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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication for Glasgow to glasgow@list.co.uk and for Edinburgh to henry@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Fiona Shepherd and Henry Northmore. For ticket outlet information, see Book Now. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 10 Glasgow ■ Bleed from Within O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Glasgow extreme metal band promote their debut album Humanity. ■ Electric Wizard Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £11. Stoner rock and doom metal from Dorset. ■ Hank Williams III The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £14.50. Over-14s show. Grandson of country legend Hank Williams who takes his rootsy sounds in more of a punked-up direction. ■ Hugo a Go Go, The Theory, Miss the Occupier and The Red Show ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £6. Sexy grunge, if that’s not a contradiction in terms, from HAGG, launching their single at this gig. ■ The Lemonheads ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £16. Over-14s show. Evan Dando returns with more of the same melodic grunge
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pop sound he has been fronting for the last 20 years. This time round there will be some of the lovely covers on the current ‘heads album Varshons. ■ Twestival The Living Room, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607. 7pm. £10. An evening of live music, including Any Color Black, brought together by the Twitter community and all raising funds for NSA Scotland, a charity helping those with asthma and respiratory problems. ■ Fol Chen, Ciro, Mickey 9s and 2 Storys Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £7. Californian band citing influences from Prince to Gwen Stefani to Pere Ubu. ■ Nightshift with Maria Docherty The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 649 9473. 7.30pm. £6.50. Soul funk. ■ 999, Fire Exit, The Zips and The Red Eyes Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £8. Old punk lags keeping the faith. FREE Diamond Sea and My Cousin I Bid You Farewell Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. Mogwai/Sonic Youth-loving Diamond Sea and My Cousin IBYF, said to be akin to Nick Cave with an electronica twist, play this week’s free but ticketed Mill gig. ■ Dupec, Pose Victorious and White Heath Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Trio of Edinburgh bands. FREE Room 039, Lowe, Cold Dog Soup and Ready2Fall Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local rock bands. ■ The Routes, The Travels, Deadline Shakes and Liam Ferns Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Local indie, pop and rock acts. ■ Think Floyd The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 8pm. £15. Tribute act performing Pink Floyd’s greatest hits. ■ The Twisted Melons Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. The Twisted Melons are three brothers from Kintyre whose music encompasses art pop, electronica and prog rock and who will be playing tracks from their new album 3.3. ■ The Briggs, Strawberry Blondes and Middle Finger Salute King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. LA rockers headline. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Hosted by Independence. ■ Make This Relate and Whatever they Say 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. EP launch gig. FREE Bazodee The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Live reggae and dancehall sounds. ■ Sunset Rubdown, Mitchell Museum and North Atlantic Oscillation Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £tbc. Neo-psychedelic rockers from Montreal. Edinburgh FREE Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. Unplugged session. ■ EdTwestival Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £tbc. The Edinburgh leg of the central belt Twitter festival in aid of CLIC Sargent. Live guests include Epic 26 and Chutes plus DJs and Karaoke. ■ The Vivians and Darklight The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £5. Five-piece Edinburgh-formed glam punk troupe. ■ The Void and Make Sparks Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £3. Guitar-driven college rock as The Void launch their new EP. ■ Red2Red The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. A mix of reggae, rock and ska.
■ Rolled Up 20s, Saraswathi, Red2Red and Havana Fayre The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Indie plus ska from Red2Red. ■ Zemezluc and Angry Brigade Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7.30pm. £5. Czech punk double bill. FREE Laptop Lounge The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. Laptop showcase of eclectic electronic sounds. ■ Blind Lemon The Black Bull, 12 Grassmarket, 225 6636. 10pm. £tbc. Old- school covers and classics from one of the hardest working bands around. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.15pm. £1. Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves.
Friday 11 Glasgow ■ Burnout, The Patriots, Tukoo and Preacher The Ferry, Anderston Quay, Broomielaw, 01698 360 085. 7pm. £5. Indie rockers from Livingston headline this bill of unsigned bands. ■ Fei Comodo, Don Broco and Paridian O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Essex hardcore noiseniks. ■ Japan Four, The Smoking Sundays, Conspiracy 5, Still and Marillo Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Mixed bill of local bands. ■ The Ocean Fracture, Scores and Ghosts of Elysium Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Alternative rock influenced by the Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan. ■ Where’s Frenchie?, Unknown Method and Mechanical Smile Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £6. The headliners are Glasgow rockers influenced by The Beatles and ‘burds’. ■ Zoobizaretta Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Quirky sax-driven tunesmiths. ■ The Black Hand Gang Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm. £tbc. Raw urban blues. ■ The Elvis Years Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.30pm. £19.50–£21.50. See the World Champion Elvis impersonator Mario Kombou in action singing over 40 of the King’s hits from a period spanning more than two decades. ■ Jet and Detroit Social Club ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7.30pm. £16. Old school Aussie rockers return. ■ The Chins Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Live music. ■ Matthew Malone and Brian Cattigan City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £10. Acoustic Affair event featuring the Bert Jansch/Cat Stevens-influenced Malone. FREE Mulehog, Bismarck, The Only Jones and A Fight you Can’t Win Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Fiery blues duo headline. ■ Sam Baker Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £13. Poetic singer-songwriter from Austin, who had to relearn how to play guitar after his hand was injured in a bomb blast. ■ aRe wE theM?, Swagger and Crevis Inspection Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. No, you’re not, but you do sound a bit like them. ■ The Cave The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 8.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Looking for a new kinda kick. Garage, punk, psychobilly and sleaze, with live bands Paper Planes, Rash Rash Lion Bar, She’s Hit and National Front Disco, with DJs. FREE The Strangers Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Live rock.
■ David Epton, Maranchez, Less Than Sober, Kiddo 36 and Kiss Mars Soundhaus, 47 Hydepark Street, 221 4659. 9pm. £tbc. Acoustic singer/songwriter and local bands including hard rockers Maranchez. FREE Washington Street The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 9pm. Six-piece soul funk band.
Edinburgh FREE Teatime Acoustic The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 5pm. See Thu 10. ■ Chris Helme, David Bateman and Kerrie Lynch The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 7pm. £7. Ex- Seahorses frontman tours solo. ■ Ewan Butler, Jonny Deacon, Kristoffer Morgan and Wardy & Freak Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. 7pm. £4. Acoustica and indie. ■ Neko Case The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7pm. £12.50. Canadian alt.country chanteuse who once topped John Peel’s Festive 50. ■ Storm in a D Cup, Sonorous Breaks, Dead on the Live Wire and Cherenkov Drive Henry’s Cellar Bar, 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. 7pm. £4. ‘Rock chick night’ with seven female-fronted bands with the bill completed by The Number and Seafield Foxes. ■ Think Floyd The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7pm. £13.50. See Thu 10. ■ 999 Citrus Club, 40–42 Grindlay Street, 622 7086. 7.30pm. £10. See Thu 10. ■ Svengali and The Other Side The Ark, 3–7 Waterloo Place, 623 7147. 7.30pm. £4. Indie and rock. ■ Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Come on Gang and Dupec Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 8pm. £tbc. Big tunes on ‘prehistoric’ dubplates from Greco- Roman signings TEED. ■ Hanley Hunter Trio The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Leith, 478 7810. 9pm. £3. Classic soul-funk-pop. FREE Live Band Karaoke Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 10pm. Perform your favourite songs with backing from house band The Bearded Ladies. Dundee ■ UK Subs Hustlers Snooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 North Lindsay Street, 01382 229 226. 8pm. £8. Legendary old-school punks formed back in 1976.
St Andrews ■ Bruce & Jamie Watson Inn at Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £14. Big Country guitarist Bruce Watson is now touring with son Jamie. Stirling FREE Electronic Bar Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274 000. 7pm. Regular bar night centred on new music, laptops, sequencers, drum machines, samples, visuals, DJs and drinks promos.
Saturday 12 Glasgow FREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 6pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skiffle from Glasgow trio The MeatMen. ■ BMX Bandits, The Primary 5 and Randolph’s Leap Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £8. Indie pop veterans play with ex-Teenage Fanclub drummer’s current band. ■ Black Hack, Roughmute, Maggie Killed Me, The Revival and Long Way Home Barrowland 2, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6. Over- 14s show. Paisley rockers headline this local band night. ■ James Grant Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £16. The ex-Love and Money frontman plays tracks from his current album