Music Rock&Pop
■ Onward Chariots, The Felt Tips and Always Me Me Me Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Pop line-up. FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Cafe, 19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm. Weekly acoustic open mic hosted by Pete ‘the Voice’ McCoy. ■ Tango in the Attic, Bwani Junction, Be Like Pablo and Night Noise Team King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Latest Summer Nights four band bill, including the retro electro rock sound of Edinburgh’s NNT. See Exposure, page ??. ■ David Burns 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Acoustic set from Ayr singer/songwriter. FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Weekly open stage. FREE Prisms and Goodbye Wires MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. FREE The Shiverin’ Sheiks Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospel from members of The Five Aces, Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Dum Dum Girls and Jesus H Foxx Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair
Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £7. Buzzsaw guitars and girl group harmonies from this Californian band. FREE The Spangles and Luva Gunk Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 10pm. Indie and covers.
Peebles ■ The Wilders Eastgate Theatre & Arts
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Centre, Eastgate, 01721 725777. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Kansas City hillbilly livewires mixing their country roots with rock’n’roll for a whirlwind of a performance.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow ■ Inner City Magicians Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show. Alt.rock. ■ Shearwater Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £9. Texan art rock quartet. FREE Have a Quack The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 8pm–midnight. An evening of interactive entertainment featuring live acoustic music, a quirky quiz, open mic and a creative writing challenge where imagination equals prizes. Presented by resident band Turning Plates. ■ Hovercraft Pirates and Buck Brothers Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Buck Brothers are a punk pop trio from London. ■ Wild Nothing and Barn Owl Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Lo-fi indie dream pop from Jack Tatum aka Wild Nothing. Plus gentle indie folk support. ■ The X-Certs, Bronto Skylift, Other People and Dupec King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8pm. £6. Melodic alt.rock trio from Brighton via Scotland. ■ Colin Hunter, Rebel 69 and Little Eskimos The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 248 1777. 9pm. £4 (£3). Rock, indie and pop at the Buff’s Muso night. FREE In Atlanta MacSorleys Music Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581. 9pm. Live music. ■ San Fran & the Ciscos 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Fundraiser for Ayrshire Cancer Hospice. FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weekly open mic night.
Edinburgh FREE Landon Smith, Matt Jones and 3 Card Trick Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Blues from 3 Card Trick. Mid Calder FREE Choral Highlights Ladies Choir Kirk of Calder, Main Street, 01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 25.
Thursday 29
Glasgow ■ Combichrist, Rabia Sorda and Dismantled Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7pm. £15. Industrial metal and punk techno from Norway’s Combichrist. ■ Family Force 5 O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £7. Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta. ■ Ace City Racers, The Upbeat Beatdown, Freaky Jesus and Uncle Hippo Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Britpop influences from ACR. ■ Babylon Fire and Patchwork Grace Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Classic and glam rock. FREE Happy Spastics, Loinstorm and Wheelchair X 4 Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Punk. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. See Thu 22. ■ Toro Y Moi, Apples of Energy, Point to C and Yahweh Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £7. Aka California-based musician Chazwick Bundick. See preview, page 64. ■ French Wives, The Seventeenth Century, Washington Irving and Rachel Sermani King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Quirky indie folk sounds. FREE Napoleon in Rags The Wise Monkey, 508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm. Britpop sounds. ■ The Second Hand Marching Band, Sarah Banjo and RM Hubbert 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Eighteen- piece folk dance party squeeze into a tight space. Edinburgh ■ Lightguides and Make Sparks Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Lightguides were formerly known as We Hung Your Leaders. ■ Sandy Wright Band The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Electric/acoustic folk rock five- piece. ■ Digital Jones The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 9pm. £5. Indie/funk/soul/electro act launch new album Click-Clack. FREE The Ketterleys and Nobody Else Whistlebinkies, 4–6 South Bridge, 557 5114. 9.30pm. Indie and acoustic rock from The Ketterleys.
mFest Put together by youth organisation mPower, mFest is a brand new music and arts celebration that’s seemingly come out of nowhere to put Stirling on the festival map. On the music side of things, Hadouken! and New Young Pony Club (pictured) play the opening night, with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Three Blind Wolves and Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra also appearing across the weekend. Comedians set to appear include Daniel Sloss, Susan Calman and Aussie comedy rockers The Axis of Awesome, while theatrical productions of Controlled Falling Project and Decky Does a Bronco will also be playing. ■ Various venues, Stirling, Fri 30 Jul-Mon 2 Aug.
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■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 22.
Dundee ■ Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £tbc. See Thu 22.
Hawick FREE Moorhouse Beanscene, Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228. 8–10pm. See Thu 22.
Isle of Mull ■ Abba-cadabra Mull Theatre @ Druimfin, Tobermory, 01688 302828. 8pm. £12. Re-live the magic of ABBA with the UK’s finest ABBA-tribute. Stirling ■ The Handsome Family Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £12 (£10). Mordant wit from the Addams family of country rock. Rennie writes the lyrics about killing small mammals and husband Brett delivers them in his dry baritone.
Friday 30 Glasgow ■ Journey to Europe, Love Sword and Strength Through Joy O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Rock. ■ The Strike Nineteens, Landellas, Hooks n Crooks, Art House, Vertigo, System and Caponas Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7pm. £7. Indie rockers from Dumbarton. ■ Vigo Thieves Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm. £5. Over-14 show. Classic rock and pop influences at this Wishaw quartet’s single launch. ■ Dupec Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Indie rocker’s album launch. ■ Figure 5, Selective Service, The Stagger Rats and The Imagineers Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Retro-influenced indie rock in the vein of The Coral from Figure 5. FREE The Mathletics Team, Remedy and Duck Hunt Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. Indie pop and pop funk. ■ Wing & a Prayer Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Folk/blues duo. FREE The Latecomers Lauries Bar, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8.15pm. Acoustic set of originals and classic covers. ■ Dead Sea Souls, The Draymin, The Leads and The Black Rats King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £6. Indie rock bill. ■ Pinup Nights The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. 9pm–3am. £5 (£4 advance). Glasgow’s biggest indie night presents guest DJs Scott Paterson (Sons & Daughters), Remember Remember, The Fabulous Craig Bros and Craig McGee, plus live performances from Sonny Marvello, Mitchell Museum and Futuristic Retro Champions. This month is the Pinups Festival, so expect stalls, glowsticks, wellies and the entire festival experience in six hours. ■ Chief, Joey Terrifying and Shields Up 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Wreckin’ Pit night of punk sounds. ■ Cleckhuddersfax, Eternal Fags and Crises Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, 357 7246. 9pm. £3. Experimental sonic shindig. ■ The Amphetameanies, Crossfire and The Murderburgers Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. £5. Rabble- rousing ska punk from local supergroup.