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■ William Tyler and Hiss Golden Messenger Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £9 (£8). Americana and pysch folk from Tyler (Lambchop and Silver Jews) and songwriter HGM. See album review, page 76, and win tickets, page 82.
Sunday 5
Glasgow ■ Goldblade Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 3pm. £8. Ramalama rock’n’roll combined with some vigorous soul influences and the admirable wearing of brothel creepers. They are joined at this EFC Festival show by punk supports The Red Eyes, Media Whores, Buzzbomb, The Skarsoles, The Jackhammers and Alkotron. ■ Dan Reed, Straight Shooter and Badname Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. £10 advance: £12 on door. After disbanding the Dan Reed Network, this Oregon native took up club promoting and acting, spent time in a monastery and relocated to Jerusalem to record with Israeli and Palestinian musicians, so expect an eclectic mix of styles and influences. Acoustic performance, with support from Free/Bad Company tirbute Straight Shooter and Bon Jovi tribute Badname, all playing in aid of Yorkhill Children’s Foundation. Part of EFC Festival. ■ Arcane Roots O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Over-14s show. Post-hardcore trio from Kingston. ■ Kraftwerk Consolation Night Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7pm. £tbc. Kraftwerk tribute night with acts tbc. ■ Laura Mvula Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £9. Upcoming soul singer with jazz and folk inflections. ■ Soley The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £8. Icelandic singer/pianist who is also a member of indie collective Seabear. ■ Pete Roe The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, peteroe.org 7.30pm. £7. Multi-instrumentalist who plays in Laura Marling’s band and has been described as ‘the missing link between John Martyn and Leonard Cohen’. ■ Electric Guest The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £8. Blue-eyed electro soul duo from LA, mentored by the inimitable Danger Mouse. ■ Subordinate The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Irish hardcore band. ■ The Neighbourhood and Arlissa King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Californian quintet. Edinburgh ■ Dirty Dike, Jam Baxter & Ed Scissortongue Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Road, 558 3758. Times tbc. £tbc. English hip-hop crew headline this Boom Bap Hip Hop Festival warm up tour as they release new album Return of the Twat. ■ Big Day In Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 3pm–3am. £10 early bird. Avoid the mud and head along to this one day mini-festival all under the roof of the Electric Circus. Confirmed so far Dutch Uncles, Discopolis, River of Slime & Lomond Campbell, The Machine Room, Dems, Jonnie Common, Made of Glass, Machines In Heaven and DJ sets from Errors, This is Music, Ally McCrae and Vic Galloway. To win tickets, see page 82. ■ Ulysses, We Came From the North, Jen & The GIants and Tag Team Champion The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £4. A night of music in aid of the SPCA.
Monday 6 Glasgow ■ Alt-J O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Esoteric four-piece from Cambridge. ■ Big Daddy Kane and Masta Ace O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332
2232. 7pm. £20. Over-14s show. Veteran New York rapper, actor and model who is joined by his fellow Juice Crew member Masta Ace at this show. Also featuring Wordsworth and Bunty. ■ Mary Duff Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 287 2999. 7.30pm. £17. Irish country and folk singer sings traditional and original material from her long succession of successful albums. ■ Sea Pinks and Sacred Paws Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £tbc. Indie headliners from Belfast. ■ Desecravity, Acrania and Laceration The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Brutal death metal from Japan. ■ Mountains Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Ambient post- rock from this Brooklyn duo. ■ The Boy Who Trapped the Sun, Beerjacket and The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Lewis singer-songwriter playing indie/alt. country sounds. Edinburgh ■ Kat Men and The Caezars The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £15. Rockabilly from Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) and guitarist Darrel Higham. FREE The Blueswater Singer- Songwriter Showcase and Open Mic Earl of Marchmont, 22 Marchmont Crescent, 662 1877. 9–11.30pm. See Mon 22.
Tuesday 7
Glasgow ■ Deafheaven Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 6.30pm. £10. Over-14s show. San Francisco death metal band. With The Secret. ■ The Big Reunion SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £30. Following on from their exposure on the TV show of the same name, popsters of yesteryear – 5ive, Liberty X, Honeyz, 911, B*witched and Atomic Kitten – come together for a nostalgic (if the late 90s/ early 00s is your thing) romp through old material. Special guests Blue just announced. ■ The Fall and The Rosy Crucifixion O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £18. Gruff indie diehard Mark E Smith is back with the latest incarnation of the Fall, whoever that might involve. ■ Nell Bryden Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Modern day Dixie, bluegrass, jazz, soul and blues from this Brooklyn singer- songwriter and Radio 2 favourite. ■ Dirty Beaches, Supreme Dicks and The Yawns Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6. Singer/guitarist Alex Zhang Hungtai does the one-man band thing to create sparse, lo-fi sounds in the vein of Kurt Vile and Ty Segall. ■ Treetop Flyers Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Rootsy folk-influenced rock from this London five-piece who won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition in 2011. ■ Sweet Baboo and Turtle King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Aka Welsh singer/songwriter Stephen Black who digs The Beach Boys and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci. See album review, page 77. ■ Angel Olsen Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Chicago-based singer-songwriter. Edinburgh ■ Public Service Broadcasting The Caves, Niddry St South, 557 8989. 7.30pm. £10. The London duo, who layer spoken word from vintage propaganda films over electronic melodies to thrilling effect, are out and about ahead of the release of their debut full-length, Inform – Educate – Entertain.
Wednesday 8
Glasgow ■ Carl Barat H&M, St Enoch Centre, 227 3030. Times tbc. Ex-Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things star strikes out on his own with eponymous debut album in tow. Exclusive instore performance for NME Showcase competition winners. For a chance to gain entry, visit nme.com/showcases ■ Beardyman The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £13.50. The first person to retain the UK Beatbox Champion title for two years in a row embarks on his Beardytron Beta tour. ■ Lucy Rose Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Young London-based singer/songwriter with an indie folk sound. ■ Public Service Broadcasting O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. See Tue 7. ■ We Are The In Crowd and Never Shout Never O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Pop punk quintet from Poughkeepsie and Christian emo pop band from Joplin, Missouri. ■ Engelbert Humperdinck SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. Please note this show has been POSTPONED. ■ Sparrow & the Workshop Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £tbc. See preview, page 92. ■ Dave McPherson Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Of Britrockers InMe, but dropping the jagged rock for acoustic these days. ■ The Temperance Movement Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6.50. Alt.rockers. ■ The DOT King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £15. Continuing the collaboration between Mike Skinner and The Music frontman Robert Harvey which began on the last Streets album. ■ Jack Dupon Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. French prog funk outfit influenced by Captain Beefheart and Primus. Edinburgh ■ Adam Holmes & The Embers The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £tbc. BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Adam Holmes and his band. ■ Treetop Flyers and The Boy Who Trapped the Sun Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. See Tue 7. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. See Wed 24.
Thursday 9 Glasgow ■ The Specials Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £35. Return of the legendary Two Tone innovators, sans Jerry Dammers. Thirty years on from their classic single ‘Ghost Town’, there is even a Conservative government back in power to make us all feel at home. ■ The Phoenix Foundation Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £9. Lovely strummy indie pop from the New Zealanders who composed the soundtrack to Eagle vs Shark. ■ Ha Ha Tonka Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Missouri band drawing on Ozark mountain traditions in their sound. ■ Prizeday Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Electro alt.rockers from Milan. ■ Russian Bride, Nervegas, Miss Demeanour and The Mademoiselle The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Grunge, pop and disco melange from Glasgow trio Russian Bride. ■ The Story So Far, The American Scene and Gnarwolves King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8. Over- 14s. Pop punk from California. ■ Huevo & The Giant Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Indie/post-punk four-piece from Glasgow. EP launch gig.
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