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■ Das Contras The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Fife-grown six-piece with a Latin temperament and a rock’n’roll heart.
Paisley ■ Absolute Elvis Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 0300 300 1210. 8pm. £16.50 (£15). Officially the world’s greatest Elvis tribute act (at least in 2010), Johnny Lee Memphis performs with the JLM Band, The Graceland Horns and the Memphis Belles. Perth ■ KT Tunstall Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7pm. £22.50. See Thu 21.
Saturday 23 Glasgow ■ Curt Price & the Discounts The Scotia Bar, 112 Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 4.30pm. Energetic covers band. FREE The Basement Boogie Men Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. Boogie-woogie. ■ Andy Allo Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Cameroon-born neo-soul songstress. ■ Goats Don’t Shave and The Wakes Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £13. One-off reunion from the Donegal folk-rock band. ■ Johnny Graham and The Rosettes O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £tbc. Local singer-songwriter and band. ■ Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £35. See Fri 22. ■ Motorhead O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £27. CANCELLED. ■ The Ninth Wave, Little White Truth, the Alter-Natives and Perpetual Motion g2, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 353 3111. 7–10pm. £5. A line-up of local acts. ■ Palma Violets, Baby Strange and Childhood O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £11. Latest indie darlings from London town. ■ The Rag’n’Bone Man Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 7–11pm. £5. One-man band playing brutal trash blues. With Homesick Aldo and Willie Dick. ■ Ritualz Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Electronica from Mexico City. ■ Ryan McGarvey Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £10. Blues/rock guitarist who recently picked up Guitar Player Magazine’s Best New Talent Award. ■ Shellac and Helen Money SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7pm. £16.25. See Fri 22. ■ Where’s George? and Brendan Friel The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 7–10pm. £5. Three-piece indie rockers. ■ Within Hiding, Capsule, Twenty Gauge and Psychotropic System The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £5. Local acts showcase their sounds. ■ The Wolfe Tones Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £20. Folk veterans with a strong political slant to their lyrics. ■ The Bearpit Brothers The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £tbc. The Bearpit Brothers are launching first EP with an evening of music, poetry and film. ■ Club De Radio, Jacklyn McConachie and Ravena Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Alt.folk from Glasgow. ■ Tribute Night Alea Casino, Springfield Quay, Paisley Road, 530 2845. 7.30pm. £25. A three course dinner with DJs and a tribute act for your entertainment. ‘Feeva’ – Songs through the decades.
■ Vic Godard & the Sexual Objects CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £10 in advance: £12 on door. See Fri 22. ■ Hells Bells The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12 in advance; £14 on door; £26.95 with early dinner at 6pm. Homage to the hard rock legends AC/DC. ■ Metz, Cheatahs and The Wytches Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. Toronto noise merchants. ■ Thisclose, Headless Kross, Black Cop, Vuil and Brian Curran The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.15pm. £6. Hardcore, doom and black metal bill. Thisclose launch their ‘Fear and Terror’ EP and raise funds for next year’s Weefest. ■ Lou Hickey Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8.30pm. £6. See Sat 16. ■ Vuvuvultures King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Experimental art rock from London four-piece. ■ Blind Panic The Scotia Bar, 112 Stockwell Street, 552 8681. 9.30pm. Rock covers.
Edinburgh ■ The Lumineers and Thao & The Get Down Stay Down Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £22.50. Colorado roots rock trio with a bit of the Mumfords about them. ■ Rachel Sermanni, Bwani Junction and Vigo Thieves The Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. 7pm. £10.45. Young Carrbridge singer tipped for folk pop crossover. War Child ‘Tune Up’ show. ■ SOS Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7–10pm. £5. Indie rock’n’roll. With The Mirror Trap and Broken Boy. ■ Titus Pullo, The Deep Red Sky and The Jellyman’s Daughter Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. Acoustic-led project form Craig Robson (Death Trap City). Launching debut album Regardless of How it Appears. ■ Starz In Their Eyes Pilrig St Paul’s Church, Pilrig Street, Leith Walk, 553 1876. 7.30–11pm. £6. Following a sold out show in 2010 Starz In Their Eyes returns with an evening dedicated to celebrating female pop power. Featuring appearances from RM Hubbert, Pictish Trail, eagleowl, Kid Canaveral and Withered Hand performing a variety of covers the event aims to raise money and awareness for Edinburgh Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre. ■ Twelve Gauge and Nest of Vipers Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Hard rock, classic rock and metal from the five-piece. ■ Big Kats The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Blues, rockabilly and soul. Paisley ■ MacFloyd Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, 0300 300 1210. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). See Thu 21.
Sunday 24 Glasgow FREE Livin On Tootsie Time Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 6pm. See Sun 17. ■ Tash Bash Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 6pm. £10. BloPoke, Circle of Tyrants, Epsilon, Eugene’s Lair and Pearl vs Jam play in aid of MacMillan Cancer Trust. ■ Andru Donalds Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £18. CANCELLED. ■ Gold Panda and Brolin The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £12. The elusive, Peckham-born producer and composer plays an ambient fusion of minimal techno, folktronica and deep house.
■ My Life Story O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. Sparkling indie pop with orchestral flourishes from Jake Shillingford and chums, celebrating their 20th birthday. ■ Rabia Sorda Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £12.50. CANCELLED. ■ Baths CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 7.30pm. £8. Electro/acoustic experimentation from LA musician Will Wiesenfeld. With support from Dam Mantle, aka electronica artist Tom Marshallsay. ■ Sixties Gold: 50th Anniversary Show SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7.30pm. £27.50–£29.50. Stars of the most swingin’ decade of them all perform their golden hits. Featuring Gerry & the Pacemakers, The Searchers, PJ Proby, The Fortunes and Brian Poole & Chip Hawkes. ■ Wolf Eyes, Urine Gagarin and The Specimen Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £10. Five piece band from Detroit playing post-industrial rock. ■ Arcane Roots, Empire and Verses King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £8.50. Post-hardcore trio from Kingston. ■ Black International, Pinact and Frankeneinstein The 13th Note Café/ Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Indie punk from Edinburgh. ■ The City Sinners, Full Tonne Kid and Jack Law The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. 8pm. £5. The City Sinners play the music of the late Gram Parsons, country rock pioneer from the early 1970s. ■ DIIV Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Dream pop quartet from Brooklyn. ■ White Denim and Syd Arthur Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £15. Texas band described as ‘craftsmen of a spastic garage’. Edinburgh ■ Dark Horses Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Haunting psychedelic rock and alternative rock with gothic influences. ■ Hermitage Green Malone’s Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. 7pm. £12 (students £10). Five piece folk rock outfit based in Limerick ■ Bell X1 and Lyla Foy Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 8pm. £13.50. Ass-kicking, monolithic indie rock from Dublin. ■ Black Bomb A Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Hardcore metal and punk quintet from Paris
Dundee ■ Eddi Reader Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, 01382 434940. 7pm. £25. Popular folk pop chanteuse, often called upon to add her voice to other people’s records, but who has recently carved a place for herself as an interpreter of the songs of Robert Burns.
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Glasgow ■ Sparks The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £22.50. The genre defying groundbreakers take their theatrical alt.rock sound on tour in a stripped down duo format. ■ Crystal Stilts and Proper Ornaments Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £9. Dark new wave from Brooklyn. ■ Thao & the Get Down Stay Down Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 8pm. £8. US indie folk outfit. ■ Dark Horses and Natalie Pryce King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. tbc. See Sun 24. Edinburgh ■ Baths and Swallow Fly Low Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £8.50 (£7.50). See Sun 24.
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