six Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £tbc. Lusty vaudeville swing and folk rock from Manchester.
Wednesday 6
Glasgow ■ Cryptic Nights: The Third Mind CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £5. Interactive audio- visual app and performance exploring the idea of ‘algorithmic cinema’ from composer Matthew Collings and visual artist Erik Parr. See preview, page 86. ■ ME, So Many Animal Calls and Last Exit King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Over-14s show. Australian rock outfit. Edinburgh ■ The Travelling Band Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7.50. Indie folk charmers from Manchester. Support comes from Ellen & The Escapades and The Holy Ghosts. Please note new date. ■ Adam Holmes & The Embers The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £tbc. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes and his band. ■ Untapped Battle of the Bands Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £tbc. Bands compete for supremacy.
Monday 4 Thursday 7
Glasgow ■ Lianne La Havas and Josh Kumra O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £13. See Sun 3. ■ Deap Vally King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Valley girl duo rocking the blues White Stripes-style. Edinburgh ■ Will & The People Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £6. Brighton quartet who have just been on tour with The Script. ■ Rose’s Pawn Shop Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. The LA five-piece offer a veritable chop shop of styles, from bluegrass to punk to alt.country, on a wide array of stringed instruments.
Tuesday 5
Glasgow ■ DJ Premier & Static Selektah O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £14. Over-14s show. DJ Premier, formerly of funky hip-hop outfit Gang Starr, is regarded as one of hip-hop’s greatest producers. He is joined on this bill by East Coast DJ Static Selektah, Bunty and Profisee. ■ Foals and The Invisible Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £16.50. Over-14s show. Much admired stripped-down angular and funky indie sounds from the earnest Foals, back with their second album. Please note change of venue. Original tickets valid. ■ Rubber, Critters, Disankai and Fast Layne The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Rock for Cause with four Glasgow bands coming together to support Muscular Distrophy research. ■ Wife vs Secretary Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £tbc. WVsS blend a cocktail of Tom Waits, The Bad Seeds and Fleetwood Mac. Plus special guests tba. ■ Twisted Wheel, The Tricks and The Banter Thiefs King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Mancunian indie band influenced by the likes of The Fall and The Ramones. Edinburgh ■ Amy MacDonald The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £25. Down-to-earth young singer-songwriter from Glasgow performs MOR material from her third album Life in a Beautiful Light.
Glasgow ■ Living Colour The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £20. Over-14s show. Veteran New York band who paved the way for the likes of Faith No More and Red Hot Chili Peppers with their fusion of rock, funk, hip hop and jazz. ■ The Acoustic Strawbs The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £15 in advance; £17 on door; £28.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Not to be confused with The Electric Strawbs. David Cousins, Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk celebrate forty years since the release of the first Strawbs album on A&M Records. ■ Campfires in Winter, Vasa and Garden of Elks Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8–11pm. £5. Alternative, indie rock four-piece from Croy release their debut single, ‘White Lights’, amid a melodic wall of post-rock, experimental noise. ■ Codes in the Clouds and Call to Mind The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8pm. £6. Instrumental post-rock. ■ Concrete Knives Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. French quintet drawing on US new wave and post-punk pop. ■ Cryptic Nights: The Third Mind CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £5. See Wed 6. ■ The Murderburgers, Sink Alaska and The Walking Targets The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. Punk sounds. ■ Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £12. The old punk and quick-witted nu-folk troubadour come together for The Eric and Amy Show. ■ The Travelling Band King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Indie folk charmers from Manchester. With Ellen & the Escapades and Johnny Graham & co. Please note rescheduled date. Edinburgh ■ Born To Be Wide Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5 (music union members £3.50; under 18s £2.50). Music industry seminar/ social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. Followed by DJ sets from the seminar guests. This month’s topic is ‘Stage Craft’ featuring manager Bruce Craigie (Idlewild), sound engineer Graeme Steel and booker John-Paul Mason.
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