MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Jake Morley Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £6. Alt rock from the finger-tap guitarist. ■ Foxes King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Musical moniker of London-based artist Louisa Rose Allen, in the La Roux/Ellie Goulding mould. FREE Dirty Diamond and The Gunslinger Slouch, 203–205 Bath Street, 221 5518. 9pm. Five piece band playing old school blues. FREE Fall Of Every Sparrow and Mountains Under Oceans Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. See Mon 24. FREE The Fortunate Sons Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. Harmonious Glaswegian blues-meisters.
Edinburgh ■ The Front Bottoms Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £8.50. Delightfully named indie- folk-punk duo from New Jersey. Dundee ■ Mechanical Smile, Panic By Flare, Last of Us and Drenched Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8pm. £3. Dark indie rock from the Ayrshire quartet.
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Glasgow ■ Eric Church O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £20. Stubbly country singer-songwriter, who’s put a string of hits on the Billboard Top 20. ■ Goblin and Golden Teacher Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £20. True legends of the soundtrack giving Italian horror a unique prog-funk twist with their memorable scores for Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, Dawn Of The Dead and many more. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. See preview, page 67. ■ Soulfly The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £17.50. Max Cavalera’s post-Sepultura incarnation are back with more unrelenting thrash metal. ■ Kelley Stoltz Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7.30pm. £6. Garage rock from this San Fran singer-songwriter signed to the legendary Sub Pop label. ■ Deathcats, Fruit Tones, OP and Rosy Cruxifiction The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8pm. £5. Scuzzy, fuzzy garage rock weirdness. ■ Toy and Proper Ornaments King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Psychedelic indie-rock from Brighton. Edinburgh FREE Verden Demo Project Showcase Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 6pm. A bumper bill of young acts play live, supported by Creative Scotland with Red Dog Music, Sing For Smiles Vocal School, Drum Central, Sonnox, Cocoa Creative Consultants, Sontronics, Promodiscs.co.uk and Out of Hand Scotland. Featuring Jamie & Shoony, thirtythreeconnection, Vacant Life, Vertebrae, Adam Cheong-MacLeod and The Social Order. ■ Bastille Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, 477 3500. 7pm. £20. Inoffensive sounds from this south London indie four-piece. ■ The New Madrids Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £3. Revivals singer Ian Hutchison joins former members of Southpaw to perform their beefed-up country rock sound. ■ Dave Arcari and Have Mercy Las Vegas The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8–11pm. £8–£10. See Thu 20. ■ Napier University Singers Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers
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vocals with an indie rock backup.
Edinburgh ■ Casual Sex Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. Roxy- esque sounds from ex-Mother & the Addicts members in Casual Sex. ■ Indigo Sixteen, Sunset Abbey, The Haar and Carter Damm Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 247 4704. 7pm. £5. Fast paced West Lothian indie four-piece. ■ The Last Battle, Gordon McIntyre and Our Smallest Adventures Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7–10pm. £4. Edinburgh folk pop six-piece The Last Battle. Playing their debut album Heart Of The Land, Soul Of The Sea in its entirety to raise funds for second album Lay Your Burden Down. ■ Museum Lates: Night of the Mammoths National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. 7–10.30pm. £10 (£8) for Lates only; £18 (£16) for Lates and exhibition. Travel back in time to when furry pachyderms ruled the earth for an adults-only, after-hours party at NMS. Radio 1’s Vic Galloway hosts the evening affair, with performances from folk popster the Pictish Trail and a DJ set from Ladytron’s Marnie. Plus a Silent Disco, face-painting, art installations, photo booth and a chance to check out the Mammoths of the Ice Age exhibition. ■ Beards The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Hirsute comic folk rock troupe from Australia present such musical wares as If Your Dad Doesn’t Have a Beard, You’ve Got Two Mums. ■ Neu! Reekie! Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7.30– 10.30pm. £9. Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as ‘playing host to the sinister and the sanguine’. Neu! Reekie! 49 features music from Momus and the Band of Holy Joy and performance poetry from Luke Wright and Patience Agbabi. Plus curated animations from Professor Electrik Al, a surprise guest screening and an introducing slot! ■ Fini Tribe Sound System The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £5. Post punk and electronica. ■ Miyagi The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £5 (£4). Acoustic indie and alternative tunes.
Ayr ■ Complete Madness Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, 01292 288235. 7.30pm. £19.50 (£18.50). The Madness tribute band get out their saxes, guitars, and fancy suits for a night of classic ska. Bathgate ■ An Evening with Rod & Ronnie Regal Community Theatre, 24–34 North Bridge Street, 01506 630085. 7.30pm. £14 (£13). Tribute show for veteran singer Rod Stewart. Accompanied by six piece backing band ‘The Party Boys’ the show features all Rod’s greatest hits including ‘Maggie May’ and ‘Forever Young’. He’s also joined on stage by a look-alike of his ex-Faces band mate Ronnie Wood.
Cumbernauld ■ The Lift Shaft Incident Twa Corbies, 40 Kilbowie Road, 01236 727415. 8pm. £3. Rock covers of everything from AC/DC to Katy Perry. Dundee ■ Destroyer Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 8pm. £6. Scottish tribute act to the monochrome painted foursome that wanted to rock and roll all night. (KISS, we mean). ■ The Spitfires The Reading Rooms, Blackscroft, thespitfires.org 10.30pm. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Live music from the Watford three piece. With Locarno DJs Scott, Max and Sean.
ELECTRIC ELECTRIC Introducing Electric Electric; a French trio from Strasbourg clearly inspired by intelligent dance music makers like Four Tet, Battles and the DFA label, infusing their sparse electronica with spindly guitar loops and hypnotic, percussive, accelerating tribal rhythms. Watch them playing ‘Mind Your Head’ at Paris’s Flèche D’Or on YouTube for a sampler. ■ Bloc+, Glasgow, Tue 4 Mar; Opium, Edinburgh, Wed 5 Mar.
Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Students from Napier Uni’s Popular Music Course must each perform an original song with a live backing band. ■ Tommy Concrete & The Werewolves and Nolti Nan Gana Nan Nolti Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Fantastically named punk/metal trio. Ayr ■ Joe Longthorne Gaiety Theatre, Carrick Street, 01292 288235. 7.30pm. £20.50. With three decades of experience under his belt, Longthorne, who hails from the days of ‘Live at the Palladium’, performs from his vast back catalogue. He’s known for his uncanny impersonations of Shirley Bassey, who apparently claims ‘Joe can do me better than I can do myself’.
Dundee ■ Monolith Deathcult, Talanas and Bloodguard & Blackened Ritual Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229226. 7pm. £8. Avant- garde death metal from the Netherlands. Perth ■ Mike & the Mechanics Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 7.30pm. £33. Mike Rutherford’s MOR crew return with a new vocalist in tow – Andrew Roachford of ‘Cuddly Toy’ fame.
Friday 28 Glasgow ■ Ashley Collins O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £8. Pop with an 80s and electro feel. ■ Band of Friends The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. 7pm. £15. Tribute to Rory Gallagher featuring original band members Gerry McAvoy and Ted McKenna and friends. ■ Blackberry Smoke O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £12. The American band plays Southern rock
and country-rock with hints of bluegrass. ■ Catfish & The Bottlemen Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7304. 7pm. £6. Garage rock and post-punk quartet from Llandudno, with rock’n’roll and indie pop influences. ■ Christie Connor-Vernal, Life On Standby and These Little Kings Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £5. The Glasgow singer- songwriter performs bluesy soul and rock’n’roll with her full band. EP Showcase. ■ The Stranglers O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £23. The old punk warhorses play on without Hugh Cornwell. Expect classic hits from their back catalogue, such as ‘Peaches’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘No More Heroes’ and ‘Strange Little Girl’. ■ Desolation Yes, Gifted Kings, The Face On The Moon, Ape Man Alien The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.15pm. £6. Local rock showcase. ■ X Factor Live The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 7.30pm. £28.50–£33.50. The most bankable of auditionees from the tenth series of The X Factor perform for your sheer delight. Featuring Abi Alton, Hannah Barrett, Luke Friend, Nicholas McDonald, Rough Copy, Sam Bailey, Sam Callahan and Tamera Foster. ■ 2U The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £10.50–£12. Tribute to Ireland’s most successful band. ■ Radkey King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £7. American punk rock trio on their debut headline tour. ■ Father Murphy, No Island and Kabobo The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 8.30pm. £5 advance; £6 on the door. Italian psych pop trio, fronted by the Reverend Freddy, who cite Throbbing Gristle and Swans as influences FREE Marina Rolink and Band Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 9pm. The singer-songwriter mixes pop