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■ Flood of Red, The Whisky Works, Trapped in Kansas, The Void and Make This Relate Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 8pm. £5. Over-14s show. Screamo six- piece head this heavy rocking bill. FREE The Other Side, Millsyeck, Sonorous Breaks and The Fighting 69th MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Local rock. ■ Brigade, Telegraphs, Anavris and Tiger Please King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. The headliners are a London-based alt rock quartet punting latest album Come Morning We Fight. FREE John & Rab Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8.30pm. Jam session. FREE The Five Aces The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. See Sat 24. ■ Simple Mistake 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Eclectic infusion of live instruments and sampling technology at this album launch. Edinburgh ■ A Day Overdue, Alburn and No Drive Home Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £6. Edinburgh punk-poppers headline as they launch their new album. FREE The Party Programme vs Dead Scene, Era’s, I Say Good Day and Arcadia Fire Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. Metal showdown at this Biff-Fest 2010 party. ■ The Martin Harley Band The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 8pm. £10. Dynamic acoustic trio. FREE Roxymoron Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 8pm. See Sun 18. FREE Cranachan Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 9pm. See Sun 18. ■ The Beau Nasties The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). See Sun 18.
Airdrie ■ The Johnny Cash Story Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Stirling Street, 01698 403120. 7.30pm. £12 (£11). See Tue 20.
Dundee FREE Sunday Busking Session Duke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm. See Sun 18.
Monday 26 Glasgow ■ Mark Lanegan Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £14. The gruff but soulful tones of the Screaming Trees/Queens of the Stone Age vocalist singing bourbon-soaked Americana. See preview, page ??. ■ Ragnarok, Negura Bunget, Alba Gu Brath and Daemonolith Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £9. Black metal from Norway and Romania, where they take this sort of thing very seriously. FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm. See Mon 19. ■ Adam Bomb Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Adam Bomb is an unsung rock guitarist with enviable rock’n’roll connections. He was taught by Eddie Van Halen, auditioned for Kiss, shared an apartment with Izzy Stradlin, toured with Metallica, formed a band with Johnny Thunders and has performed with Motorhead. Among numerous others. ■ Joan Armatrading Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £30.14. Multi award-winning, MBE awarded artist with a sublime voice, playing self-penned soul and sophisticated pop from her impressive back catalogue. FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey, 1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. See Mon 19.
■ Sugar Crisis and The Paraffns Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Electro pop and electro punk outfits. ■ Hurts, Everything Everything and Darwin Deez King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £9.50. The cream of electro pop on this NME Radar tour, with acts from Manchester and the States. ■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street, 221 4851. 9pm–3am. £3–£2 (£1 with a trade payslip). See Mon 19. ■ The Young Aviators, The Rupture Dogs and The Young Guns 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Grunge sounds. Edinburgh ■ Roachford Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £15. The 80s R&B singer performs hits from his new album, Heart of the Matter. ■ Three Trapped Tigers and Talons Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £7. London trio, for fans of Aphex Twin, Lightning Bolt and Battles. ■ Tubelord Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Complex heavy rock and metal. FREE Noisy Nights Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. The Traverse’s musical ‘Nights of the Unexpected’ with Red Note Ensemble, other contemporary music acts and DJs. ■ The Chans The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 19.
Cumbernauld FREE Jam Session Cumbernauld Theatre, Kildrum, 01236 732887. 8pm. See Mon 19.
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Glasgow ■ Ash O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £15. Over-14s show. Now with added Russell Lissack (moonlighting from Bloc Party), the Northern Irish indie pop tour to promote their A-Z singles club. FREE The Human Zoo, Breaching Copyright and June Buggy MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Local bands. ■ The Magic Carpet Cabaret Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. A night of songwriters and bands. ■ The Duke & the King, Danny & the Champions of the World and Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £10. Americana duo from the Catskills (including Simone Felice of the Felice Brothers) who named themselves after the grifters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. With support from Grand Drive’s Danny Wilson in his latest guise and English husband and wife duo. ■ The Quiff, Skud Puppetz and Dip Dab 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punk pop with ska inflections from Skud Puppetz. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. See Sat 17. FREE The Bottleneckers Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. See Tue 20. Edinburgh ■ White Noise Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. 7pm. £3. The finest up-and-coming Scottish acts perform live with Imperial Racing Club and The Hundred Metre Club (21 Apr) and complex math rock, beats and instrumentals from Ex Libras (28 Apr). ■ Charity Fundraiser The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £5. See Tue 20.
Dundee ■ Glen Campbell Caird Hall, City Square, 01382 434940. 7pm. £32.50
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(£30). The country-pop rhinestone cowboy returns to Scotland playing tracks from his covers album Meet Glen Campbell beside all those Jimmy Webb classics.
Wednesday 28 Glasgow ■ Arch Enemy, Sabbat and Enslaved O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £16.50. Melodic death metal from Sweden formed from the ashes of Carcass and Carnage. Nice. ✽✽ LCD Soundsystem, Yacht and Planning to Rock Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £18.50. Over-14s show. AKA hyper-hip New York producer James Murphy, poised to release third album This Is Happening. See preview, page 62. ■ Powderfinger and Bob Evans O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £19.50. Over-14s show. Big rock blustering from one of Australia’s most successful bands. FREE Always Read the Label and Life in December Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431. 8pm. Local alt.rock. ■ Fear the Fives Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Funky live music and indie/rock’n’roll night Single Skin. ■ Fool’s Gold, Other People and Bjummer Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. LA melting pot ensemble, drawing on Ethiopian soul, Cuban conga and Brazilian funk. FREE Lost Persona, Man Made Origin and Necropolis MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 8pm. Metal bill. ■ Two Stripe Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie electro.
■ Joe Pug King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Indie folk troubadour who has toured with Steve Earle and Josh Ritter. ■ Kochka, Daywell and The Toi The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 8.30pm. £4. Indie rock/pop at this Muse night. ■ Eddy & the T-Bolts, Southpaw, The Plimptons and Who Gives a Shit 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Punky rock’n’roll from The T-Bolts. Edinburgh ■ Wounded Knee, Blue Sabbath Black Fiji and Sppace Echo Soundsystem Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £5. Folky swirlings and lo-fi electronica plus a psych soundtrack from Sppace Echo Soundsystem. ■ Wishbone Ash and Messiah The Caves, Niddry Street South, 557 8989. 7.15pm. £16. UK rock veterans who have been around in one form or another since the late 60s. ■ Joan Armatrading The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £27.08–£30.14. See Mon 26.
Leven ■ Tokyo Rosenthal Inn at Lathones, Lathones, Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £12. Americana from a seasoned musician who has been compared to Kris Kristofferson and Jackson Browne.
Thursday 29 Glasgow ■ Beardyman The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7pm. £10. The first person to retain the UK Beatbox Champion title for two years in a row, Beardyman has to be seen live to be believed. See First Word, page 2.
New Live Album Launch Gig! SALSA CELTICA
‘EN VIVO EN EL NORTE’
SUN 2 MAY
THE BONGO CLUB Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
7.00pm / £12 plus bf / 0131 558 8844 www.thebongoclub.co.uk
he new Salsa Celtica live album ‘En Vivo En El Norte’, featuring Salsa Celtica and guests recorded live in concert in the North. Available from www.salsaceltica.com & all good stores.
SALSA CELTICA EN VIVO EN EL NORTE
RELEASED 19th APRIL
LIVE IN CONCERT DI S C O S L E ÓN
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