MUSIC | Rock & Pop
FREE Bootleg Wonderland Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, bootlegwonderland.com 9pm–1am. See Sat 18. FREE Southside Fringe: Live Music Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road. 9pm–1am. Live bands take over Armstrongs. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE Usual Suspects Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, 632 6741. 9pm–midnight. This three-piece cover popular and classic folk, rock and pop. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE Wheeesht and The Grasping Skinflints The Waverley Tea Room, 18 Moss Side Road, 616 6818. 9pm– midnight. Local rock, blues and folk trio. Part of Southside Fringe. Edinburgh ■ The 10:04s Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Melodic indie rock. Haddow Fest presentation. ■ The Industry Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Melodic indie-rock five-piece from Edinburgh. ■ Vasquez, Alright the Captain, Billy Ray Osiris and Crusades Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7pm. £5. Stoner rock. FREE Norman Lamont Captains Bar, 4 South College Street, 668 2312. 9pm. Quirky acoustica.
Perth ■ Admiral Fallow Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 8pm. £17.50. Folky indie from Louis Abbot’s Admiral Fallow. Part of Perth Festival of the Arts.
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Glasgow ✽ ARIKA13 Episode 5 ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ Tramway, 25 Albert
Drive, 0845 330 3501. From 1.30pm. See Fri 24. See photo preview, above, and visit arika.org.uk for the full programme. FREE Southside Sessions Matinee Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, 632 6741. 4–7pm. Howlin’ Radio present folk and country music from the 60s and 70s. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE David Duffy MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. 5pm. See Sat 18.
✽ Electric Frog May Bank Holiday Weekender SWG3,
Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 6pm–2am. £20 (day); £35–£45 (weekend). The Frog is back and there seems to be no stopping them as they return for a May Bank Holiday special featuring David Morales, Dimitri from Paris, Erol Alkan, Chez Damier, Octave One (live), Matias Aguayo (live), Nicholas, Optimo, 6th Borough Project, Harri & Domenic, Melting Pot, Thunder Disco Club, Ben Martin, Vitamins, Al Kent, Jasper + Josh, Din Da Da and Barbarossa with more names tbc. See feature, page 21. ■ Larry Miller O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. World renowned rockin’ blues guitarist. With support from Against the Grain. ■ Nimmo Brothers and Jasmine MacFadyen Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Glasgow’s top blues brothers whose current album Brother to Brother was recorded in Austin, Texas. Acoustic show. ■ Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £24.50. Spoken word show from the affable Madness frontman ‘with musical accompaniment and uncalled for interjection from Deano his loyal manservant-cum-pianist’. ■ Tribute Night Alea Casino, Springfield Quay, Paisley Rd, 530 2845. 7.30pm. £25. A three course dinner with DJs and a tribute act to Take That. ■ The Charlatanz The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm–2am. £6. Tribute to the baggie
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performers to show off their musical chops. Three performers, three hours. This month with The Kitchen Stools and Amy Baillie. ■ The Legendary Graeme Mearns Band Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 4268. 10pm–1am. £tbc. Bluesy rock trio. Sunday 26
Glasgow ✽ ARIKA13 Episode 5 ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. From 11am. See Fri 24. See photo preview, left, and visit arika.org.uk for the full programme. ■ Big Blues Day The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 12.30pm. £8 (lunch from £8.50). Food served from 12.30pm, live music from 4pm, with The Resonators, Dawg House and Blueprint. FREE Chris & Robin Adams Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, 632 6741. 4–7pm. Acoustic folk duo. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE Joe Quinn The Allison Arms, 720 Pollokshaws Road, 423 1661. 4–7pm. Music from Joe Quinn. Part of Southside Fringe. ■ Black Snake Roots St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 5pm. £tbc. Blues duo. FREE Junkstar Baby 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Road. 5–7pm. This acoustic duo present an eclectic range of covers and original songs. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE The Blue Eyed Duo Boudoir Wine Bar, Merchant Square, Candleriggs, 552 4774. 6pm. Live blues and soul, with Heather and Lewis. ■ Electric Frog May Bank Holiday Weekender SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 6pm–2am. £20 (day); £35–£45 (weekend). See Sat 25.
✽ A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Over-14s show. Harlem rapper du jour who was inspired to start rapping in earnest following the death of his brother. Please note change of venue. See preview, page 81. ■ Bus Station Loonies, Nine Bullets, The Ratsistas, The Bucky Skanks and The Screichs The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 7pm. £5. An evening of ska, punk and folky sounds. ■ No Means No Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £13. Over-14s show. Veteran progressive punks from Vancouver, still fronted by the Wright brothers, Rob and John. Hey Enemy support. ■ Attic Lights Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. The sunny, jangling five-piece return to the coalface. ■ Five & Dangerous Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 7.30pm. £6. Thin Lizzy tribute. ■ Sinister Wink The Bungo Bar & Kitchen, 17–21 Nithsdale Road, 423 0023. 8–11.30pm. Donation on exit. A dark blend of cabaret, music, mime and comedy. Part of Southside Fringe. ■ Southside Americana Club The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8–11pm. £5. Music from the Carlton Jug Band, Kevin Young and more. Part of Southside Fringe.
Edinburgh ■ The Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. Times tbc. Prices vary. See Sat 25. ■ Aurora Engine Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Electronica/folk form this quirky harpist/singer-songwriter. ■ The Charlatanz The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm–1am. £6–£8. See Sat 25.
ARIKA13, EPISODE 5: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT April’s weekend-long festival and cultural ‘salon’, ‘Freedom is a Constant Struggle’ explored the roots and aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition and Black Arts Movement, with performances from poets, free jazz musicians and playwrights. This month Arika return with ‘Hidden In Plain Sight’, which aims to explore identity, homophobia, vogueology and queer theory, with some seriously exciting guest DJs, dancers, posers, academics and theorists in town, including leading figures in the NYC House Ballroom, transgender and drag scenes, including The Legendary Pony Zion (pictured). ■ Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 24–Sun 26 May, arika.org.uk
sounds of The Charlatans. ■ Great Cynics The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £6. Acoustic punk troubadour and band, described as ‘Billy Bragg meets Lemonheads’. With Onsind aka One Night Stand in Dakota. ■ Pat Cairns sings Neil Diamond & Kenny Rogers The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50 in advance; £12 on door; £25.45 with early dinner at 6pm. Does what it says on the tin. FREE Saint Max & the Fanatics The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8–11pm. Wry pop band championed by Steve Lamacq and Vic Galloway. Plus support. ■ Scottish Fiction Presents Aye Tunes vs Peenko Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £6. Indie music night featuring The Spook School, Garden of Elks and Colin’s Godson. ■ Sonic Templars, Outstandifold, The Wettygrippers and Jonny Jack Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £6–£7. Alt.rock from Glasgow. ■ An Acoustic Evening with Andy Cairns King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £11. Therapy? frontman goes solo and unplugged. FREE Howlin’ Radio Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Classic folk, rock and country covers from this collective. FREE The Sneaks 1901 Bar and Bistro, 1534 Pollockshaws Rd, thesneaks.co.uk 8.30pm–midnight. See Sat 18. FREE Alkotron Linen 1906, 1110 Pollokshaws Road, 649 0007. 9pm–1am. Glaswegian rock band with experimental leanings. Part of Southside Fringe. ■ Alright the Captain Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. £tbc. Nottingham alt.rockers. With United Fruit DJs. FREE The Bird Doggers MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. See Sat 18.
FREE Bootleg Wonderland Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road, 9pm–1am. See Sat 18. FREE The Daddy Naggins Armstrongs, 136 Battlefield Road. 9pm–1am. Rock’n’roll, bluegrass, country and a bit of Celtic pop. Part of Southside Fringe. FREE The Sons Sweeney’s on the Park, 962 Pollokshaws Road, 632 6741. 9pm–midnight. Music from the Sons, sometimes also known as the Plundering Sons, with their repertoire of classic Irish, Scottish folk and pop. Part of Southside Fringe. ■ The Shiverin’ Sheiks St Louis Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Road, Thornwood, 339 1742. 9pm. £tbc. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. ■ Swiss Lips O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 11pm. £5. Electro pop five-piece from Manchester play the Love Music club night. Edinburgh ■ The Edinburgh Guitar & Music Festival Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. Times tbc. Prices vary. A new festival for 2013 and the largest of its kind in Scotland with an extensive programme of performances, seminars and competitions, as well as a trade exhibition. Performances will feature an international line-up of artists including Jan Akkerman, Peter Finger, John Doan, Anth Purdy and The Maria Camahort Quintet. There are also two student guitar competitions, the EGMFestival Juniors Guitar Competition and the EGMFestival Seniors Guitar Competition, the finalists of which will perform live on Sun 26 May. ■ Ghostpoet Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £10. See Fri 24. ■ Heavenly Blue Notes Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. 7.30–8.30pm. £3. A monthly event for local Edinburgh