MUSIC | Rock & Pop
■ Chet Faker Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £7.50. Australian singer-songwriter performs down-tempo electronica and soul from his debut album Built on Glass. ■ Sick Puppies, The Feud and Rank Berry King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9. Modern rock from the Aussie trio whose song ‘All The Same’ became a hit after it was featured on the YouTube sensation Free Hugs Campaign. FREE Foreign Skies and Albert Shakespeare Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. Local indie rockers. EP launch FREE Sleepy Eyes Nelson Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 9pm. Acoustic alt.blues. FREE Fortunate Sons Duet Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 10pm. Covers band playing blues and rock’n’roll. Edinburgh ■ Amidships and The Deep Red Sky Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £5. The twosome performs folk-rock. ■ Steve Tilston Edinburgh Folk Club, Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 650 2458. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; members £6). See Tue 22. ■ The Bunker Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 8pm. £2. Alternative/metal/ skate social with ping pong, stalls, ramps and live music. ■ IPA Battle of the Bands Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. A mixed line-up of bands compete. Alternative heat. FREE Weak Records Tour Dalriada, 77 Promenade, Portobello, 454 4500. 8pm. A showcase of artists signed to Weak Records with acoustic Americana, roots and folk from The Jesus Taco, Tobias Thomhave, and Bobby Vacant & the Worn. FREE Fortune Promotions Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson St, 667 4268. 10pm. Band showcase from the Fortune Promotions team.
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Glasgow ■ Matthew & the Atlas Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7pm. £7. Alt. folk from Aldershot with Elliott Smith influences. ■ Northside and Common Ground Losing Ground Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Alternative rock quartet from Manchester. ■ Patent Pending and People On Vacation The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall St, 332 1120. 7pm. £12. A co-headline tour from Long Island punk band Patent Pending and Texas indie rockers People on Vacation. ■ The Rifles Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £15. Leeds indie rockers with mod leanings. ■ These Little Kings, Phantom Brake Pedal, Last Of Us and Rachel McAlpine Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Atmospheric and progressive pop/rock. ■ Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock-Pickers, Ubre Blanca, Halfrican and The Rosy Crucifixion Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £7.50. Swampy rock’n’roll from ex- Uncle John & Whitelock members. Band Fundraiser ■ Irrational Fever King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Teenage rockers who hold the title of youngest ever headliners at the Barrowlands Ballroom. FREE Weak Records Tour McChuills, 40 High St, 552 2135. 9pm. See Wed 23. Edinburgh ■ Childhood Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. London indie rockers with a retro and psychedelic twist. ■ Dunt and Logoz Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Rock/metal/ punt four-piece from Edinburgh. ■ Wildlife Fundraiser Party Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers St, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Live music to raise funds for charity.
Glasgow FREE As Ondas and Witching Waves The Art School, 20 Scott St. 7pm. Simple post punk and alt. pop from the London trio. ■ Jamie Lenman Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Former frontman with Brit alt.rockers Reuben. ■ Kobi Onyame O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Ghana- born, Glasgow-based hip-hop artist Kobi Onyame performs material from debut album Green Green Grasses. ■ The Temperance Movement Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 7pm. £12. Blues drenched rock’n’roll. ■ Sophie Rogers Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.15pm. £5. Soulful vocals and catchy folk guitar melodies. EP launch compered by comedians Stephen Buchanan and Mark Jennings ■ Hercules Mandarin, Hannah O’Reilly and Alan McKim Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £5. Stripped down alternative indie and acoustica. ■ Martin Metcalfe & The Fornicators Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £10. The former Goodbye Mr Mackenzie frontman and his ‘Fornicators’ perform songs from the back catalogues of the Mackenzies, Angelfish & Isa and the Filthy Tongues as well as covers and some solo work from Metcalfe. ■ The Soul Foundation The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £12. Night of Motown-style soul. ■ Grousebeater Soundsystem King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6.50. Joining a growing trend for fusing traditional Scots folk tunes and instrumentation with contemporary styles from hip-hop to techno, Grousebeater Soundsystem formed in early 2009 in the Highlands. Since then, they have made numerous festival appearances, gradually converting more and more to their B’n’B (that’s Bodhran and Bass) sound.
UMBERTO Horror film soundtrack fanatic Umberto, known to his mum as Matt Hill, brings his brand of synth-based spookiness back to Scotland. Using an analogue synth as his weapon of choice, Hill crafts ominous soundscapes in the vein of the masters of the genre – John Carpenter, Goblin and Fabio Frizzi – and contemporaries like Zombi and Gatekeeper. Last year’s Confrontations LP and his new EP Temple Room have also seen him embracing Italo-disco influences, so there may well be some dancing involved. ■ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Thu 1 May, and Nice ’n’ Sleazy, Glasgow, Fri 2 May.
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Edinburgh ■ Pussy Whipped Festival Wee Red Bar, ECA, Lauriston Pl, 229 1442. Times vary. £6 in advance; £8 on door. Three- dayer organised by Edinburgh’s queer- feminist underground music night, with gigs, club nights, films and workshops. Expect performances from – among others – gender fucking art indie pop, Ethical Debating Society (London) – inspiring riot grrrls (Friday night); workshops on the Hollaback movement. women & the prison system (Saturday afternoon); Zdrada Palki (Poland) – the queer kitsch vegan pop queen, Priscillas (Edinburgh) – camp performance electro duo (Satuday night); Sarah Crewe (Liverpool) – kick ass scouse feminist poet and Sandra Alland (Edinburgh) – political queer crip poet (Sunday afternoon). ■ Eddi Reader Queen’s Hall 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7pm. £23.50. The popular folk pop chanteuse, known for her work with Fairground Attraction and often called upon to add her voice to other people’s records tours her latest album Vagabond. ■ Matthew & the Atlas Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. See Thu 24. ■ Neu! Reekie! Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7–10.15pm. £8.50. Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as ‘playing host to the sinister and the sanguine’. This edition, Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson host Fife folker the Pictish Trail; poet and short story writer Salena Godden; and the launch of a collection from the late Tom McGrath, read by ‘assorted cultural bigwigs’; plus more. ■ The Nightingales, Ted Chippington and Paul Vickers & The Leg Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7–10.15pm. £8–£10. See Wed 23. ■ Bangers, DOE, Uniforms and The Walking Targets Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry St, 558 8209. 7.30–11pm. £5. Energetic Cornish punk-pop and alternative rock trio. Anti-Manifesto presentation. ■ Nearly Dan: Steely Dan Tribute Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £14. A tribute band covering Steely Dan’s hits note for note. ■ Adam Bohman & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg, plus Guests Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Bohman creates free improv sounds from everyday objects including trinkets, springs, gizmos and junk to great critical acclaim. ■ Thirty Three Connection, Thousandsound and Days to Retirement Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. An evening of rock sounds.
Saturday 26 Glasgow ■ Scotland Calling O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 1–10pm. £25. Daytime punk gig featuring The Damned, Angelic Upstarts, Penetration, GBH, The Business, Henry Cluney, Crashed Out, The Fiend, The Red Eyes and Fire Exit. ■ We Worship the Sun The Art School, 20 Scott St, theartschool.co.uk 1pm–3am. £tbc. All day punk kicks and noise terror from a bumper line-up featuring Black Cop, General Ludd, Star Voyage, Tonal, The Modern Institute, Antique Pony and Earth Rod. ■ The Hoax, Well Hung Heart and Federal Charm O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 6.30pm. £15. The Devizes-based band performs blues ■ Norma Jean, Liferuiner, Night Verses and Branson Hollis Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 6.30pm. £12. American metalcore quintet. ■ Blood Relatives Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7pm. £6. Blood Relatives were formerly known as Kitty and the Lion and play lovely dancey pop. ■ Fatherson The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. Indie power pop trio from Kilmarnock.