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GOMEZ Barrowland, Sat 28 Apr & Tue 8 May, glasgow-barrowland.com Gomez tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their album Bring It On.
PLAN B O2 Academy, Sat 28 Apr, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow Shape- shifting East London rapper who transformed into a credible old- school soul crooner, hip hop artist and film director.
YO LA TENGO SWG3, Sun 29 Apr, swg3.tv New Jersey-based trio who explore the extremes of feedback-heavy rock and sweetly melodic pop.
NATALIE PRASS Mono, Sun 29 Apr, monocafebar. com American singer-songwriter.
TEARS FOR FEARS SEC, Mon 30 Apr & Mon 7 May, sec.co.uk 80s pop rockers bring their musical stylings to the 00s. Joined by special guest Alison Moyet.
METZ Stereo, Mon 30 Apr, stereocafebar. com Toronto noise merchants, with support from Moaning (see feature, page 88).
SHONEN KNIFE Stereo, Thu 3 May, stereocafebar. com Japanese lo-fi pop trio, favourites at one time of Kurt Cobain. Also Summerhall, Edinburgh, Tue 1 May, summerhall.co.uk
DRENGE Glasgow School of Art: The Vic Café Bar, Thu 3 May, theartschool. co.uk Punky blues rock from this fraternal guitar/drums duo from the Peak District.
KAMASI WASHINGTON Queen Margaret Union, Sat 5 May, qmunion.org.uk Kamasi Washington, who previously worked on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly performs with The Next Step, a big band with a modern spin.
TECTONICS Various venues, Sat 5 & Sun 6 May, tectonicsfestival.com Tectonics Glasgow is a glittering festival of new music, curated by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s redoubtable Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov. 2018’s event features Miya Masaoka, Dror Feiler and the BBC SSO, Syzygys, Lasse Marhaug, Acrid Lactations and more. 92 THE LIST 1 Apr–31 May 2018
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THE BLUETONES O2 ABC, Wed 9 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow The melodic combo from Hounslow return to discipline their Blue army in the art of chirpy tunesmithery.
SCOTT MATTHEWS Broadcast, Wed 9 May, broadcastglasgow.com Solo artist from Wolverhampton whose folk/blues influenced sound can be heard on albums Passing Stranger and Elsewhere, the latter of which featured a duet with Robert Plant. Also Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Thu 10 May, thevoodoorooms. com
DAMO SUZUKI Mono, Wed 9 May, monocafebar. com Japanese avant-rock and krautrock singer-guitarist, best known as the front-man of Can.
DARLINGSIDE Stereo, Thu 10 May, stereocafebar. com 1960s-influenced pop and indie from the Massachusetts- based ensemble, featuring soaring harmonies, classical arrangements and rock vibes.
WE ARE SCIENTISTS The Garage, Thu 10 May, garageglasgow.co.uk Tense, catchy pop songs from the jocular Brooklyn- based indie outfit as they tour their fifth album Helter Seltzer.
WILKO JOHNSON O2 ABC, Fri 11 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow The redoubtable Dr Feelgood guitarist and band rock it up Canvey Island-style; after undergoing radical surgery to treat his hitherto- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Tue 15 May, glasgowconcerthalls. com Don McLean, author of the most famous song ever to have been inspired by an air accident, continues to tour but says he will not be releasing any more albums following his
believed-to-be terminal cancer, the indomitable Johnson is back, minus one pancreas but with added vim and vigour. swansong Addicted to Black. Also Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 16 May, usherhall.co.uk
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RITA ORA O2 Academy, Fri 11 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2academyglasgow British pop R&B diva who has scored some huge hits with RIP and How We Do (Party). O2 ABC, Wed 16 May, academymusicgroup.com/ o2abcglasgow The return of the early 90s post-grungers who could out-riff many of the US bands they were inspired by.
ADORE DELANO Barrowland, Fri 11 May, glasgow- barrowland.com American singer- songwriter, notable for reaching the semi finals of the seventh season of American Idol and getting to the final three in RuPaul’s Drag Race season six, goes all out with a soundtrack of raunchy electro pop.
NEON WALTZ King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Fri 11 May, kingtuts.co.uk Indie rock from the Caithness-based band. Also Beat Generator, Dundee, Thu 10 May, beatgenerator.co.uk.
RAY LAMONTAGNE SEC, Mon 14 May, sec.co.uk Rootsy US singer/songwriter with an increasingly intoxicating laid-back sound.
BEN FOLDS Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Mon 14 May, glasgowconcerthalls.com Piano rocker Ben Folds.
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GAZ COOMBES The Garage, Thu 17 May, garageglasgow.co.uk Supergrass frontman brings the same tunefulness to his solo work. BROKEN RECORDS Stereo, Fri 18 May, stereocafebar. com Sweeping indie anthems from the Edinburgh six-piece. Also Summerhall, Edinburgh, Thu 26 Apr, summerhall.co.uk; Tolbooth, Stirling, Fri 27 Apr, culturestirling. org/tolbooth
BABYBIRD The Hug and Pint, Fri 18 May, thehugandpint.com Stephen Jones’ indie pop band, whose hits include You’re Gorgeous and Back Together, are back on the road.
SAVAGE MANSION The Glad Café, Sat 19 May, thegladcafe.co.uk Glaswegian power-pop featuring current/ex members of Poor Things, Catholic Action and Rapid Tan. In this Southside all-dayer, SM take over the Glad Café for a day of music and bands from Glasgow and beyond.
JOSH T PEARSON Glasgow School of Art: The Vic Café Bar, Sat 19 May, theartschool.co.uk Former Lift to