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da Housecat and Andrew Weatherall. Sun features Jamie Jones, Laurent Garnier. Visonquest, DJ Sneak bank-to-back with Cajmere, Derrick Carter and Lord of the Isles (live). See feature, page 20. ■ John Power Record Factory, 17 Byres Rd. 4pm. £8. Solo acoustic show from the ex-Las and ex-Cast man. ■ Nine Black Alps Audio, 14 Midland St, nineblackalps.com 6.30pm. £9. Mancunian band who have ignored the musical trends of their own city in favour of the grunge rock of Nirvana. ■ De La Soul The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £25. The legendary fathers of conscious hip hop celebrating the 25th birthday of their classic album *£3 Feet High and Rising. ■ Gnaw and OvO 13th Note, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 7pm. £tbc. Noise-metal quintet from New York. ■ Them Beatles Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 7pm. £12. Fab Four tribute band from Scotland, offering the audience the chance to witness the transformation of The Beatles from Cavern Club era, to psychedelia and the Apple years. In Aid Of Yorkhill Children’s Charity ■ The Hazy Shades Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7.30–11pm. £5. Indie rock’n’rollers. Fight Or Flight EP launch. ■ Jock’n’Roll Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield St, 332 1846. 2pm & 7.30pm. £17–£20 (£18). See Wed 30. ■ Sean Nicholas Savage and The Yawns Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £4. Alt pop singer-songwriter from Montreal who has emerged from the same scene as Grimes. ■ The Dynaglides Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. 8–10pm. £5 (students £4). Nine-piece band playing the sounds of the 50s and 60s. Edinburgh ■ Bliss Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7–10pm. £10 (VIP £15). Enigmatic electro pop and R&B trio from Atlanta on their LipStick Music tour. ■ Braw Gigs presents Muscletusk and friends, Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7–10pm. £5. Live, dark experimentalism and noise from Leith, with sets by Muscletusk, Fordell Research Unit and WIDT with DJ Terence Sharpe. Bring tins and non-perishable items too - this gig doubles as a collection for the Edinburgh central foodbank. Part of The Bongo Lives!. ■ UK Subs Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay St, 622 7086. 7pm. £12. Legendary old school punks formed back in 1976. ■ Destroyer Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 8pm. £3. Scottish tribute act to the monochrome painted foursome that wanted to rock and roll all night. (KISS, we mean). ■ Elvis Presley – On Stage The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 8pm. £21–£33. Latest tour from the people who brought you Elvis Presley In Concert, with full band and backing singers performing in sync to archive film of the King in concert.
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Glasgow ✽Stag & Dagger Various venues: Glasgow, staganddagger.co.uk Times
vary. £22. An unusual music festival split between London and Glasgow and featuring new live music acts, DJs and visual artists, in which one ticket gives access to several venues and over 100 performances. This year’s line-up so far features Albert Hammond Jr, Arc Iris, Courtney Barnett, The Hold Steady, Lanterns on the Lake, Laurel Halo, Los Campesinos! and Royal Blood. ■ The Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2660. 4–11pm. Weekend ticket £55; day ticket £30. See Sat 3. FREE Shake Your Tail Feather Slouch, 203–205 Bath St, 221 5518. 6pm. See Sun 20.
■ Neon Trees Òran Mór, 731–735 Gt Western Rd, 357 6200. 7pm. £12.50. Alt. rock and new wave from this US band. ■ Spiders on Mars and Hot Love Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Bowie tribute. In Aid Of Yorkhill Children’s Charity ■ Joe Brown Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £26. The rock’n’roll veteran plays a set which spans rock, country, gospel and ballads. ■ Elvis Presley – On Stage SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £29–£32. See Sat 3. ■ Bad Rabbits King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. The Massachusetts-based five-piece perform a mix of funk, R&B and rock.
Edinburgh ■ The Boyds Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 2.30pm. £8. The two-piece plays acoustic covers of classic songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond, including The Beatles, The Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel, Crowded House and Crosby, Stills & Nash. ■ Fuck Buttons Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. 7pm. £15. Experimental noise duo from Bristol. ■ Two Glass Eyes Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Northern Irish rock trio. ■ Bliss Opal Lounge, 51 George St, New Town, 226 2275. 9pm. £10 (VIP £15). See Sat 3. Darvel FREE Battle of the Bands Town Hall, 10–12 West Main St, 01560 322437. 1–4pm. Competition to find the best new acts of tomorrow. Part of Darvel Music Festival. ■ Roddy Hart & the Lonesome Fire, The Holy Ghosts and Kate Cassidy Town Hall, 10–12 West Main St, 01560 322437. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). Glasgow singer-songwriter who has already shared studio time with Ryan Adams and has an album featuring Kris Kristofferson and Eddi Reader already under his belt. Part of Darvel Music Festival.
Livingston ■ Showaddywaddy Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 777666. 7.30pm. £19.50–£21.50. Doo wop nostalgia merchants, big in the 70s, with thinning quiffs these days, tour in celebration of their 40th year together.
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Glasgow ■ Big Daddy Kane, Soundsci and Mixkings DJs O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. New York rap and hip hop artist. Edinburgh ■ Big Ups, Halfrican and The Ill Herbs Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £7. Brooklyn contemporary punk outfit signed to Tough Love Records. ■ Edinburgh Blues Club Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, 556 7060. 7–11pm. £11. Regular monthly live blues events with touring blues acts and the finest local blues artists. Membership for Edinburgh Blues Club is £10 per month; register online. Featuring Brothers Groove, Black Cat Bone and Blue Jester. ■ Lola Colt and Theo Verney Wee Red Bar, ECA, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £6. Hard rock with a psychedelic edge. FREE Antihoot Open Stage Henry’s Cellar Bar, See Mon 21. ■ Dirty Diamonds, Bulletproof Rose and Nest of Vipers Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £tbc. Old school hard rock. ■ Bliss and Bleeker Madogs, 38a George St, 225 3408. 9pm. £10 (VIP £15). See Sat 3.
Tuesday 6 Glasgow ■ The Kooks O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £17.50. Brighton indie
tykes best known for their hits ‘She Moves in Her Own Way’ and ‘Shine On’ return with a new album.
✽Rick Wakeman’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 7pm. £40. The most affable man in prog celebrates the 40th anniversary of his solo concept opus based on the Jules Verne novel, for which he will be joined by the Jules Verne Symphony Orchestra, the English Rock Ensemble and lashings of state-of-the-art effects. ■ One Happy Island, The Wendy Darlings and Dora Maar Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7.30–11pm. £5. Boston trio using guitars, drums, basses, keyboards, horns, kazoos and ukuleles to create melodic pop. ■ Solids and Theo Varney Mono, 12 Kings Court, King St, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £7. Rock duo from Montreal. ■ Bliss Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica St, 847 0820. 8pm. £10 (VIP £15). See Sat 3. ■ We Were Evergreen King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. Indie electro-pop trio. FREE Bad Luck and Pinact Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. Glasgow- based indie promoter Repeater hosts native rock acts.
Edinburgh ■ Bear’s Den Electric Circus, 36–39 Market St, 226 4224. 7pm. £8. Indie folk artist Andrew Davie who came up through Mumford & Sons’ Communion club nights. ■ Catfish & The Bottlemen Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £6. See Mon 5. ■ Clutch and Lionize Liquid Room, 9c Victoria St, 225 2564. 7pm. £16.50. ‘Clutch is less a band than a vast compendium of styles and experiments’ according to their website, although the names Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and John Coltrane are dropped in as clues. Stoner rock to you and me.
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Glasgow ■ The Power Cut Choir The Roxy 171, 171 Gt Western Rd, 331 1901. 6.30–8.30pm. £3. See Wed 23. ■ Clutch O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £16.50. See Tue 6. ■ Panic! at the Disco O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £22.50. Chisel-cheekboned emo quartet from Las Vegas take another crack at the whip, this time with exclamation mark restored. Because punctuation rocks. ■ Dum Dum Girls and Crocodiles SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 7.30pm. £12.50. Buzzsaw guitars and girl group harmonies from this Californian band. ■ Jock’n’Roll Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield St, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17–£20 (£18). See Wed 30. ■ Kevin Montgomery Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Rd, 636 6119. 7.30pm. £14. Intimate show from the Nashville country rocker. ■ Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 8pm. £12.50. The veteran American singer-songwriter performs an upbeat mix of soul, R&B and rock’n’roll hoodoo. FREE Two Glass Eyes Bloc+, 117 Bath St, 574 6066. 9pm. See Sun 4. Edinburgh ■ Las Kellies and Snide Rhythms Wee Red Bar, ECA, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £7 (students £5). Fiery Argentine trio performing indie-electro. ■ Ballerina Black Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £6. Downbeat grunge which has been dubbed ‘Mope- Rock and Grave Wave’ by frontman Bobby Moynahan. ■ The Bunker Studio 24, 24–26 Calton Rd, 558 3758. 8pm. £2. See Wed 23. FREE Edinburgh Unlimited Pivo Caffè, 2–6 Calton Rd, 557 2925. 8–11pm. Bands and music showcase.
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Glasgow ■ Clean Bandit O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall St, 332 2232. 7pm. £10. Electro pop outfit with deep house, baroque pop and classical influences. ■ The Rockingbirds Broadcast, 427 Sauchiehall St, 332 7304. 7pm. £10. London’s finest alt.country ensemble return after too long in the wilderness. ■ Jock’n’Roll Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield St, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17–£20 (£18). See Wed 30. ■ Pure Love, David Murdoch and Angus Munro King Tut’s, 272a St Vincent St, 221 5279. 8pm. £11. Alt.rock from former Gallows frontman Frank Carter and ex-Hope Conspiracy and Suicide File guitarist Jim Carroll. ■ Stuart MacFarlane, Calum Gilligan and Abbi Rajasekhar 13th Note, 50–60 King St, 553 1638. 8pm. £4. Folky prog rock singer-songwriter. Edinburgh ■ Ten Tonne Dozer and Bound By the Sea Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry St, 556 3254. 8pm. £5. Heavy rock from Shetland band Ten Tonne Dozer.
Friday 9 Glasgow FREE The Lift Shaft Incident MacSorley’s, 42 Jamaica St, 248 8581. Times tbc. See Fri 18. ■ Professor Green O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton St, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £18.50. London hip-popper on tour after the release of latest single ‘Are You Getting Enough?’. Please note rescheduled date. ■ The Sonics The Arches, 253 Argyle St, 565 1000. 7pm. £20. 60s garage rockers. ■ Kenda Nagasaki, The Mermaids and Little Love & The Friendly Vibes Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 7.15pm. £6. ‘Folky funky foursome’ from Orkney.
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