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unsigned talent. ■ Fat Heather, JC Invisible and Coogs The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Canadian acoustic duo playing folky originals and soulful covers. ■ Melt Yourself Down and Thunkfish Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £5. Exciting new jazz punk combo featuring ex-members of the supreme Acoustic Ladyland. ■ Refugee Week Scotland Opening Concert The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £13–£16. To help kick things off, Glasgow-based pop folksters Admiral Fallow join fellow Scottish Album of the Year nominees Karine Polwart and former Arab Strap man Malcolm Middleton for an evening of uplifting, celebratory, musical good times. Proceeds go to Scottish Refugee Council and British Red Cross. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. ■ Terry McDermott and Amy Sawers King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. New Orleans-based musician who originally hails from Scotland and was runner-up on the US version of The Voice. FREE Phoria Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Ethereal sounds taking inspiration from the likes of Sigur Rós and James Blake. Edinburgh ■ Precious Few Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Acoustic German duo in the same vein as Nico or PJ Harvey. FREE Andrea Triscornia The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 10.30pm. Acoustic covers of rock and grunge classics.
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Glasgow ■ Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 616 6000. 4pm. £55–£62.50. The Boss and his fabulous ram jam E Street Band tear through Glasgow on their current Wrecking Ball world tour. See feature, page 74. ■ Ron Sexsmith Òran Mór, 731-735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £25. Over-14s show. Sublime Canadian songwriter with a plaintive touch to his melodic songs. Please note change of venue. ■ Karmataus, Sandstone Flats and Jack Ruby’s Revolver Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7.30pm. £6. Local live music. ■ Alex Hynes, Paul McIvor and Grant Richardson The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 8pm. £tbc. Triple bill of singer- songwriters from around Scotland. Alex Hynes has just released an EP on Electric Honey Records. ■ Bo Bruce and Boxes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £10. Classy, credible finalist from the first series of The Voice with a sophisticated pop sound. Support from Boxes, whose own gig on 13 Jun has been cancelled. FREE Blunderbuster Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Celtic rock. With Average Andy & the Screichs. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9–11pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters. Edinburgh ■ Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7pm. £35–£65. Forget the many Jersey Boys tribute shows and revel in the real falsetto as Frankie Valli returns to Scotland for the first time in over 30 years to perform classic hits from ‘Walk Like a Man’ to ‘Beggin’’.
Wednesday 19 Glasgow FREE Kicks Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 12–2am. Rock covers residency. ■ KT Tunstall Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. Over-14s show. The feisty Scottish singer-songwriter with a Brit, Ivor Novello and Scottish Style Award under her musical belt returns with a new album called Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon to showcase at this intimate date. ✽ ■ David Thomas Broughton, Rachael Dadd and Ichi Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £6 in advance. Broughton creates leftfield indie folk and looped recorded soundscapes, using dexterous delay pedal workouts, old radios and found objects. ■ Poor Things, Hjearts, Pinact and Kevin Harper Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. £4. Post-punk-meets-alt.rock trio. ■ Loom and The Monty Hall Problem King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. London-based indie contenders fronted by Tarik Badwan, brother of Horrors frontman Faris. FREE Fall Against Fate Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Experimental hardcore from Hertfordshire, currently working on their first full-length release. Support from Kaoss Theory. FREE Fraser John Lindsay’s Blues Incentive Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Glasgow blues guitarist with his band, interpreting blues classics.
Edinburgh FREE The Imperfectionists The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 6.30pm. Laid-back acoustic sounds from Graeme Laird and Sam Antix. ■ Lach’s Antihoot Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8-16 Morrison Street, 629 4101. 7.30pm. £5. A mix of music, folk, comedy and spoken word from one of the founders of the anti-folk movement and guests. Rufus Hok and Caro Bridges guest. ■ Arcane Corps, The Manic Shine and Of One Blood Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Hard hitting metal.
Thursday 20 Glasgow FREE Standing in the Shadows of Motown Inn Deep, 445 Great Western Road, 357 1075. 2–4pm. Motown hits plus a screening of the film of the same name. Part of West End Festival. ■ Bags of Rock Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. New Celt-rock crossover act featuring ex-Red Hot Chilli Piper Gregor James. Part of West End Festival. ■ The Backyard Devils and Full Tonne Kid Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £8. A mix of dirty country, bluegrass and rockabilly from this Canadian quartet. ■ Diving for Pearls Celebration Grand Ole Opry, 2–4 Govan Road, 429 5396. 7.30pm. £5 (seniors & unwaged £2.50; no income free). See Sat 15. This fundraising gig features Alasdair Roberts and Friends, the Carlton Jug Band, Lorraine and the Borderlands, Big Hogg and Diving for Pearls Songwriting Group. Part of Scottish Refugee Week. ■ Giant Fang The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0845 166 6009. 7.30pm. £5. Glasgow musician and producer Douglas Wilson, whose music has been described as ‘fantastic, fluorescent electro pop’ by NME. ■ Hector Bizerk, Crash Club, Tijuana Bibles and The Clock The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 7.30pm. £5. Scot-hop sounds from Hector Bizerk, a stripped-back drum and rap duo. Fun, rhythm-filled times.
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